The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-09
penslng injustice and contortion OF
laws 10 the breaking point.
The Prohibition Question.

penslng injustice and contorton OF
| laws 10 the breaking point.
The Prohibition Question.
We should noxt take those misguid-
cd. though honest persons. and teach
them some prohibition lessons OF
cauyc and effect--that long hours, star
yation wages and bad living condi-
tions arc the prolific cause OF intem-
pcrance and crime. rather than these
| two evils are the results OF intemper-
ance. It's a poor rule that does not
work both ways and an unnatural one
| Bad food and worse cooking drives
hundreds TO the saloons to get the
stimulation that the love of life Graves
| for. Its results are seen, but the
cause Is lost sight OF by tho glaring
flare Of the effect. Christ made wine
in The cocnaeld. and the logical fight
should be to iegislata against planting
! corn. When we have learned that 10
strike in politics correctly VIII save
us from striking on many job, then
we will have learned that the Stale
I Federation Is the organization 10 sup
mort and maintain as an economy
! forum from whence viii come In
! moulded concretness the forms OF ac-
|
| in each of the manifold things we
seek 10 have, and now have not. for
! the reason that We don't seem 10
know how TO 90 after it, State Fed
erations in eight states report two
hundred per cent increase in two
, wears. and none report A falling OIL
| in growth. Each delegate who comes
| TO these conventions should be Il del
! g.. l. In llg
local until his successor Is elected
! and qualified Each city body or To-
| cnl having a legislative committee
should send its chairman as a dele
| gate OF other experienced and ablest
men. During the last few months and
since the last convention, many let
tcrS have been written and received
| on every conceivable subject that
might affect unionisn and It's pres
/ tige. The best and most efficient set
| OF officers and committees have sup
ported and advised your secretary,
Loyalty and with sympathy. Few men
! can be found who are oppressed with
| the daily toll and the care of tamil
les. as well as a proper care for their
! situations, who would sacrifice more
| than they. Two general committee
meetings have been held. one In Salt
Lake and one In ogden. where the day
was spent in planning our educational
and active policy Many State Fed
eTatlons have not reached our present
! general efficiency in FIVE or six years.
, By a loyal and courteous enthusiasm
we may do much in the next two years
That will be but the beginning. The
union men of the state look TO you
! delegates for the big boost, that will
make of us an influential body. The
| state body is what It's delegates mako
| It. II cannot make for delegations,
nor make conditions to NJ delegations.
| There arc some unions that can be
| brought In and saved from the results
| of their lonely isolation. Then there
are all the mlners-that Is a propo-
sltion that time and forbearance will
! take care of and control Our 1nan-
| cial aspect will he given by the aud
! itors report on the Secretary's books.
which are simply kept and easily un-
| dcrstood. 1t will be my last report
as at the last moment / am compell-
| ed by reasons of health and the work
to be done, if done well to relinquish
| the position which was unSought and
] so kindly continued by successive Sc
! lection. | have tried 10 do as much
! as possible to get started the best
! organization possible for those who
strive for higher plane of unionIsm.
! | have succeeded In having the or
gani2ation become well known through
out the states and it is beginning to
be respected in Utah by those for
whom it was designed, and by those
naturally friendly TO any movement
which will lift labor to It's higher
| plane. and to the place In the affairs
of the people where It's strength ana
| wisdom rebounds 10 the cause IL rep
resentS. This office has handled over
| 1000 pieces of mail matter since I
have been secretary, | have spent
over 105 days In its service and trav-
| eled over 1000 miles in its interests.
With the deepest regret / lay down
my work unfinished Let my success
sor be one who is experienced and
| competent. is my earnest desire. so
| that whatever good has been done
will not have been done uselessly
With llindeSt wishes and strongest
desire for the continued success and
growth of our organizations, I am fra
! ternally, AUSTIN DAVIS.