The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1908-07-11

Inc issues Oh the canupdlSu nave
been pretty clearly drawn, and the
man who is deceived by the clap trap
of politicians or deluded by blind
partisianship has only himself to-
blame. 1t is hopeful sign of the per-
petuity of the republic that men are
rapidly becoming less PARTISAN and
more patriotic; are coming to look at
men and principles, not at party and
politicians. Once a man schools him.
self to political independence the bet
ter he feels.
The Wageworker in this campaign
intends to support to the best of it's
ability the candidacy of William Jen-
nings Bryan. Not because Mr.. Bryan
believes in tariff revision; not because
he favors publicity of campaign contri-
buttons; not because he favors popu-
lar election of senators-not because
of these things though they are al i'm
portant and worth having-but because
he has demonstrated by tongue. pen
and action that he believes in the
ganized labor and is heart and soul in
favor of the triumph of labor's cause.
This little newspaper needs no anti
injunction" plank in any platform it
supports if MIR. Bryan is the chief can
didate upon that platform. The editor
of this little paper knows where Mr..
Bryan stands on the labor question.
He not only believes in the eight hour
day. but he practices it. by giving it to
the sixty or seventy people in his en-
ploy. He not only believes in paying
good wages, but he pays them. He not
only believes in the Saturday half-holi-
day, but he gives it to his employees.
He believes that trades union differs
from a trust in that it is formed for
the benefit of human souls. He opposes
government by Injunction because he
sees in the continued abuse of the in
junction writ the enslavement of the
industrial masses. He believes with
Abraham Lincoln that labor is prior
to and above capital and entitled to
more consideration es~ ---'7-
For all that is righteous and good in
trades unionism Mr.. Bryan stands as
firmly as any trades unionist in the
land. He is opposed to the vicious prac-
tice of trial without jury in contempt
cases, and opposed to the un-American
pom in the hands of organized capital
for the enslavement of organized Ia
bor
No better friend of organized labor
frages of men who carry union cards.
This is not a campaign of the usual
kind. Upon its outcome rests the very
future of organized labor Step by
step the lights of the workingmen to Or
ganize in their own interests and act
for their own interests have been
taken from them. But one more step
remains to be taken. The supreme
court has already decided that it is a
violation of the antitrust and inter
state commerce laws for union men to
advise one another that the patronage
of an unfair firm is injurious to the
whole body of unionism. The next
step. and the supreme court will de-
eide that men are criminals if they
strike against intolerable conditions in
an industry doing an Interstate bust
ness. When that decision is rendered
labor's enslavement is absolute.
The election of William Howard
Taft-whose injunction decisions form
the precedent upon which the later
based-will be taken as evidence that
organized labor endorses the injunc
ton as used in labor disputes The
election of a republican congress will
does not care whether We have ade
Quate employers liability la w,stiaI
quate employers liability laws, anti-in
junction laws and other laws of inter
est to organized labor 1t will be no
tice to the supreme court that tn,
workers Of the nation endorse its deci
sion in the Danbury hatters' case.
The election of Bryan will be motto,
that Organized labor is no longer tn,
dupe Of designing politicians nor tn,
plaything Of party politics. 1t vii
mean that organized labor purposes re
versing the Danbury hatter's decision
by peaceful means. to be sure. but re
versal just the same. And they are Dc
termined upon this because Abraham
Lincoln said It was their right an
their duty to do just that very thing il
that very way.
The WaSeworker Is not worryin
over the tariR. the currency. the eles
ton Of senators. and all that sort Q
thing. Its editor has decided view