The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-03-12
WANTS LABOR
REPRESENTED
Plumbers Address Open Let
ter Calling Upon Unions
to Talk Politics.

An open letter to all labor organiza-
tons:
Local Union No. 210, Plumbers,
steam and Gas Filters of Pensacola,
takes this method of calling the at
tention of all labor unions in Escam-
bia county to a part OF the business
transacted at a meeting held py IL on
March 10, 1908, and we respectfully
ask all of the labor unions in the
county to publish their opinions on
the plan we have adopted to elect men
to represent the people in the leg1sla-
ture, and the kind of men we should
vote for for county commissioners
We are well aware of the fact that
it is a rule with a great many OF the
labor unions prohibiting talking or
politics at their meetings We are also
we'll aware of the fact that organized
labor has been getting some very hard
knocks from the capitalist and the
professional politician of late, and it
is about time that we should do some
thing to protect ourselves, and the
only way that we can protect our
selves is by talking politics, and vot-
ing for men who will give labor a
square deal.
1t would be we'll for the working
man to remember that the professional
politician is brin1ful of professional
promises and that he will promise
most anything for your vote.
Now. the thing to be done is for
every working man TO be guided in the
future by the lessons he has learned
in the past. 1t is up to us to set aside
the professional politician, close the
old school, and open new and modern
ones. We should get together and sell
ect men to fill the above-named offices.
There are lots of good men that could
be prevailed upon to take them If we
would only go out and look for them,
but we must first show disposition
| of fairness and determination to get
| the right kind of men.
The kind of men We should vote for
are men who If they were electc1
would do what the people elected them
! tn do. and not what they thought was
| hest TO do. What We want is action
| and faithful serVice-men VINO know
| how to obey orders. We want men
! to represent the people in the leglsla
| tlIr-e who will use every minute Of
| their time to make Florida state that
| will permit a man to come into at any
| time he should care to come, and FooR
| for work. and not be afraid OF being
| arrested for vagrancy, whether he be
| dressed like a prince Or a beggar- we
| are sick and tired of seeing men come
| 10 Pensacola looking for work. and
| nlaving the spy with the police at the
/ same time. About the first question
! a working man will ask when he
| comes to Pensacola is how are the
cops on the tpulls?" Are they very
/ strong?
! II is a shame that such is the case
lint il is true. The bands at the navy
ward and the forts play the star
SDangled Banner" twice day. 1t Is
something like this:
The Star-Spangled banner,
Long may it wave,
Ger the land of the free,
And the home of the brave.
| Some of the brave and free people
Of This country have found home or
the county road for forty-five and SIN
tv DAYS for looking for work in tni;
city. The charge against them was
| vagrancy.
| Another thing that Is needed In TINS
state is a labor commission. VIII yot
| helm to send men to Tallahassee VINO
will try to make one? Here is anothel
| thing of Importance: Florida snoule
! be known as an eight-hour state. Iha'