The Comrade. (Winnfield, La.) 1890-1914, 1910-01-21

excite a wave of sympathetic enthusi-
asm for him, which would carry the
delegates off their feet, and result in
his reelection. s..; III
''That his long leadership, and this
apparent impossibility to fill his place
has gone to his head, and made him
imagine that he is much greater man
than he really is, Is undoubtedly the
case, and accounts for the tactics he
has adopted in dealing with questions
before congress, where he has unneces-
sarily antagonized men to whom or
ganized labor must look for recogni-
ton Of their demands, and where labor
measures are often opposed on account
OF this very antagonism, which would
otherwise receive support. sss 4
There Is no doubt but what organ
lied labor in this country would be
much stronger with a lead err who was
more in touch with conditions as they
actually exist, and who would bring to
the front the new policies which organ
lied labor must adopt If itexpects to
even maintain its present standing, to
say nothing ofmaking future progress"
We quote portions Of another article,
q reprint, from the same labor paper
Organized labor. through its lead
fers, must recognize the mistakes ofsthe
past if they expect to perpetuate their
organizations or to develop the move
ment which they head. No movement.
no organizat ton, no nat lion can develop
beyond the inte1lects which guide
these organizat ions, and If the leaders
are dominated by a selfish motive the
organization will become tinged with
g spirit Of selhshness, which has never
appealed to mankind sin any walk Of
life at any time since history began.
II. can be said In extenuation Of GER
tain leaders Of organized labor that
the precari0us position which they oc-
scupy as leaders has had d tend ncy# to
cause them to lose sight Of the object
behind the organizati ion. The natural
instinct in Imam for power. and position
is IN no small measure responsible for
the mistakes Of the leaders. not neces-
sarily in labor unions alone. but IA
every branch OF societ This desire
Tor power and leadership and personal
.aggrandi zemen causes men who have
been earnest and sincere ii their ef-
forts 11 in the start to deteriorate into
politicians whose every act ana
5utterai1ce is tinged with t1e desire
TO cater to5 the baser passi o,s of tl,e..
working mai GRITTY ia the societies; 81
organic ll.tl tons and this is undoubtedly
& true Z when applied to the present lead.
se 81 OF the Fec ation Of la Dor. We
mention the Fed ton 81 Labor bar.
ticularly ID this article, because that
orgallntlizati on IS the only io r,izatio.,
#of labor which has yet found Itself ia
direct !. .lt' opposi ton 90 the laws " the
! l, mere are other organize tons Of
I labor whose leaders have made mis-.
takes. but they have always KEPT them.
selves and their organic cations within
the bounds OF the law and respected
the rights ofs every other man III con.
5s q! dering the ghts Of themselves and
their constit uency:: whereas, the motto
sofs the ederation ~ lust the reverse,
and unless the leaders conform them.
selves and their organize lion in accord
Sance with the laws Of the land. the
SSllEe,ade and b the organization itself
must be. sintegrated and pass into
history for In America the common
sens @of ankind is developed TO- a
greater extent than ii: any other nation
on the earth, and the people, who are
the court Of lastSresort III this country,
vii never allow any system to develop
sin this country which does not meet
with the approval Of the ma ority Of
the citizeas OF the country.
This must have forced itself upon
the lead ers of the Fed Iteration by this
time Is Il has moi, the leaders must.
be eliminated The organic ton Which3
they head has done many meritorfous
things ia times past and the people are
sla9.lW9ays.ready and vii ling to acknoWl-
edge the benefits which t their efforts
have brought to their const ituency az
Is hole, but at the present time labor
4organiza tions In general, and the Fed.
GRAFTON lr Of Labor III particular, stand
before tlleS bar of publ ic opinion, l,av-
ssing beer seat1yl sssd ofS sci flshness al,dsa
sAla@aisIe leA q raiS 81 i the people of
s:.!.ssss t.s .nteres Sof The feN,.
% 80 Dedent and waiting to