The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1910-09-23
ABOUT
POLITICS

If fairness towards organized labor
entitled man to the votes of union
men, then Gilbert NJ Hitchcock is en-
titled to the vote of every union man
in Nebraska. He has paid out millions
to union men during the last two de-
cades; he employs more union printers,
pressmen and stereotypers than any
other man between Chicago and
Denver; he is always ready to sign an
agreement, and always ready to re-
ceive committee and do business with
it on business basis And in congress
his voice has time and again been raised
in protest against wrongs inflicted up
on organized labor, and in support of
measures proposed by the leaders Of the
labor movement. And when Gilbert M.
Hitchcock is elected to the United
States senate, as we believe he will be,
we may be sure that we have sena-
tor who will not forever be gumshoe-
ing or straddling in an effort to chase
with the regular hounds or run with
the progressive hares.
Here's hoping that Prof. Crabtree is
elected superintendent Of public in--
struction by better than 10000 major
ity. Not because we think that Prof.
Crabtree is any better fitted for the
place than his democratic opponent,
but because the bigger Crabtree's ma
pority the more stinging the rebuke to
little coterie Of low-browed partisans
who sought to discipline him because
he would not assist them in prostitute
ing the public school system to parti-
san purposes. This coterie got good
blow between the eyes when Crabtree
was nominated Now let each mem
Der thereof have one on the political
solar plexus next November.
One year ago the fair was financial
failure-or nearly SO. It rained four
days out of the five, but the fair s fail
ure was attributed to the fact that
Lincoln was dry city. This year
the weather was ideal and the fair
broke all records for attendance and
Lincoln is as "dry' now as it was
year ago. We are patiently waiting
for the detractors of Lincoln to ex-
plain.
Mr.. Workingman, don't you let 'eEl
fool you this year on the senatorial
situation when you come to vote for
members of the legislature. You vote
for your choice for. United States Sena-
tor, and then absolutely refuse to vote
for any legislative candidate who has
refused to subscribe to Statement
No. IL
When you are told that Lincoln is
full Of empty houses,' you tell your
informant that he is uttering an un-
truth There is one good place to get
line on the empty house question, and
that is at the office Of the Lincoln Gas
& Electric Light Co. Manager Adams
will tell you that there are fewer empty
houses now than there were year
ago, or two years ago. He will tell
you that desirable residences, modern
or even partly modern, are hard to
locate. He will also tell you that there
are more occupied houses in Lincoln
today, by several hundred, than ever
before III LIE ClIy fuIStO1y. AIIA1OoAA
is growing, despite the knocking Of
the disgruntled on the one side and
the fanatical performances OF rattle
Drained reformers on the other.
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The idea Of city like Lincoln ex-
pecting to get competent business
man to discharge the onerous duties of
mayor for the paltry salary of $1,000
year-it is to laugh. Now and then
the city is fortunate in getting man
like Francis W. Brown, who is willing
to sacrifice private business in order
to advance the public welfare, but such
men are rare. Lincoln is q business
institution doing business amounting to
hundreds Of thousands Of dollars every
year Men competent to handle that
volume of business can command sal
aries in the five figures lincoln ought
4 to pay its mayor So 1900 year, and