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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (March 10, 1905)
Gompers, or Mitchell or Hayes give us an address on labor topics? It would strengthen the faith of union men and be an education' tc the non-unionists. It wouldn't cost much, and the unions of the city could easily bear the expense. , The Lincoln Distraction company is going to order another new car and then ask the citizens to boycot the new street railway com pany. The Lincoln Distraction company has nerve. If its service were one-half as good as its nerve is gigantic, its lines would look like an endless procession of cars. WILL M. MAUPIN, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER HAVE YOU Published Weekly. One Dollar a Year. Advertising Rates on Application THE WAGEWORKER Rntered as second-class matter Ap ril 21, 1904, at the postoffice at Lin coln. Neb, under the Act of Congress. THE CITY ELECTION. When the proper time conies The Wageworker will take an active part in the city campaign, not as a partisan sheet, but as r newspaper having' at heart the best interests of the municipality. All politicians look alike toThe Wageworker, and none of them look good when it comes to a question of local government. A can didate must stand for something far higher than partisan politics in order to secure the support of this humble organ of union labor. After all the candidates have been named The Wageworker will make tip a ticket of its own from the aforesaid candidates and give that ticket its heartiest support! The question of saloon license seems to be the chief one at the present time shall it be $1,000 a year, or shall it be $1,500 a year? Here and now The Wageworker takes occasion to say that it is much more interested in the enforcement of the excise laws than it is in the question of license fee. It docs not care a picayune whether the license fee is $1,000 or $1,500, but it does take a great: interest in electing men to office who will play no favorites and will compel the saloons to observe the strictest letter of the law. The argument that the $1,500 license will close some of the lower order of saloons is an almighty weak one. That kind of saloon can be closed out just as easily under a $1,000 license. All that the excise board needs to do. is. to refuse such a saloon a license. The argument that the $1,500 license means a greater school fund is an appeal to sordid selfishness and should have no weight with any honest man. The idea of educating children with money derived from saloons and fines imposed upon brothels is repugnant, and the system is nothing more nor less than a bribe to the stingy taxpayer. The question as it appears to The Wageworker is not one of amount, but one of regulation, and this newspaper will support no man for office who will not give satisfactory guarantee that he will impartially and strictly enforce the excise laws and regulations. The saloon man, having paid his money, is entitled to some rights : certainly as many rights as the men who make it possible for him to engage in the business. But the saloon man is entitled to no more, and if The Wageworker has its way he will have no more. This newspaper will not allow the qusetion of license fee to influence it one way or the other. lint other things will, and it will support no man who will not stand for enforcement of the excise laws, who will not drive the bawtls into retirement and who will not pledge himself to prevent the prostitutes from Attaining their vice openly in the face of decent womanhood upon the streets. The Wageworker will also insist that drug stores doing a saloon business and there are such shall pay a retail liquor dealer's license. Briefly and to the point. The Wageworker's platform is this: Strict regulation of the saloons. Suppression of the social evil. Recognition of union labor on all public works. Clean streets and improvement of the water system. Six fares for a quarter and compelling the Lincoln Traction company to come to time and give the citizens decent treatment. o PTiitinf"of franchises without roforrinf the same to a vote of the people. w Extension of the water, sewer and gas service, to the utmost possible limit. The candidate who secures the support of this newspaper will have to stand for all of these things, or more of them than any other candidates. . EX-MAYOR WEIR'S LETTER. Elsewhere in this issue appears a letter written by Ex-Mayor Weir to the Evening News, and the attention of Wagewoker readers is called thereto. Mr. Weir enjoys the respect and confidence of all Lincoln people, and whenever he speaks he is listend to. No honest man can rightfully accuse Mr. Weir of being a "friend of the sa loons," and yet Mr. iWeir opposes an increase in the license fee. He makes his reasons plain in his letter to the Xews, and the letter should be read by every citizen who wants to learn. Elsewhere The Wageworker states its position. Mr. Weir stands for the same thing that this newspaper stands for strict enforcement of the law. lie believes that the argument for a $1,500 license is based on a false premise, and has clear views which he states with characteristic vigor. A few weeks ago the daily newspapers announced that Sawdust Post of Battle Creek had voluntarily reduced the hours from ten tc nine 'in his box factory, and Sawdust Post was given some more credit for philanthropy. It now transpires that Sawdust Post re duced the wages of the box factor- employes in proportion, and that the reduced time was due to a falling off in the demand for the goods packed in the boxes. This would seem to indicate another broadside against unionism from Battle Creek. "Wages are higher in the United States than in any other country on earth," complains the Dave Parryitcs. Quite true. But the reason is not difficult to give. It is not due to a protective tariff. It is due to two easily defined reasons. The chief one is that the American workingman docs more work in a given time than the workingman of any other country. The other is the influence of the labor unions, which make for peace, happiness and good-fellowship. ' . . For the life of us we can not sec wherein the residents along D street are any better than the rest of Lincoln folk that they should insist upon the municipal lighting poles going up on some other street. Some of the protesting D streeters are stockholders in the Automatic Telephone company, which erected poles all over the city with fine disregard of the feelings of the residents along the streets. . The easiest and quickest way to win the labor warfare is to de mand the union label on everything, and a union card from every body. Business men want to sell what the people want to buy, and if the label is the most popular the gwods with the label will be car--ried in largest lines. Commissioner Garfield says the beef trust is not making a large margin of profit, but any workingman can tell better. If Mr. Gar field should try for a year or two to support a family of five or six on $10 or $12 a week he would learn a whole lot more about the greed of the trusts. Perhaps the.. Nebraska senate was so busy giving the railroads and brewers what they wanted that it had no time to consider the respectful demands of a lot of common mechanics. , The Home Street Railway company acts like a company that means business. Here's hopin' that it will compel the Lincoln Dis traction company to do business right. Some of these da3S Nebraska will elect a legislature not tied hand and foot by the corporations. Then the people will have a chance for their white alleys. It is a good thing for the carpenters and blacksmiths that all the "boys with hammers" are not competent enough to carry cards as carpenters and blacksmiths. . . Lincoln Typographical Union No. 209 and the employing print ers of the cit' have framed up a bunch of cold comfort for the Dave Parrvitcs. Look' here, Mr. Councilmanic Candidate, how do you stand on the question of organized labor? Every time you help another man's union you help your own. DOWN IN KANSAS They are mad and bound to fight, Down in Kansas. Phey've rolled up their sleeves, all right, Down in Kansas. They are pawing up the soil, And their blood is on the boil, They are after Standard Oil, Down in Kansas. They are tired of Standard greed, Down in Kansas. They refuse to longer bleed. Down in Kansas. If there's gore that must be shed Rockefeller will be bled. And they'll sure come out ahead, Down in Kansas. They are making business hum Down in Kansas. They'll put Standard on the bum, Down in Kansas. For when she gets fighting hot fehe is "Johnny-on-the-Spot," And they'll bump the tru3t a lot, Down in Kansas. They are mad and wading in, Down in Kansas. They are bound to fight and win, Down in Kansas. And the "system" might as well Tuck its tail and run like fury, For they've tolled its funeral knell, Down in Kansas. , And we all admire the pluck ! Shown by Kansas. Here's a wish for her good luck, Nervy Kansas. When she lands on Standard's neck, Makes the greedy "system" wreck, Then the right will be on deck. Down in Kansas. If 75 per cent of the union men and women of the country would insist on having the label for just one year there would be an end to sweatshops. Parryism, child labor and prison work on mer chandise. And 100 per cent of the union men and women ought to be doing it from one year's end to the other. The notorious "rat" Los Angeles Times occupies a three-story building. The labor unions of Los Angeles are erecting a labor temple alongside the Times building, and the temple will tower five full stories above the "rat" printery. If that isn't rubbing it in The Wageworker does not know what it is. The "silent strike" and the "mum boycot" are becoming popu lar. Just look for the label, and if it is not there, go on a strike against the unlabeled goods. If a store discriminates against labeled goods, quietly hunt up a store that does not. It is not necessary tc say a word in either case, l ry it on. What's the matter with getting up a big "open meeting" of union labor in this city, aad having;, sooii great,... labor leader.. like i Properly Labeled HIS REASON Mrs. Nuwed: "Why do you not take a. bath? . Hitte DeRhodes: I am prejudiced er- gin water, mum. Mrs. Nuwed: Why so? Hitte DeRhodes: "I invested de for tune me uncle left me in Wall street stocks, mum; an' I ain't got done shud- derin' at de leakage yit. ABBREVIATED Said the maid to the bashful young Mr. I am sorry, but 1 11 be your Sr." But the young man was wise And he saw by her eyes That her "no" meant a "yes." so he Kr. SENATOR GRABALL "Do you take no interest in the peo ple?" Senator Graball looked at his con stituent with a wise smile and replied: Well, I m realizing considerable on my investment among the voters of my state." FINANCIAL "But is thrre any money in this gold mine your are exploiting?" "Any money, in it? Well I should say so! I put it there myself. That's why I am trying to sell this stock." MYTHOLOGICAL, Mfdas was growing j hungry - and thirsty, for did he touch food, it turned to gold; did he touch water, it, too, turned to gold. "This is becoming monotonous,' nurmured Midas. "What will posterity say about my foolish desire for great riches?" ' After accumulating a few more tons of gold in a vain effort to satisfy his physical appetite, Midas thought a great thought. "But, after all." he muttered, Vthey will hardly call me a 'frenzied finan cier. " Even is his hour of gloom Midas managed to pick out a slight beam ef light. DR. OSLER'S MISTAKE We are toid by Dr. Osier that a man is 'on the bum" 'if When he's past the age of forty that his useless days .have come; That he's only fit for slaughter and a nuisance to abate When his two-score years have ended and his day is growing late. But I'll say to Dr. Osier that he's off about a mile. And his little fulmination only causes me to smile. For I've passed the age of forty and I'm feeling fit and fine, Conscience clear, digestion easy and a good wife's hand in mine. When a fellow reaches forty, if he's acted on the square, He should find earth's choicest bless ings ready, waiting for him there. He has learned life's richest lessons and is then- prepared- to do Something for the world he lives in as he journeys gladly through. "Worthless at the age of forty?" Os ier's talking through his hat! Forty, just the age for doing; let the doc remember that. I have passed the age of forty and I'm feeling fit and fine, Health and strength and joys of home life, and a baby's hand in mine. TOPS'!" TURVY T. Rout Poor Bass; he is going the pace altogether too fast. C. Roppie What's the matter with him? T. Rout O, since he lost his money in that angleworm mine he has been drinking like a man. COMING A little warning I give you Now ponder deep upon it The time is near when you are due To buy an Easter bonnet. A ribbon and a bit of lace, Some feathers and some wire; A little jet the Whole to grace And prices mounting higher. S ARTORXC A L F. Ortune Hunter Miss DeScadds Imogene, dear behold me at your feet. I have come to press my suit for " Miss DeScadds Mr. Hunter, you have made a mistake. The tailor shop is five blocks down the street. Good evening, sir!" SPRING I saw a robin yesterday. Has spring been sprung? I saw the boys at marbles play. Has spring been sprung? I saw an Easter hat displayed; I saw a tramp hunt for the shade; I saw some flower-beds, newly ntade. Has Spring been sprung? I saw a kite go sailing high. Has spring been sprung? I saw smoke in the alley nigb. Has spring been sprung? I saw some buds upon the trees; I felt a balm upon the breeze; Kerchew! Kerchew! O, hear me sneeze! Yes, spring's been sprung. CARDS The bird on the hat sings no songs to spring. The best way to have a good time is to do good. The Prince of Peace-did' not- carry a "big stick." The workman who watches the clock can not watch his work. The day is always short, to the man who is engrossed in his work. Truth is stranger than fiction be cause we do not meet it so often. The man who gets the most out of life is the man who puts the most into it. Some men hide their candles under bushels because they are sot big torches. The best compliment too can pay to SEEN... Out new elevated Oven Gas, Range? Telephone us and our representative will call and tell yon a few of the reasons why it should be in every household. He can also tell yon interesting facfh regard ing hot water heating by gas. Call us up today. Lincoln Gas & Electric Light Co. Auto Phone 2575. Open Evenings. Bell Phone 75. NUH&McCOY Manufacturers of ' , ...SHOES AND SHOE UPPERS... 1 And Dealers in FINE READY MADE SHOES The Only Union Shoe Dealer in Lincoln I I52Q O Street, iifiirifc'f'Jr'ifiifiiflifif'WriirHflififTifW'fliftfc't'ir' Va jAc i Ar, W rtr t l Lincoln, Neb. COLORADO AND RETURN. EVERY PAY to April 30th, 1905, inclusive, with final return limit June 1st, 1905, via UNION PACIFIC $26.00 LINCOLN Be sure vour ticket reads via Union Pacific. Inquire of E. B. Slosson, Gen'l Agent. a woman is to eat at her table like you were half-starved. The man who mourns today about the losses of yesterday is accumulat ing nothing for tomorrow. Whefn a fellow keeps the' peace by frightening his comrades into submis sion we usually call him a "bully." As long as the world expects every young man to sow wild oats there will be a continual harvest of whirlwinds. The successful man goes about his business with the same energy that a terrier displays when you yell "rats!" in its ear. . The man who does no more than he is paid to do is usually the man who is complaining about not getting what he is worth. Big men are not always the bravest. We know a six-foot man who walks the chalk when his five foot wife speaks the - word. John Barleycorn has given many a man an exhibition of the jiu-jitsu method of getting on top with the man as the under dog. We may be a bit old-fashioned, but we never did enjoy the music made by a girl whose mother . was washing dishes in the kitchen. The wise man avoids temptation, fearful lest he be weak enough to succumb. The foolish man hunts it with the intention of showing his strength. A Coal Eater ' The total coal production "of the United States is now at the rate of 1,000,000 tons per day, and the con sumption of coal by railroads i3 equal to 40 per cent of this, or 400,000 tons per day. The fuel bill of a railroad contributes about 10 per cent of the total expense of operation and 30 to 40 per cent of the total cost of run ning the locomotives. A locomotive will consume on an average $5,000 worth of coal per annum, and for a road having an equipment of 1,000 lo comotives the coal bill Is approximate ly 15,000,000. FAG ANS C A latae o street HANDLES EVERYTHING 111 SEASON MODERATE PRICES. FIRST CLASS SERVICE MEALS, (Sets AND UP Al-L NIGHT Have your orders for Groceries and Meat filled at : .: ;.: :The Royaj- 1028 F STREET Phones: BELL 224 AUTO 1824 The Baltimore Sun, with its usual promptness, has placed its almanac far 1905 upon the market. It contains a great deal of interesting information, including the platforms of the vari ous parties and the election returns of last year. y . . , ;ft4?V,';: