The Washington herald., 1908-07-19
AT THE HOTELS.

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'.AH this talk about delivering the labor
vote to any particular political party
is sheer nonsense. said John W Baugh.
a xeIi-known labor leader OF St Louis.
at the Ebbitt House last night while
VIII admit that lsboring men. especially
the more skilled OF our ranks. who are
members Of unions. stand closer together
on ali questions affecting them than they
did a few years ago. yet experience OF
former campaigns has shown that there
Is no more uncertain element IN politics
than the labor vote
IF the labor men would stand together
they would hold the balance OF power
In this country. But they do not stand
together. and there is no reason why
they should. With Us. as with all other
classes, our interests are not identical.
simply because we work with our hands.
As a general rule. although We may
have our own private quarrels with our
employer over hours and wages. our in
terests are identical with his. and what
ever political measures affect him affect
US. AS these political measures affect
employers OF labor IN different sections
Of the country differently. II naturally
follows that It affects their employees dif-
ferently.
| IF I am working for man whose
business is helped by a high protective
tariff. the maintenance Of a high tariff
viii be to my advantage. For whatever
/ IS 10 my employers advantage must
necessarily be to my advantage II he
/ is doing vel. viii be able to present
my claims for an advance in wages with
much more certainty OF getting # than
/ If he were doing badly.
Labor leaders who are in national
I politics may promise the labor vote. but
they cannot deliver it
Bryan and the Democratic platform
are very popular among the workingmen."
said George S. Thatcher. an ironworker.
Of PhoenixviIle, Pa, at the National last
night
1T seems TO ne that the Democratic
party is more friendly 10 the laboring
class than the Taft party" said Nj
Thatcher. last night. "and the leaders Of
the various labor organizations will see
to It that the matter is properly and fully
explained 10 the working people OF this
country.
There is one thing certain about the
whole matter, and that is that there are
lmore men who are in the employ OF oth-
ers than there are employers The labor
ling people make up the majority Of the
voters OF this country. and Il is q mighty
good thing for the country that this IS
the case The happiness and prosperity
lOf a country always depend on the con-
dltiou Of the masses, not Of the classes
II is therefore evident that that political
party which promises 10 protect the inter
tests Of the workingman viii get his vote
al the election
The anti-injunction plank in the Demo
cratic platform is more favorable 10 labor
THAN that in the Republican platform
The result VIII simply be that the work
lingman viii cast his ballot for William
Jennings Bryan IN November
'washingtonlaus need not think they
have a monopoly on unclean and insani-
tary lunchrOOms." said Thomas J. Kemp.
OF New Orleans. at she New Willard last
night. In New Orleans. which IS nota-
bic for its fine restaurants and hotels. the
same crusade for cleanliness that is being
made here now was made a few years
ago. and the conditions were shown 70 Be
even worse than they are said 70 be in
Washington
In New Orleans We then had 10 Under
ground sewerage system All refuse from
the kitchens was thrown into barrels. and
/ IL lay there until the garbage carts saw
i fit to cart Il away As we had ring poll
tics in its worst form at that tine, and
even the drivers OF garbage wagons had
a political pull. this refuse from the
kitchens often stood for days close 70 the
place where the food was prepared
| When the newspapers took the mat
ter Up and finally got an investigation
OF the places started, the conditions were
, found 10 be almost unbelievably bad
Evsn the high-class places were found
to 6e deplorabIe. and the cheaper o15s
, were simply awful Once started
: the investigation was carried Vigorously
through, and conditions are now much
better
If your Washington authorities viii gC
higher up, as 7 understand they are de
termined TO co, they viii find that al
the filth IS not 70 be found in the cheap
/ CT places There IS too often a marked
difference between the scrupUlously clear
, parts OF hotel or restaurant. which ars
! visible to the public. and the hiddeI
places. where the food is prepared
Constant inspection IS the only remedy
. for. as soon as the excitement dies away
old conditions are almost certain TO azair
obtain, unless the fear OF God Is put II
the hearts Of the owners and manager.
OF these places"