The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-10-25
WHY LABOR is IN POLITICS

Labor wants only what is just and
fair That is why it is in politics.
The mass of the working people,
whether they belong to organized
or unorganized labor, are asking for
nothing more than justice.
That is why organized labor is in
viting them to join in the political
movement now in progress for The
redemption of Minnesota and the
emancipation OF the producing popu-
lation from the shackles of greed
and avarice.
The working people seek no SYM
pathy. They ask for no favors.
They want no privileges They are
perfectly willing-in fact insistert
that every individual should have
for himself full measure Of the
product OF his toll.
That is fair proposition. Ii it is
rot let those who dare maintain it
is unjust cite the principles upon
which they base their conclusion.
There is no reason founded upon
the dictates of common sense or the
teuets of humanity why mass OF
sincere, devoted workers should reel
in poverty and few WHO capitalize,
the fruit of this industry should roll
in wealth,
Nevertheless this is the condition
faced today. Ninety-five per cent Of
the people are producers. The great
mass of them are living in want.
Five per cent are nonproducers, who,
through their Vaccinations, are TAX
ing the product Of the IS per cent
and using it to provide every luxury
the world can give.
The per cent are enabled to get
unfair adyantabe largely through the
power they WELD by political control.
GENTLY and masterfully organized.
That is the secret Of their DONNA
ton.
Labor has proposed simple
method TO bring about readjust-
ment and equality. 1t proposes to
use it's forces embodied in trade oc-
CARNATIONS. along with the thousands
with the industrial movement, as a
unit in changing the personnel Of
eminent so there will result fair
ness in the administration of govern
mcnt.
Labor is advocating no change in
the form OF government. There is
nothing in its program which can
not be accomplished under a demo-
cracy, if democracy Junction.: de-
mocra.ically.
The Minnesota working people are
asking for no new political party.
They are perfectly satisfied with
present political parties. providing
they are organized to represent the
wishes OF majority Of the people.
rn2 ,nly protest being MIL, IS
against the tactics Of privileged in
terests which have seized poi!t:ca,
control and used public officials to
advance the welfare of privilege at
the expense of the great working
majority
Labor's political program says
that no interest shall manipulate Civ
eminent to obtain special favcrs. 1t
says that government shall be aG-
mlnistercd so that every person, re-
gardless of whether he is a pro-
Queer or a nonproducer, shall be-
permitted to garner the harvest OF
efforts made for the promotion oi
the general good of mankind
Those who believe this doctrine
unfair should lose no time in align.
ing themselves in opposition to the
political program of labor.
Those who believe there should
be an equality of all classes. that
every toiler is entitled to" a just
share of the fruit Of his endeavors,
and that no coterie of men shall u.s.
sumo position whereby they can
take an undue advantage of another
body of men-those who believe, in
these principles are the ones labor
fesires in the ranks of its political
organization. ..y p.
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