The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1911-02-27
LABOR MOVE
ALARMS THE
LEGISLATURE
Announcement of Fedora
tion's Ultimatum Strikes
Terror to Democratic Lead
ers in Assembly.
Continued from Page Onc)


wanted our votes to defeat Bever-
idgc."
ut In not organized labor alone to
which We are going to appeal, but to
all the people. We intend to appoint
committee of ten In every man =
Oistrct who has opposed us, AMI does
oppose us. no matter what his politics
and that committee will mako it n
point 10 tell the people Of that rams
record ,bis session. of what he was
asked 10 do and what he did do.
We do not intend to misrepresent
us the opponents of our measures have
done W. intend TO distribute thcus-
ands Of the bills we presented ter
consideration and leave 1t to the p.O-
pic T. they were not fair
There has been more lying a5out
our measure than was ever known III
IA legislature. Every bill we have pre-
scented has been misrepresentcd to
the press and TO the public. The
press as rule. especially the ne~a-
papers OF indianapolis that have been
on the ground. have not been fooled
by this campaign OF misrepresentation
but outside papers have been misled.
Every newspaper in indianapolis
knows this legislature has been hand.
led by the corporations.
I'VE do not intend to confne our
work to the Democrats. Republicans
who pretended to be our friends last
fall have come up here and voted
against us every time they had a
chance. In fact some of the worst en-
emies our bills have are among Re-
publicans. We are going after them
TOO. Labor Is getting tired of being
fooled and we are in a position in In
diana TO throw the balance of power.
lf we decide both old parties are con-
trolled by corporations we will form a
labor party. The Democrats have this
week to come through"
u Caused . Seurry.
After the publication in the Sun Sat
urday of the proposed state meeting
OF organized labor delegates there
was scurrying among the Demo.
Gratis both great and small. Efforts
were made. after the story was veri.
fed by them. to have the meeting call.
cd off, Failing in this. they asked that
the soft pedal be applied at the meet
Ing. This also failed. Then the lead
crs in either house began to blame
the other branch, just as the Sun said
would be the program. after the legis.
lature adjourned.
Senate leaders said "We have prac.
tically finished our work. 1t is the
house that Is holding things up"
The house has no organization, nc
leadership. and is making mess OF
things. OF course we regret 1t but we
cannot help II. All platform measures
put up to us have been passed. with
but few exceptions. and we have orig
mated many measures and sent them
10 the house long ago. What are We
TO do?
House leaders said. 1T is the sen
ate. See what they have done TO the
child labor bill for example. When
ever We do pass good bill alons
comes the senate and rips IL to pieces
And whenever the senate passes 9
good bill. we are Immediately besieget
by lot of senators who say. Fol
Gods sake kill that bill in the house
we had to pass II but we don't want Il
\ law. II you fellows kill it we will
the senate. but II YOU pass it we viii
not pass a single house bill other thar
platform measures. Now what is i;
member of the house to do?"
At the best. II Is n bad mess and CIV
cry Democrat of any power or prom
inence Is at work trying to get orde
out Of chaos and see the week enc
with platform measures passed IL
some satisfactory form. Caucuses o
twos and dozens were held all da,
Sunday and steering committees ant
sub-steering committees. ad inAnitun
were appointed to break the deadlocl
that now exists and whip things
through during the next few days
But the expression of gloom whicl
has settled upon their faces does no
indicate their efforts have proved sue
ccssful up to date.
Are Very Oisousted.
So disguised are two or three o
the Democratic senators over tn
situation and its apparent hopeless
ness that although they have anothe
term to serve they now claim the,
will so home and resign. both as
sign OF their protest against the man
ner OF running things this session an,
their desire to get rid Of the burdel
Of trying TO please the people. carr
out their party pledges and yet ODE
the behests OF the party leaders.
Il have found you can't be squar
with your people and get any place.
said one Of them Sunday. "Your bill
are held up or killed and you are sir
Hled out as an object of abuse an
criticism by your own party leader.
pledged TO do the very things you ar
trying to do. II has been an exper
ence to me. but I have had enough.
am going home and tender my resis
nation and tell the people why"
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