United labor bulletin. (Denver, Colo.) 19??-1915, 1910-02-18

in mind by all minded delegates, that
the committee had been elected unani-
mously, with full power to act and that
it may be matter of opinion as to how
far committee thus elected may go.
There is one thing that cannot be
doubted and that is, if the committee
did go beyond its Jurisdiction, it did so
with good intention, and in the belief
that it was acting within the limits of its
power. 1t was possible, if nothing more,
than an error in the judgment on the part
of the committee
, Now as the case was. after this cir
cular had been printed, distributed and
read, by "repudiating'' it, the Assembly
also committed grave error, and a more
grievous one than the committee had
done; because it could not in that man
ner undo what harm might have been
done (Which after all amounted to only
technical irregularity), but made bad
matter" much worse by doing that which
was sure to bring discredit on COM
mittee of its own creation, and also upon
it's president and secretary. who have
performed an official duty by placing
their official signatures on the circular
mentioned, thereby injuring the great
cause for which many sacrifices had been
made and for which much hard work had
been undergone during the several
months The movement has been on the
way.
Had the Water Committee of the AS
sembly been merely censured for its ap-
parent indiscretion, with admonition to
be more careful in the future, it would
have been quite sufficient to guide the
committee in the future from again COM
mittting the same error; this would not
have attracted public attention, and have
done less injury to the cause of the
charter amendments, to acquire direct
form of the Assembly.
But it was evident that those who were
foremost in urging the Assembly to take
the action it did, relative to its commit
tee. cared little for the welfare of the
cause in question. They had other mo-
tives.
Some had little personal grievances to
avenge on some of the members of the
committee; others were somewhat piqued
at not ever having had their names men,
toned in connection with the water
movement" There were also those of
the kind who always calculate the value
of movement by the probable effect it
is liable to have upon the political party
or faction with which they are identified.
Those elements (many of whom are
never seen at the meeting of the Assem-
bly, except on framed-up occasions of that
kind had evidently come to some pre-
concerted understanding among them.
selves-prior to the meeting-and no
amount of reasoning however logical,
could change their rule of ruin" course.
They had come there to take slap at
the Water Committee" and by contriv-
ing to delay action until a large number
of the delegates had grown tired and had
left the hall, while they themselves all
remained. going so far as to make one of
their men, who had absolutely nothing
to say, keep the floor for fifteen or twenty |
minutes; so that when the time came,
they saw that enough had gone away that |
they could feel sure of a majority, they
let the matter come to vote and "won |
out"
1t was not the great cause" involved
nor was it any principle which those
gentlemen" were anxious to vindicate;
they had come there with motives of
their own, as above stated, and they
"won out" and went away gratified, car
ing nothing for the movement in whose
name they spoke.
1t would be well for the membership
of all affiliated organizations to closely
watch the doings of their delegates to
the Assembly Men of integrity, and in.
terest in the important questions affect.
ing the labor movement should be hon
ored by representing the locals in the
Assembly.
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