The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-09-26

Brotherhood engineer from quitting
work rather than injure the cause of
his fellows. 1t was Judge Taft who
fined the Bricklayers' Union of Gin
cinnati because they violated court II
order which deprived them. without
warrant of law and in disregard of the
constitutional right of liberty. from
refusing to give their patronage to
firm that was daily engaged in hand II
ing them industrial lemons of exceed
ing sourness. 1t was Judge Taft who
took judicial charge of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers and |
used the machinery of that organiza-
ton to injure the members in their
struggle for betterment. 1t was Judge |
Taft who swept aside the duly elected |
chief of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen and used the machinery
of that organization to deprive its
members of their opportunity to secure
better wages. coalitions and oppor-
tunities. 1t was Judge Taft who made |
hurried trip in a special car sup
piled by the receivers of the Toledo. |
Ann Arbor & North Michigan railroad |
in order to reach Toledo and issue a |
restraining order without hearing |
upon the simple request of the paid |
attorney of the railroad interests and |
human being who were being daily fed |
into the NAV of insatiate CRED 1t is |
Candidate Taft. ex-federal Judge. who |
does not believe in granting a man
charged with violation of an Injunction
the right of trial by jury
This. shrieks Candidate Taft in we'll |
simulated horror. would deprive the
courts of power. and is an attack up
on their integrity. besides contribut-
ing to interminable delay" This, mind
you. in the face of the fact that neither
Candidate Taft nor Judge Taft ever
grew historical over the legal delays
that rich corporations can always Sc
cure when some poor devil of an en-
ploye seeks legal redress for injuries
sustained. 1t is Candidate Taft who
holds that the easiest and best way to
cinch the workingman is to issue an
order restraining him from committing
a crime. and then, on the hearsay of
some corporation tool interested in
having the man cinched, falling him
without hearing or trial for having
violated the courts order 1t is SO
much more simple-and it is all SO
pleasing to men of the Post-Parry-
VanCleave stripe of Labor's Friends.
1t was Judge Taft who laid down the
principle that a railroad employee could
not quit work when he pleased but
that a railroad manager could dis
charge the employee whenever he felt
so inclined
1t may be. as we before admitted,
that Colonel Ryder holds to the view
that this sort of thing is to be con-
strued as friendship for the wor king
man. 1t may be. we say-for the
human mind is a peculiar institution
and far be it from us to undertake to
| fathOm the mysteries thereof But we
are frank to admit that the little men,
tai mechanism we possess has utterly
failed to seize upon these recorded
VI anu Ii OIt
them tina opinion that they demon
strate friendship for the toilers who
carry union cards.
We can easily understand how Col
onel Ryder grows eloquent. aye, even
poetical and always exuberant when
he uses Nebraska and Her Resources
as his text No difficulty there in I'M
Outstanding how his mental mechan-
ism turns out the finished product. So,
after watching Colonel Ryder. the ex-
ponent of Nebraska and Her Re-
sources. and Colonel Ryder the politi-
clan seking to advance the cause of
the party instrumental in landing him
in good job-to which he does credit
when he works at tive are con-
strained to advise our good friend
the pleasure of calling him friend-to
stick to his text. In that he shines
, But as the political orator endeavOr-
t ing to make union men believe that
William Howard Taft is the true friend
of organized labor he cuts a sorry
, figure. Not only are the facts against
him. but the union men of this intelli-
, gent community are. It would seem
much better posted than the eloquent
gentleman who is trying to enlighten
S them
/ Once more and in all good faith
: We would advise Colonel Ryder &c
r stick to his text
p In the meanwhile it may not be out
: of place to remark that while the
t American Federationist is restrained
n from telling you that the Buck Stove
n and Range Co. is unfair, The Wage