The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-08-05
HITTING THE POLITICAL PIPE
A STRAY BITS OF GOSSIP CONCERNING MATTERS THAT
RUNNING THE CITY, COUNTY STATE

Senator Elmer J. Burkett is candi-
date for reelection, therefore it is only
meet and proper that he should answer
a few questions that are Of interest to
the organized workers. The organized
workers Of Nebraska are well aware Of
the fact that Senator Burkett used his
influence to secure the lucrative ap-
pointment of collector of revenue for
the most radical opponent Of unionism
engaged in the newspaper business in
Nebraska. Senator Burkett did this in
the face OF strenuous protest and with
full knowledge Of all the facts. But
other things have happened since then,
and Senator Burkett should not at
tempt to dodge when directly ques-
toned.
Recently an effort was made to ex-
empt trades unions from prosecution
under the Sherman antitrust act. The
house Of representatives voted to eX-
empt them, but the senate revolted and
finally forced the house to recede. The
only prosecutions under the Sherman
antitrust act have been Of trades un-
ions.
SENATOR BURKETT, HOW DID
YOU VOTE ON THAT QUESTION:,
Senator Burkett, dare you make /,
list of the labor bills voted on in the
senate during the last session, showing
at the same time your vote on each one
of them?
A few weeks ago you made a speech
in Lincoln in which you referred to
''my judge meaning Judge Munger
of this city. Are you satisfied in your
own mind that the injunction issued
by ''my Judge" in the case Of the strik-
ing Havelock boilermakers was based
on justice and right?
DON'T TRY TO DODGE THIS
QUESTION, SENATOR BURKETT!
This little newspaper don t give a rap
how you stand on the question Of
county option, Senator Burkett. You
can dodge and trim ON that as you have
on numerous other questions you
can not dodge your record on the labor
question.
Political parties are necessary, but
partsanship is to be deplored. The
man who is welded to party can not
be as good citizen as he should be.
And if there are places Of trust and
authority that should be wholly free
from partisan politics, the bench and
the public schools are to be thus enum-
Grated. With all due respect to other
candidates for the position Of state
superintendent Of public instruction,
: The Wageworker has no hesitation in
stating it's belief that j. w. Crabtree,
candidate for the republican nomina-
tion, is the best fitted man for the place.
Mr. Crabtree is republican, but he
is not partisan. 1t was because he
refused to make the Peru Normal
cog in the republican machine that he
was officially scalped by bitterly
partisan board Of education. He is
admittedly in the foremost ranks Of
the educators Of the country: He has
thorough knowledge Of the needs of
the public school system, and he has
advanced ideas on certain matters that
square with the ideas Of the wage earn
ers of the country. The editor Of this
little paper rejoices in personal ac-
quaintance Of many years with Mr..
Crabtree He knows something of
Mr. Crabtree's work as an educator,
and lot about Mr.. Crabtree s position
on certain questions that are of interest
to the organized workers of the coun-
try And because Of what he knows
about Mr. Crabtree the editor Of The
Wageworker hopes to see him secure
the republican nomination. If he sue
ceeds in this it will be the great plea
sure of the The Wageworker to con-
tribute it's little mite towards the cleo
ton Of this good man.
Upon his campaign card Chester H.
Aldrich, who is seeking the republican
nomination for governor, announces
that he is in favor Of compulsory arbi-
tration Of the disputes between labor
and capital This, of course, infers
permanent arbitration board. And it
naturally follows that the same malign
influences that control the courts will
seize control of the compulsory arbi-
tration boards. Organized labor does
not need to be warned against the dam
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