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The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-10
LABOR At THE BALLOT

As to whether or not the labor
battle shall manifest itself in the
ballot, John Mitchells reply was this:
Mans political preference must be
determined by himself. The manner
in which he votes, however, is not
exclusively his own concern. His
highest duty Is to exercise his suffraxe
SO as to promote the best interests
at society. Under normal conditions
there would be no reason why GER
tain groups Of men should find It
necessary to unite In the political
field instead OF acting as individual
units: however, it is inevitable that
when either by Legislation or judicial
interpretation the interests Of any
special division Of society are invaded,
the members of this group will, as
a matter of self-defense, unite their
po'ltttcal strength and thus endeayor
70 regain equal rights with other
citizens and such special protection
as Is essential to their industrial or
!T1hysieal we'll being" -..@
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WHAT THEY ARE FOR,

Said an opponent to unionism,
Your unionis are Objectionable to me
because they interfere with the en-
ployer's right to hire whom they
please and pay what they please.
They are always trying for more
wages and shorter hours" He thought
his argument a sound one Well,
that's just what the unions are for.
Or. Washington GLADDEN. says: 1T
Is like saying that you don't object
&c a political party if it will let poll
tics alone, or to a church II it will
not medde with religion. No; the
fundamental question between YOU
and your neighbor, the unionists, Is
Just this neutrality-suspicious. he has a
right to belong to an organization
whose purpose is to take a. hand in
determining 1.-THE conditions and hours
OF work and the wages for labor. And
am bound to say what have said
many times, that in my opinion he
Is, in this matter. Fundamentally
right ana that your first duty to
your neighbor, the unionist. in un-
grudingly, to cencede this claim, and
70 give him, in his maintenance Of
1t, your hearty SUPPORT
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-10
HE DIED, THE UNION LIVES.

George M. Pullman, of Pullman car
fame, was once quite a union s1l,a sher
In his way and played the *despot in
so-cal1ed model town. He was one
Of the fellows that .deluded himself
with the idea that he put x.:had the
union out of business. Alas poor. old
George, he lays out in the: cemetery
today shrouded in a wooden overcoat,
and he counts for less in the affairs
OF the world and the business Of the
Pullman company than the, feeblest
angle worm. In other words, George
Is dead, but a. god live union Of car
workers exists on the spot that he
once imagined to be his It is thus
that labor survives it's enemies. Long
after Post has ceased to pay for ads
to boost his noxious Compounds and
Parry has ceased to pay starvation
wages, and Van Cleve tos1nake stoves,
and long after that measly million
and 4 half of money that they raised
to smash the unions has gone into
the pockets of the injunction lawyers,
organized labor will be in business
at the old stand, and, when, like Pull
man, they HE them to their final
rest, the trades unions will be still
on deck hammering away for i'm
proved conditions. He who has ears
to hear let him open them and see,
as they say in the revised version
Industrial Banner.
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OTHERS HELD THREE TERMS

Third terms are not popular with
the people-st. Cloud Journal Press.
Since when?
John S. Pillsbury served the state
three times as governor and If we
recollect Alright, his last majority was
his largest
La Toilette served three terms as
governor Of Wisconsin-by grace of
the Republicans.
Cunr1ins was three times governor
Of 1owa-elected by Republicans aided
by Democrats.
And there were. thousands upon
thousands Of men: in every state in
the union who few months ago
were clanoring to have Roosevelt
accept a third term.
AS matter Of fact third terms
with men like Roosevelt, La Toilette,
Cun1mins or Johnson seem to be more
popular than first or second terms.
Get into the band wagon. old man.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-10
BEAR THIS IN MIND.

Here is a fact for union men to
keep in mind while voting for presi-
dent next November. "
The man who is elected president
at the next election will have the an
pointment of four Justices Of the su-
preme court of the United States,
Does organized labor want four
more injunction judges appointed to
the supreme bench?
If not, see that you vote for VIII
liam Jennings Bryan.
Also bear in mind, that the trades
union movement now faces the most
critical period in it's history-its hands
tied and it's voice silenced by the
present supreme court. *s
I Suppose every union man In the
United States would vote for the
same candidate for president, and
each one induce ono friend to vote a
he did. What would be the result?
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-10
KEEP THE RECORD STRAIGHT


Il see that Mr.. Jacobson in his
speeches Ia making claim the ne was
the father in Minnesota of the laws
giving to the producers and shippers
Of this state an open market" slid
an old time Minnesota legislator.
IT Mr.. Jacobson has no more found
alton for his other claims to a record
than he has in this instance he would
better retire from the stump at once.
LAS a matter OF fact laws giving
farmers organizations and indiyi-
duals the right to build warehouses
and elevators on railroad right Of
way ana also to load cars on track
were passed at the session of 1885
and 1887.
These bills were pushed by such
men as H. G. Stordock, Charles Cam
ming, Hans P. Bjorge, at present
candidate on the Democratic ticket
for railway and warehouse commits
sioner, and were backed by the in
huence Of the Farmers Alliance.
Mr.. jacobson did not appear on
the scene until 1889 and his main
fight was in a way to restrict the
free and open market Of the producer
by increasing the license Of these ele-
vators and in creating an office styled
Supervising Inspector of Local E1e~
vators,' position purely political and
absolutely Of no value to the shipper.
This gives an idea of the value Of
his influence in securing an open
market
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-10
FISHING FOR BUSINESS.

There may be occasions when the
home merchant for the purpose Of
getting his wares upon the market
| may offer premiums as an inducelnsnt
to the consumers to give his wares
trial.
But as a general rule the purpose
Of such premiums is to hoodwink the
public into believing they are getting
something for nothing. Men are not
in business for their health. and when
any one offers something as bait
it is because the Interior result will
be more profitable to him than to the
one to whom the bait is offered.
1t is said that there is a sucker
born every minute, and acting upon
that assumption, certain outside mer-
camille firms who manufacture goods
Of an inferior quality ARE invading
Duluth territory with their hooks we'll
baited with premiums to catch Du-
luth suckers.
1t Is a huniliating fact but true
nevertheless that these ,exploiters al
ways select the common and poorer
class Of people for their victims One
Of the agents of these firms recently
told us that in his from house to
house soliciting" he never entered a
dwelling where the outside appear
ances We're indicative of care and
thrift because he would be sure not
to succeed. But when he came to a
house that had an air of shiftlessness
and poverty, and the premises gener-
ally bore the earmarks OF squalor and
want. he was sure to find customer.
It's the hungry sucker that takes the
bait said he, and in his case the bait
was soap, perfumes and sundry
| Kitchen commodities.
Another thing, such concerns are
always unfair in their factories to
the very class whom they desire to
| victimize with inferior and swea tshop
| products.
1t is fatal to prosperity to patron
| ize such characters. It Is in direct
| contravention Of psychological laws
| II you want success give the cold
shoulder to all fakirs, confidence men.
manufacturers of scab goods, dopes,
substitutes and the like. Don't be a
sucker. No matter how attractive the
bait may be made to appear, it's pur-
pose every time Is to deceive you into
doing something fev the other fellows
interest to the detriment of your own
Patronize the home merchants
whom you know to be reliable and
don't be nlisled by the false represent
tations and alluring statements OF
strangers whom you ought to know
are here for the express purpose Of
exploiting you.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-10
FROM QUR XOHANGE
GREELEY,s WoRp,s OF WI sDoM.

GREELEY's WoRbs OF WI sDoM.
Man was not made merely to eat.
To- work to- sleep, He has Faculties
which such routine does not develop
an. aspirations which It does
not satisfy IL Especiaily where the
fixed attention of the mind as well
as a constrained attitude Of the body
10 exacted by the nature OF HIS labor,
and - where that labor is continued
from day to day, week in and week
out, without interruption by storm or
frost, 1t seems manifest that the regu-
lation Of the hours OF labor, should
respect the mental no less than the
physical demands OF his nature, and
that the days toll should be broken
off before the body has been so
wearied and exhausted as to. leave
no strength nor spirit for mental i'm
provement or exertion. Such under
stand to be the essence Of the de-
nand for "a general reform in the
hours and conditions 5ot labor.-Horace
Greeley. 5@ f..
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-10
Every DOdyl 5 COIllll
b sts Defnit4
n his coluIn : : q ST.

slave system, as the system has
destroyed it's markets, it must then
send us to other countries as soldiers
to fight our brothers, and new mar
kets and cheaper. labor. The greed
OF our present system cannot be
spared, the. intensity Of our suffering
cannot be stayed, for our system must
have it's profits and at our expense.
..a...- -. Socialism. =. Ill.,, n.
Let those people beware who pro-
TESS to follow the Christian teachings,
and who make the claim they are try
ing to follow in the footsteps Of Jesus,
lest they become hypocrites, In that
they are aiding on the fast approach
ing system Of slavery. How shall
they answer the one question that
the world asks Of every man: What
have you done to. make the world
better?s. f.&.-12
Socialism will lift up the weakest
member IN society. It will place him
upon plane. of economic equality
with every other man. I do not mean
socially, but in the sense of giving
him the opportunity to work out the
best that there is in him, not from
the viewpoint Of the dollar, but as
one member of the useful class.
Socialism has lost much of its fear
It is becoming understood by many
people. We were surprised to see the
throng Of people who came to lister
to our candidate, e. v. Debs. Thet
had: mot the fear of mixing with the
red-eyed, wild looking socialists, an6
they did not find us to be what we
have been called, creatures uncouth
lsunlearned, unlettered, barbarous, UNI
christian and devoid Of true humanity
T The. people who came to hear oul
comrade speak listened with an eager
ness that can only be equalled by the
child when learning it's lessons upor
the dear old mothers knee.
+ What do we want? Why we wan
the collective ownership Of the means
of production and distribution. We
want a system that will be democra-
tically managed in the interests o,
the working class.
We want a system that will forever
DO away with the fear of starvation
and want, and that we, the -. poor
workers, need not fear the poor house
and the potters., field in old age.
T ''a' P. C. PHILLIPS.
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SOCIALISM AND LABOR:
Duluth Oct. l.. 1903.

DuluLIl, OCl H., 15Uo.
TO the Editor of the Labor World.
Are we the members Of the working
class to learn the lesson of. human
solidarity, through Starvation and
abuse, Or will we soon, come to an
understanding of the question before
it is too Alate? !:
It's only when the working class
understands that it is by the solidar-
ity of the members of it's class, and
through this solidarity can plead for
its emancipation, and through the uni
versal cooperation of it's own members
can it expect any lasting benefit to
come unto it.
The working classes Of all countries
must support and must enforce the
interests: Of the working class of each
nation, as long as any country gives
the right to one man to live on the
labor Of another man, SO long we
find classes, and wherever such rights
may abound, SO long will the pro
ducers be denied the right Of demand
ing their full product
Much is said about the brotherhood
of man, but the thoughts about its
coming do not relieve the members of
the working class of the pain and
misery it is suffering. There can be
no balm used by the rulers today, at
least, as far as we can see, that awill
drive away the awful fear of: being
in want at old age. ~
We may all act as lighthearted and
gay as is possible for us to do; we
may laugh at the poor. wayfarer; we
may scott at the tramp; but are we
not as economically dependent upon
the good will Of our employers, as is
the tramp upon the charity Of the
persons from whom he asks aid?
Oh, yes, we are brothers, and have
been brothers in misery, suffering and
want. We have been brothers in theft
and war;, and in all probability we
will be slaves and suffer in torment
our own acts Of hypocrisy.
We must, remember that the laws
at work are working to the end Of
making a standard Of the conditions
which surround the weakest member
in our. society, and if this does come
to pass then upon whom can thu
| blame be laid but unto ourselves? w,
have been talked to, and have beer
preached to, but of what avail?
AS members of the working clas
we cannot allow differences to COM
up between us; we must try and lear
the lesson Of being class-conscious tn
same as our employer; we must lear1
TO protect our own interests the sam
as the capitalist does.
> AS. our. system turns itself into
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-10
TRADE NERSuSoJtFE.

People talk about the, Interests OF
trade being injured through the de-
rnands Of union labor, as if trade was
of greater Importance than the health,
happiness and prosperity:of the wealth
producers. Does it hurt the bitumin-
Gus coal trade to have, the miners
work eight or nine hours day for
"a living wage? Would it hurt the
anthracite coal trade to take the boy
of nine or ten years OF age away
from the breakers and put him into
the school room? II so, then for
heavens sake let's hurt the coal trade
and save this enormous waste Of hui
man happiness and human life!-
International Woodworker.
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1893.
Notice of Expiration Of Redemption.

OFFICE OF THE COUNTY AUDITOR
County of st. Louis, State Of Mtnne-
To c. c. Marshden:
You are hereby notified that the fol-
lowing described piece or parcel of
land situated in the County Of st.
Louis State of Minnesota, and known
and described as follows. to-wit:
Southeast one:.quarter. Of Southwest
Township ,Fifty-two, Range rweive,
c Msdi sF fs t G1 sw To1er 1Ss211 &C.
thereof, is now assessed in your name:
that on; the Eleventh day Of Nav.
D. 1s03,o at the sale Of land pursuant
to the Real Estate Tax Judgment duly
Court In and for the said County of St.
Louis on the Nineteenth day Of March.
a. p. 1905 in proceedings to enforce
the payment Of taxes delinquent upon
real estate for the year 1901, for the
described piece of land was sold for
the sum Of Two and 1900 Dollars.
+ ($2.13), and the amount required to
redeem said piece or parcel Of land
II IRON n said sale, exclusive OF the cost
OF Two and 1900 Dollars ($213),# ana
interest at the rate of Twelve per cent
per annum from said Eleventh day Of
tMsay,sA D: 1903: to the day such re-
i. That said amount required to redeem
calculated to the date OF this notice Is
tax certificate has been presented to
me by the holder thereon. and the time
Tor redemption OF said piece Or parcel
Ct land from said sale will expire sixty
$500 days after the service OF this
notice and proof thereof has been filed
In my office. q.
Witness my hand and OFFICIAL seal
this Twenty-second day OF September
A.. p. 1908. Il T 81. se:'s
..s.5ssss= ssAsS O.aHALDEN,
COUNTY Auditor&of St Louis Co, Mimi
81 D. BY .. "a. Marvin, Deputy |.
tofficial SeaLl Szs 1. 81 - z
2. w-oct s. 10. iii. $50 /. .s s.z.
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day; ~ tho Ga for.s ths
4 factory ma .svorakshop and tive tti,s1r,
the opportunity " tho schools. the
home and the playground, Ia. : word,
unions strive to. lixhten toll, seducate
their members, make their hones
more cheerful and IN every way con-
tribute an earnest effort toward max
ing lite the better worth living. To
achieve these praisewortny ends we
believe that all honorable and law
ful means are justihable ana COM
naendable. and should receive the
sympathetic support Of every right
thinking American.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-10


We have received from some frisnd
copy OF a book just issued stimuli
taneously at New York. Chicago, no
ronto. London and Edinburgh, and
entitled, Letters From Working,
man, BY an American Mechanic"
In = series Of twenty-one letters the
book deals with the labor question
from the standpoint Of an American
trades unionist and speaks rather
plainly concerning the every day
questions that the average working
man is up against
The entire book deals with the
human element Of the labor problem,
and Is we'll worthy the perusal not
only OF the wage earners Of every
trade, but Of all persons who desire
to keep abreast Of the times in a
knowledge Of industrial and economic
problems.
The author, IAN American Me-
chanic," with the modesty Of his class,
prefers to remain anonymous. He is
manifestly q man Of great ability, and
possesses a Thorough knowledge of
the workings and philosophy OF the
trades union movement.
The book Is published in the west
by Fleming H. Revell Company, Chi
cago, and it's cost is $1.0o net Every
working man should procure a copy
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-10-10
MUST BE UNDERSTOOD.

innings are what they are" and
no amount of cheap rhetoric can
make them otherwise. The interest
OF labor ana capital are IDENTICAL
only to the extent that each side
wants to get for itself from the other
as much profit as all the circumstances
attending and affecting the deal be-
tween them will allow. In all other
respects these interests differ as
widely as do their respective func-
tions in the economic and Industrial
divisions Of society. Labor and capital
may and should work in harmony, but
before that end canSbe attained each
must realize it's exact relation to the
other, and be guided by it's action
accordingly.-Coast Seamen's Journal.
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who is the patriot? Only he
Whose business Is the general good
Whose keenest sword is' sympathy,
THOUGHTS FOR WORKERS.

Mr.. Theodore Roosevelt VINO is now
trailing the presidential office in the
dust by his jaWing match campaign
points with egotistical assurance to
trust busting achievements of his ad-
rninistration.
One naturally inquiries what trust
has he broken up, or wherein has he
or his administration lessened the
grip Of single trust upon the peo-
PIES threats? Not even in one case.
The trusts today are more firmly
entrenched than ever before. The cost
Of living has reached a point at
which the most industrious working
people can hardly exc out a bare
subsistence. And the reason of this
Is not because Of a bad harvest, nor
because things did not grow or could
not be raised.
The reason is simply because ev-
erything is in the hands of the trusts.
They not only control the packing
houses but through their cold storage
houses control also the poultry, the
butter, fruit and practically every ar
tiele Of food which the worker and
his family need,
Through their elevators they con-
troll the wheat supply and this natur-
ally affects the price Of bread. Yet
Mr.. Taft tells US that these vested
interests must be protected to the
extent of their securing reasonable
profits
Mark the word reasonable.' Who
is to determine the reasonableness of
that protection: The trusts and their
representatives?
The following will give you some
idea Of what is reasonable from
the trust magnate's standpoint.
The average New York magnate
spends 100000 a year for his house
hold and living expenses--that means
500 times more than a workingman' 8
family gets whose head had steady
employment.
There are 100 women In New York
who each spend $4,000 a year for
dresses, and 1000 who spend SIS, 900
a year each.
Quite a number of our trust mag
mates own plates Of solid gold, and
there are rich families who boast of
china costing $500, dozen.
There are number Of New York
women who boast that their jewelry
costs them halt million dollars. A
single pearl necklace was recently
sold at Tiffany's for 100000. There
Are 90 New York men who wear link
cuff buttons worth $4,000 a pair
The stables of the horses and the
dog kennels Of the n1illionaires are
Infinitely nicer than your house.
There are some poodle dogs that
wear diamond studded necklaces
costing $4,000 or more.
Those things are reasonable" from
Mr.. Tafts standpoint. Workers
whether with hands or with brain dc
you want such a state Of affairs tc
be perpetuated? In November YOU
will have an opportunity Of decidine
the question. The candidates are
Ideal from their respective stand
points. Taft for the trusts and Bryar
for the people, whom do you prefer.
II Taft then never again complain o
poodle dogs wearing gold necklace.
while your children go hungry.
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BACK TO FIRST PRINCIPLES.

j., Preachers are getting back to first
principles, 1t seems. One hundred and
sixty-one or them, representing "a
religious faiths, and resident Of So
states and territories, and some sec
lions Of Canada, have. issued mani
festo to the. churches Of America lie
claring their belief in: Socialism and
urging a study Of the subject
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UNIoNtsM AND rTs AIMS.

The unions Of labor aim to improve
the standard Of life; to uproot ignor-
ance and foster educatton: to instill
character, manhood and an independ-
ent spirit among our people; to bring
about a recosnition of the interde-
pendence Of man upon his fellow man.
We aim to- establish normal work
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REAL EQUALITY,

J. When poor man can have his
rights defended without any expense
to himself and when rich man can
be easily punished for the wrongs
he may do in spite of all the money
he may be willing to spend, we will
begin to get species Of equality be-
for the law that will have something
like reality In it.
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- ! -
heard before this Court. at the Pro-
pate Court Rooms in the Court House
IN Duluth. in said County. on Monday,s
the End day Of November, 1908, at ten
O'Clock A. NJ, and all persons inter-
ested In said hearing and in said mat
ter are hereby cited and required at
said time and place to show cause, If
any there be, why said petition should
not be granted.
Ordered Further. That this Order be
served by publication in the Labor
World, according to law, and that
copy OF this Order be served on the
County Treasurer Of st. Louis Coun-
ty not less than ten days prior to said
day Of hearing.
1908. -
BY the Court.
\. ]. B. MIDDLECOFF.
Judge OF Probate.
(seal. Probate Court, st. Louis Co.,
Minn.) -.-r...
Labor World-oct. 1o-17-24, 1908.