The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-08-13

a,tcmr. go conform their course tC
the >H'l-tacJion Of all. To at
tempt would simply place them.
selves 3D. III" position of the man
who wanted to please every pnsser.
by in their comment and advice
As to the ,rcatment of his horse,
aud MhD after the last criticism
fnatty aud looiishly attempted to
carry the horse instead of the
hor>r rulying him. The men in
the labor movement know the
coNr-r ouiIincd for them and by
them. and which time, history aud
experience have demonstrated to
he the WiScSt and which results
have ylndiCatcu.
Now. Jhc taddists are again at
work H. j!Irir antagonism to labor's
effort To- secure the rights anG pro-
mote The interests of the tOilino
masses. The latest attack from
this source is directed against the
Executive Council of the Amer lean
Federation of Labor in insisting
upon the incorporation in the plat
forms o., the two great political
paltlr~ OF Iabor'S most imperative
necrs>ill"- and demands. 1t is
quitrIm 1""ping to fluid the same
trend ui attack of the faddiSts in
aim",, identical language of the
Van tlrnvc- Parry Post capitalist
pres IL The abuse heapcd upon
the hvad> of the men most devoted
10 th" rights, interests, and vel
fare OF the toiliug masses of our
country.
O! cnHt$c we understand that
the capitalist enemies to labor
"oU'i have ii tanely and COM
pIacrEAl accept their absolute
domuIi."u, rule, and the edicts
OF Their rongrrSsionai and judicial
representatives and uoutLpieces,
ami 10 culture all the wrongs and
injustice. which may be imposed
Upor 'iu, tuilrrS.
tn 'hr uthrI hand, the futldists
would hay" the wage carners Of
country 'pIIN' politics with them
lain" ..-H be mp and doing,
ready nd willing to bear the
pl"" .i Industrial and political
h"ii." ". lahor'S rights, not in
sun" . ~'aut future. but now. now!
IA" may lu:ll III the minds of
som" That there is another and
better way than the true trade
union way by which the toilcrs
may r"rWrH the rights and the
Juo'Ir'. .ur them, hut not only The
laN' N".""Nrlncntss and history of
tt'uHf r..I.#r.,I
'hN Incidents OF the Immediate
'"i5b -m suurStratc beyond the
cl'l doubt that the course
Nu.'. i." labor movement OF our
vol"i las taken and is taking is
,n' - and most promising of
i"' hos. r'~ult>.
r"H hr Time of the close of
'''-.o-> in 1906. when the trade
".i.' -~ m@lc their campai On,
"a'" "a lumber Of labor'S oppo-
"'..- "tir defeated for re-clCction
K" -1'r~ and the maioritieS OF
..''' materially cut down: when
S'.'. ..- "GtN of the dominant party
III ..' iiou~" of Representatives
WIS .''''r'lt nearly one half, TO tn.
i'''"... day, there has been on,
'.."'.~ ab"r campaign. There
'."~ .'- "r!thcr halting nor de,
t'.'...t from the course which
"..lhcd out for itself in tn.
'. . coward progress and free
-.'d' conference of the re
officers and Representa-
... " the international union.
'- Sd Washington last March
.' ..".'>t % Congress, the ad
' ..Hr wage workers OF tn,
t-r mass meetings gen
.-.'i in nearly all localities
".l"n> adopted and pre-
+" Congress, were al
. Slap hy step. to the goal O
'Hmrnt OF labor-s rights.
denomination of the Elk
"lHcll of the Americal
'.' OF Labor to place be
.''nNcntIOnS of the tw
'ti"ai parties some OF tn
s'!iaut demands whicl
''5'Hr> upon them an,
".rty has been thought
~ and caused universe
of labor's position