Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-18


would prompt the answer that be
would not not WHO can teilf Taia ia
q time Of changes aud uphcnvola. uld
oollofs are being abandoned and old
Idols shattered. and The political labor
movement may BE- q logical outcome
of conditions
The trouble with labor'a political
lifupaaanda. judged hy the Ola stand.
ards of Amoricauism. "a that Il pro
poses IN effect q political party o.
serve q special Interest n o. very
true that political parties On the past
have served special Interests. aad they
very lively VIII % Hn again. nut no
political party ever dared ask TIE sui.
lfaEe Of the people on n rialf0rm the
cardinal plank Of which was aVoWodly
the serving of special Interests. The
greatest good 90 TIE greatest number
has bad Co ho lho profession of every
political F1fiy. or certain defeat
would he its portion
New polltiesl echeei ls Alslno.
@ o. not 20 be- denied that at times
both the cd parties have iaunad 81
he feet ~ capital while tho interests
/ uf labor have gone aheaelng The
grievances 90 labor are. very real and
l WIZ N||NIH NNNla aNM use NNNlN NNINNiN
of the lauor unions u suiuCiently large
70 work q political revolution q the
auffaes ui thaf membership can o.
controlled from the headquarters Of
the unions nut tbs Idea ~ political
Organization 90 serve selfish ends has
always noou ropugnani % Americans.
and one has never yet achieved sub
aianilal success
A. 49,. .a... Ia a.f... 49,.
times are changing. and 90 thla fac.
I the puuiiclanl are k1Uniy alive. They
admit taat q successful political cam
palgn hY tho labor unions o. not im.
possible and nii along the line there
d a great trimming Of sails % meet
the storm which the cicuded horizon
throatenH
This universal recognition of the
labor unions az q possible political
force makes the attitude OF Mr. Taft
ail The more amazing 60 the Old school
politicians. ny this / mean the school
Of politics which teaches eEDordienoy
% be the chief Of virtues and which
knows no policy except 10 drlft with
the popular tide. no matter where tho
tide may lean.
But. II the repetition viii again ho
allowoa. the times are chanElng ana
On some respects have changed. There
has come 90 the country q roalilagl0n.
scarcely yot formulated into accepted
knowledge that a new era had dawned
I'm American pcllilcs. aud that there
are nov men highly placed ln public
life who dare speak what they think
and do what they believe 20 be- the
right without regard % what eject
their speaking or their doing may have
on their pors0nnl fortunes.
old Fashioned politicians Not Pleased.
The politicians. that -. the poiti.
clans who are consumed By eroed for
once and whose hands arc a-foni with
its poli. don't like this uew school %
politics. DO the people liko 81 Thee.
doro Roosevelt said things and ala
things that made the blood OF politl-
clans congoal. AMI the people gave
MIN such "a endorsement no the ponH
A. no other man Of hls generation ever
had. William }. Bryan has sccrned
the men he believes betrayed the dem.
ocratic party and has refused 10 rcpu.
diate the faith whlc~ twice carried
him 10 defeat; yet state conventions
an over the country arc halllng him
aa The leader OF the democracy and as
democracy'a choice Tor president
And q would seem that william
Howard Taft alao % oi tbia school.
Perhaps BY defylng the labor unions
ho has blasted hlU chances OF attaining
ne presidency; but 81 no believes ho
% right as undoubtedly he does. be
viii retain his own respect and the
respect 90 uil other rightthiukinN
men. even those. and there are tnous.
ands such who belong 90 the labor
unions.
Something Ahoua LlttleHeld.
While we are on the subject 10 per.
hnps would not be- amigs 10 take
look at this man Lttienold, whom the
labor unions are trying 10 defeat. The
unions hEFe a Just grievance against
him, there iant any doubt OF that.
He fought the measures they counted
so essential 20 their welfare and
fought them hard. Yet Litlefoid has
the respect OF these labor LEADER
HhO are trying 20 uueaat him Why7
Because he fought them IA the open,
Ia q straightforward. manly way. lat
tlcnold hita hard. and when ho Is tn
aCli0n there % something about hln
pofH0nalaiity that ID very Irritating.
that makes you want % swear or Fel
up and heeye a brick at aim. But no
one ey9r accused iAitiuncld on striking
an unfair blow. No one ever accused
him % having q motive for q public
course other than his conviction ot
riEhi and wrong.
iaitleheld began lie az a slene.cui.
ter lie polished stones, bat took iit.
ne Of the polish 20 himself Tie "a
rough and angular and the sharp cor
nora stick out all over him. When
other men brush up against these
corners they get mad and say ihiags;
but L.ltileneld doeant care. 80 o. able.
OF that there o. no doubt When be
came 90 congress a brilliant career
waa predicted Cor hlm. Il has been
brilliant in a way. but hls speech a
too blunt and hla honesty too militant
for marked success ln the house %
representatives. a. now constituted.
til'loneld, TOO, @ would seem BE-.
longs Ia this new school OF p0lltlcs A
great majority of the members of the
house OF representatives 40 not 70 %
not necessary 90 say more.