The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1913-12-20
DON'T HANG YOUR HAT TOO HIGH.

workman went into store few days ago and
asked the clerk for article he wished to buy. The
clerk got out several samples and displayed rhs
one he said. "costs $1.2O. That one we sell for
$2.10." (Which is the better?" asked the customer
Well, this is good article $780, of course it
is not by any equal to the other. I would ad-
wise you to take the expensive one; ause
desire to sell it to but because its superiority
represents more than the difference in the price,"
The workman mused moment and looked the two
articles The most costly held his attention.
1t would look better, he thought in his home. The az
guments of the clerk were strong. The put his
hand down in his pocket, pulled out dollar and a
half of which he handed dollar thirty counter
man, and said "Mister, you can only hang your hat
as high reach"
There is good share of philosophy in this homely
expression. In the social world it has suggestive
application.
One of the saddest things the lover humanity has
to consider in these days is how hopeless the
sres and aspirations of the laboring people to reach
the social levels they would like to reach.
The American aborer is the highest type of laborer
He aims higher This is the hope and glory of the
tion low level of manhood and womanhood means
low level of national life. '"">'@*
The aim of every teacher and leader of the people
should be to enlarge their ideals, to set
their affections things above high things. Every in
suon that is worthy of existence have this tor
it's chief object
What gives the labor union it's commanding claim
on existence is that aims above all things uplft the
workers. to raise the standard of the American
Those who class the union trust, and condemn
it equally with the trusts of capital overlook social
and humanitarian side of the question. The union
exists to upft men, to exalt their Ideals The trust
exists to uplf money to debase the ideals of men to
levels of greed and selfshness ,"-.:
The union would give the wages ADEQUATE for
good living. The man with good wages is safer clti
zen than the man with low wages. He is better fitted
to raise healthy intelligent, decent family He can
give his children and better food. He can keen
them in school, He clothe them so that they can
hold up their heads in society," go to church and take
advantage of elevating social affairs.
"A noble nation of ignoble households is impos-
sibe," has been well said. The poorly paid laborer
national injury Says great thinker: 1.-THE parent
VINO sends his son into the world uneducated derauds
the community of lawful citizen and bequeaths to
nuisance The parent with poor wages cannot give
10 the community the best type of daughters
how helpless is the jobless, poverty -stricken indi-
vdual in this great world in these great days!
You can only hang your hat high is you can
| reach" ..@.. -. 2
H1Dbngs tax rate is only 10 mills Duluth's rate
almost twice that of Hbbings. If assessed real
estate IN Duluth carefully the mines of the
nortn are assessed Duluths would reduced as
low as Hlbbngs and business house. home owner
and industry would be relieved OF a burden thew are
now unnecessarily carrying, while lot of Idle land
now beyond public reach would be placed on the marker
| at un,1d !