Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11
STANDS
FOR PRINCIPLE
WORK FOR DEMOCRACY MOST
VIGOROUS
LOCAL UNION MEN FURNISHING
ABLE ARGUMENTS
No Need TO Send East for Campaign
Literature of Highest Standard.
Federation Mails Thousands
of Circulars

The Federation of Labor headquar-
ters in the big Labor temple on Maple
avenue are stacked high with stamped
and addressed envelopes, filled with
vigorous campaign literature which is
being sent out to union men in South
ern California. This is the local part
of the union work in politics which the
American Federation of Labor is con-
Quoting all over the country against
non-union political principles and for
the Democratic national and state
tickets.
A feature of the union labor cam
paign is that it furnishes first class
literature written by it's own members
in that part of the country covered
locally. This shows the keen interest
taken by union men and also their
ability to handle their own affairs. 1t
is not necessary to import the work of
national celebrities, for in every large
city are union workers as competent
to sum up the situation in as caustlc
and forcible language as any high paid
writer.
This is the case in Southern Cali
fornia, and the literature sent out from
Los Angeles headquarters is as ably
written by local union men as though
the copy had been sent on from WASH
ington. Among the leaflets that are
being mailed out in large quantities,
two are particularly noteworthy for
strength of argument, 1.-THE Injunction
Outrage" by ]. w. Hart of Pasadena
Typographical union No. 5S3, and THE
Sherman Antitrust Law and Organ
lied Labor" by Arthur A. Hay, gem
eral organizer of the A. f. of L.. now
stationed at Los Angeles. Thousands
of these circulars are being distributed
over California.
Judge Law Criticised
Among the striking paragraphs in
Mr. Hart's pamphlet are the following:
ut has become a common practice
for judges to make laws that no leg1s-
lative body would presume to make.
No man is so wise and just that 1t Is
safe to clothe him with authority to
make a law and throw into jail all who
are charged with it's violation. This
kind of government is a failure in Rus
sia, Turkey and wherever 1t is IN
vogue.
mo one expected the Standard OIL
company would pay that $29,0O0,00O
fine. The rich and powerful have the
right of appeal. A workingman thrown
into Jail for contempt of court has
practically no appeal.
November will be labors oppor-
tunity. We will win If we all unite.
We must not lose. Labor was the live
wire both at the Chicago and the Dem
yer conventions. So clearly is the issue
drawn that the injunction question Will
be settled for many years to come.
1.-THE Republican platform promises
a law as demanded by Van Cleave and
his associates, and which will more
widely extend the use of the injunction
The Democratic platform promises
law that will take from judges the
power of legislation and will protect
the worl1ingman in his right to trla
by jury"
Mr. Hay says in his pungently writ
ten appeal to union men: There Is
but one course open to the trade union
movement if 1t desires to maintain its
present efficiency and increase Its
power to bring about desirable condi-
tions for those who toll. That course
is to use it's political strength in the
coming election to vote as a unit II
support of the party which pledged
itself in its platform and otherwise
to amend the Sherman antitrust law
so that it viii not apply to trades ano
| labor unions and to pass such other
| legislation as is imperative to enable
organized labor to carry on the noble
work In which it is engaged.
Republican Party Scored
"The Republican party in congress
and in national convention assembled
not only refused to grant or even to
promise to grant any of the legisla-
tion or relief requested by the Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor, but actually
insulted it's duly accredited represen-
tatiVes.
"The Democratic national conven-
ton accorded the labor representatives
courteous treatment, and pledged itself
to grant the legislation requested.
'It is your solemn duty to yourself
and family to vote for the party that
will protect your interests.
Samuel Gompers and the American
Federation of Labor are OPPOSING
the Republican national ticket.
Evan Cleave, Post, Otis and the Citi-
zens' Alliances are SUPPORTING the
Republican national ticket.
what are you going to do?"