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AND LABOR
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representatives of every monopoly OF
trust that hold and choke the people
by the throat. These congressman
not only vote for corporations they
were chosen purposely to represent
but they combine to mutually repre-
sent the special interest each sub
serves regardless of the shameless in
jury imposed upon their helpless
countrymen.
The rich have organized themselves
as brokers and bankers associations
as merchants. mining and manufac.
other conspiracies to mutually assis,
each others interests-to enrich them
selves by taking advantage of the
pubic through secret robbery or legal
lied larceny paraded as leSitima te
business, In reality, these organiza
monopolies or trusts whose principa!
bushes is securing the services OF
labor at the lowest possible cost and
compelling the public 20 pay the high,
est possible prices for the necessaries
OF life. Practically all professions
virtually every branch of business
industry and commerce is likewise
organized TO get as much as possible
and give as little as possible in ex,
change. no matter how INSCRIPTIONS
the villainy employed in getting it
Many magnateS and their govern.
nlent officials fhnGa
and their monstrous methods dignified
as lawful and legitimate business
transactions. But these same money
misers want to characterize labor
organizations seeking the betterment
of humanity. as conspiracies against
the property, lives and liberties OF
humankind. They seek to dupe the
public to believe that their associa
tons where the shysters plot to plum
der the public are merely mutual ad-
miratlon societies "gentlemen's meet
ings 10 exchange IDEAS if you please.
while labor unions are lighthouses OF
sedition. instruction. riots. anarchy
ana la"lessness. They falsify the
facts. flatter and fool the people to
believe that money sharks and cor
poration crooks are law abiding chris
tlan gentlemen; that members of these
labor unions are the reckless and re.
Tonsetul enemies of prosperity. pro
sress and the rights and happiness
of man. They strive to make the
world believe that labor is responsible
for frightful wrongs in order 20 con-
ceal their hideous crulties and crimes
against the human race
But no difference what is said or
associations is to manipulate the in
Gustry and commerce of our country
as 10 pay the lowest wages for ser
vices received and eXtort the highest
prices for commodities they corner
anu control. If their transactions
were strictly honest; the detrimental
effects OF speculation would be bar.
barous enough on the victims of their
greed. but when they resort TO the
robbery of combining to control the
markets and the government TO i'm
poverIsh the people in order to en-
with ball and chain attached and sleep
behind the prison bars of stone and
steel. 1t is bad enough to speculate
on human necessities under the nat.
ural operations of the great law OF
supply and demand. but when mon
opoly ignores this law and regulates
the cost of living to rob the people to
enrich themselves, when the people
must administer the government to
protect society from the reckless raw
ages of public privateers.
The purpose of labor organizations
Is to obtain sufficient recompense for
labor to enjoy the comforts of life yac-
cording to the worth of wealth their
work creates. Not content with the
overwhelming advantage of fortune in