Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-27
UNION LABOR PROGRESSIVE.
Holder Urges Support Of cummins and
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Special to Times Republican.
Sioux City, May 27.-The Tribune
prints the most important message that
has come tc, Sioux City in this great
educational campaign preliminary to
the selection Of successors to Senator
William 81. Allison and Congressman
Cousins. This message is a call to
those who labor, whether on forge OF
farm, with hands or head.
Arthur e. Holder, the writer of the
message, is a young man Of Sioux City.
He ia one of those the good old place
has been proud Of as she watched him
climbing, climbing, climbing ever up
ward and ever along wholesome ways.
He worked. here with his hands by day
and studied by the lamp long into the
hours when others of less ambition
slept. Those who worked beside him
soon discovered his talent and his high
qualities Of thinking. They put him to
rule over a few and then made him
ruler over many.
Holder says IN part:
HEADQUARTERS American Federation
of Labor, Washington, D. c., May 20,
/ 90s-Editor Tribune: Kindly permit
me to say word to my old time
friends and associates In the labor
movement Of Iowa thru that SPLEEN
did. outspoken, courageous paper, the
Cedar Rapids Tribune. I had hoped to
be able to do this in person, but pres
sure Of other duties prevented it. may
be the written word may have greater
circulation and possibly it may have
a better effect.
envy special purpose at this time is
to call the attention of our brothers to
the exceptional opportunity awaiting
them, to serve their own ends, and pro-
tect their own interests at the prl-
maries which will be held turnout the
state on June 2.
"That day will mark. time. 1t will
open up new epoch, it means more
political liberty, it will enable every
man who appreciates the real worth
Of citizenship to strike blow at the
old time infamy Of political party
bossfsm-and kill It. The day should
be celebrated as new independence
day and every true blue union man
should take few hours of from
work and be. at the polls in the inter-
est OF himself, his home. his state and
his country.
RAILROAD bosses, corporation attor-
neys, second class shysters, ward
heelers and saloon touts could and
always did control the old time eau
cuses and conventions. They picked
out the time servers and tools in all
PARTIES to serve them in the state as
senbly, in congress, and on the bench
and said in substance II not in words,
the people and their interests he
damned Now, thanks to an awaken
ing Of the peoples intelligence. and to
the energy and farsightedness of one
man in particular, that condition Of
affairs is consigned to the rubbish heap
of past evils in political jugglery.
"Now that the opportunity is az
forded to square the record. and set
new pace, let every union man sand
every public spirited citizen be on
guard and see that no man be selected
as a nominee on any ticket for any
office, high or low. whose record for
honesty, ability and fealty to the peo-
pies interest Is questioned.
I'm the Fifth district where The
Tribune is read by all orn members in
Cedar Rapids, Marsha1itswn and Belle
Piaine the issue has been clearly cut
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