Evening journal., 1906-07-03


control would mean that the trust
members fatten off the people, who are
not members OF the unions, and, from {
past experience, life would not be
worth living nor could the common mani
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?
have seen some Of the most earnest
letters from such union men to news
papers appealing to the people 20 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. |
Hegen. OF Des Moines Ia, a natural !
lied citizen of Norwegian nativity. |
testinos in this connection:
why do ! wish to no longer be a
citizen?" he repeated speaking in slow
and labored English, with the unmis-
taxable Norwegian accent Because
this Is no longer a free country. An
honest man who wants 10 work and
support his family must pay tax to
the union. / had good job at the
Bloomfield mine as hlacksndth. Then
the miners organized their union, and
they said I must pay tax to them or
olse quit my job.
"I believe IN freedom. That IS why
left the dear odd fatherland I thought
that here IN America I would have
greater rights and that my children
and my childrens children would have
better chance. but instead we must
take our hard-earned dollars and pour
them into the union. If they make
strike. as they 10 so much. ] must
quit work. no matter II 1 am content
with everything. Maybe / must fight
and get killed"
] It behoovos every free workman who
hopes to preserve his right TO work
and support his family. who hopes TO
hold and save his home and other prop
orty. every union man who hopes TO
escape further tyranny every merchant
who hopes TO escape the sudden boy
cott. every farmer who hopes to post-
pone the day when with wheat and
other crops overripe and spelling he Is
confronted with a strike and his farm
lpicketed. horses. cows. family and
property threatened. and the usual
labor trust warfare set up against him,
and it behOoves every patriotic citizen
who hopes TO keep the industries in his
community moving and the people de-
pendent upon them supplied with tho
necessities OF life. to join with every
other citizen for protection to the COM
, mon interest.
Let every candidate for Office be
! watched and IT, when questioned" bs
/ the labor trust, he agrees TO represent
that trust and its measures In opposi.
y tion to the measures of the people re-
. member him.
Z The man who goes into office pledge,
to any man. corporation. organization
y or trust is lined up against the people
o The beef trust congressman or on
d representing the oil, railroad or labo
I trust must work for the trust that pu
" him there and whatever advantag
a trust gains in the making OF exccu
tion Of laws must be an advantag
gained at the expense Of the common
' citizen.
n There is no other way for the trust
e to fatten and thrive except on the peo
{ pie outside the trust The labor trus
{ tries to pass laws 20 prevent ANYONE
s buying labor except from members o.
y the labor unions. and at any price thl
Il trust may have power 10 name. Thh
81 trust does not ask congress to pass
e law to prevent employers or common
q citizens from assaulting or murderinl
: labor union members or blowing ul
x their houses.
% Such law IS not necessary TO tn
n trust, but Il does seek with an IL
c power TO force a law through. Congress.
$ called the Anti injunction law. to II
d the hands Of the courts so they canno
y issue restraining orders" or "iniunc
e tons which would have the effect o
restraining" union men from assault
2 ing citizens or blowing up houses O
n property
D. Is it not plain that they wont to b
left free TO do those things2
d Think for one moment OF the auda
T. city ana desperate lengths to which IN
d labor trust leaders will go to terroriz
70 and force the public 10 obey" Wha
foreign squad OF bandits would dar
n ask for laws 20 protect them I'm the
Il raids on the people? No man is sal
% and no family protected with such rio
y and anarchy rampant in our midst.
: The public man who will sell him
- self 20 amy trust interest and betra
the people richly deserves the certai
u defeat he win encounter at the pol
when his sentiments become known.
Demand Of your candidate state
" ment that win stand % represent IN
ie whole people and not simply the fe
ie members OF any trust or organization
n Just so sure as a public man bows
re the labor trust and agrees 10 do it's vii
s. just so sure he deserts the people an
iu joins the aliens working to extract extr
~ gain from the public. He must be lool
ID el at for exactly what he is and N
re people must elect their own candidat,
lt and not trust candidates IL they care
ly preserve sacred their freedom an
ne peace.
n The whole people want things dor
IS and are the great majority The lab,
'd trust perhaps numbers two million WI
a great part Of that number unwinin
st and the remaining IS million Of u
is common people have something TO sa
er when their interests are at stake.
re Now notice how the labor leadci
ey try 10 force the union men to be alieI
rs and oppose the citizens whenever
Ia question of nublfn fnfaracf al rises.