The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1906-09-06

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cause no man or woman can quail,
~ themselves, or will to take ;,
position of say $50. 90 or $40 90 ;,
month, and why should they when
we can afford to pay them double
that amount. In our State, the
richeSt IN mineral wealth in get
'ihg so strong and powerful indi-
Nluually, as TO even cnttan"rr tho
Stablllty of our government. Take
John ID. Rockefeller, who from n
poor boy, and by the purchase of
Il few barrels of oil started an or.
ganlzatlon, solidifying and enlirr-
ing That organization until at the
present time every person in our
country who ignitcS Il lamp paws
tribute TO John D., not ONLY i'm our
own country, but we are told in
every country under the sun where
on Is consumed, John ID. receives
tribute, and if organization can
accomplish SO much for the few
why should it not accomplish much
lor the man? If our farmers had
organized on Il practical basis, CO.
operated together, drilled their
own lands, they would have de-
stroyed the advantages and profits
Oh the spectators. The farmer is
tolu that 1t is wrong and dangerous
10 organizes; but to the union man.
great deal depends upon him, he
must remember that when he takes
an obligation TO be honest, faithful
ana lfue TO his fellow workers that
that obligation carrys with it a
duty, which either adds to the
strength or destroys the usefulness
.ol that organization. The mistakes
Oh our union, and We have to adj
mt That we are liable TO mistakes
and have made them. are publish
eu throughout the entire breadth
OF our land, while the good deeds
Oh the union are rarely ever men
tloncd, and for this reason the
union men must so conduct them
selves as to win the confidence and
approval Of not only his fellow
worker, but from every citizen of
our country with whom he comes
IN contact. lie must be honest,
Industrious and sober, giving to his
employer the best service possible.
10 ms family that love and dcvo-
tlon that makes home the happicst
place on earth.
one OF the greatest curses. and
IN fact the greatest curse today to
the working man is drink, and to
the union man | would say that
from this day forward, that if not
able to quit the habit entirely, you
would at least resolve that his
future would be more guarded and
take less, and one thing especially
never to ask another to take a
drink, because it is my honest
opinion that it is not the desire to
drink but that social custom, which
says, "boyS, come and take a
drink,' that does more harm than
anything else. AS far as this evil
Is concerned, / would say if YOU
must drink, go by yourself and |
never ask Il fellow worker to join
you in taking a drink; but be faith
full in Attendance at your local !
meetings, try to render that assist |
ance, give that advice that will
BRING the best results to all your
efforts, because you must remem-
Der that there is no use in irving
to help anyone that Will not try
TO help themselves, and you cannot |.
find many that are willing TO help |
any person who fails to make an |
effort to help themselves, and all |
or at least every true citizen is viii |
ling to assist their fellow citizens
when they find them to be honest.
energetic, earnestly endeavoring to
secure better conditions, better
wages for the working class, which
Will give us better civilization and I
better citizenship.
We have to ask and must Secure
for every citizen within our State
that right which wipes out that
distinction as to master and slave,
all should be equal before the Lord
and no person who receives Il Stip.
ulated amount per year or per
month should ever be claSsed as
servant, but both should stand be
fore the Lord equal. and the laws
OF our land as landlord and tenant.
We want good schools and we
want good roads. Good roads
through every mining camp in our
State; not only through them, but
across them and around them. so
that all our citizens can travel the
public highways without molesta
ton. while seeking cmDIoymapt.