United labor bulletin., 1912-10-31

The office of secretary OF state is the
most important state office for the labor
Ing people, because It carries with Ii ex-
oncio labor commissioner; he is the of.
fetal head OF the Labor Department and
appoints the deputy labor commissioner,
Edwin v. Brake. and his assistants. The
present disgraceful fight being made
against Mr.. Pearce by certain corpora
ton newspapers and women financed by
corporate interests. is really a fight di.
rected against the labor department be
cause OF its activity in enforcing laws
made to protect the wage earners.
The corporate interests care nothing
about Mr.. Pearce. only that he is an
active union man and has conducted an
emcient, active and aggressive labor de
partment. which has been the means OF
getting some degree OF Justice for the
workers and cost the corporations money
10 make those necessary improvements
In workshops. mines. mills and factories
and has protected the workers also in
many rights which had in the past been
denied them
Many labor laws, especially the eight
hour law for women and miners, mill and
smeltermen will be placed on the statute
Heok after the people have approved
them at the coming election. II will be
tho duty OF the state Labor department
to see that these laws are observed. The
corporations desire that they be allowed
to lie dormant as has been the case with
similar laws under former labor commits
sioners. This then is the real reason for
the lying attacks made upon Mr. Pearce
At this time. They want to defeat him
and place a friendly tool OF theirs into
the ONCE of secretary OF state who will
appoint n labor commissioner who will
allow the corporations to break the law
at will.
The most disgraceful. untruthful and
maliciously vcnomous campaign ever
waged against n public official In this
state IL now being waged to defeat Mr..
Pearce. Lies, ISLANDERS upon private
character. cowardly innuendoes and all
the fith that was formerly used agAinst
Judge Lindsey and others, Is now being
used against Mr.. Pearce. II seems tha.
this is the penalty that an honest and
efficient public official must pay for
stopping corporation graft and trying 20
protect the wage earners in their just
rights.
Chief among the newspapers who are
engaged In this mud singing campaign
is the Denver Post and Express. The
record as a blackmailing. sell-out to the
corporations sheet of the former is too
well known TO need comment. Its par
ticular animosity against Mr.. Pearce Just
now is that IL did not get TO hold up the
rate for $4,000 to print the initiated
bills. etc, Mr.. Pearce awarding this con-
tract to the Rocky Mountain News to be
run weekly instead of daily. Mt cost to
the people OF $500 only. saving to the
taxpayers of $s,200.00. The Denver Ex-
press is one of those wolves in Sleeps
clothing that poses as friend OF the
down-trodden to betray them. II Is now
supporting the Bull Moosers. II Is no
torious for supporting fakes. II support
cd tho Trades Assembly fake water COM
mittee. that did more to disgrace labor
than any other committee OF like nature;
the Boy Scout movement. and other Wis
ionary schemes not to the benent OF the
wage earners. II is now trying to turn
the state Labor department over to the
corporations by defeating Mr.. Pearce
and getting u corporation man In that
once.
Certain notorious women, who have
either been discharged for neglect of
duty, writing anonymous letters. or In
competency, arc also fighting Mr.. Pearce.
There Is n certain set Of political women
who think that an Office In the state cap
itol is a snap where all that Is required
OF them is to gossip. Mr. Pearce runs
his ONCE on the same lines that busi-
nefs house is conducted. Every person
cafus his salary who works for the state
in his department. These women are
conducting q campaign OF SANDER and