The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1912-01-26
ECHOES FROM THE CON-
VENTION AT SPOKANE
(By f. p. Marsh. J

hearts for those union boys and girls in Spokane AS hosts and
they proved themselves be the real goods They told
us Olympia that if would come to Spokane for
they surely did make good They fed and they wned us and they
showed around not forgetting of the Monroe street bridge
regret homewa for should have liked
to remansomc of usndeney We like you Spokane, and
we coming again just soon we get an invitation
The manner with malice aforeough in which that portion
daily press which under the thumb of Big Business always
the organized labor again well illustrated dur
ing the convention resolution had been introduced declaring it
to be the of the convention that I'VE opposed to- the
emG h1ng wi e. the % of of @ ] and and % Ts a o tine %
ers The resolutions committee reported adversely and spirited
ballot theory that better
energies the election of few officials putting
argued further that the task of eecng directly all officials
WERE mdne s 10 mne ampan % for 0 oe on @
other hand the of the resolution conended that great
them the true spirit of democracy Whether
put would Immediately for the beeent of the
the principle asserted involved the resolution The
1t trade union vote and simple The end to be
attained the placing of our own people office The difference
of opinion methods to be employed.
Socialists and nonsoasts divided the question Neither
administration question Members of the executive board
took opposite sides of the question President Case took part in
the discussion and was not eve even presiding
spokesman read headlines something like this Socialists
of Administration Leaders Unhorsed OF the
man who wrote the dope for this catastc sheet knew better
fellows to scraPpng themselves once more Control of big
daies by Big Business of advantage the special privilege
overlooked they still the The
hopeful sign that people learning discount so
the appearing papers of that stripe and then subtract
One of the delegates that everybody will remember for time
friend Short Jabs the Spokane
invented to thought but that doesn
apply Bill says exactly what he thinks and he doesn't
soapy ywashy about it, Bill put opponent
grde keep him there until he szzes You have had
under Bills word but if you
to know him real well you'll learn to think whole lot Of
him good fellow tie to because he becomes convinced
SQUARE he III stick how he disagree
with you policy If there is thing than
learned to admire him for his and honesty
with himself Don't know of into the fell
don't like welcome the job But the most of hesitate
right the convictions of friends We know they
all that but don't like hurt friends feel
ngs Bill isn't that No Damon and Phias affair prevents
Bill from telling what he thinks of your opinions 1t hurts
times Most of have that neakng idea about the gold of
doctrine fellow heap of dust But admire that fearless
Of Bills because know that under that suit of his
big all outdoors And that somewhere down in
the peaceong nature there be faint spark
of apparent from the fact that telling Bill and
you these things in this public way.
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