The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1910-01-13

exciis a wave OF sympathetic enthusi.
aSm for him. WHICH would carry the
delegates on thcif feet. and result In
his reelection.
THAT his long leadership. and this
apparent impossihiiity 20 MI his place
has gone TO his head. and made him
imagine that he II much greater a man
than he really H.. Il undoubtedly the
case. and accounts for the tactics he
has adopted In dealing with questions
before congress. where he has unneces.
HArily antagonikcd men TO whom or.
ganizcd labor must look for rocsgnl.
ton Of their demands. and where labor
measures are often opposed on account
Of this very antagonism. which would
otherwise receive support.
There IL no doubt but what organ.
ized labor In this country would be
much stronger with a leader who was
more In touch with conditions IA they
actually exist, and who would bring TO
the front the new policies which organ.
lied labor must adopt n Il expects TO
even maintain its present standing. 10
say nothing Of making future progress.
We quote portions OF another article
a reprint. from the same labor paper:
Organized labor. through It's lead
ers. must recognize the mistakes OF the
past n they expect to perpetuate their
organizations or TO develop the move
ment which they head. No movement
no organization. no nation can develop
beyond the in,ellscts which guido
these organizations. and 10 the leaders
are dominated by a selfish motive the
organization will become unged with
a spirit OF selfishness. which has never
appealed TO mankind In any walk OF
life at any time since history began.
II can be said In excavation OF Ger
tain leaders OF organized labor that
the precarioua position which they oC.
cupy as leaders has had a tendency to
cause them to lose sight Of the object
behind the organization. The natural
instinct In man for power and position
10 In no small measure responsible for
the mistakes OF the leaders. not peces-
Earily In labor unions alone. but In
every branch OF society. This desire
for power and leadership and personal
nggrandizemont causes men who have
been earnest and sincere In their ef.
forts In the start TO deterlorate into
mere politicians whose every act and
utteranes 10 tlnoed with the desire
to cater TO the baser passions OF the
working majority In the societies or
organizations and this IL undoubtedly
true when applied TO the present lead.
ers OF the Federation OF Labor We
mention the Federation OF Labor par
ticularly In this article. because that
organization IL the only organization
Of labor which has yet found Itself In
direct opposition to the laws OF the
land. There are other organizations OF
labor whose leaders have made mis-
takes. but they have always kept them
selves aud their organizations within
the bounds OF the law and respected
the rights OF every other man In con
sidering the rights of themselves and
their constituency; whereas, the motto
OF the Federation 10 lust the reverse,
and unless the leaders conform them
selves and their organization in accord
ance with the laws OF the land. the
leaders and the organization Itself
must be disintegrated and pass into
history. for In America the common
sense OF mankind IN developed 10
greater extent than In any other nation
on the earth. and the people. who are
the court OF last resort I'm this country.
will never allow any system to develop
In this country which does not meet
with the approval Of the majority OF
the citizens OF the country.
This must have forced itself upon
the leaders OF the Federation by this
time. II II has not. the leaders must
be eliminated. The organization which
they head has done many meritorious
things In times past and the people are
always ready and willing TO acknowl
edge the benefits which their efforts
have brought TO their constituency as
a whole, but At the present time labor
organizations In general. and the Fed,
Grafton Of Labor In particular. stand
before the bar OF public opinion, hss-
ing been convicted Of seltshness and
disposition 10 rule all the people OF
the country In the Interest Of the few.
The people are patient aud awaiting 10