The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-10-25
WILLIAM sULZER DISGRACED?

w. E. McEWEN, Editor and Publisher.
WILLIAM sULZER DIsGRACED?
William snlzer impeached and expelled from the Of
fee of of returns to private 1e ana
the kept newspapers that from the beginning nave
in all ways to drag tell that he Is d1sgraceo
We do not see how.
Admit all YOU please about the weak and foolish acts
Of this man. and still to the impartial mind capable OF
independent Judgment these pivotal facts WILL remain:
He was impeached chiefly for acts committed when
he not governor.
The things charged against him, however erratc and
silly were not things that deserved Impeachment.
He was plainly the victim, not OF Tammany Hall and
Murphy but of invisible government which he had
offended. Ryan sent his son to testify against
him and go of the normal as witness to say
bitter and injurious things against the man whose
political death had been decreed.
The New York newspapers, whose controlling In
uence secret to that cares to inquire
about it, treated him with deliberate untairness and
plainly in to create prejudice against
him.
There is not one politician in public life against whom
charges cannot brought similar to those that
used Sulzer. The consequence, then
is as plain day. this time forth in public
office that revolt against the Powers
that be- Suffers fate be theirs The precedent has
been set and admitted.
The total effect is to strengthen beyond any possible
precedent magn influences concentrated wealth
affairs. The whole inside of this
is unmistakable to any accustomed to than
surface observation.
sulzer politician and played the politicians
game in the usual way. But at the time he had
always sincere sympathy with the people, and with his
limitations of habit and vision, sincere desire to
them.
Organized labor knows this much about Sulzer, be.
he it's friend at Washington Throughout all
his Washington service man went to him with
proposal the side of the people against privilege
without finding sympathetic listener, getting al
the help that he, within the limitations Of his position
could possibly afford
So far he could his way he with the
working class and for political advantage but
his natural sympathdes. To good he gave
his support ungrudgngly and without chance OF any
return. He had capacity for genuine feeling about
injustice He made successful campaign against the
Russian treaty. He took up the of the underpaid
women teachers of New York when to do meant nc
possible advantage to him. He stood out long TO,
suffrage, when to advocate it insured only
avalanche OF ridicule.
When he was elected Governor of New York he god
inside view of the perfectly rotten condition of
eminent in that state really u.s. and in his way
and within the limitations of his vision he tried to-
bat the evils he around him. Say that saw in
the situation chance to further his ambition We
don't know and don't We have time to quarre
with the motives of that moved to give battle
to Privilege 1t is enough to find who will do II
for any motive, and they are enough at that.
suzer gathered some of the flock of cormorants
that for and years have settled upon state
tracts, state institutions work. started tt
drive them their and their fierce
and undying hatred Back of these creatures the
preying of the most powerful interests il
the state. revenge they determined to achieve hi
political ruin.
At the time he revolted against Wall Stree
and the Invisible Government Then the supreme power
York's affairs sentenced him to extinction an(
set it's retainers to work to that end.
Of tho IN ~ shoI
that in the midst of his misfortunes he seems to b.
uncrushed and retains cheerful and unrufhed de
Why should he not? It may be painful t.
be sacrificed to the Controlling Interests, but It is
disgrace William Sulzer is not the they hav
their disapproval sign disgrace; it is a badg
of honor.
When know about them, their ways and thef
purposes the fact that they slaughtered William 6ulze
atones for many No possibly be dis
graced unworthy of respect IT he has managed ear
their enmity. No man possibly be very bad II b
has been good enough to secure the condemnation o
the filthy kept press Of New York. y.
And finally, any that knows things as they ar
in New York city and state politics would rather b
William Suffer- thrown out of office by the Hous
Gang Of Wall Street. than spend hour in tho Cover
nors chair the valet and ackey Of Thomas Forum
Ryan. g.. i
& MORAL TURPTTUDE A NEW THING.
Our hats of again to President Wilson. and to w.
Wilson, Secretary of Labor. They acted like true d,
mocrats. At all times the special boards of inquir
handling immigration may be depended upon to til