The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1908-09-10
TRADES UNIONISTS
WAKEN UP!
BY Frederick Keller in New

BY Frederick Keller III New
York Evening Call
Brother Unionists: We are on
the verge OF the greatest campaign
III history, and a few words from
union man of thirty years
standing will not be out of place,
since there are so many uniOnists
who cannot bring themselves to
think how on election day they
scab on themselves and their wives
and children by voting for the old
political parties time and again.
Why: Simply because their
fathers voted so, or because some
| friend would pat them on the back
and make all kinds of promises,
knowing in their hearts that they
cannot keep 4 single promise they
made.
In order TO prove what l say, l
will mention Il few facts that you
cannot deny.
You have seen Il Democratic
President send the Federal troops
into sovereign state of the union
in violation OF the United States
Constitution and in defiance of the
protest Of the Governor and the
people, to crash body of peace
able workingmen at the oehest Of
4 combination Of railroad magnates
bent on destroying their union and
reducing them into a state Of help
lencSS.
You have seen Republican
President refuse 40 use his execu-
tive authority when the militia in
the service OF the capitalists seized
another sovereign State 10y the
throat and strangled its civil ad-
ministration, while it committed
the most dastardly crimes upon
defenseless workingmen in the
annals Of capitalist brutality and
military dcspotism,
You have seen combination Of
Republican aud Dem. cratic Con-
gre ssmen, the tools Of the exploiting
class, pass a military bill which
makes every citizen a~soldier and
the President Il military dictator,
You have seen the same Congress
session after session, lau sh in the
faces OF labor committees who
actually begged for some bill that
would be to their interest, while
at he same time capitalists and
corporations got every consider
alton in any and all bills that came
before them. How much consider
alton did the eight hour measure
aud the anti injunction bill getg
You have seen Republican and
Democratic Governors order out
.hc militia time and again to shoot
down worl>inSnen at the command
of their capitalist masters.
on have seen these same
Governors construct military
pri> ons and "bull pens,N seize
woikingmen without warrant of
law and thrust them into these
vile quarters. for no other reason
ti".n to break up their unions and
leave them helpless at the feet of
She capitalists.
Aol haN. seen the Supreme
Court of the nation turn labor out
without a hearing. while the
corporation lawyers got every
consideration.
You have seen State Legislatures
noth Republican and Democratic,
controlled bodily by the capitalist
class, turning the committees of
labor unions empty handed from
thcir doors.
You have seen State Supreme
Courts declare unconstitutional
the last vestigc of law upon the
statute books that could by any
poSaibil tv be construed as af-
:ol,iing any shelter or relief to the
labor unions OF their mem bers.
brothers. these are facts, and
they are only Il few Of the MANY
Setb"ckS that you have received in
times gone by. And now you are
again asked to vote for these old
political parties. You know the
onc is rotten and the other corrupt.
This being 50, wake mp and vote
for the future welfare Of your
wives and little children.
You know the capitalists and
corporations defray the expenses Of
the Democratic and Republican
parties. This being SO. do YOU
think as fair minded men that
either Of these parties candidates
look to your welfare if elected
You know there is another DO
lltical party i'll the field, and it is