delegates to the Ministerial Union of that city. The Ministerial
Union has decided to send fraternal delegates to the Central Labor
Union. The Wageworker commends the idea. It will do the unions
and the churches a whole lot of good to become better acquainted.
WILL M. MAUPIN, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
HAVE YOU
When you have the label on what you wear, you have a moral
right to talk unionism. If you wear "scab" clothing and "scab"
Published Weekly. One Dollar Year. Advertising Rates on Application
shoes it s up to you to keep almighty still about your unionism.
THE WAGEWORKER
Entered as second-class matter Ap ril 21, 1904, at the postoSice at Lin
coln, Neb, under the Act of Congress.
WHAT SHALL WE DO ABOUT IT?
The city campaign presents something more, and immeasurably
above, than petty partisan politics, especially to the laboring men of
this city. .Ihe question, what political party snail control the city s
affairs," is one that should not appeal to any honest taxpayer, least
of all the honest union man. The campaign should be on a higher
plane, and so far as union men arc concerned the question of politics
should cut absolutely no figure.
The question, "What shall we do about it?" is up to every work
ingman to answer, and the answer should be made from the stand
point of labor's welfare, utterly regardless of the appeals of selfish
politicians and wholly apart from partisan prejudice. Ihe working
men men who toil at trades or at manual labor constitute a ma
jority, probably; the balance of .power, surely; and with them lies
the making or the unmaking of the candidates. The candidates who
receives the united support of the wage earning classes will be
elected.
It is up to us, then, as worklngmen, and especially, as union men
to be careful, to vote in our own interests, and to lay aside all par
tisan prejudices. It is up to us to get into the campaign and work
for the election of men who are either fair employers of labor or them
selves union men. In a campaign like this all politicians should look
alike. It is possible for union men to secure a city administration
that will be friendly to organized labor by unitedly supporting men,
regardless of their politics, or to divide on partisan lines and secure
an administration of the politicians, by the politicians and tor the
politicians. The I welfare of Lincoln and the welfare of labor should
be put above the welfare of party m this campaign, and union men
should get together in support of its friends. The man who is
friendly to unions is deserving of support regardless of his politics;
the man who is opposed to union labor should be opposed, regardless
of his politics. The workingman owes vastly more to his family and
to his union than he does to a party machine.
Are we now going to divide on partisan lines, or are we going
to get together on union lines? Are we going to pull partisan chest
nuts from the fire for the delectation of political manipulators, or are
we going to roast a few chestnuts for ourselves ?
These are questions we should ask ourselves as union men, and
then answer as honest union men not as partisans. The editor of
The Wageworker has no desire to conceal anything, so he frankly
admits that he is a democrat, but he is a citizen of Lincoln first, a
union man second, and a democrat third. All things else being
equal he would give his personal support to democratic candidates,
but The Wageworker would not, under any consideration, support
a democrat as such or oppose a republican as such. Politics cuts
absolutely no figure in this campaign so far as this union labor news
paper is concerned. Ihe democrat who secures this newspapers
support must show some other cause than his politics. The republi
can who secures this newspaper's support secures it because he is
known to be friendly to organized labor, and his politics has neither
weight nor influence.
This, we believe, should be the position of every earnest, honest,
intelligent union man! in the city, but The Wageworker does not
pretend 4"sreik for anyone save its editor. It seeks to advance the
Interests of unionism, and that is its sole and only' mission, its belief
behig that the advancement of the cause of unionism means the ad
vancement of all that is good in American citizenship.
The Wageworker urges the union men of the city to lay aside
partisanship, t'-j refuse to be misled by specious appeals to party
loyalty, to ignore appeals to their selfishness, and to stand for the
advancement of the cause of unionism because that means the ad
vancement of Lincoln's material prosperity. By next week The
iWaeeworker expects to have a ticket at the head of its editorial col
umns, and union men may rest assured that the names appearing
thereon will be the names of men who are friendly to organized
labor and not the names of mere politicians seeking office for the
sake of the office.
WHAT, HAVE WE RECEIVED?
What has union labor received from the present legislature that
the legislature should be remembered with gratitude?
Just what the little boy shot at.
Only that and nothing more.
What did the little boy shoot at ? O, nothing.
Union labor asked the legislature for a convict brand law. The
legislature refused to consider it.
Union labor asked for a law that would make the Allied Print
ing Trades label the standard of excellence for all state printing.
The legislature refused to consider it.
Has anybody received anything from the legisalture? (What a
foolish question, to be sure.
'Ask the railroads, which have asked for many favors, both of
omission and commission. Ask other corporations. Has the legis
lature refused to pass any law the corporations wanted? Has the
legislature passed any laws the corporations opposed?
Nary a one. .. .
Strange? Not at all. The corporations are not partisan they
stand by their friends. Union labor is partisan, and votes for its
party candidates regardless of what the candidates may or may not
do. The politicians know this, and that is the reason organized labor
gets it in the neck after election.
Is it not about time for union men to do a little free and inde
pendent thinking?
; HERE'S A UNION CANDIDATE.
We take especial pleasure in recommending to the union men of
Lincoln the "square man" and democratic candidate for city clerk,
Mr. Charles A. Simmons. We know Simmons. We've met him in
the union's halls; we've met him on the;streets, and we've met him
in a business way. And everywhere and all the time Charley Sim
mons is an out-and-out union man. He carries a working card from
Lincoln Typographical Union No. 209, and it is always paid up. He
not only talks unionism, but he practices it.
Mr. Simmons is an able young man and amply qualified to dis
charge the duties of city clerk or any other office in the city. He is
honest, energetic, progressive and in favor of a bigger and better
Lincoln. It should be a pleasure to every union man in Lincoln to
cast a vote for Charles A. Simmons, union man, good fellow and de
serving citizen. The Wageworker warrants that Simmons will
"make good" if elected.
More than lfi.OOO children work for the tobacco trust at an aver
age wage of less than 34 cents a day. If you can not find union made
tobacco and cigars, in the name of sincere unionism quit chewing
and smoking.
All things else being equal, you confer a great favor on The
Wageworker by patronizing its advertisers and telling the advertiser
why you do so.
The Omaha Central Labor Union has decided to send fraternal
When organized labor sets about bettering the conditions of
those who toil, it works in the open. When the opposition to these
things gets to work, it always works secretly and under cover.
The union man with a suit of non-union clothes on his back
should have the good grace to keep his mouth shut when union wear
ers of union made clothing are talking about unionism.
General Sherman Bell went down to Washington and swelled
around in his uniform. At swelling up and attacking defenseless
men and women, Sherman Bell is a "peach."
There are not less than 1,500 union labor votes in Lincoln. This
vote holds the balance of power. Why not wield it once just this
once in the interests of union labor?
The trouble with the New York subway employes was that they
struck first and thought afterwards. Post-morten thinking is the
bane of unionism'
If publicity will kill the trusts, why will it not kill the Parryite
organizations? Labor,, anions are riot opposed to 'publicity. The
Parry ites are.
Isn't a little matter of $500 in the amount of the saloon license
fee a rather low plane upon which to make a campaign in a city like
Lincoln ?
Remember the Woman's Union Label League social at C. L. U.
hall on March 27. You are invited, and it will cost you nothing.
Vev have lost a little track of time, but isn't C. W. Post about
due for another frantic fit of anti-unionism?
When you patronize Wageworker advertisers you boost the
union game as well as The Wageworker.
It looks very much as if Kansas had caught the Standard Oil
gang in the act of betting a four-flush.
The American Federation of Labor is about to be "busted"
again. -
Is the label on your shoes? If not, we hope they give you corns.
Properly Labeled
PLEASE PASS THE HAT.
If you're really kindly then you sure
ly must
Have pity on woes of the pauper beef
trust.
Cursed by the cattlemen raising the
steers .
For keeping the prices downj fear
fully low;
Cursed by the public that sheds bitter
tears
Over "dressed" prices that heaven
ward go.
"But," is young Garfield's appalling
comment,
"The packer philanthropists make 2
per cent."
A 2 per cent profit please pass 'round
the hat.
We've got to do something for poor
men like that.
Slaving away like the far-fabled Turk,
Bent on the care of ths great pub
lic's weal: '
Asking no pay for their long hours of
of work,
Actually give away beef, pork and
veal.
Cease, then, abusing the kind packer
gent
He's making a beggarly oid 2 per cent.
He puts up his money in hugest of
gobs
And gives countless thousands a
chance to get jobs.
He thinks not of profits, but free from
all greed
He puts up his money and takes
every chance;
For he would supply us with food that
we need
With never a thought his own good
to enhance.
Benevolent packer on charity bent,
Who'd grudge him a margin of but
2 per cent?
Nay, pass 'round the hat; a collection
is due.
For packers go broke doing good unto
you.
They sell below cost you have Jim's
word for that
He's looked the thing up like a good
little man.
The packers need money, so; pass
'round the hat
And let everybody chip in all 'they
can.
Help the packers pay coal bills, and
help 'em pay rent;
Jim says the poor fellows make but 2
per cent. '
Here's a penny for Armour; 'twill help
the man some.
Another for Swift, who is looking
quite glum.
There's Hammond near broke, and
Nels Morris quite blue;
S'ulzburger half crazed by the wolf
at his door.
Dig deep, for the hat is now drawing
near you,
And you should be willing to help
out the poor.
They're bound for the poorhouse be
cause they re content
With a measely rake off of but 2 per
cent.
Along about the year 1S74 or per
haps 1873, or 1872 an illustrated al
manac that has been a family favorite
for more than half a century, con
tained a joke.
It was not a very good joke, but
still it had its element of humor, and
it tickled the risibilities of the genera
tion then on earth. It was to the effect
that a Pennsylvania Dutchman, after
accumulating a tidy sum on his rock
bound Pennsylvania farm, decided to
move into town and engage in the mer
cantile business. He sold the farm,
moved . into town and opened up 'his
little general merchandise store. He
asked his customers to pay him just
twice what he had paid for each arti
cle, and when remonstrated with, re
plied: "Veil, don'd I vas ontitled to mine
1 per cent?"
Of course the joke doesn't sound so
very funny all by itself, but just wait
a minute and think a bit. Doesn't it
remind you of something? :
That's right.' You hit it. It reminds
you of the 2 per cent that Mr. Garfield
says the packers make in their business.
"But you make an immense profit
on your goods," we protested, being
compelled to buy of the dealer.
"Ah, but you are mistaken. I make
less than 2 per cent on the goods I
sell."
Still we protested, feeling quite sure
that the dealer was waxing rich by
reason of his monopoly and unbridled
greed.
"Well, look here," said the dealer,
"I have a million dollars invested In
this business, building and all. After
paying myself rent for my building,
paying my salary as manager of the
business, deducting the cost of maintaining-
my family, paying my coach
man, chaffeur, gardner, butler, my
wife's maid, the cook, the servant girls,
defraying the expenses of the annual
visit I make to the seashore in order
to maintain my health and secure a
reserve of strength to last me during
the remainder of the year after de
ducting all of these expenses, I find
that last year I made only about $20,
000 on the capital invested."
While we were as yet unconvinced.
still, not being skilled in figures, we
were forced to retire gracefully.
will have to get up early in the morn
ing and move out."
Moral: When : the people quit dele
gating to "commissioners" the - work
of busting the trusts, and go about the
business on their own. account, some
thing worth while will happen.
She married a man to get a home.
He married a woman to get a house
keeper. She married his pocketbook instead
of his manhood. i
He married her because she was the
prettiest girl in town.
She dressed up when her sweetheart
came, but wore dowdy clothes when
her husband came home from work.
He took his sweetheart to the opera,
but he : wouldn't take his , wife on a
social visit to a neighbor's nor any
where else.
She complained because her husband
wouldn't, or couldn't, buy furniture as
fine as that possessed by some of the
neighbors, and he complained because
she couldn't make bread and pie like
mother used to make.
"Incompatability of temperament"
was the grounds mentioned in the petitions.
"Man wants but little here below,"
A poet once did say.
He gets it, too, as you well know
Who toil along the way.
'Tis precious little as a rule
A man gets day by day.
But I'll not murmur or repine
A lot of earthly joys are mine.
WHAT UNIONISM DJ'tS.
A Little Bit of Carpenter History That
Makes Interesting Reading.
The carpenters of Denver, for ex
ample, worked for $2.25 for ten hours
SEEN
Oar new elevated Oven
Gas Range?
Telephone us and our representative will call
and tell you a few "of 'the reasons why it
should be in every household.
He can also tell you interesting facts regard
ing hot water heating by gas. .
Call ns up today.
LiECOln Bas & Electric Light Co.
Auto Phone 257S. . Open Evenings.. 'Bell Phone 75.
NULL & McGOY I
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Manufacturers of
...SHOES AND SHOE UPPERS...
And Dealers In
F-IINE READY MADE SHOES f
The Only Union Shoe Dealer in Lincoln.
I 1529 O Street, Lincoln, Neb.
COLORADO
- AND RETURN. ":
EVERY DAY to April 30th, 1905, inclusive, with
final return limit June 1st, 1905, via
UNION PACIFIC
$26.00
FROM
LINCOLN
Be sure your ticket reads via
Union Pacific.
Inquire of E. B. Slosson, Gen'l Agent.
until they formed their union and
joined the Building Trades ' council.
Now they get $20 per weex of 44
hours or 5 1-2 days of 8 hours each, at
$3.60 per day. Their card costs 6
per year. At an average of 250 work
ing days yearly the union - carpenter
gets $350, per -year more than the .non
union and works 500 houra less or -is
days of 9 hours each. What business
in the land can show an annual re
turn of $350 for an investment of $6?
All this aside from sick and funeral
benefits, increased independence ana
intelligence of the workers, and gen
eral advance of the' standard of liv
ing. , This is just as true of other
trades as of the carpenters. Denver
Labor Clarion..
one-half tablespoons butter, l cup
brown sugar, 3 squares chocolate, 1. lb.
English walnuts, 2 cups mclasses, 1-2
cup milk, 1 teaspoon vanilla, 1 teaspoon
salt. Put butter into, kettle; when
melted, add molasses, sugar and mHk.
Stir until sugar is dissolved and when
boiling point is reached, add chocolate
stirring constantly until chocolate is
melted. Boil until a firm ball may be
formed in the fingers, -;when tried In
cold water, add vanilla and nuts after
taking from fire. Turn into a buttered
pan, cool, and mark in small squares.
Nut Bar. Cover the bottom of a but
tered shallow pan with 1 1-3 cups of
nut meats. Pour over this one pound
of sugar melted in smooth granite
sauce pan, and constantly stirred until
melted to a syrup, taking care to keep
sugar from sides of pan. Mark In bars.
Nut Chocolate Caramels. Two and
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