The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-11-12
''Non-U Union-to=the=Core'' Advocates
and Character ASSaSSinS An
sWered in no Uncertain rlan-
ner---Unionisn1 and Right WilI
Prevail in the End.

During the late unpleaSantnrSs
the liNonizcu Guard Organ. tn,
Charleston Mail and. several 20.
lIhcal tools OF the same il,l have
lnuustrou>lN circulated the rcpoIt
that The Labor Argus Was owned
and controlled by the Democratic
party and was Democratic paper
pure and simple. Every sane
man who has read the Argus
closely and studied it. knows this
TO be 4 lie of the first cloth. The
Labor Argus owes no allegiance to
any political party, but has follow.
cd the policy of the American.
Federation of l-lbor-ihe greatest
labor organization ON the globe
to ''STAND By OUR FRIENDS
\ ND ADMINISTER STINGINt;
EEHi, kE TO OUR ENEMIES, -
The political policy of the
American Federation of Labor
was drafted by unanimous order
OF the representatives Of all af-
liliated unions at the NorlalK
convention last year and unani
mouSly adopted by the same re-
prcSentativeS when ii was present.
ed to them for theirapprr,: Il, later.
Every prominent labor leader in
the country affiliated with the \.
+. of H.. With the, aSs34.,,ion. OF
three and every boniide Labor
Paper stood 10y and supported the
American Federation Of Labor and
It's officers i'll their effort to carrv
out the wishes Of the membership
a> expressed ut the last convention.
We have no apology to offer
amy man or set Of men for SUP.
porting sam GompcrS, John
MITCHELL. Frank Morrison and all
the other loyal officers of the
American Federation Of Labor.
We believe in carrying on, our
union obligation to abide bv the
decision OF the majority and to
aid and assist leaders who proved
tire and loyal to our cause and
placed the movement where i,
stands today.
The reason the DiXOnitcS are.
venting their spleen upon The
Labor Argus is for the reason that
it is the only paper in West Viz
ginia that has had the courage to
fight the damnahie ''guar,l" and
peonagc system maintained by The
enemies OF orgauiZed ,bor. and
has advocated the enactment Of
labor legislation and the enforce.
ment OF the mining laws. Another
reason also which draws forth the
slanderouS lies of the guard organ
and its ''allieS' is the fact that
the Argus printed more facts in
Connection with the stuart, parlnl
and Nhipple mine disasters than
any other paper i'll the state
The Labor Argus will continue.
its fight for organized labor ah-
vocatcd the abolition of the
guard: system and the wage
slave methods in the state: it will
continue in its fight for the pas
age OF remedial labor legislation,
the enforcement of the mining and
all other laws of the state and in
sl>t on equal and enact JUSTICE
being dealt ont to all.
We have stood by the miners in
their fight for fair wages and better
working conditions in the past and
VIII continue to dc 50 in the future
and Will be found on the firing
line and lighting for better con.
dltlonS for the men who delve in
the bowels of the earth.
Not being satisfied with SANDER
ing ANA lying upon the Argus the
mouth piece of the guard
SyStcm-thc Mail-ila> reSorted
to lying and abusive attacks upon
some OF the officials Of the mine
workers and other local labor men
and continue to insert in>inuaiing
editorial Suulb> directed at them
" g wish TO say here and now that
the men whom they characterize as
Little GompcI>r have done
more for the wage workers of the
hanawlra Valley and more to re
tain the toothold OF the miners
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