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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03
THE LABOR PRIMARY.
Over Three Hundred Votes Cast at
First Labor Primary.

First Labor Primary.
For City Clerk L. Mayer |
For Water Commissioner o. NJ. Rudy |
The first labor primary ever held
in Lincoln for the purpose of electing
candidates for office was held at Bo-
hanan's hall last Monday afternoon
and evening A decision had been
reached to nominate candidates only
for city clerk and water commissioner.
and three names for each Office were
submitted
Despite the shoriness of the notice
and the insufficient advertising of the
date and the event a total of S0S
votes were cast, resulting in the selec-
ton of w l. Mayer as candidate for
city clerk and O. NJ Rudy for water
commissioner. Both of these gentle
men are members of the local Broth
hood of Electrical Workers, and both
are men of ability and character
The voting during the afternoon
was light, but after 5 o'clock and
from thence on until s. when the
primary closed, the voting was rapid.
and the interest manifested promised
well for the successful candidates A
proportionate amount OF enthusiasm
during the campaign and on election
day will land Mayer and Rudy win
ners. Referring to the labor primary
the State Journal said:
Only three hundred out of about
fifteen hundred members took the
trouble to vote at the labor union ref
erendum to choose labor candidates
for city clerk and water commissioner
The candidates appear to be men who
who stand well with their associates
| in point of ability and character
Their chances of success would be ma
terially better had a larger fraction of
union men taken part in their pri-
| mary"
Only 800 out of 1000 is hardly a
| fair statement. That means that 20
per cent-if 1900 is the number of
union men in Lincoln-voted at the
primary on three days notice. That
is better average by far than that
of the political parties under the old
system. and it is quite equal to the
average of the state at the first direct
primary
The voters at the primary signed
the petitions as they voted. and in due
time the petitions will be filed with
fhe CITY clerk
There is some talk in certain quar-
tiers of securing endorsement of one
or both of these candidates from the
political parties. That would hell
some-but labor candidates are goins
to run whether or no.
Neither one of the political parties
can nominate better men than the two
labor candidates, nor men more
worthy of support This is to be non
partisan election, and The Wage
worker urges men of all parties to
consider the candidacy of Mayer and
Rudy.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

of those who demanded submission are
to blame for it They tried to work
a little confidence game on us. and
they fell down. They said they want
ed to give us the Des Moines plan.
and then they did not do it. The Des
Noines charter was voted ON by the
people This was denied the people
of Lincoln A lot of grand-standing
was done along towards the last. but
it deceived nobody
As a result of the attempted but flu
tile fine work the commission plan
is a dead one
The Wageworker is sorry. for it fsv-
ors the commission plan But if the
result teaches a few would-be leaders
that the day is past for leading the
people around by the nose. one coed
purpose will have been served
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03
Labor Temple Day, May II.
Be a Booster for the Temple.
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.

The senate has refused to pass the
no one knows. II is demanded by the
people. gives the people chance to
rule. and is in line with progress.
The men who defeated it may just
as well understand first as last that
the initiative and referendum is bound
to come. and those who delay it are
going to be the victims of the delay
for when the people do get it they
are going to make it warm for those
who delayed il.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03
NOTICE OF ADOPTION

In re-adopsion No PSI Of Gladys
Anderson in the County Court Of Ian
caster County Nebraska
The State of Nebraska 70 all per-
sons interested take notice That A. w
Lindoo and Jennie Lindco husband
and wife have filed tksir petition
and REIMBURSEMENT Of Jennie Ijndoo-
Guardian for the adoption Of Gladys
Anderson a minor female child. with
bestowal of property rights and
change of name to Gladys Lsndoo-
which has been set for hearing before
this Court on May 9Th 1909. at 3
O'Clock a. m. when you may appear
object to and contest the sane Dated
March ID 1909
P JAS COSGRAyE-
ISealI County Judge
By Walter A Leese
Clerk
--4
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03
UNION PRINT SHOPS.
Printeries That Are Entities &c usa
the Allied Trades Label

Printeries That Are Entities &c usa
the Allied Trades Label
Following Is a list Of the priariux
offices in Lincoln that are entitled
to the use Of the Allied Printing
Trades label. together with s.le auna-
Der of the label used By each shop
Jacob North { Co, No :
c. 8 Simmons. No 2
Freie PresSs. No >
Woodruff Collins. No f.
GRAVES & NulEan- No ;
State Printing Co. No 8
Star Publishing Co. No =
Western Newspaper UnIcz. NJ .
Wood Printing Co. Nc >
George Bros No IL
Ncyey Printing Co. No =.
Ford Printing Co, No Is
yanTine 4 Young, No 20
Dairyman Pub Co, I3e NJ l4rh-
Graves Printery, No 5
New Century. e13 South TaTrtse1th-
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03
Notice to Creditors

Estate No. 1926 of AdeEiz P Grover
deceased in County Cozrr OF I-zneas
ter County. Nebraska
The State of Nebraska So Credit
or of said estate viii take notice that
the time limited for presentation and
filing of claims against said estate is
October Is. 1909. and for payment OF
debts is May Is, 1910; that will sir
at the County Court room IN said
County, on July Is. 1899 al . D. H.
and on October Is. 1863. at p r.
to receive. examine hear allow. or
adjust all claims and objections duly
fled
Dated March Sth. 1903
p JAS COSGRAyE~
tSealJ County Judge
By WALTER A. LEESE, Clerk 70
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

a lot of men who never think of the
union man until they want an office
will soon be handing out campaign
cards upon which the union label is
prominently displayed Ask them to
show the label in their coats. on their
if they are handing out union made
cigars. Make 'em play the game to
the limit
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03
A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY.

There can be no partisan designa-
tions on the city ballot at the forth
coming election.
Partisan machines may rave and
roar and rumble. but the men who
run for city offices this spring must
run as individuals, not as partisans-
This affords organized labor gold
en- opportunity to secure the election
of two or more of their number to re-
sponsible office. The labor candidates
will not be so designated. but there
should be no difficulty in letting every
body know who the labor candidates
are.
A referendum vote has resulted in
the nomination of two splendid union
men for city Office. For city clerk w.
L. Mayer has been chosen. For water
commissioner o. NJ Rudy has been
chosen.
1t so happens that both of these gen.
Element are members of the Brother
hood of Electrical Workers. but this
bearing upon the case. Both of them
are amply qualified for the positions,
Neither was a candidate from choice
but they were elected because they
stood we'll with the rank and file OF
organized labor in this city. They de
serve the support of every union man
as well as the support of every voter
who prefers qualifications to partisan
ship and who wants good service fol
the whole people instead of service
for a machine.
There are those in the ranks of or
ganized labor who are fearful that We
can not elect Perhaps We can not. but
/ if we are loyal unionists We can Try
And rather defeat trying than nothing
at all accomplished by reason of COW
ardice or political trimming.
I, Mayer and Rudy should not be ex
pected to make this campaign all by
themselves They must have the sup
port, financial and moral. of trades
unionists who want to see advance
steps taken. They ought to have the
services of an active flying wedge
made up of loyal unionists who are
willing to make sacrifices of time, and
money if need be- TO push the cause
The Wageworker may be depended
upon to do its level best to push theil
candidacy 1t knows both of them ant
is killing to stake its reputation upoI
their reliability and their ability
| Let us get busy as organized work
ers and do something for ourselves
Let us push our own men to tbs
front. Let us quit being the tails tt
political kites. No political party cal
put forward men for these position.
who are better fitted than Mayer an,
Rudy We ought to be proud to sup
port them.
Il Now let us get busy and make on
influence felt.
Don't scatter your fire
Don't be swerved by interested poll
teal manipulators.
Vote as you pay dues
Let's make it Rudy and Mayer
and let the other fellows take care o
themselves. If we make it two thi
time We can make it four next time
And after that We can get all that i
coming to us.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03
TAFT ~THE GOOD FELLOW.

About the first official act of Presi-
dent Taft has been to call for the
resignation of Collector Fowler, of
the port of New York, position that
pays nearly $4,000 a year Fowler
worked against Taft's nomination, and
placed his organizing ability at the
disposal of the unionists, last sum-
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Jim VanCleave used to say that the
boycott on the Buck product was a
boost" Now he is insisting that it
costs his company thousands of dol
lars year. You must not boycott
Bucks stoves and ranges, but no loyal
unionist has to buy to buy 'em-nor
will he.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

BY the way. hasn't Lincoln had a
pretty good city administration for the
last four or five years2 And wouldn't
it be good thing if the man at the
head of it could be persuaded to con-
tinue? Think it over
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03
Labor Temple Day. May IL.
Be a Booster for the Temple.
DEAD AND BURIED.

The commission plan of govern
ment so far as Lincoln is concerned
is dead and buried beyond hope of
resurrection for at least two years. We
are sorry that this is so. but the rIen
who were loudest in the denunciations
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Three hundred and three working
men took the time from work to vote
at the labor referendum This is a
splendid showing and ought to en-
courage the men who are trying to
arouse organized labor to its opportun-
tiles and its duties.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Get into the game and fix it So you
can do business with a city clerk who
carries card that looks like the one
YOU carry.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03
Published Weekly at 1877 No. 18th
St, Lincoln. Neb. One Dollar a Year.

Entered as second-class matter April
Il. 1904, at the postoflce at Lincoln.
Neb., under the Act of Congress of
March Srd, 1879.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

The death of the charter robbed
some eminent gentlemen of an oppor-
tunity to offer themselves upon the
altar of the municipality.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

The Nebraska child labor law
passes through the session without
any amendments. For this let us be
thankful.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

II is not Yet a crime to insist upon
the union label. but you'd better hur-
~ At the present rate of judicial pro-
gress it is likely to be a capital crime
almost any day.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Rudy for water commissioner. He
has the practical experience. and he
will play no favorites.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

You'll enjoy the opening game of
the season all the better if you go to
the grounds conscious of having helped
to elect couple of good union men
TO city office.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

The next time they offer us a com
mission charter they'll not attempt tt
hornswoggle u.s.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Wouldn't it be fine TO paw your wa
ter rate to a man whose card carried
paid-up union due stamp
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03
Notice to Crediters.

Estate No. sSsS of John E. Lund-
yren. deceased. in County Court of
Lancaster County. Nebraska
The State of Nebraska. s.: Cred
itors of said estate will take notice
that the time limited for presentation
and filing of claims against said estate
is October /. 1909. and for payment
of debts is May ,. 1910: that l will
sit at the County Court room in said
County. on July 1. 1909. at > p. M. and
on October I. 1903. at , p m. to re-
ceive examine. hear. allow. or adjust
All claims and objections duly filed.
Dated February 20. 1909.
p. JAS COSGRAVE.
CSeall County Judge.
BY WALTER A LEESE, Clerk. 4e
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

bill-was Indefinitely postponed by the
house Glory be.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Mayer for city clerk Doubtless he
will be content with d couple of
terms.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Lincoln needs parks. To get them
We must vote bonds The workers
want parks Give them a chance to
vote for the bonds.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

calls for his resignation. in spite of
Fowler's term not expiring for three
years-Toledo Union Leader
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Union Made in Lincoln" ought to
be the rallying cry of Lincoln union
lists
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Regulation and constantly Tightening
restriction. or experiI. emit and doubt
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Mayer and Rudy make a pair that il
Will do TO tie TO, and don't you forget
it
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Hurr1s up. MIR Green, We're getting
kind . anxious
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Don't try TO talk unionism throug
a -'scab" hat.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Labor Temple Day, May r.
Be Booster for the Temple.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Labor Temple Day. May II.
Be a Booster for the Temple.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Boost a bit and be happy
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Get together,
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Mayer
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1909-04-03

Rudy
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Whereas, Providence has been pleas
ed to remove our beloved and honored
brother, Herman Cole, from the cares
and troubles, the suffering and sorrow of
this transitory existence to that glad
fruiton of life immortal, thus severing
another link in the fratefnal chain that
binds us together.
No eulogy which we can write could do
justice to the life which has jnst closed.
His life-work is his highest eulogy. The
good deeds which he wrought and the
impress he made upon his associates,
friends and brothers will be his bestand
most enduring monument, The sunset
of his life found him with that which we
all desire-love, obedience to God, and
hosts of friends.
Hewas ambitious, and wore The white
feather of blameless life; a brave, a
conscientious man, upon whose oharac
ter no stain of dishonesty ever rested.
Although he had been member of our
ancient and honorable order but a few
days, we were made to realize that he
loved the fraternity, and appreciated the
honor bestowed upon him. But on Au-
gust l6, 1909, the 6. A. O. TUU. saw fit
in His infinite wisdom to sound the gavel
which summoned him to the lodge be-
yond the skies, and when the Grand
Master shall order the roll of the work
men called and all true craftsmen shall
assemble around the great White Throne
Herman shall receive his wages and sit
down to eternal refreahmept Of 10Y and
peace in that glorious realm where suf-
fering and sorrow and deaths shall come
no more forever therefore,
We, the members and brothers assem-
bled at stated meeting at the hall Of
Camden Lodge No l79 +. and A. NJ feel
that we should give an expressionof the
loss we have sustained and our appre-
citation of his high character as a brother
and citizen; therefore. he it
Resolved, that in the death of Herman
Cole Camden Lodge has lost one of the
Youngest, though none the less oval
Free Mason, who wrought The few days
Of his Masonic life TO be credit IF him
self and The honor Of the fraternity that
viewed in Whatever phase of his life as a |
man--as private itizen- lie has left |
heritage OF character worthy Of emula |
iion iilst Is last testimony Of our aps
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22

What can be more touching than to
see an old person who, according to ma
ture, the sand in the hour-glass of life
will soon run out and they will be gone
to eternity, deceived and in the wrong ?
Some say prohibition is not right be-
cause for one hundred years the govern
ment has made it legal for whisky to be
made and sold in this State. and that the
| manufacturers have invested large sums
ofmoney in their plants, and to make it
illegal will destroy their property.
This is true, but yet does this right the
wrong? The government may give men
tile privilege to make and sell whisky,
but God in His Divine Word says "Woe
unto the man that putteth the bottle to
his neighbours lips and maketh him
drunk ALSO"
Has any man the right to make and
sell to his fellow man an article thatrobs
him of his home, his health, his happi
ness, and is the cause of his immortal
soul being damned in DEVILS hell?
ter athousand times over-de eliberately
60 out and rob men OF their money than
to make and sell them whsky--a thing
that will rob them of that priceless gem,
the imm mortal soul, because as long as
men have health they have chance to
make more money; but when a man
loses his soul he has lost everything that
is worth anything to him, and, what
makes it so horrible, is that it can never
be recovered.
How many bright, Intelligent young
men have started out in life animated
with high aspirations, that whisky has
robbed of their health, intelligence, and
blasted all their bright hopes and finally
sent them down to drunkard s grave
Many, many men who should now be
enjoying life and good health is lyingal
acold, dark grave from drinking whisky.
Who is going to be held responsible
for these immortal souls at the Judg-
mentY 1t will be the poor, deceived
man who, for money. sold the whisky.
Are we at the Judgment going to be
over on the side with the poor deceived
men by upholding them in this business
of killing and robbing their fellow men
Of their immortal souls?
Whichis is worth the most, The money
derived from the liquor traffic or the
thousands and thousands Of wrecked
homes and likes and immortal seuls It
damns2
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22

Which is worth the most? There can
be no doubt that any intelligent, sensi-
BILE man, when he thinks, will say, the
homes, the lives, the immortal souls, a
thousand times over! May God in His
divine wisdom and mercy help everyone
to see this all important question as it is
and as He Himself knows it is.
Some men plead for whisky by saying
that if it is SO bad, why did God put it
here, and say "God made everything
good" God did make everything good
everything for good purpose--but he
did not make whisky.
Man, by the misuse of the power his
Creator has bestowed upon him, turns
that that his Creator made pure and put
here for his good into something pollut-
ing, then drinks it, and it pollutes him,
and he acts out his pollution and contin.
ues this poluting process and wrecks
his physical body till life can no longer
in it exist, and his immortal soul takes
it's flight into the vast endless eternity !
Some say "Oh, it is not whisky that
pollutes men it was naturally in them. I"
Does anyone think that God would be so
unjust as to create some polluted and
others pure? We are all created noble
and upright, in the image of our Creator
True We are of different temperaments
physically. Some can drink longer than
others and not show its evil effects, but
sooner or later it will wreck them.
With all due regard for those who have
money invested in this damnable busi-
ness, we say let whisky be wiped from
the face of the globe, aud thereby rob
the devil of one of his greatest-if not
the agents TO rob mankind of
happiness and damn his immortal soul.
May God help everyone to see the great
truth that the little good whisky has
ever done is overbalanced by the bad
more times almost than we can compre-
hend. ALBERT MELTON.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
rs 1T RIGHT +?
Editor THE CHRONICLE.

Editor THE CHRONICLE:
The hearing of SO many different opin-
ions about Statewide prohibition moves
me to write what shall attempt in this
article, andi know my own heart ask
God to help me say nothing except from
honest, unprejudiced convictions, based
on the Divine Word.
have seen number of people and
some old people who seem to think that
Statewide prohibition wrong for reasons
] shall try to set forth, and right here
let me pause and say again, If know
my own heart have the greatest respect
for old people. No boy or girl viii sue
geedin. life who do not respect old people
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.

Whereas, it has pleased an uDerring
brother, ]. G. Cooper, on the 18th day
of August, 1905. He had reached the
ripe old age of sixty-two years, and had
been member and deacon OF Pleasant
Hill Church for many years. He was
initiated an Z. A Mason May 9, 1881,
passed June 6, 1881, and raised to the
sublime degree OF a Master Mason July
IL, 1881; therefore.
Resolved, that we bow in submission
to Gods will. We mourn deeply the
loss of him whose daily life was SER
mon, whose Christian influence was felt
by all with whom he come in touch, and
who was one of our best beloved mem
bers Of Hollow Rock Lodge No. 28S FREQ
and Accepted Masons.
Resolved, second, that we extend our
deepest sympathy to the bereaved com
panon and children who have been de-
prived of loving husband and father
Resolved, third. that we, the members
OF Hollow Rock Lodge and visitors OF
sister lodges wear the badge Of mourn
ing for thirty days.
Resolved, fourth, that copy Of these
resolutions be sent to the widow and
one to each county paper. and
that a copy be spread on the records OF
the lodge.
This September is. 1909
T. IL. BoYD,
W r. BoYD.
Il. E. SAxDxRs.
Committee.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22
MOTHERS WAY.
Selected.

LC~AS~OSA'I
Oft within our little cottage,
AS the shadows gently fall,
While the sunlight touches softly
One sweet face upon the wall,
Do we gather close together,
And in hushed and tender tone,
Ask each others full forgiveness
For the wrong that each had done;
Should you wonder at this custom
At the ending of the day
Eye and voice would quickly answer,
1t was once our mothers way"
If our home be bright and CHEEKY,
If it hold welcome true,
Opening wide its doors of greeting
To the many--not the few;
If we share our Fathers bounty
With the needy, day by day,
'Tis because our hearts remember
This was ever mothers way.
Sometimes when our hearts are weary
Or our task seems very long;
When our burdens look too heavy,
And we deem the right all wrong,
Then we gain new, fresh courage,
AS we rise to proudly say:
"Let us do our duty bravely,
This was our dear mothers way"
Thus we keep her memory precious
While we never cease to pray,
That at last when lengthening shadows
Mark the evening of life's day,
They may find us waiting calmly
To go home our mothers way.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22

probation of our friend and brother
copy ofthese resolutions be entered upon
the minutes of Camden Lodge F. and A.
NJ. and copy be furnished his father
and mother.
Respectfully submitted, this the 11th
day Of September, 1909.
G. H HARPER,
S. A. CLEMENT,
RAY PAFFoRD,
Committee.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1909-10-22

Il may he remarked right here, with
ont fear of contradiction, that there ig
oflimes much difference between polit-
cal predictions and productions News
Scimitar