The state herald., 1910-01-07

excite wave of sympathei enthusi
assn for him. which would AIRY the
delegates of their feet, anresult in
his reelection.
That his long leadershinnd this
apparent impossibility to fihis place
has gone to his head. and ade him
imagine that he is much greer man
than he really is, is undouedly the
case. and accounts for the cities he
has adopted In dealing withiestions
before congress, where he hanneces-
sarily antagonized men to 'om or.
ganized labor must look forecogni-
ton OF their demands, and vile labor
measures are often opposed account
OF this very antagonism. VIII would
otherwise receive support.
There is no doubt but VIII ORGAN
lied labor In this country uId be
much stronger with a lcaderlo was
more In touch with conditions they
actually exist. and who woulting to
the front the new policies whiorgan.
lied labor must adopt II It c,cts to
even maintain its present stang, to
say nothing of making future Eress."
We quote portions OF anoth.rticle,
reprint. from the same labOaper:
Organized labor. through lead.
ers, must recognize the mistal OF the
pnst II they expect to perpetp their
organizations or to develop tmove-
ment which they head. No nrment,
no organization. no nation caevelop
beyond the intellects whit guide
these organizations. and II tb,aders
are dominated by n selfish frve the
organization will become tin with
a spirit OF selfishness. which never
appealed to mankind In anylk OF
life ut any time since histobegan.
1T can be said In extenuatiof Ger.
tain leaders OF organized lr that
the precarious position whictey oc.
oupy as leaders has had n tehcy TO
cause them to lose sight OF bbject
behind the organization. Thitural
Instinct In man for power antsition
In In no small measure respoile for
the mistakes OF the leaders. neces.
snrily In labor unions alon,ut in
every branch of society. Thesire
Tor power and leadership andsonal |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT causes men have
been earnest and sincere In ir Of. |
forts In the start to dcterlo into |
mere politicians whose every and
utteranee Is tinged with tiesire
to cater to the baser passlon the
working Majority In tho socs or
organizations and this IL unttcdly
true when applied to the preslcad.
crs of the Federation OF Lat We
mention the Federation OF IA par.
ticularly In this article. becs that
organization In tho only orgatIon
OF labor which has yet foundIf In
direct opposition to the Law the
land. There are other organisis of
labor whose leaders have m mis-.
takes. but they have always kt,crn.
selves and their organixat lon thin
the bounds OF the law and ieted
the rights Of every other ma con.
sidcring tho rights OF themst and
their constituency: whereas, lotto
OF the Federation 10 Just thsarse,
and unless the leaders confohem.
selves and their organization ford.
nncc with the laws OF tho ! the
leaders and the organixniionelf
must be diHintegrated and finto
history. for In America the mon
sense OF mankind In deyeloto a
greater extent than In any othtlop
ON the earth. and tho people. are
the court OF last resort In thintry,
Will never allow any system tsoiop
In this country which does hoct
with the approval Of the ma Of
the citizens OF the country.
This must have forced itspon
the leaders Of tho Fcdcrationthis
time. II II has not. tho ieadlust
BIO eliminated. The orsanixatihich | [
they head han done many msous
things In timea past and the % arc I
always ready and willing TO bwi. 1
edge tho benefits which ,heirts /
have brought 10 their constie a. n
n whole. but at tho present THOR
organizations In general. and 'ed. '
Grafton Of Labor In particuiAnd 4
before the bar Of public epInsv. n
Ing been convicted Of ssiHshnsd 4 /,
disposition 10 rule alI the Q Of d
the country In the interest oss~.
| The people are patient and AVE- In