United labor bulletin., 1909-12-24
LABOR IN POLITICS.

Since the American Federauon oil
Labor has entered the political field we
can see no reasons why the entire working
classes of our country should not join
hands. We ofttimes hear the remark
made by various voters. why should
we and why do we not practise our
preachings and support our friends. No
better example or picture could be drawn
of the situation than is presented on our
first page. setting forth Labor's determin-
alton to have equal rights in entering the
political field in earnest and working
honestly towards the success Of such a
party. 1t will be but only short time
until we completely control the legfs-
latures and all law-making bodies The
municipal ownership of public utilities
is something of vast importance to our
entire population. 1t may appear to
many people in our entering the political
field, or, in other words, the ones who
have been seeking at all times TO divide
us will make believe we have no business
there" but Notwithstanding the fact,
with all of their attempted division of
the working classes in the past, we are
now awakening to realization that it
is time for us to do business. We have
learned from careful study and thorough
experience that the prosperity of our
country depends entirely upon the toilers,
and with that full knowledge we refuse
longer to be lead around by false reports
and promises, but demand execution
along with pledges. Our legislature
soon expects to convene again for the
purpose of carrying out party pledges
that were made before their election.
giving to all the citizens Of Colorado
better laws and especially granting to
the working classes concessions that they
are justly entitled to. Seeing full well
how easily promises are made and pledges
broken, it now becomes necessity for the
real voters to get into action.
We can find no just reasons or excuses
why the laboring man should not vote as
he talks. and no reasons why the ones
who put men into office should not be
part of our legislative bodies. When the
creature becomes greater than its creator
we think it is time that the voters should
put stop to such unfair misrepresenta-
ton. Were we to enter the political field
in an honest way the time will be but
short until the old political parties would
reckon with us and give to the people
honest and fair laws, but so long as we
remain so divided as we are, little can we
expect in the way of legislation for the
common people. AS have stated in this
article before that Governor Shafroth is
now contemplating an extra session of the
legislature, demanding that the ones elect
ed on the Democratic ticket fulfill their
pledge to the public. So we think it is be-
coming a peculiar state Of affairs when
men must draw double salary to fulfill
their promises as given before their cleo
ton to office. Such rottenness that exists
among men who fail to keep their promises
Is what necessitates control of our gov
ernment and until such time that these
men awaken to the fact that they must re-
main loyal to what they pledged, they will
never do their full duty as announced and
promulgated from the platform that they
represent. We have listened to the praises
expounded by these spell-binders and have
believed in their honesty of purpose long
enough. and it is high time that we now
begin to reckon with them as traitors 10
the cause they advocate. So it behooves
us as honest and law-abiding citizens to
enter the field and put into office men who
will carry out their pledges in their entirety.
Our laws. as the majority Of our legisla-
lures make them and demand them, are
simply farce. and we hope that the time
is moi far distant when this comedy will
cease. So with united effort upon the
part of the working classes we can put a
stoo TO all Of this unjust and unfair i'm
position upon the common people.
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