Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1910-01-06

excite a wave Of sympathetic erthust-
asm for him. which would carry the
delegates OF their feet. and result in
his reelection
That his long leadership. and this
apparent impoSsihility TO Ill his place
has gone to his head. and made him
imagine that he Is much greater a man
than be really Is. is undoubtedly the
case. and accounts for the tactics he
has adopted in dealing with questions
before congress. where he has unneces-
sartly antazunixed men to whom Or
ganized labor must look for recogni-
uon OF their demands. and where labor
measures are often opposed on account
Of this very antagOnism. which would
Otherwise receive support
There Is no doubt but what organ
ixec labor in this country would be
much stronger with leader who was
more In touch with conditions as they
actually exist. and who would bring to
the front the new policies which organ
l1ed labor must adopt If il expects to
even maintain its present standing, to
say nothing of making future progress"
We quote portions of another article.
. reprint. from the same labor paper:
Organized labor. through its lead
ers. must recognize the mistakes of the
Fast II they expect to perpetuate their
organizations or TO devotion the move
ment which they head. No movement
no organization. no nation can develop
oeyond the intellects which guide
thsse organizations. and II the leaders
are dominated by a selfish motive the
organization will become tinged with
spirit Of selfshness. which has never
appealed 10 mankind in any walk Of
He az any time since history began
IL can be said in sxtenuation of GER
tain leaders Of organized labor that
tas preearious position which they oc-
eupy as leaders has had a tendency to
cause them 10 lose sight Of the object
behind the organization The natural
instinct in man for power and position
Is n no small measure responsible for
the mistakes Of the leaders, not neees-
sarily in labor unions alone. but in
every branch Of society. This desire
for power and leadership and personal
sgzrandizement causes men who have
been earnest and sincere in their ef.
forts in the start to deteriorate into
mere politicians whose every act ard
stsersnee IS tinsed with the desire
to eater to the bsser psssions Of the
working majority in the societies or
organizations and this Is undoubtedly
true when applied to the present lead
ers OF the Federation Of Labor. We
mention the Federation Of Labor psr
tieularly in this article, because thai
organization is the only oruanixztior
OF labor which has yet found itself ir
direct opposition to the laws Of the
land. There are other organizations o.
labor whose leaders have made mis-
takes. but they have always kept them
selves and their organizations within
the bounds OF the Law and respectes
the rights OF every other man In con
sidering the rights OF themselves ans
their constituency; whereas, the mott
OF the Federation IL Just the reverxs
and unless the leaders conform them
selves and their organization in accord
anee with the laws of the land. III
leaders and the organization itseI
must be disintegrated and pass int
history. for In America the commo
sense Of mankind Is developed to
greater extent than in any other natfo
on the earth. and the people. who ar
the court OF last resort in this countr,
VIII never allow any system to deyelo
in this country which does not NEE
with the approval of the majority @
J the citizens OF the country.
This must have forced itself uuo
} the leaders of the Federation by hi
, time. IL it has not. the leaders mus
: be eliminated. The Organization whic
: they head has done many meritoriou
things In times past and the people ar
: always ready and willing to acknow
! edge the benefits which their efror,
: have brought to their constituency a
: a whole. but at the present time lsbo
organizations in general, and the Fed
T GRAFTON OF Labor in particular star,
before the bar Of public opinion. h.y
: ne been convicted Of seItshness ana
alsposisicn to rule al the people !
= re country IN the interest Of the fe.
. Inc people are patient and AWAITING \