Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-23
LABOR TO enter
POLITICAL arena



Ssshiasi.n. Iaiy -2-fhe sxssn
use eoaneil 81 ths American fed~ss-
tion II iSsoE today made good its
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eater The field ~ politics In the inter.
- of the trades union movement
and 10 urge al ftissds af orsanixss
lsb.F 10 elect 10 political offices men
knesn 4. ee favorable 20 isbor's
cause.
~ the hesdquarters II the fedora
asna Tie council today issued ito
@osmpsign program" addressed 10
all Organized labor and friends In
The nnised States"
n sess out that the trades nnis,n
movement has keps and proposes 10
hsep pace Sith the rapid change In
Industrial affairs and tha, the work.
sng people cannot hope 10 msiniain
Their rights Of progressive position
IN the varied phases u modern socie-
~ unless they organize and exercise
all those functions. which. an work.
fsen and citizens. IL is their privilege
and their duty 10 exercise.
IN is. declared that labor makes nm
cemand on government and society
which is not equally accorded 10 an
the people of this country and that
ii can and viii be satisfied with
nothing less"
No Attention Asleoss
The proposed campaign 10 based nm.
On the allegation that little a,,en,,on
has been paid TO the enactment cs
laws prepared by organized labor and
presented 10 congress. for the relief
o' those wrongs and the attainment
oi those rights 10 which labor and
the common people are lastly entitled
ana which are essentially necessary
Tor their welfare.
The council issues n word Of can.
ton that the movement must not dc.
generate into scramble for office.
hut II should be a determined effort.
free absolutely from all partisanship
OF every name and character TO Sc.
cure the legislation We deem neces.
sary ana essential TO the welfare and
happiness Of all our people,
1T IL expressly stated that tho
congressman or state legislator who
has proven himself a true friend tn
the rights Of labor, should he sun.
ported and no candidate should Re
dominated against him.
=. Proclamation in Part
Resolved, That the American Fed.
GRAFTON OF Labor most firmly and un.
equivoeally favors the independent
use Of the ballot by the trade un.
ionists and workmen. united regard.
less Of party, that We may elect men
from our own ranks TO make new
laws and administer them along the
lines laid down in the Legislative de.
mands Of the American Federation Of
Labor. and at the same time secure
an impartial judiciary that will not
govern us by arbitrary injunctions Of
the courts. nor act as the plant tools
Of corporate wealth.
Resolved. That rs our efforts are
centered against all forms OF indus.
trial slavery and economic wrong, We
must also direct our utmost energies
to remove all forms Of political ser.
vitude and party slavery. to the end
that the working people may act as
a unit at the polls at every election"
We have ever been watchful TO car.
ry the purposes Of that declaration In.
to effect. At times We met with mar.
tial success. yet. within the past few
years claims and promises made in
platforms or on the hustings BY po-
litical parties and politicians. and es.
pecially by the present dominant par.
ty, have been neither justified nor
performed
Congressman and senators In their
frenzied rush after the almighty dol
lar have been Indifferent or hostile
to the rights Of man. They have had
no time and as little inclination to
support the reasonable labor meas
ures. the enactment Of which We have
urged and which contained heneficent
features for all our people without an
obnoxious provision to any one.
We recommend that careful bodies
and local unions proceed without de.
lay by the election Of delegates to
meen In conference or convention, to
formulate plans to further the inter
ests Of this movement and In accord
ance with the plan herein outlined at
the proper time and in the proper
manner nominate candidates who will
unQuestionably stand for the enact
ment into Law Of labor and progress