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WILL M. MAUPIN, EDITOR
Published Weekly at 137 No. 14th
St., Lincoln, Neb. One Dollar a Year.
Entered as second-class matter April
Zl, 1904, at the postoffice at Lincoln,
Neb., under the Act of Congress of
March 3rd, 1879.
jt "Printers' Ink," the recog- jt
Jt nized authority on advertis- j
J Ing. after a thorough invest)-
J gation on this subject, says: J
41 "A labor paper is a far bet- J
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jt an ordinary newspaper in Jt
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WOULDN'T THIS JAR YOU?
The Lincoln Evening News, which
overlooked and failed to mention the
Labor Temple meeting last Tuesday
night, did not fail to see and clip the
following "grapevine" telegram from
one of its exchanges: '
"SAN FRANCISCO,' JUNE 26. Re-
sultant upon the recent graft expose is
apparent the complete demoralization
of the union labor party. With Schmitz
a convict; Abe Ruef in jail; sixteen
supervisors all elected on the labor
ticket, and Chief of Police Dinan, a
Schmitz appointee, under indictment,
the recrudescence of the party seems
imposible."
Wouldn't that jar you?
Because some of its leaders be
trayed their trust the union labor
party is as good as dead!
The News is a republican news
paper, and perhaps it will explain,-a
few things. When the "whisky ring'
scandals implicated a lot of republi
can leaders, sending a secretary of
war into disgrace and smirching scores
of prominent republicans, did any
newspaper have the hardihood to de
anyclare "the recrudescence of the re
publican party is impossible?" Did any
newspaper declare the "recrudescence
of the republican party impossible'
wfien credit mobilier smirched the
reputation of James G. Blaine, Oak
Ames, and others, and came near
wrecking the future of James A. Gar
field? When the awful graft scandals
developed in Philadelphia, the worst
gang ruled city in the United States,
did the fact that the gang was made
up wholly of crooked republican of
fice-holders and their supporters lead
any newspaper to declare that the "re
crudescence of the republican party
is impossible" in Philadelphia?
Heaven knows that conditions in
San Francisco were bad enough, but
will the News undertake to claim that
the San Francisco grafters were worse
than the republican grafters in Grant's
time or the republican grafters in
Philadelphia have been for thirty
years?
Has the repeated exposures of mu
nicipal corruption in New York City
under the reign of Tammy prevented
the "recrudescence of the democratic
party?"
What about republican graft in 'Min
neapolis a few years ego? A mayor
sent to the penitentiary and other city
officials disgraced forever all repub
licans. Did that prevent the "re
crudescence of the republican party"
In Minneapolis?
Did the corrupt deal which forced
the infamous Allen laws through the
republican legislature of Illinois pre
vent the "recrudescence of the republi
can party" in Illinois?
Every union man regrets the dis
grace cast upon union labor by the
San Francisco grafters, but the dis
grace did not prevent union men from
trying again. Every upward move
ment has been retarded by thieves
and hypocrites. The Nazarene found
one black sheep in the twelve He se
lected to help Him. Organized labor
has had no such proportion of thieves
and traitors as one in twelve.
Organized labor makes no excuses
for its traitors. That is left to repub
lican newspapers like the News, which
apologizes for republican crooks, and
to democratic organs, which apologize
for democratic crooks.
But the intimation that the expo
sure of graft among the men elected
on a labor ticket will prevent the re
crudescence of the labor party is ridic
ulous. The wish is father to the
thought.
NOW GO IN AND WIN.
Every labor union In the city, with
out exception, should immediately se
lect one of its members to act upon the
advisory board that will outline a plan
whereby a Labor Temple may be erect-
ed in Lincoln. No need to wait for
formal notice from the secretary of the
Central Labor Union. No need to wait
to see what some other union does.
Just do your duty, and trust others to
do their duty.
This advisory committee should be
elected -at once, and should meet at
once. Now is the accepted time. If
ever the time was ripe for the erection
of a Labor Temple it is now.
This is the time when the "knocker"
should be relegated to the rear and
the "booster" is invited to step to the
front. This is the time when the
croakers should be silenced
it is up to the union men the real
live union men to act.
Sam DeNedry, an old time Omaha
printer, has taken editorial charge of
the Washington Trades Unionist. Sam
is an old hand at the union game, and
has had experience in the labor news
paper business. He is an A. F. L. or
ganizer, and a pusher from Pusher-
ville. He will have to go some to im
prove tthe Trade Unionist, but we be
lieve he will do it.
The managers of the Adams Ex
press company have declared a 200
per cent divident, but the underpaid
messengers, drivers and agents will
have to he satisfied with a "gift' of a
five dollar gold piece or a safety razor
at Christmas.
If you do not like any plan suggested
for the erection of a Labor Temple,
just get up and say you won't help.. If
they won't play your way, just pick up
your doll rags and go home. That's
the way not to build a Labor Temple.
Kansas City union men will lay the
corner stone of their Labor Temple on
July 4. Isn't it a shame that a little
village like Kansas City should beat
out a city like Lincoln in such a big
undertaking?
A lot of men carrying union cards
preferred to. play pool or look at the
moving pictures to attending the Labor
Temple meeting and boosting for their
own interests. Will it always be
thus?
It is good policy for the lawyers to
dictate the judicial nominations, but
it would be rank effrontery for the
bookkeepers to. dictate the nomina
tions for. city and county clerkships,
We greatly fear that the esteemed
Western Laborer of Omaha fails to dis
tinguish between the "kicker" and the
"knocker." There is a wide difference.
If God ever wants to take a vacation
He needn't worry about somebody to
take the job. Any federal judge can do
the work without sweating a hair.
The union men of the country ought
to be preparing to issue an injunction
against the Taft boom just as soon
as it gets big enough to enjoin.
' he wind that blew Monday seems
t. Lave performed one good deed, It
blew down the big si:n of the "scab"
Lee broom on the ball ground.
If things don't go your way, refuse
to play. That Is a good way to block
any movement calculated to benefit
organized labor as a whole.
The Wageworker will bet a four dol
lar dog against a couple of two dollar
cats that Mr. Post will throw a fit be
fore July 4. Any takers?
Better to be a "booster" in the front
yard of opportunity than to be a "kick
er' tear the thrones of the mighty.
. Bv the way, isn't It time to begin
1 .- raratlons for the proper observance
of Labor Day? N
You will be forgiven if you work
overtime in the interests of the Labor
Temple.
If you are a union man, go the
whole route.
It's all in the label.
NO ADVANCE IN TIN MILLS.
Wages Remain the Same, But Strike
Will Not Follow.
There will be no advance in wages
in the sheet and tin mills of the coun
try this year, and no strike will fol
low the refusal of the manufacturers
to concede the increase of from 6 to
16 per cent demanded at the annual
convention of the amalgamated asso
ciation in Toledo, C.j last month.
Negogiations for the adoption of this
s&Ue have been carried on all week in
this city between representatives of
the amalgamated association of iron,
steel and tin workers and the officers
of the American Sheet & Tin Plate
company and as a result of the confer
ences last year's scale will again ob
tain. -After
discussing the demands thor-
oughly President C. W. Bray, of the'
American Sheet & Tin Plate company
informed the workers' committee that
the present condition of the tin market
would not justify an advance and if it
was insisted upon the plants would
close down or be operated by non
union men.
The decision to accept last year's
scale affects all the sheet and tin
workers in the country, about 15,000
men, as the other manufacturers ac
cept whatever settlement is made at
this conference.
THE LABOR PRESS.
No card, no work. No label no sale.
'Nuf said. Jackson Square Deal.
What is an "open shop?" It used
to be a shop where both union and
non-workers were employed. Now it
is a shop that wants union workers,
but can't get them, so takes any kind
that can't work in any other shop.
Justice. Pinkerton labor spies should be des
ignated "Orchards" and known in fu
ture to labor men as such. Clothng
Trades Bulletin.
"There is the clank of a convict's
chain around the shoe that does not
bear the label," says Buffalo Progress.
And the stench of the sweat-shop in
the unlabeled cigar. Washington
Trades Unionist.
"Old King Solomon was a wise em
ployer. He not only organized his em
ployes into a labor union, hut he gave
them an eight-hour day and establish
ed a warden at the west gate of the
temple to see that all men received
their wages and that none went away
dis3Visfied. The teachings of this
wisest of grand masters are in strik
ing contrast with the practice of some
of his latter day followers who pre
tend to believe in and obey his teach
ings." Potters' Herald.
A RIGHTEOUS DECISION.
Under -a recent decision of the Mich
igan .supreme court, Attorney General
Bird has ruled that contracts under
which state prisoners are employed
at cigarmaking, broommaking and
stonecutting may be continued "only
as long as there are convicts already
skilled in those trades. It being
held illegal ' to teach mechanical
trades in prison.
ABOUT TIME.
Ain't it about time for somebody to
butt in and make the powers that be
at the Printers Home act like- sober,
sensible men. The latest nonsense to
come from these people is their re
fusal to pay expressage on books sent
to the home. Such boorishness is
positively Indefensible. Omaha West
ern Laborer.
Visited in Lincoln.
Mrs. A. E. Davis, her son Harold
and daughter Elizabeth, of New York
City, and Mrs. Eleanor Garrett and
daughter Miss Elizabeth Garrett,' of
Omaha, visited with Mrs. H. W. Smith
the fore part of the week. Mrs. Davis
and Miss Garrett are sisters of Mrs.
Smith ond Mrs. Eleanor Garrett is her
mother.
Practicing on Ministers.
"I counted seven girls taking down
my sermon in shorthand this morn
ing," said a suburban minister. "I
am getting tired of this business of
turning church into school. It is a
desecration of the Sabbath and of the
sanctuary, and it gets worse year by
yen r.
"When the thing first began, I ad
mit that I was flattered. I thought
the solitary shorthand writer in my
front pew was a reporter. I took un
usual pains that morning, and I
searched all the newspapers the next
day. In vain, of course. The short
hand writer was merely a student of
stenography, using me to practice on.
"Students of stenography should
practice on actors and on lecturers,
but no that would cost money. Noth
ing suits them but ministers, and
every 'Sunday, all over our land,
young men and women, with their
pads and fountain . pens, go to church
solely to improve their shorthand."
Dangerous Baltic Sea.
The wreck record of the Baltic sea
is greater than that of any other part
of the world. The average is one a
day throughout the year.
Turning the Tables.
A Parisian millionaire once wrote
to a celebrated author the following
letter:
"Honored Sir: I wish very much to
ally my name with yours in the crea
tion of a dramatic work. Will you be
so kind as to write a comedy, of which
I will compose one or two lines, so
that I may be mentioned in the title.
I will bear all the expense in order to
have a share in the glory."
The author wrote the following note
in return: "Sir: I regret that I can
not comply with your modest request.
It is not in accordance with my ideas
of religion or propriety that a horse
and an ass should be yoked together.
To which the millionaire quickly re
plied: "Sir I have received your im
pertinent letter. How dare you call
me a horse?" Sunday Magazine.
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