The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-25
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ORGANIZED La Dor in Politics.

Organized Labor in Politics.
g FL Tho American Federation Of Labor mas
,ssued its programme, and announced IT'S
& nostion as Ia political machine Il Tor t'e
II furthcrance OF Its specnr class interests
s. 3neh,nd the sonorous phrases Of this pro-
h n,,ncInmento lies significant chiihse m
III no,lcy OF organized labor. ne I'M
nortance OF THIS move poll ucally INDY pc
partially gathered FROM the c cor M
1ion II has caused In tho Repup!liSc'alh u
& c,rnp. and tho nlacrity with which Presl-
dent Roosevelt met the demand OF Or
Eanized labor Tor strict enforcement o.
Z ihe eight hour day. 8.s 5
N without mincing matters M Mess 1'"5
ga gompers, O Council and Morrison U come come
straight 10 the point. Organized labor
rms prepared and issued It's own black lack
LIST, which anhounccs: ',rhc first con-
Germ Of all should be the positive de1eat
33S$ng those who have been hostile or lndlt- Al
ferent to the Just demands OF labor !1''
! ~ pursuance OF this platform. president
Gompers and his associates declare that
conpressi1lcn and Senators, IN their
frenzed rush after the almighty dollar
y havo been indifferent or hostile TO the
81 lights OF man., Congress has turned
haaf err 10 the voices of Tho masses CT
8t our people'' and has had no time ana
AZ little inclination to support the reason
KS n,,1e labor inca sures. the enactment OF
which .' contained beneticent 1ea
noxlous provision to any one" " hatever
Nj e1se may be said OF the past Congress, II
II certainly did not fail to enact some Tar or
reaching benefccnt nnd extremely Ky tl''
needed legislation.
e. Tho old and popular pastime OF 'trus s'
busting has gone nierrily on for years. ears
I but It remained for mis- Congress to pass
rate bill, which struck a blow al ing
y f,,ndn mental basis OF unfair advantage
on which many trusts are bullt' l'resl-
dent Roosevelt himself has Undertaken
s5 nm aggrp ssive campaign against the stan
dard on Company, the most unpopular
y and powerful trust In the world, aha II
there has been an administration since me inc
& DAYS OF Jackson that carried more year
into the hearts of predatory wealth we
~ AZ recall ii. Tho tnlil OF President
\ Go,npers and his associates Is nothing
moro or less tiian an outspokon demand
for radical class leg lslatlon. laporils
man has an Important and almost lhdis-
pensablc part IN our, countrys welfare.
& BUT 50 has the ipTlper,'.' so has the pro-
fessional and commercial worker. and ~
is an intoerable suggestion that any ohe
class OF citizens have n right 70 organize
and by means OF tho coercion OF tne
blacklist. elect Congress that VIII 30
subject to their will, without regard TO
the rights of other citizens or the well
fare OF the nation as q whole. Organized
labor has It's rights, nnd those rights ure
represented In America fuzzy as well as
5F anywhere else In the world. Nowhere
is such opportunity opened to tho skllful.
intelligent workman, nowhere Is there
such freedom from caste or class dlsllnc-
B ton. The number OF railroad presidents
that have risen from the ranks show con-
cluslvely to what height intelligence and
capacity Gun carry tho plain lubor!ng
man In this country, but these opportuni'
ties are the direct outcome OF free inst!-
tutions that recognize. ostensibly at least,
the rights OF ell citizens.
Doubtless Mr.. Roosevelt, as the head
OF the Republican party through whose
benehcent paternal!sm SO many tariff
81 tod trusts have been built up. feels the
piuching shoe OF class legislation, and
now having sown Iavora for tho powerful.
the Republican party must expect 10 reap
y crop OF demands from the strong. But
the American people, whether they be-
long to the nine-tenths who are unorga-
nized, OF the one-ten,n tnat Is, need to
learn and practice with all their heart
me lesson that each c'Hzen. whether he
belongs to n union or not. has the best
,hance under tho best government. And
That government Is best which gives Its
undivided attention 10 the welfare OF
he whole nation, and leaves each !nd!-
Ildual US free as possible in working out
his own salvation.
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