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About The Wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-???? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 9, 1906)
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. jS tjf t)t it idt tit t 38 55 j Jt "Printers Ink," the recog- jf Jt nized authority on advertis- J J Ing, after a thorough investi- jt gation on this subject, says: Jt .4 "A labor paper is a far bet- J jt ter advertising medium than J jt an ordinary newspaper in J j)t comparison with circulation. Jt j A labor paper, for example, J having 2,000 subscribers is of J jt more value to the business jt jt man who advertises In it J thn an ordinary paper with ji jt 12,000 subscribes." J J J jt 5B iSt 3"5 . 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. "THE FIRST BATTLE." It was really labor's "first battle" In Lancaster county. It was not a winning fight, measured by the mere election of candidates. But it was a victory in many ways. It proves that the laboring men are at last awaken ing to the fact that they must stand together politically. It proves that the laboring men are arousing to the fact that they must take their union ism into politics. It will demonstrate to those who have long ignored labor that the labor vote is becoming a force that must be reckoned with. Smith and Quick have no reason to regret that they have made the race.- In losing the offices for which they were candidates they have won tho respect of all men because- of the clean and forceful campaign they waged. They cheerfully offered to make, a race against overwhelming odds because they are staunch union men who are willing to make sacri fice in order to advance the interests of their fellows. They did have a right to expect better support, but they must feel that their race will prove that labor is a force that must here after be recognized in the making of political "slates.'-' The Wageworker fought the best fight it could. It has not one regret. It will fight even harder next time. All that a candidate needs to secure the support of this paper is to prove that he is an honest, capable, level headed, true blue union man his par tisan politics be damned! Smith and Quick deserve the thanks of all workingmen for the sac rifices they have made to advance the cause of labor. And the next time, with better or ganization, with a more thoroughly aroused interest, and with a more united front, we'll win, and don't you fcrget it. THE RAILROAD VOTE. The railroad men of Lancaster county fought nobly. They worked early and late for the election of Smith and Quick, and they gloried in the fact. They have learned that if they are to get what is coming to them in the way of beneficial legisla tion they must work and vote for men who are interested with them in getting it. They have cut loose from partisanship in so far as it affects their personal interests, and openly an nounce that they are going to vote regardless of party in the future. This Is a good sign. They have determin" ed to hurl back into the teeth of their detractors the lie that they are owned body and soul by the corporations they serve. The 'Wageworker, as a representa tive of organized labor, is proud of the part the railroad employes played in the campaign for Smith and Quick. THE DEFEAT OF HEARST. Every man in New York who prof its by special privilege; every insur ance grafter and boodler every fran chise holder; every exploiter of labor; every opponent of unionism; every man with a scheme of graft and loot the whole kit and caboodle, sup ported Hughes and fought Hearst. They browbeat and they bulldozed. They lied and they abused. And yet, with all of the power of their wealth, their pull and their boodle, they could only defeat Hearst by 50,000. The whole power of the national administration was thrown against him. Men paid by the public to de vote their time and talents to the public's business, deserted their posts and went to New York to make par tisan pleas, and in making them they indulged in billingsgate and abuse more infamous than any ever charged by the holier-than-thou to "yellow journalism." But union labor stood by Hearst. The big cities stood by him, and foimer republican strongholds were captured by Hearst because the men who toil stood by him. Mr. Hearst should have been elected, and The Wageworker expected to see him electd. He made a magnificent fight against overwhelming odds. He drove the corrupt element of his own party away from him. He forced greed and avarice, graft and corruption to rally to Hughes in self-defense. This is not an indictment of Mr. Hughes, who is a clean, honest and able man. But it proves beyond a preadventure that the selfish interests feared Hearst more than they feared Hughes. Pin-headed men allowed themselves to be influenced by the cry of "yel low journalism," not recognizing the fact that the organs of special priv ilege dub as "yellow" any newspaper that stands up and fights for the in terests and the rights of the whole people. But the battle for equal rights is only begun. Organized labor is yet unorganized politically, but it is learn ing fast. Some of these days the men who produce the wealth of this country will vote to retain a fair share of the production instead of vot ing for men who rob them and then laugh at them. The 4,000 union men of Lancaster county could have elected Smith and Quick had they voted together. The union men who voted against them voted against their own interests and in the interests of a lot of cheap screw political manipulators who sec retly laugh at the damphoolinshness of the average workingman. Lawyers, representing less than 1 per cent of the total population of the state, will be represented In the legis lature. Union men, representing 12 per cent of the total population, will not be represented. But some of these days the union men will use his brains a little more and his hands a little less. "I forgot to register" was the ex cuse a lot of union men made. But they never forget to take advantage of the opportunities that their organ izations insure them personally. That kind of unionism is the kind that Post and Parry delight in. , If at any time during the campaign just closed The Wageworker has un justly accused any man, he can secure a correction in these columns. And it will not cost him 75 cents an inch nor any other sum. The independent voter is growing more numerous each day, and the future of the country rests upon tho independent voter. For the first time trying the results are not so bad. Wait until we've had a little more practice in the art of playing politics. If you attend the Union Labor Fair and become enthusiastic you may get a handsome union made piano as a reward.. The union label and that's the weapon that, next to the ballot, is most effective in the armory of labor. Attend the Central Labor Union meeting next Tuesday night and help push the good work along. Appeals to party prejudice are still effective but the appeal is losing force every day. Hearst carried the big cities of New York because the workingmen stood by' him. We are afraid that a lot of the Smiths- didn't vote Quick enough. Gphriam is still joined to his idols. Smash Eph's idols! There will be an election in 190S. Wait for 1908! Join the "Boosters' Club" and help boost the fair. And now to make Union Labor Fair a success. And now for the spring election! And now the Union Labor Fair. THE LAWS WE NEED. Already Written, But Unfortunately Are Not Enforced. Speaking at a great labor meeting in Jacksonville, Fla., recently, Charles Leidy, a- printer candidate for the leg islature, gave these splendid thoughts as the closing sentences of his ora tion: "We need laws, I say just about ten laws a certain ten that I read when a boy in a noted volume that lay on my mother's and your moth er's center table. If we should adopt these ten laws in their spirit we would save enough court expenses to run all our municipal, state and na tional governments. But instead of these ten laws that occupy less than a page in the torn and tattered volume that lay on my mother's and your mother's center table, we have thous ands of pages of a labyrinthian en tanglement that can be twisted and distorted and harlequainted into any old shape according as the advocate be cast in the mold of a lawyer or hodcarrier. Yes, by all means, let's have a few laws based on the original ten, and throw away about ten thous and based on greed and grub. We need a few laws that everybody can understand, and don't need a durned cryptographist to decipher." HOW'S THIS? Want Anything Like It to Happen in Nebraska? The Macon, Ga., Telegraph of Tues day, October 30, contained the follow ing local item under the head of "Had Her Hand Mashed:" "Estelle Seymour, about eight years of age, was the victim of a ser ious accident yesterday morning by getting her hand severely mashed while working about machinery in an East Macon cotton factory. She was brought to the hospital immediately." Say, do you want things like to hap pen in Nebraska "Eight years old," and had her hand mashed in the ma chinery of a cotton mill. Just think of it! If you want things to come to a similiar pass in Nebraska, here's the way to bring it about: Every time a union man is nomi nated for office on the republican tic ket, "scratch h 1 out of him" if you are a democrat. And every time a union man is nominated for office on the democratic ticket, "scratch h 1 out of him" if you happen to be a republican. By follow ing this rule it is a cinch that sooner or later eight-year-old ( girls will be getting their hands mashed in the machinery of Nebraska mills. DON'T BE A SUCKER. Honest Men Can Get Credit of Any Reputable Dealer. The "clothing on monthly payment" plan is about the dearest method of buying it that the average workingman can find. If you are honest scarcely a clothing dealer will refuse you any reasonable credit, and you need not buy on the "installment plan," paying a double price for out-of-style clothing. And double price is about what you usually pay when you bite at the bait of the installment houses. The "dol lar down and dollar a week" clothing houses must of necessity charge enough to insure them against loss from bad debts. Usually the sum de manded down is sufficient to cover the first cost of the clothing, and if noth ing is ever collected in addition the house loses nothing. All subsequent payments are clear profit. Out of date styles and the cheapest kind of fab rics usually mark the stock of these Ulealers. But the fascination of "wear it while you pay for it," pr "a dollar down and a dollar a week" catches a lot of people, and those who are hon est enough to pay their bills are com pelled to pay the losses of the many who deliberately beat the installment collector. The regular clothing dealers of Lin coln are very liberal in their credits. If you have a job and have made it a practice to pay your bills with reason able promptness, any dealer in town will give you credit. And they sell you good clothing, made in the latest styles, at a reasonable profit. Purely as a matter of business The Wageworker would advise its readers to beware of the installment clothing house. FINE WORK. The magnificent new bar fixtures put into the "Senate" is a sample "of the work turned out by union men. Noth ing finer is shown in the west, and it bears the label of the amalgamated woodworkers. The new front being put in will also be a credit to the union contractor and union carpenters who are doing the work. A FAIR PUBLICATION. McCall's Magazine, a fashion month ly, full of good things, is only 50 cents a year. And it is printed by union men. The patterns made by the Mc Call company are union made. The ad dress is New York City. Boost your friends. THE PIONEER BARBER SHOF CHARLES B0WEN, Prop. Union Cleanly Handy YOU ARE NEKT 101 South Ilth, - Lincoln Henry Pfeiff DEALER IN Fresh and Salt Meats Sausage, Povttry, Etc Staple and Fancy Groceries. Telephones 888-477. 314 So. Ilth Street Choap Goal One or more can buy a car of Coal, direct from the mine, at S3.50 PER TON ON CAR AT LINCOLN ADDRESS HARRY LITTLE, 0SKAL00SA, IA. Correspondence Solicited OFFICE OF DR. R. Li. BENTLEY, Specialist Children Office Hours 1 to 4 p.m. Office 2116 O st. Both Phones. Lincoln, Nebraska. eooooooffioooooo Union Harness & Repair Shop GEORGE H. BUSH Harness repairing, Harness washed and oiled. I use the Union Stamp and solicit Union Trade. All kinds of work fur nished on call. 145 So. 9th. So0OSOOffiOffiO00000 PICKDJHOCSKJSJTHIESTATB. New Windsor Hotel Lincoln, Nebraska American and European plan. American Plan S3 to S3 per day. European Plan, Rooms 50c to 91.50 per Arty, 93 rooms all out side. Popular priced restaurant lunch counter and Ladles' cafe. SERVICE UNEXCELLED. E. M. PEN NELL, Mgr. HAYDEN'S ART STUDIO New Location, 1127 O Fine work a Specialty. Auto 3336 GRAND CENTRAL BARBER SHOP BATHS Anything in our Line? Members of the Union W. H. BARTHELMAN 134 SOUTH IITH STREET DR. A. B. AYEDS Dentist 310-311 Ftnke Bldfl. Auto 1591; Bell 915 Bring this ad and save ten per cent on your bills. O000-M0K0 Columbia National Bank Btniral Banking Business. Interest on tine deposits LINCOUN. - NEBRASKA P00Offi020KXaOffiO50OffiO000 The Lincoln Wallpaper & Paint Co. 1 A Strictly llilw Shop g ISTSSSSS Modern Paper, Mouldings, Etc. gSttSTg Auto Phone 1975 e II WORKERS UNION W UN!wJSTAMp t factory No. B No higher in cost than other shoes, but you may be sure they are made under the best conditions. More for your money in Union Stamp Shoes than in those without the stamp. By wearing Union Stamp shoes you do much to help wage earning shoemakers. If you cannot get the Union Stamp shoes in your locality, write v Boot and Shoe Workers'. 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