Omaha daily bee., 1906-07-03

ing toward a position where they hope e
be able to name the members Of State
Legislature and Congress and, carried far
enough. It can easily be seen they would
expect to elect trust members from Presi-
dent Of the U. 8. on down through all the
Offices. Such control would mean that the
trust members fatten of the people, who
are not members Of the unions, and, from
past experience, life would not be worth
living nor could the common man hope TO
own and protect his little home, In peace.
This is no fancy picture but the conditions
are being pressed and fought for by the
labor trust right here and now.
There are literally thousands of splendid
men, members Of unions. who heartily but
silently denounce the acts OF the anarchists
and trouble breeders in the unions But
what can they do? l have seen some of the
most earnest letters from such union men
in newspapers appealing to the public to
hear of their slavery but, when asked II
they would allow the letters printed over
their names, decline for fear OF the certain
punishment that would be put upon them
by the trust leaders.
One sample will illustrate. Otto c.
citizen Of Norwegian nativity, testifies in
this connection:
why do / wish to no longer be a citi-
zenT' he repeated, speaking in slow and
Norwegian accent. Because this is no
longer a free country. An honest man who
wants to work and support his family must
the Bloomfield mine as blacksmith. Then
the miners organized their union, and they
said must pay tax to them or else QUIT
II believe in freedom. That is why left
the dear old fetherland thought that here
In America / would have greater rights
children would have a better chance, but
instead we must take our hard-earned dol
lars and pour them into the union. II they
make a strike, as they do 30 much, l must
quit work, no matter IL I am content with
everything. Maybe / must fight and get
killed"
1t behooves every free workman wo hopes
to preserve his right to work and support
his family, who hopes to hold and save his
home and other property, every union man
who hopes to escape further tyranny, every
merchant who hopes to escape the sudden
boycott, every farmer who hopes TO post
pone the day when with wheat or other
crops overripe and spelling he is confronted
with strike and his farm pIcketed, horses,
cows, family and property threatened, and
the usual labor trust warfare set I'D against
him, and II behooves every patriotic citi-
zen, who hopes to keep the industries in his
community moving and the people depend
ent upon them supplied with the necessities
of life, to join with every other citizen for
protection to the common interest.
Let every candidate for ONCE be watched
and II, when questioned" by the lapor
trust he agrees to represent that trust and
its measures in opposition to the measures
Of the people. remainder him.
The man who goes into ONCE pledged a..
any man. CORPORATION, organization, or
trust. is lined up against the people
The beef trust congressman or one repre-
senting the oil. railroad or labor trust must
work for the trust that put him there, and
whatever advantage a trust gains in the
making or execution Of laws must be an
advantage gained at the expense OF the
common citizen.
There is no other way for the trusts to
fatten and thrive except upon the people
outside the trust The labor trust tries TO
pass laws TO prevent anyone buying labor
except from members OF the labor Unions
and at any price the trust may have power
to name. This trust does not ask congress
TO pass law to prevent employers OF
common citizens from assaulting or muir
dering labor union members or blowing I'm
their houses
Such law is not necessary to the trust
but II does seek with all its power to force
law through Congress. called the Anti
Injunction law. TO tie the hands OF the
courts so they cannot issue restraining
orders" or 'injunetions'' which would have
the effect OF restraining union men from
assaulting citizens or blowing up houses or
property.
Is it not plain they want to be left free
to do these things?
Think for one moment OF the audacity
and desperate lengths to which the labor
trust leaders will 90 to terrorize and force
the public to obey" What foreign SQUAD
Of bandits would dare ask for laws to pro-
teet them in their raids on the people?
No man is safe and no family protected
with such riot and anarchy rampant in our
midst.
The public man who will sell himself to
any trust interest and betray the people
richly deserves the certain defeat he will
encounter at the polls when his sentiments
become known.
Demand OF your candidate a statement
that he will stand TO represent the whole
people and not simply the few members
OF any trust or organization. Just 90 sure
as a public man bows to the labor trust
and agrees 10 do It's will, Just so sure he
deserts the people and Joins the aliens
working to extract extra gain from the
public. He must be looked at for exactly
what he IL and the people must elect their
own candidates and not trust candidates
Il they are 10 preserve sacred their free
doEa ana peace.
The whole people want things done and
are the great majority. The labor trust
perhaps numbers two million with a great
part OF that number unwilling, and the
remaining Is million Of the common people
have something TO say when their interests
are at stake.
Now notice how the labor leaders try to
force the union men of the aliens and OPP
pose the citizens whenever a question Of
public interest arises;