The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-01-28

excite a wave Of sympathetic enthusi.
asm for him, which would carry the
delegates off their feet, and result in
his reelection.
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
I case, and accounts for the tactics he
mas adopted in dealing with questions
before congress-. where he has unneces-
sarllys antagontzed men to whom or
canned labor must look for recogni-
tlon OF their demands, and where labor
measures are often opposed on account
OF THIS very antagonism, which, would
.otnerW1se receive support. ".a:s
There is no doubt but what organ
ICED labor m this country would be
lmuch stronger with a leader who was
more IN touch with conditions as they
actually exist, and who would bring to
the front the new policies which organ
lzed labor must adopt If it expects to
even maintain its present standing, to
say nothing OF making future progress"
we quote portions of another article,
q reprint, from the same labor paper:
organized labor. through Its lead
ers, must recognize the mistakes of the
last II they expect to perpetuate their
organizations or to develop the move
1nent which they head. No movement,
no organization, no nation can develop
beyond the intellects which guide
these organizations, and if the leaders
are dominated by selfish motive the
| organization will become tinged with
spirit OF selfishness, which has never
appealed to mankind in any walk of
life at any time since history began,
1t can be said in extenuation of GER
tain leaders of organized labor that
the precaTious position which they oc-
cupy as leaders has had tendency to
cause them to lose sight of the object
behind the organization. The natural
| instinct in man for power and position
IS In no small measure responsible for
the mistakes Of the leaders, not neces-
sarlly In labor unions alone, but in
every branch of society. This desire
Tor power and leadership and personal
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT causes men who have
been earnest and sincere in their eff
forts In the start to deteriorate into
mere politicians whose every act and
utterance is tinged with the desire
to cater to the baser passions Of the
! working majority in the societies or
organizations and this is undoubtedly
true when applied to tue present lead
ers of the Federation Of Labor. We
mention the Federation of Labor par
ticularly in this article, because that
organization is 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 and their organizations within
the rounds Of the law and respected
theerights .of every other man In con.
sidering the rights Of themselves and
their constituency; whereas, the motto
Of the Eederatier,is to, Just sta,e 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 disintegfated aud bass into
history, for in America the common
sense of mankind Is developed to a
greater extent than in any other nation
on the earth; and the people, who are
the court: OF last resort In this country.
VIII never allow any system to develop
~ this country which does not meet
with the approval of the majority Of
the citizens Of the country. So
This must have forced itself upor,
the leaders Of the Federation BY this
time. II 1t 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 acknowi.
edge the benefits which their cfeorta