The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1906-09-28

labor organization, or are opposed to
it, viii have an opportunity to decide
whether the union men of Lancaster
county are capable of getting together
III support of men of their own kind.
They will have an opportunity to de-
eide whether partisanship has a
stronger hold on men than their union
ism has.
larry w. Smith and George F.
Quick. two staunch union men, are
candidates for the legislature. If Or
eanized labor stands by them to Il
man they will be elected. If the votes
of union men are divided on party
lines they will be defeated. The cleo
ton OF mere partisans will not benefit
the laboring men of this county and
state one iota. The election of two
staunch union men will be a lasting
benefit.
This newspaper is not in politics.
1t is union labor newspaper. 1t has
neither time nor space to waste in
urging the election of any democrat
or any republican to Office as mere
partisans With partisan politics this
newspaper has nothing whatever to
do. All politicians look alike to this
newspaper-and none of them looks
good.
Smith and Quick are not running as
rartisans. They are running as union
men, They deserve the votes of ali
union men. II elected their chief pur-
bose will be to advance the interests
% those who toll by securing the en-
actment of certain laws and the repeal
of certain other laws. With tariff, the
currency. with imperialism, with the
anneation of Cuba, with our foreign
policy-with such things they will
have absolutely nothing to do. With
the work OF securing an adequate en-
ployers' liability law, with abrogating
the present iniquitous prison contract
system, and with the enactment OF q
law that will protect employees against
she wicked system of making fellow
servant responsible for damages
with these things which are of vital
interest to all wage earners the! ill
chiefly concern themselves.
There is nothing partisan about
their candidacy save their nomination.
There cen be nothing of partisan poll
tics in cny union endorsing the: cam
didacy They should not be-and will
not be endorsed as partisans. Ihey
should 5e endorsed in your uni'r as
union men, The cause they represent
is your cause.
Smith and Quick-your fellow union
isls-should be invited to appear be-
fore your union and asked to state just
where they stand They should be
asked to appear before you because
they are union men, engaged III 4
cause which deserves your hearty
sympathy and support. Their candi-
dacy affords the union men of Ian
caster county an opportunity to make
their influence felt-felt so much that
in future something more definite than
campaign promises will Be handed out
to union men.
For heavens sake, Mr.. Union Man.
don't let the little 2x4 pinheaded par
tisan whippersin make successful ap-
peal to your partisanship. Take your
unionism to the polls with you next
election day. Use little union en-
thusiasm during the campaign in ad-
yocacy al the election of two square
toed, upright union men to the legis-
lature.
Every union in Lincoln should adopt
resolutions endorsing the candidacy OF
Smith and Quick. II any man tries to
endorse them as partisans, throw him
over the transom. If any man tries
- to prevent their endorsement as union
men, labor with him. prayerfully and
earnestly. He needs it.
A vote for Smith and Quick is a
vote in the interests of organized Ia
Dor
A vote for Smith and Quick is vote
against forcing you into competition
with convict labor.
A vote for Smith and Quick is vote
. to safeguard your life and the welfare
OF your wife and little ones.
Think it over. Ask Smith and
Quick to address your union. ASK
your union to endorse their candidacy
because they are union men who are
making the race as union men
Get into the game right this fall, and
hereafter all political parties Will be
falling over themselves TO give or
ganized labor what il asks for in Ian
caster county.
II you are true blue union man
!.