United labor bulletin., 1914-01-10
THE OPTIMISTIC
PHILOSOPHER

And sorely vexed, asked the lad
Where might his country be
Who cared not for our country's flag
And the brave from oversee?
"Oh, my country is the Land of Love-"
Thus did the lad reply;
MY country is the Land of Love
And a patriot there am l."
"And who is your king, my patriot
boy,
Whom Loyalty you obey?"
my king is Freedom" quoth the lad,
And he never says me nav"
Then You do as you like in your Land
of Love,
Where every man is free?"
Nay, We do as we love-" replied the
lad,
And his smile fell full on me.
O O O
Everything is bound to come out
right for the good people of Denver
during this year 1914. There has
been wonderful change in the line
up heretofore considered impossible
this side of the millennium. Bob Speer,
Tom Patterson, F. G. Bonfils. H. H.
Tammen. John A. Rush and /. N.
Stevens are all batting together in a
municipal conflict for the first time
since the original Cherry Creek flood.
Individually and collectively these
gentlemen are against granting the
Denver Union Water Company another
2O-year franchise. and are proclaim
ing for municipal ownership. When
Judge Ben Lindsey returns next week
from his honeymoon he will Join this
sextette and one, or two chapters of
Beast and the Jungle" will be re-
vised to meet this unusual commin-
Cling of dear brothers who in times
past have sought to exterminate each
other. No matter how the water ques-
tion is decided, an important page has
been written in Denver's history. Some
attribute this remarkable reversal OF
previous formation to the great snow
and early winter. If so there are
those who have reason to be thank
ful other than dry farmers and snow
shovelers.
Charles Wilson, one of the numerous
family of Tug" Wilson's, foreman of
the Chicago Post, a John C. Shaffer
paper, was in town this week to make
an expert mechanical inventory of the
News and Times, Mr.. Shaffer's mil.
lion-dollar Denver investment. VIII
son has been foreman of the Post for
more than a score of years, and the
o. p. printed under his captaincy for
about a month in 1898 while negoti-
ating money enough to get away from
the Worlds Fair and the House of
David" He is the same quiet, genial
gentleman, with few more grav
hairs and a willingness to be "one OF
the boys when opportunity affords.
While here he was properly chaper-
oned by Foreman Eugene Goodwin of
the News, Frank d. Anderson of the
Times and George G. Mccormick of
the Post. None of the bright spots
along the Great White Way were over
looked. When he returns to Chicago.
Wilson can report either 23, SO or &c.
and it will be o. X.
O @ O
"Bilp' Howell came up from his
home in Florence this week to visit
United Mine Workers headquarters
and see for himself how the boys are
behaving themselves. "Bill' is now
in his list year, having become a
resident of Colorado in 1875. but has
lost none of his enthusiasm for the la.
Dor movement. He was the first pres.
ident of District 15, U. NJ. w. A., and
led the coal strikes that took place in
1904 In the sos and eos, Bill was
a leader in the Knights of Labor. For
several years he was travelling rep.
resentative of the United Mine Work
ers of America and initiated John Nit
chell into the union when he organ
lied the camp at Spring Valley, Ill
"Bil1' says that during the time he
led strikes there was no such thing
as national benefits and the bows had
to do their own foraging, but they
made splendid progress and achieved
victories just the same. Sometimes
they were thrown into Jail. but i'm
ported gunner and brave soldier
boys did not disturb them to any
great extent. You can say for me
that the striking coal miners are CO.
ing to win this fight, and we are all
proud OF the way 1t is being conducted
by McLennan, Hayes, Lawson and
Doyle said the pioneer unionist.
Deputy Labor Commissioner Edwin
v. Brake. and his staff. including
Dick Croskey. Eli M. Goss and Sir
Richard Howe. together with Lee Tan
quarry and Ed. Anderson of the Pueblo
Labor Employment Bureau, are threat
ened with being supplanted by wom-
en-. These offices are all appointed