The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-11-05
grown fat on the life-blood of the
laboring man and his children.
Mr.. Gompers says:

Mr.. Gompers says:
To the officers and members of or
ganized labor, greeting:
We are approaching the close of
a remarkable political campaign
Men are to be elected to congress, to
state legislatures, to the position of
governors of states and to act as
judges of the courts The common
people of our country are evidently
intensely alert to their own interests
in this campaign.
To the great credit of the people
most of the old-fashioned transparent
political tinsel has been abolished.
Men are studying the principles of
government and they are doing more
sober thinking and less futile shout
ing than in any political contest in
many years. These changes mark
the intelligent progress of great
people. If one looks for the reason
Of such change in the present strug-
gle to obtain political position he will
find that first and foremost, it shows
the great influence for good the teach
ings of organized labor have had up
on the observing, feeling, thinking,
wealth producing masses of men. We
are coming to the harvest of labor's
Mighty priced purpose in proclaiming
the desire ito foster education and
uproot Ignorance" We are on the
threshold of securing the best results
of the shorter workday, by which
men have had the opportunity to read
study and reflect, and finally actA The
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the wisdom of organized labor's po-
tent political slogan, BE partisan to
principle, rather than to a party"
Because of our loyalty to this great
principle we have already seen the
power of "Canonism' and ali that it
implies restricted by an aroused peo-
pie. When the votes shall be count
ed on November 8, the power of spe-
cial privilege behind this figure of
speech will have been completely
overwhelmed, and their pigmy sup
porters in both houses of congress
will be swept into political oblivion.
Men Of labor, the day of political
judgment is close at hand The ap-
peal to labor and to the people gen.
orally will soon disclose the fact that
they can not, they will not longer be
deceived. Organized labor and the
great cause for which it stands will be
justified and indicated by the will
and decision of the people.
In spite of attempts at coercion and
tr1ckery, which have been practiced
in the past, and which may be at
tempted again, the people are going
to claim their own and restore this
nation to a government of law, a
government Of equality before the
law; equality Of Justice and human
freedom, instead of government of
! men and government of greed and
corporate power to which it has been
permitted to run riot in the recent
past
Fellow-workers, be true to your
! own selves; be true to each o,her
Use your franchise to the best pur-
pose, not only for your own benefit,
but also for the benefit of the people.
ReDuke and punish those who have
! been politically untrue and who have
mistreated you. Stand loyalty and un-
flinchingly by those who have done
their duty; be always everlastingly
alert, so that all may say that tabor
knows it's political as well as it's econ
omic duty
Brother toilers, you, who do the
work. Of the world, you are the great
force that make and break political
parties; you constitute the great force
back of public opinion; you, organ
lied toilers of America, constitute the
greatest human agency for good, for
the conservation of health, the saw
Ing of life, and the maintenance of
true representative government of
the people.
Men of labor, victory is in sight!
BE active; be courageous; be alert;
be loyal, for the sake of liberty, JUS
tice and humanity be true.