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th iabor papers show that
tnay care for the union man'
traW: Patrofftze those who
art wiling to help you.
Ke..d the advertisements In
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THE WAGEWORKElt, and if
need of anything in their
Hn3lslt3j3lr stores ana
make your purchases, and tell
them why you camo there.
Wo desire to" particularly im
press this matter upon th
wives an, daughters of the
union men, aa they do most of
.a
the purchasing.
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The Place to Work.
There arc two places in po
litical .We sv here the union man
should get in his work at the
primaries J at the ballot box.
The voridngman who always
ncglcctsTftc primaries has no kick
coming when the machine runs
over him. The workingman who
fails , to , register an honest vote
at the.' polls has no kick coming
when the machine plays him for
a sucker and throws everything
into the hands of labor's oppon
ents. The greatest trouble with the
labor movement today is, how
ever, that too many workingmen
are bound by party ties. The
w1iil,Kr.1.tli r( iiartv is to them
. i -j -
V: more forcible than home ties or
gf labor interests. At the crack of
YS the narty lash they cringle and
tremble, and at The command of.
the party bosses they vote like
sheep. Of course the average
workingman doesn't believe that
he does these things, but he docs.
The smooth and oily party bosses
absolutely control him, but they
are so smooth that they make
the poor devil believe he is a
ovcrcign, that his voice has equal
ightwith others, and that he
is eKcrcismg ms own irec win
aiTir tire.T i lie TfPSf fif party arc
mi-strong tnat tne average man
will stand for any old t ing just
so it bears the stamp , party
regularity.
That is where organized labor
gets it in the neck. Its strength
is divided on partisan lines, while
the smooth and oil politicians win
no matter which party loses.
As a sample of this sort of
llu'ng, take. the action of the Ceil
tral Labor Union last Tuesday
night. It voted unanimously, to
protest to congress against the
lowering of the duty on Philip
we
pine cigars, and yet one-half the
members of that body arc shout
ing for the imperialistic policy
of the republicans which brings
the underpaid Filipino cigarmak
" crs under the protection of a flag
which is supposed to guarantee
equal rights to all over whom
it floats. Cigarmakcrs, ropemak
ers, spinners and weavers, and a
""host of other tradesmen should
Vliavc thought about those things
j"V'forc they alowed the shibboleth
of party to carry them over into
the imperialistic camp where they
are put in the attitude of cither
giving their pretensions the lie
or making the flag mean some
thing here and another thing over
there.
The union workingman who al
lows himself to be bound hand
kand foot, bodynd soul, by party
. : e i t r
i.ics, is a icmji. ii jus pany noes
iheiftht thing by labor, stand
by it; if"it docs not, for God's
JQ sake and your own sake get out
I of it.
There is to be an electionin
p I.U-coln this spring-. Lincpjn is
an overwhelmingly republicaiv
city, therefore a republican . -ad-miijmtratioivM's
"practically assur
ed. t Ttre thing to do now is for
laboring merrio capture the re
publican primaries, nominate
known. .friends of organized labor
for the vimts offices, and then
get out and nKLc a fight for them.
f the republicans refuse to nom
inate lnends of Organized labor
real friends, notthe mouthv
then let thf union men
turn to the democrat. If neither
parly docs t
h;t us put a
thing, then
our own in
the; tlCkl. lit
;c all things,
don't swal
old, kind of a
. - ticket ju
it happens to
bear th
ty.7 U the
par
need to
vo
or twice
the
r vnai
ditch. That's the way to make
your influence felt.
Another thing don't waste
time in trying to "bump" your
enemies. Put in your time try
ing to "boost" your friends. Look
around among the coimcilmanic
candidates in your ward, and pick
out a man whom you know to be
friendly to the cause of organized
labor and who is not tied hand
and foot by an unscrupulous ma
chine. Have a little talk with
him, and if everything is all right,
take off your coat and go to
boosting.
But get into the city campaign
right now, not as .republicans and
democrats, but as workingmen
thinking a lot more of your fam
ilies than you do of a lot of cheap
pothouse politicians, and having
more regard for the trade that
gives you bread and butter than
you have for the welfare of a po
litical organization managed by a
iot of schemers who toil not,
neither do they spin, yet beat the
lily a block in the matter of fine
raiment.
Don't be a political clam any
longer!
Don't Play Horse.
The Wagevvorker would advise
the business men of Lincoln not
to play horse on this traction mat
ter. This talk about another
street railway is neither timely
nor wise. Time and effort spent
on that sort of a project is time
and effort taken away from the
task of making the Lincoln Trac
tion company to tote fair. Scud
der doubtless would be willing to
pay a little something towards
keeping alive the talk of build
ing another street railway. At
any rate he could well afford to
do it.
; W hat Lincoln s business men
should do is to get together and
adopt working plans for making
the Lincoln Traction company
pay its taxes, improve its service,
txtend its rails into new sections
of the city and play fair with the
citizens who patronize it. One
street railway is enough if it is
properly managed and gives the
right kind of service. If it is not
properly managed and docs not
give the right kind of service,
there is a remedy at hand. The
franchise can not be held unless
its provisions are lived up to.
Life can be made so miserable
for the managers of the company
that they will gladly sue for peace.
It is time to quit pelting the Lin
coln Traction company with, pa
per pellets and get to work ham
mering it over the head with a
chtb.
. The Wageworker dearly loves
to have its editorials and special
articles copied by the labor press,
and it is gratified to see it done
so often. But there is altogether
too much "scabbing in the mat
ter of giving credit. There are
two or three chronic offenders in
this line, and The Wageworker
has em spotted. We don't so
much mind having some paper
swipe an article and fail to give
credit, but it does make us hot
to nave another paper print it
and give credit to the paper that
stole it in the first place.
Lincoln contractors who do not
give the preference to union car
penters not only violate their con
u act wiin tne carpenters but in
jure themselves. Under the terms
of the contract union carpenters
are not allowed to do individual
contracting. The non-union men
are not so bound, and when work
is slack they get out and contract
for small jobs, thus injuring the
M. jl. . .
cuiuraciors. vv ny do the con
tractors remain blind to their own
interests?
The ournal conveys the good
news that two new stret cars are
on their way to L incoln, and that
six more have been ordered and
are under construction. Two new
cars in four years that is at the
rate of half a car a year. Good
heavens! That means that we'll
have some of those old remodeled
boss cars w ith us in 1928!
A new rail is to be used on the
Street railway track between
Tenth and Twenty-first streets.
on O. This is in response to a
demand for belter service, and
President Scudder is to be con
gratulated on his evident willing
ness to do the right tiling by
the people of Lincoln.
Don't forget the oyster supper
and dance to be given by the Cen
tral Labor L'niqn January 21.
Come up and have a good time.
Non-union men especially in
vited. '
The Vermont Signal recently
contained a splendid editorial
Governor Douglas. It was
good that the Piano Workers
Journal reproduced it with full
credit to the Signal. We know
it was a good editorial because
it appeared originally in The
Wagcworker.
Governor Douglas was inaug
urated on January 5, and in his
address urged the enactment of
a law prohibiting overtime work
in mills and factories. As Gov
ernor Douglas is one of the larg
est manufacturers in Massa
chusetts there can be no ground
for the assertion that he is "try
ing to demoralize business."
The state printing board rc
apointed Lew Frazer, a non-union
printer, despite petitions from
union men asking the appoint
ment of a union printer. Two
of the three members of the state
printing board will be candidates
for re-election in two years from
now.
The "open shop" is at its best
in China, and the average wage
in Canton, Pekin and Ilangchau
is less than 4 cents a day, Ameri
can money. How would Lincoln
business men like to do business
with employes who can earn $1.13
a month ?
Frank G. Odell is a candidate
for the republican councilmanic
nomination in the Seventh ward,
His platform is referred to else
where and; should be carefully
considered by all workingmen.
The hisrher the wages and
shorter the hours, the more bust
ncss the retail merchants ot a
city will do. The retail merchant
who opposes labor unions is
guilty of business suicide.
If President Scudder thinks
that two new street cars will quiet
the clamor for better service he
would better eat another gob of
Boston baked beans and get an
other think.
Read
what Governor Douglas
say on labor legislation
inaugural address. It
good because it comes
'square" man.
had to
in his
sounds
from a
Are you patronizing the Wage
worker's advertisers and thus
helping to make its work effec
tive? If it does not bear the label
you are "scabbing" on your broth
er unionists when you use it.
If it is delivered by a non-union
teamster, refuse to receipt for it.
Don't be a political sucker.
A SQUARE MAN.
This Kind of a Platform Suits
This Family Newspaper.
Frank Odel one of the best
known contractors in the city has
announced himself a candidate for
the republican nomination for
councilman from the Seventh
ward. The Wageworker doesn't
care .a snap of its fingers for Mr,
Odell's political affiliations, be
cause all politicians look alike to
this newspaper. But the Wage
worker does care a whole lot
about some of the principles for
which Mr. Odell stands, because
they are the principles which
this new-spaper strenuously advo
cates.
Mr. Odell has submitted his
platform on which he proposes
to make the race ior the nom
ination, and the Wageworker
knows him w'ell enough .to place
implicit confidence in his honor.
tic says that Lincoln needs the
following things, and he will
stand for them and use his best
efforts to secure them:
Clean streets, modern street
cars and lower fares, employ
ment of organized labor on pub
lic work, a public park commis
sion to serve without pay, com
plete municipal control of side
walks, uniform taxation for in
dividuals p.nd corporations, and
strict enforcement of the excise
regulations.
That's a goo.', enough platform.
and should be heartily endorsed
not only by organized labor but
by all who have the best inter
ests of the citv at heart.
ho is I-rank- (Well.-' lie is a
contractor. He employes union
men in preference to any others
During the past six years he has
paid out over $"0,0()0 to unionists
in Lincoln, and in his business ca
reer has paid out in watrcs to
labor more than any other man
who has ever ran for office in the
Seventh ward. He is a property
holder and a taxpayer. His rec
ord is unblemished. His word is
good. He is not a politician, and
he is not seeking the office be
cause he wants the office. He
is seeking the office because i
elected he can be of service to
hundreds lieople in his wd.
The Seventh ward needs gas,
electric ligmU, water mains, sew
ers, sidewalk and a lot of things
it has not yeV got and which.it-
is not likely to get unless the peo
ple go after them.
Frank G. Odell has studied law
at the Nebraska state university,
and this legal education would
stand him in good stead as a- city
councilman. He has lived in the
Seventh ward for years and
knows its needs. He has lived!
in Lincoln long enough to see it
grow from" a country town to a
modern cit , He is a friend of
organizecf rator and always pays
the highest rate of wages. He
is not backed by any corporation,
clique or machine.
The Wageworker is much more
interested in getting union labor's
friends into the city council than
it is to get politicians into that
body. The Wagweorker doesn't
care a snap of a finger for a coun
cilman's politics, just so he. is a
"square" man. It believes Mr
Odell is square, and it has no hes
itancy in recommending him to
the voters of the Seventh ward
So far he is the only candidat"
in any ward who has boldly an
nounced himself as a friend of
organized labor and who stands
for organized labor being employ
ed on all public work.' That is the
thing that" is of paramount in
terest to the union men of the
city or if it is not it ought to be.
The Wageworker will await
with interest the decision of the
voters of the Seventh ward.
Read Fred Schmidt & Bro.'s ad.
FOURTH ANNIVERSARY
Commoner Force Entertained at
. Home of Mr. and Mrs. Waite. .
Last Thursday evening the
fourth anniversary of the estab
lishment of the Commoner was
celebrated at the home of Mr.
George Waite, superientendent of
the Commoner office. A year ago
the anniversary was celebrated at
the home.jpf C. W. Bryan, the
year before that at Fairview and
the first anniversary was held in
the office. This year the cele
bration was held a week ahead
of the real date for the purpose
of permitting Mr. W. J. Bryan
to be present. "
The forty odd employes of the
Commoner assembled at Mr.
'Waite's al were royally enter
tained by him and his good wife.
Various games were indulged in
and members of the force furnish
er musical and literary numbers
Mr. Waite severs his connection
with the Commoner on February
1, because of failing health, and
will take up his residence on a
ranche' near Elm Creek, Neb. As
a token of 1 their good will and
friendship the office force made
him a present of an elegant Mor
ris chair, which' Mr. Waite ac
cepted in a neat though some
what broken speech. The Com
moner anniversaries and annual
picnics are looked forward to with
keep interest and have become
features in the life of all who are
on the Commoner pay roll. -.
A SPLENDID AD
Fred Schmidt & Bro. Offering
Great Baegains.
On page 8 of this issue will be found
an advertisement of the great sale now
on at the big store of Fred Schmidt &
Bros. " Wageworker-readers -will .find
in this popular store everything just
as represented in its publisher an
nouncements. Fred" Schmidt & Bro
have been liberal advertisers in The
Wageworker, and because of this, as
well as because the firm is up-to-date
and reliable, they are entitled to the
patronage of union men and women.
In the advertisement referred to
will be found many and varied bar
gains in an departments, ana wise
shoppers will do well to study it care
fully and then take full advantage of
the opportunity.
$20.00
CHICAGO AND BACK
or you may return via -ST.
LOUIS AT
$20.10
Sell Dally to Nov. 30.
limit December 15, 1904.
Return
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Boys' suits and overcoats,
from $4.00 to $7.00, worth
from $6.00 to $12.00.
Winter underwear at half
price es values tor tne
money in the city.
Men's caps 25c to 50c, worth
rom 50c to $1.25..
Coys' caps, good ones at 10c
and up to 35c, worth three
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Mitts and gloves -from 10c
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