The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1907-02-02

labor party, the demand Of the toiler
to take his place in the governmental
scheme. threatens the established state
Of affairs among the lawyers, the jour-
nalists and the professional politicians.
It would be revolutionary. Any large
injection of labor men into the body
polite would entirely change our out
look. The change would not come i'm
mediately, but its STRINGS would be
felt at once. The lawyer, the Journal
list and the professional politician look
at government from the old legal and
political standpoint The workingmen,
from the very nature Of his environ
ment,, would be compelled to look at it
from the social and economic stand
point. The earlier representatives Of
labor might be corrupted by the an
oient traditions and constant compan-
ionshtp Of the old style legislators, but
slowly and surely the change would
come If labor representation were
maintained conditions Of the peo-
pie, the economic wrongs, the social
necessities. would become the subject
Of debate and legislation, not the Mon
roe Doctrine or the Rights Of the
States.
The fifth fact is that the lawyers,
the journalists, the old-timaS politicians
and the great moneyed interests Of
America do not want the change.
Things are going on beautifully. We
are living in the best Of all possible
worlds, and Columbia is the land of
the free and the home OF the brave.
The sixth fact is that San Francisco
Is an example to all the other cities of
the union. The workingmen hear
through their own channels Of 'infor-
nation how their brethren in this city
have conquered for themselves a place
In the government. It creates discon-
tent with the old conditions, it breeds
ambition, it is a perpetual menace to
the lawyers, the journalists and pro-
fessional politicians who have so long
ruled the roost.
The seventh fact is-and here the
conspiracy begins to develop-a pact
was made In this city between the men
Of the tongue, the men Of the pen and
the mon Of the purse to destroy the
Labor Union government Of San Fran
cisco. The lawyers, newspaper men,
professional politicians and Million
aires-that is to say, the old time gov-
erning classes conspired to get rid of
the fiddler, the butcher, the carpenter,
the bricklayer and the hod-carrier. OF
course, It may be said the fiddler had
his own lawyer that is true Tor. Jaw
sby thsif. spf fof5 5Gsiion bound to
be on both sides OF the case but the
legal profession, as profession, the
medical profession, and all the res
pectable people are against this Union
Labor movement for taking the bread
out Of their mouths.
The eighth fact is that a grand Jury
Is a class body. 1t is not selected from
the general body of citizens, but is
chosen from class Of the citizens.
From it's constitution representatives
Of the workingmen are carefully ex-
cluded. A grand jury Is an ideal in
strument with which to carry on the
war against tho workingman.
The ninth fact is that President
Roosevelt SO far. forgot the duties of
his high position AZ to send here ono
Burns, a federal spy. to assist in the
war against the Labor administra-
ton.
The tenth fact is that Francis Hen
ley, the lawyer for the United Rail-
road Corporations, is selected to con-
duct an investigation which the pub
lie are told Is to uncover the manner
In which the said corporations bought
the Labor Mayor and his Supervisors.
The eleventh fact is that Heney and
the grand jury instead of going for the
big erafters, have been stirring mud
that flowed through the, tenderloin of
San Francisco since San Francisco be-
gan, and always will flow; has been
indtcttng Supervisors for stealing
$22.16, more or less, and is now engag-
ed In vigorous search for the GRIM
inals who stole the tenpenny nails out
of the wooden sidewalks In the burned
district. The sum Of this fact is that