United labor bulletin., 1914-02-28
THE OPTIMISTIC
PHILOSOPHER

We are not here to play, to dream, to
drift;
We have hard work to do and loads to
lift.
shun not the struggle; face it. 'Tis
Gods wish.
Be strong!
Say not the days are evil; who's to
blame?
And fold the hands and acquiesce. Oh,
shame!
Stand up, speak out, and bravely, in
Gods name.
Be strong!
1t matters not how deep entrenched the
wrong.
How hard the battle goes, the day how
long,
Faint not, fight on! Tomorrow comes
the song.
| Discussion of eugenics and why suf.
fragists should fill all the state. coun.
ty and municipal offices in Colorado
was temporarily suspended at the Dem
yer Women's Club the other day while
the oldfashioned institution of marriage
was put through the shredded process.
1t was shown that since women have
been given the voting franchise. and all
| manner of clubs for their diversion.
night and day. have been established.
they chafe blindly and visibly under the
restraint of formal marriage and the
obligations that necessarily are at least
in fha "a
mated by some of those present at the
meeting that far less burdensome
method of propagating the human race
should be found, so that women who
are not compelled to work for a living
could devote their undivided attention
to politics, bridge whist. dress rehearsals
and the tango. OF course there remain
few unregenerated women who still
believe in the family circle as pleas
ing form of life and the one for which
they were created. but they are frowned
upon by the club women and suffra.
eettes as being too unsophisticated to
be worthy of consideration. Most men
with double meal ticket. however. are
looking for this unsophisticated and boy
cotted variety of the feminine specie.
James C. Bulger. city plumbing inspec-
tor and therefore man of means, is
firm believer that every working man
should subscribe for The United Labor
Bulletin. And. Furthermore. he prac.
tices this Injunction, for after having
subscribed and paid year in advance
for the paper to be sent to his house
he last week stopped Bulletin man in
the corridors of the City Hall and said.
Here's another dollar. Send The Bulle-
tin to me down here. NY wife and the
neighbors read IL so much that | never
have chance to see the paper at home"
Fellows like Bulger make the life of
labor editor worth the living. Perhaps
there are others.
Every weekday. except saturday. be-.
tween the hours OF n and II. some of
the wisest men in Colorado assemble
at the Building Trades Club to compare
notes. talk shop and incidentally solve
all the pcrplexing problems of politics,
religion, industrialism and the fundn-
mental principles upon which rest the
science of government. They are the
business agents of the building crafts.
and each Wednesday the o. y. is per.
mitted to sit in their council and drink
at the fount of wisdom. The regulars.
who are always there regardless OF
climatic vicissitudes. are Pete Johns.
Red -Iarker, w. j. Iackett. Bill
Camerer. Frank 4. Bryan. Henry Layoc
and w. !. Swint. OF course the primary
object of these meetings is to keep tab
on the building operations and see that
members OF their various unions get on
the Jobs. and this business Is always at.
tended to first Then comes the general
discussion. which extends from the Pres.
idents Mexican policy. and what tolls
should be paid by ships passing through
the Panama canal to the appointment
by Safety Nisbct of woman amuse-
ment censor for Denver. And the opin.
ions expressed are. as a rule more indie.
ative of knowledge OF the subjects dis.
cussed than those heard in the Cathedral
room of the Albany. where the Chamber
of Commerce and Real Estate Exchange
hold their MONDAY luncheons
& {. I.
Helen Keller. deaf. blind and dumb
since she was IL months old, was in
ray of sunshine along life's pathway |
This marvellous woman has devoted 90 |
years to surmounting her afflictions and
without ever having heard n human
voice or looked upon the worlds beau.
ties sire is now able to speak distinctly |
and intelligently Her pronunciation is
almost perfect and clearly understood
Tuesday night Miss Keller lcctured to |
a large audience at the Central Pres
byterian Church. She is devoting her |
energies and the proceeds of the lee