The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-10-31

and at Denver they were
treated like men and their appeal was
needed. Then, when organized labor
in open revolt the republi-
can leaders awoke to a realization OF
their mistake Suddenly Taft discov-
cred that he was the original lover OF
organized labor; that ne laid down the
legal principles upon which trade I'M
ionism is founded. Then it was that
Theodore Roosevelt, who would have
hanged Meyer and Haywood as "un-
desirable citizens" without benefit of
clergy, discovered that ne had ap-
pointed Taft as his successor solely
and only because Taft was such a
friend of unionism.
With brides of fat office Roosevelt
has succeeded in inducing some lead
ers of organized labor to play the
traitor to their expressed convictions.
Taft has gone about claiming that his
defeat will mean the death blow of
rnionism.
Will all this palvaver, all this jug
Cling of the records, all this political
bribery, all this threat of panic, suf-
flee to blind the worker to his duty?
This is the time for the union work
ers to stand shoulder to shoulder.
What matters free trade or pro
lection" if the worker may be torn
from his family and thrust into jail
without trial if he dares to exercise
his rights as freeman? What mat
tiers imperialism or Independence
for the Filipinos' if trial by jury is
to be denied the toiler who violates
some iudge-made law by exercising his
all the clap-trap and soft solder of the
professional politicians if our unions
are to be classed as trusts in re-
straint of trade" and our cherished
principles of fraternity and love
classed upon the sordid level of mat
ter and merchandise?
This is not time to divide on mat
tiers of political policy-it is time tc
stand together for our right to organ
ize and to perpetuate our guaranteed
rights that have been attacked by
the injunction route.
This is no time for union man to
talk democracy" or ''republicanism.
Fol- ofn For. nm.
ionism.
A vote for Bryan is a vote for jury
trial in contempt cases, a vote for un-
ion independence, vote for equal
rights, vote for liberty.
A vote for Taft is vote to take
away our right to trial by jury, a
vote to endorse the principle that
trades unions are trusts in restraint
of trade, vote to curtail our civic
ionism's worst enemies.
Let them threaten panic all they
will in case Taft is defeated. Better
to go hungry for time in defense of
the right than to eat the tainted bread
of Industrial slavery. The man who
yields his convictions of right in the
face of threatened panic is traitor
to his country and to his God. The
man who threatens panic in case of
his partys defeat is bride giver and
uEfit to entrust with public Office.
In Gods name, fellow unionists, let
us stand by our unions, even if we
must sacrifice our party. Let us show
our independence of political trick
sters; let us show our detestation OF
those who seek to bride us with
promises of work and threaten us
with privation if we dare think for
ourselves.
The solidarity of organized labor is
On trial. If Bryan is defeated because
of organized labor's action then good
by to any hope or chance of organ
lied labor ever being able to enforce
its righteous demands.
Next Tuesday is either labor's eman
cipatiOn day or the date OF TABOR
thralldom.
1t is up to you, Mr.. Union Man.
Under which f1ag-the flag of in
dustrial freedom or the flag of indus
trial serfdom?
If you are a slave to party you viii
not object to being the slave of sys
| TEN. If you are a free man, with {
free mans hopes and aspirations, yo'
will object to being classed as mer
chandise.
"By their votes we shall know
them!'
| TAKE YOUR CHOICE.
Organized labor will either stan
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