The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-11-21

Now that the election defeated the ex
upo observations precinct the conditions IN state
and national view of the situation The Commone
has containing complaints that the labor
the democratic ticket and that the labor
alenated than they
Until the returns all in and abuaed 1t nI'ossipie 70
make intelligent the relative influence exerted
by which contributed to the party defeat ana
fair conclusion until substantial
can conclusion While an adverse vote IN city
containing large might be accepted prma faa
evidence that the aborng man Gid not support the ke eo
inspection might show that the labor vote actually
that losses other parts OF the cy
the gain -, ~. - ,.u
leaders with earnest and effective support
large percentage Of organized labor expected
upon this subject the statistics are not yet must
be conditions necessary to 40
people that the
follow their republican leaders confessed this them
whom tbv began to appeal to the fears employees Many
attention where employers
the democratic ticket under threat OF
reduction wages Newark Ohio Mr. Bryan called attention
speeches of the New York Central
where the support OF the ticket IN labor
precincts percptby applied
II is easy enough to say abong ought stand by his
he believes regardless OF threats and yet
be considered in passing Judgment upon
After foyeght years republican rule the
hunger line that few weeks
employment brings the family face face with want Ihe
election in November at the beginning OF winter WIN
and warmer clothes to provide Tor
children. The laborng under constant duress
boring anything laid for the future
must have strong wish of his employer
something which he believes to be
good be secured.
-Four months elapse inauguration
-four cold months Be not too harsh judging the man who bends
lash and surrenders his citizenship when hs conscience tells
should resist injustice and vote for better conditions
harsh judgmeneven in the hoes wars there are
; I ara % th ths harlsbin and nrivaons called for by
rather be thankful that there many
labong there if there were
enough.
remembered that all labor organized and
of organized labor in touch with nnorganzed
labor On the contrary opportunity
feeling of anagonm between organized
norgnd labor for advantage secured by
of the enjoyed by those
members When raised conditions I'M
proved labor ultimately enjoys the gain although the burdens OF
the falls the members OF the
1t is also trueet it be admitted with bushthat there are
prejuded against aborng be aienaed from
the democratic party by the fact that platform contained
labor planks.
Association Of which
president appealed this prejudice and
make the labor question the minds OF
look upon the labong sort of dangerous
wh surrounded by actual bars ought to be under
constant surveillance
Then be overlooked that large percentage
population be entirely indifferent to the abong
The merchants while smpathize with the hostile
of of the employers brought into
The clerks in the count themselves in the same
the aborng they do regard their interests
identified with those of the toiers
The farm borers also regard themselves different class
labor under conditions quite dmar from those which
surround the factory worker or the miner The farm laboer
employed by individual rather than by corporation His
with employer him from the injustice
which the empoye Of the corporation is subjected
The farmers do not rule understand the labor situation
Their business does not bring them into contact with the industrial
life the city, and the relations between themselves and their
Of informing them industrial conditions apt
give them impression to the city laborer
Now, what to do? Admitting that laborng
men are not as free as their
mtng unorganized labor does feel the sympathy that
should feel for organized labor admitting that of the larger
corporate employers distinctly hostile to labor class and