WAGEWORKER
WILL M. MAUPIN, EDITOR
Published Weekly at 137 No. 14th
St., Lincoln, Neb. One Dollar a Year.
Entered as second-class matter April
21, 1904, at the postofflce at Lincoln,
Neb., under the Act of Congress of
March 3rd, 1879.
hts interest in the welfare of his em
ployes and his constant fidelity to the
cause of labor. Mentally he was one
of the giants of his generation. From
poverty and obscurity he arose to the
heights by his own unaided exertion.
He never forgot that he was a toiler,
and his sympathies were always with
the poor and downtrodden, the unfor
tunate and the oppressed.
Edward Rosewater's memorial has
been erected by his own hands the
magnificent newspaper he created, the
good he has done and the good he has
endeavored to do. His memory will
live.
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One judge decides that enforcing the
unfriendly list is illegal and fines the
perpetrators $100 each. Another judge
decides that the unfriendly list is all
right if peaceably enforced, and dis
charges the perpetrators. If learned
judges do not know the law, how can
the workingman be expected to
know it?
As the parade passed Thirteenth and
streets Monday, Uncle Josephus
Burns was heard to remark: "We'll
get over 50 per cent of their votes."
If Uncle Josephus gets over 50 per cent
of the votes of those marchers it will
be because over 50 per cent of them
are chumps.
LABOR'S WATCHWORD.
We will stand by our friends and ad
minister a stinging rebuke to men or
parties who are either indifferent, neg
ligent or hostile, and, whenever oppor
tunity affords, secure the election of
intelligent, honest, earnest trade union
ists, with clear, unblemished, paid-up
union cards in their possession.
Let's work to have a dozen more
unions in the parade next year Sheet
Metal Workers, Garment Workers,
Laundry Workers, Mailers, Roofers,
Retail Clerks, Meat Cutters, Postofflce
Employes, Musicians, Boot and Shoe
Workers, Glove Makers and then
some.
YOU MARCHED NOW VOTE.
Fellow members of Organized Labor,
we turned out something like 1,200
strong to march in the parade last
Monday, didn't we? It was a pretty
good showSng, wasn't it, considering
the fact that hundreds of our fellow
unionists who wanted to march were
prevented from doing so?
We showed that we could get to
gether to observe Labor Day, didn't
we? '
Good thing, too, wasn't it?
But what's the use of marching to
gether on Labor Day and then cutting
each other's political throats on elec
tion day?
. It does look foolish when you think
about it, doesn't it?
We march to please ourselves, and
then vote to please a lot of cheap
skate political bosses. You'll deny it,
of course; but just the same that is
what happens.
What's the matter with voting for
ourselves just once? ,
The Wageworker doesn't care a con
tinental for either the democratic or
the republican party as parties. If
either one of them ever hurt itself to
advance the interests of the working-
men of the country we have never
been able to discover the fact. Just
about election time the party bosses
dearly love the workingman, but when
It comes to enacting legislation the
trusts and corporations get everything
and the workingman gets nothing.
That's because we march right and
vote wrong.
We wouldn't let any tyrannical boss
dictate to us how we shall think and
act, would we?
But we let partisanship keep us di
vided while our oppressors slip in be
tween and get all the good things.
Foolish, isn't it?
Wouldn't "idiotic" be a better word?
Now, why not vote together just like
we marched together last Monday?
We want a few laws in Nebraska.
We've asked republicans and demo
crats to give them to lis, and we have
been snubbed. Let us show our good
sense by electing a couple of union
men to the legislature and see what
they will do.
We have the chance to vote for two
as ' good union men as ever carried
cards. They are both able men, hon
est, earnest and enthusiastic. They
will look after our interests because
our interests are their Interests.
Harry W. Smith, of the Typograph
ical Union.
George F. Quick, of the Carpenters'
Union.
We wouldn't ask for better represen
tatives of organized labor.
You will find their names on the
ticket labeled "democrat," but that
needn't appeal to your partisan preju
dice.
You are a fool if it does.
Let these men appeal to you as
trades unionist. Then get out and
work for their election.
For heaven's sake have sense enoug
to vote as you march!
Over 200 convicts in the Nebraska
penitentiary are working under con
tract for contractors who sell the pro
duct in competition with the product
of free labor. If you want to stop that
unholy order of things, vote for Smith
and Quick for the legislature.
The workingman who marched in a
parade last Monday and had "scab"
goods on his person violated his obli
gation as a union man. That's all
there is to it he violated his obligation.
Mr. Bryan's reference to organized
labor and the eight-hour day, in his
recent New York speech, sounds al
mighty good to the sincere and un
prejudiced trades unionist.
When judges are unanimous in their
construction of the law, then it will
be time enough to ask the working-
man to know it thoroughly.
A lot of republican leaders have) sud
denly discovered that Samuel Gompers
is an awful bad man. So have a lot of
democratic leaders.
EDWARD ROSE WATER.
Nebraska loses a splendid citizen
the newspaper profession a leading
exemplar, and organized labor a sin
cere and influential friend in the death
of Edward Rosewater. As an ex
employe of the Omaha Bee the editor
, of The Wageworker wants to testify
, to Mr. Rosewater's kindness of heart.
The president shows signs of backing
down on that spelling reform business.
Can it 'be that Teddy is developing
into a "quitter?"
We anticipate another spasm from
Post as a result of the attention paid
by the daily .press to the Labor Day
parades. v
The label tells the story of honest
work honestly paid for and performed
under fair conditions.
If the new shoe factory employs
union labor it will find Lincoln a
mighty good market.
Mr. Littlefleld of Maine finds him
self Mr. Smallerfield and growing
smaller every day.
Lincoln unionists should refuse here
after to march behind non-union
bands.
Welcome home, Mr. Bryan!
LOOK OUT FOR THEM.
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They dare not get together to help a
political friend or down a political en
emy. The right of petition for redress
of grievances is denied them. And a
lot of them haven't got sand enough
to get into the American Federation
of Labor and rebuke that sort of thing
by concerted action with their fellow
toilers.
We hope the postofflce employes will
prosper in their efforts to organize
along union lines. They are under
paid. They are deniea their political
and civic rights. It is up to them to
get what is coming to them. But
those who have the nerve to try it
will find themselves hampered by the
usual bunch of snivelling, canting,
puling creatures who will hide behind
the order of the department and re
fuse to help bear thet expenses while
sharing in the benefits that are bound
to come.
Every union suffers from the actions
of the. same class of cattle.
UNION CONTRACTORS.
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.
Postoffice Employes Will Find Plenty
of "Pikers" Among Them.
A number of employes of the post-
office department in Chicago and else
where have organized a union and ap
plied for admission to the American
Federation of Labor. Chicago's post
master wrote to the department at
Washington asking what he should do
about it. The department wrote that
the men could organize if they so de
sired, but the department would take
care that those who did not care to
join would be amply protected.
That's- all right, of course. And
there will be plenty of "pikers" among
the postoffice employes who will share
in the benefits of organization, but
who will be too infernally mean and
stingy to bear their share of the ex
pense. While their fellows are or
ganizing and securing benefits, these
putty-faced "pikers" will sit around
and realize benefits that they never
paid for. The postoffice employes, un
der the Roosevelt administration, are
not allowed the privileges guaranteed
to American citizens the right of peti
tion. Roosevelt says they must either
accept what comes to them without a
murmur or else get out of the service.
Where Unions Will Meet to Enact
Their General Legislation.
September 10, Milwaukee, Wis., In
ternational Union of Steam Engineers.
September 10, Danville, 111., Interna
tional Alliance of Brick, Tile and Terra
Cotta Workers.
September 11, Buffalo, N. Y., Ameri
can Brotherhood of Cement Workers.
September 13, Boston, Mass., Cotton
Mule Spinners' Association.
September 13, Hartford, - Conn.,
Table Knife Grinders' National Union.
September 17, New York City, Inter
national Wood Carvers' Association.
September 17, .Niagara Falls, N. Y.,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners of America.
October 1, Minneapolis, Minn., Inter
national Photo-Engravers'. Union.
October (first week), Toronto, Ont.,
Wood, Wire and Metal Lathers' Inter
national Union.
October 8, Milwaukee, Wis., Coop
ers' International Union.
October 16, Paterson, N. X, United
Textile Workers of America. .
November 5, East Bangor, Pa., In
ternational Union Slate Workers.
November 12, Minneapolis, Minn.,
American Federation of Labor.
. December 3, Boston, Mass., Interna
tional Seamen's Union.
December 3, New York City, Nation
al Alliance of Bill Posters and Billern
of America.
If You Want Building Done, Here Is a
List to Patronize.
The following employers and con
tractors have been declared fair by
Carpenters' Union, Local 1055, and we
request all parties contemplating
building or repairs of any kind per
taining to our trade to please take
notice and consider the following rep
utable contractors and builders before
letting your work:
S. W. Baker, 2237 R street.
S. W. Brown, 1750 South Fifteenth
street. .
H. E. Chappell, 1624 O street.
L. Drybbra, Lindell Hotel.
S. R. Copeland, 110 North Twenty-
seventh street.
H. Dobbs, 329 South Twenty-seventh
street. ,
T. P. Harrison, Brownell block,
room 12.
W. B. Hester, 820 North Twenty-
seventh street.
Howe & Atterbury, 2025 Vine street.
Hammond & Burford, 3136 Dudley
street.
Alex Hutton, 1436 N street. '
Jewell & Marsh, 2331 South Tenth
street.
A. Kiewit, 1620 N street.
A. L. Myers, 223 North Twenty
eighth street.
Mitchner.
Chas. Mellor, 2149 South Fifteenth
street.
F. G. Odell, 1335 North Twenty
fourth street.
J. W. Russell, 1527 North Twenty
fourth street.
C. W. Ryman, 1112 Pine street.
D. A. Rush, Normal.
T. K. Townsend, 1328 South Fif
teenth street.
Turner Bros., 1401 Rose street.
O. W. Vanderveer, 154 South Eigh
teenth street.
S. A. Webb, 2743 W street.
Lincoln Sash and Door company for
mill work. v
This bulletin is Issued by authority
of Carpenters' Union, and is subject
to revision at their order. Firms and
contractors can have' names and place
of business inserted by applying to
Carpenters' business agent, at 130
South Eleventh street, or by phone.
Auto 3824, Bell 11154. -'
UNION MADE SHOES
I carry nothing but union made
shoes, and have a ; full line of
them. I manufacture shoes and
shoe uppers. A share of union
patronage is respectfully solic
ited. ' , ;.
S. L. McCOY
( 1529 OStreet
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Summer Excursions
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The Burlington Route
Round Trip Tickets on sale June
31st; to following points:
Chicago . ..$20.00
Denver .....16.75
St. Louis 17.20
Deadwood 17.85
Lead, S. D ......... i.. 17.85
Custer, S. D ... 16.65
Hot Springs, S. D , 15.50
Colorado Springs 17.35
Sheridan, Wyo 23.35
Mackinaw City ............. 25.05
Mackinac Island 25.05
On Sale June 1 to Sept. 15. Lim
Portland . 60.00
Seattle -. . 60.00
Tacoma 60.00
Spokane 55.00
Helena 50.00
Yellowstone National Park $75.00,
days.
1st to Sept., 30th; return limit, .Oct.
Madison '. .$22.20
' Milwaukee 0 ....... 22.20
Waukesha 22.20
Pueblo 17.50
. Cody, Wyo t . 30.10
Mexico City, Mex. ....... . . . . 60.25
Salt Lake .. 30.5,0
Ogden 30.50
St. Paul i . 14.70
Minneapolis ,. 14.70
it Oct. 31, 1906. ,
San Francisco 60.00
; Los Angeles , 60.00
San Diego 60.00
Butte 50.00
Anaconda 50.00
on sale daily to Sept.' 17; limit ninety
G. W. BONNELL, C. P. A.
Cor. 1 3th and O Sts. Lincoln, Nebraska
PUT IN HANDS OF RECEIVER.
Court to Have Charge of Colorado
Mining Company.
The Taylor Park Mining company, a
Colorado corporation capitalized for
five million dollars, has been placed in
the hands of a receiver. The receiver
ship is the result of charges made, by
Clarence H. Knight of Boston, Mass.,
a creditor for $5,000,. who alleged that
the company is hopelessly insolvent
and owes $213,000. The company Is
engaged in mining gold at Dorchester,
Colo. It has offices at Colorado Springs
and Boston. Thomas F. Goodale of
Boston was named receiver.
The receiver was asked for an order
that: the property might be held to
gether and administered as a whole.
The company did not oppose the ap
pointment of the receiver, who imme
diately assumed charge.
The officers of the company are as
follows:
' . President, A. W. Preston, Boston;
secretary-treasurer, Thomas B. Good
ale, Boston; directors, F. E. Tucker,
New Bedford, W. H. Chadwick of Bos
ton, , George Kilburn, Cripple Creek,
Colo. . . '
The company has been inactive for
some time, according to Secretary
Goodale, who is serving as receiver.
Plans are being made to resume busi
ness at the mine in from one to two
months.