Evening journal., 1907-02-06
LAST
EDITION
800 p. m.
NOBLE BODY OF TOlLERS
KILL HONOR CHAMPION
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osous in It's news columns. and bold
and manly in its editorial columns in
MI things pertaining to organized labor.
and
Whereas. The Hon Horace c..
Knowles Is about to leave our city TO
assume the duties of his Office of
American Ambassador TO Roumania;
therefore be it
Resolved. That the Central Labor
Union appreciates the services render
ed to organized labor by IT. G. Knowles
and The Evening Journal; and be II
turther
Resolved. That the legislative COM
mltteo OF tho Central Labor Union is
hereby appointed as a special commit
iea TO prepare for a public reception
TO Mr.. Knowles and the employees Of
The Evening Journal In the form Of a
banquet az such date as can be ar
ranged for. and be II further
Resolved. That an delegates to the
Central Labor Union, an officers Of the
afiiiiated unions, the officers OF tho
Initiative and Referendum League and
the Peoples League. and members Of
organized labor in general be invited to
attend.
Mr.. crozisr Addresses Union.
After the affairs Of tho Central I'm
ion had been almost completed for the
evening. Alfred %. Crozier. James II.
Wright and Norris ~ Webb, Of the
Peoples League. called upon the union
20 explain the purposes OF their or-
ganization and 10 ask organized labor
70 amliate with them. MIR. Crozlcr was
the principal spokesman and he said:
"Ciuzens and Friends Of the Central
Labor Union Of Wilmington.
1T gives me pleasure TO respond to
your very Kind invitation to address
you, and 10 bring to organized labor
the sincere and cordial greetings OF the
Peoples League OF Delaware We
heartily appreciate your cooperation I'm
our efforts to help the people regain
their lost powers ~ government.
''The people OF Wilmington want
home rulo IN our local affairs Not
sham home rule. but the Initiative and
Referendum. so the people can have
some voice IN their own business.
Eighty-seven per cent Of those who
voted on the question were for II and
but iS per cent against t. why
should we not have it2 Like the man
who said Nc and the Almighty are the
whole thing the predatory corpora
tions say we and thirteen per cent
and our trick legislative and political
lobby, arc majority and propose To-
rule. To h--l with tho peopiel' ! have
heard some Of them IN effect say a..
One Of their biggest lawyers In this
city said recently that the people were
10
always wrong / asked him who was
n be the Judge? ! told him he was
Ike the twelfth juror who had held
out an night and IN the morning COM
planned that he had been on a jury
with eleven of the most obstinate men
he ever knew
"The people OF Kent and Sussex
counties want a chance 20 vote on To-
cal option. Why should they not have
~? II concerns only themselves. It
does not hurt u.s. They do not ask
us 20 declare for prohibition. or for tenn
perance. They only ask their constitu-
tonal right a chance 10 vote ON tho
question Why not lot them have home
rulo In their own affairs2
But an three counties want the COR
rupt and corrupting lobby smoked out
OF the dark and Shiny holes In which
they have been stranglins the power Of
the people and poisoning Justice. as the
corrupt hireling thugs OF their coward
y and criminal corporate masters. We
want the law to make them publicly
rogistcr. stating who they represent as
IA New York. Maryland and many other
states. n honest. they will do It glad
". II dishonest they should be forced
10 do SO or SO 20 jail.
"rhey represent the predatory corr
porations which have robbed the peo-
pie Of millions Of dollars worth Of fran
chiscs and refuse to pay one cent Of
taxes thereon to support the govern
Inent which protects them. Each
property holder IN Delaware pays dou-
hlc the taxes he should solely because
they pay nothing. This condition pre-
walls only because Ia the past they
hsve spent hundreds Of thousands or
dollars Of the money that should have
gone into the pubic treasury IN buy
ms the election or politicians Of both
parties who were willing 70 corruptly
help them cheat tho. people out OF their
franchises and rights and shackle this
beautiful state in their cruel hand
cuns 90 be prostitutcd to corporate
greed and control until it has become
the laughing stock OF the entire coun-
try. They have sacrificed It's honor,
offended It's pride and corrupted its
morals. They have made the people
their football 20 be first hugged and
then kicked.
Even at this moment. tho public SER
vice corporations are fixing up a dose
of home rule for this city that IS
'doped.' They want the mayor to an
point all Of the important officers who
could do anything 20 regulate them.
They would then spend all the money
necessary 20 elect their own man
mayor for four long years. The win
rot give the majority Of the people the
right to recall and dismiss any inefi-
cient or dishonest official. But they
propose 10 give their mayor the right
20 recall and dismiss his appointees
Tor some Of them. IN office. might turr
honest and begin 10 serve the people
Rnd there must. be a way provided tc
aet rid OF them so others can be pui
in who viii hunsbly serve their cor.
rorate masters. Then they provid,
that the judge OF this city must be ap.
pointed by the Governor. That 4
funny home rule. But suppose Il 4,
Important TO them, for sometime.
Judges have a chance to decide thing.
effectine such corporations
but patience has ceased 70 be Z
virtue in Delaware. The people o
the entire State are aroused. The,
will stay aroused until they have com.
pietely jbnd permanently recovered al.