LABOR UNION DIRECTORY.
Following la a directory of the Trades
and Labor Unions of Lincoln and vicinity.
Local secretaries are respectfully asked
to report any changes or corrections
herein, to the end that an accurate and
convenient directory bo maintained.
CENTRAL LABOR UNION Meets sec
ond and fourth Tuesday evenings.
Brush's hsll. President. O. M. Rudy.
13S O. Secretary. F. A. Kates. 1020 K.
Treasurer T. W. Evans. 1US South
Eleventh.
LABOR TZMPLE DIRECTORY Meets
everv Monday evening. 127 Tn
Twelfth street. President. J. W. Dick
son. I'nlversitv Place. Secretary. Fred
lilringer. Sixteenth and D streets. Lin
coln. MUSICIANS PROTECTIVE UNION. No.
463 M. ots flrst and third Sunday morn-
inM nni' Mull. President. vV m.
Plnnev. 125 South Sixteenth. Record
ing Secretary. W. C. Norton. 1533 North
Twentv-llfth. Financial Secretary, .
A. Otis. 2234 Q.
226
JAURNEVMEN BARBERS. No.
Meets first and third Wednesday even
ing. Kohanan s nail, rresiueni. n. t..
McBrlde. 164S Q. Recording Secretary,
Hoy Ward. 1210 O. Financial Secre
tary. Roy Swinker, 1010 O.
HARTENDERS' LEAGUE. No. 399
Meets third Sunday. 10 a. m.. Carpen-
hall. President. William tinintll
15SS R. Recording Secretary. Henry
Killers. Financial Secretary, H. E.
bundean, 1S44 P.
LEATr'ERWORKERS ON HO E
GOODS, No. 29 Meets first and third
"Tuesdays. Bruse's hall. President,
Pmi Lewis. 21S South Sixteenth. 6eC'
retary-Treasurer, Peter Smith,
South Eleventh.
CIGARM AKERS, No. 143 Meets every
Mondty evening. 1036 O. President.
n w Kmn& South Eleventh
secretary. John Stelner. 123 South
Tenth.
tniL FRMAKERS' BROTHERHOOD, No.
Q7 fMta wxHind and fourth Wednes
day evenings. Carpenters' hall. Presi
dent. J. C. Orant. Ninth and U streets.
Recording Secretary. P. S. Sherman.
. 4ii P street. Financial Secretary. J.
Bockoven.
BLACKSMITHS AND HELPERS, No.
163 Meets first and third Tuesday
.inmliin CamnheH'a hall. HavelocK
President. R. O. Wagner. Havelock.
Secretary, E- B. Bilson. Havelock.
BUILDING TRADES SECTION.
WAGEWORKER
WILL M. MAUPIN, EDITOR
Published Weekly at 137 No. 14th
SL, Lincoln, Neb. One Dollar a Year.
Entered as second-class matter April
il, 1904, at the postoffice at Lincoln,
Neb., under the Act of Congress ol
March 3rd, 1879.
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"Printers' Ink," the recog
nized authority on advertis
ing, after a thorough Investi
gation on this subject, says:
"A labor paper is a far bet
ter advertising medium than
an ordinary newspaper in
comparison with circulation.
A labor paper, for example,
having 2,000 subscribers is of
more value to the business
man who advertises In it
tha an ordinary paper with
12,000 subscribers."
Taft the judge, reminds one of the
famous snake that
Wriggled in and wriggled . out.
And left the people all in doubt
Whether the snake that made the track
Was going south or coming back.
Mr. Taft announces that he is un
utterably opposed to granting the ac
cused a jury trial in cases of indirect
contempt. He draws a gloomy pic
ture of what might happen; if jury
trials were allowed, seemingly pre
ferring that injustice would be done
workingmen' rather than have the
judiciary shorn of some of its arro
gated powers.
Mr. Taft is so impressed with the
necessity of placating the labor vote
that he devotes something like 3,000
words of his everly long speech to
the questions of peculiar interest to
labor. And every time he opened his
l.iouth to say something he thrust
his foot therein until the pastern
joint tickled his epiglottis.
Of Mr. Taft's peculiar attitude to
wards the workingman The Wage
worker will have more to say as the
campaign progresses.
dency on any
and Sherman.
Fort Smith (Ark.) Union Sentinel:
No sir, we will admit our poverty,
we owe bills that we are not able
meet, but before we would accept
an advertisement in these columns
commending the republican party or
W. H. Taft and recommending them
to our readers as being worthy of
their support, we will close the doors
and seek other fields for a livelihood.
Sioux City (la.) Union Advocate
A vote for Taft means to continue
Sherman as a leader in congress to
defeat any labor legislation that
might come up. -
Mr. Taft says a union has a right
to accumulate funds to pay strike
benefits, and an Ohio judge issued an
order restraining a union from paying
strike " benefits. -What's the use of
accumulating a strike fund if some
federal judge can enjoin us from
using it?
BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL
WORKERS, No. 265 Meets every
Thursday even in it. 1036 O street.
President. C. M. Anderson, 2028 Q.
Recording Secretary. CS. E. Vennum,
140 P. Financial Secretary, W. L.
Mayer. 1225 Q.
PLUMBERS AND GASFITTERS. No.
S3 Meets every Monday eveninK. Car
penters' hall. President. Ed English,
133 V. Recording Secretary. George
Ohirvman. 329 North Eleventh. Finan
cial Secretary. Charles Burns, 846
North Twenty-sixth.
PAINTERS AND DECORATORS. No.
18 Meets every Thursday eveninK.
Carpenters' hall. President. Charles
Jmnlim. 1938 & Recording Secretary.
Wm. Wilkinson. 2100 N. Financial
Secretary. Jferry Jennings. iit s.
CARPENTERS AND JOINERS. No.
106S Meets every Tuesday eveninK.
Caroenters' halL 130 North Tenth.
President. F. B. Karacona. ISO South
Twentv-eiahth street Recording Sec
retary. C. H. Chase. SOOa North Thir
tieth. Financial Secretary. J. W. Dick
son. SIT West St. Paul streeL University
Place.
BRICKLAYERS AND MASONS No. I
Meets everv Friday eveninK. Carpen
ters' hall. President. E. I Simon. 224S
K. Recording Secretary. P. W. Smith.
R. F. D. 14. Financial Secretary, C H.
Meyers, J-v roru caeventn.
RAILROAD BROTHERHOODS.
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE EN
GINEERS. Division No. 8 Meets sec
ond and fourth Sunday. Chief En
srineer. J. S. McCoy. 121 U street.
First Assistant Emtineer. F. IX Palmer.
is South Tenth street. Second Assist
ant Engineer, 11. WisKenJest. Court
House.
BOILERMAKERS' BROTHERHOOD. No.
IIS Meets second and fourth Friday
evenings. A. .. l v. nail. 1W7 o.
President. Charles Peterson. 1402 Jack
son. Havelock. Secretary. Tom Puffy,
. Indiana and Tousalin avenue. Have-
MACHINISTS' ASSOCIATION. No.
Meets nrst Friday in Havelock. third
U. l w.
Friday at A.
President. J.
Secretary. C. H.
enteeota.
hall. Lincoln.
-V Malstead. Havelock.
L Uncle. &2 North Sev-
ROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY CAR
MEN Meets first and third Saturday
evenings, a. jl c. . nan. president.
H. T. Sexson. 1C31 North Twenty-
rourth. Recording Secretary. C E.
Cox. iTIS W. Financial Secretary. G.
r. unvic, ii -xt soutn Bevenin.
BROTHERHOOD OF LOCOMOTIVE
. FIREMEN AND ENGINEERS, No. 17S
Meets second and fourth Sunday
anernoons, j. i. i. w. nan. Master.
H. Kurt. Sil North Twelfth. Secre
tary, J. K. Robinson. 3911 VI.
BROTHERHOOD OF RAILWAY TRAIN
MEN. No. 17 Meets second and fourth
Sunday afternoons. Bohanan's hall.
Master. J. D. Andrews. 1T3 O. Secre
tary, IX J. Cooper. S12 South Ninth.
BROTHERHOOD OF SWITCHMEN. No.
yza Meets nrst Sunday at p. m.. i
ond Sundav at 2 p. m.. Carpenters'
halt President. TJ. S. Swisher. 2747
Sumner. Recording Secretary. George
Ray. 1203 Knox. Financial Secretary,
j. jonason, an u.
PRINTING TRADES SECTION.
ALLIED PRINTING TRADES COLIN"-
CIL Meets third Wednesday evening,
Carpenters' hall. President. O. E.
Looker. I20S South street. Secretary-
Trensuier. J. H. Brooks. TOO North
Ninth street.
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION. No. SOS-
Meets first Sunday. 3 p. m.. Fraternity
null, president, j. K. Bain, io south
Thirtieth. Recording Secretary. IL W.
Ringaman. 2201 Iloldreee. Financial
Secretary. F. H. Hebbard. 152T Wash
ington.
BOOKBINDERS' BROTHERHOOD. No.
120 Meets third Monday evening. Car
penters" hall. President. C. C. Jerome.
110 South Sixteenth. Secretary-Treas
urer. Ted Kess. noi a.
STEREOTYPERS AND ELECTRO
TYPERS. No. a Meets third Wednes
day evening. Carpenters hall. J Teal
dent. A. E. Small. 2044 South Nine
teenth. Secretnry-Treasurer. Sam
Asken. S2T4 Dudley.
CAPITAL AUXILIARY. No. 11 Me Ms
second and fourth Friday afternoons at
romes of members. President. Mrs.
Fred W. MIckeL 1S45 South Sixteenth
Secretary. Mrs. C B. Righter. 2308
Pudley, Treasurer. Mrs. Charles Barn
grovejr. 2S15 Starr.
PRESSMEN AND ASSISTANTS. No,
ids Meets first Wednesday. Carpenters'
' hall. President, J- H. Brooks. 72S
No. th EioviH. ncor;!e
F. C v-fr I;.1? N. Financial Secre
MR. TAFT'S ACCEPTANCE.
With the general details of Mr.
Taffs speech, of acceptance this
humble little labor newspaper nas
eo thing to do, save as it may have
an opinion or two concerning its gen
eral statements. Recognizing the
fact that the machine which con
trolled the convention did not wholly
represent the rank and file of his
;urty, Mr. Taft has seen fit to write
3ome very important amendments to
his platform. He favors physical val
uation of railroads after a while
and dismisses popular election of sen
ators with the statement that while
he rather favors it he does not think
it is a question of immediate im
portance. He also favors tariff re
vision, but he throws a sop to some
of the trusts that are expected to
come across with campaign contribu
tions by stating that he believes
seme schedules are too low and
should be revised upwards. In gen
eral the speech of acceptance is long,
ttdious and shows an utter lack of
initiative on the part of Us author.
There is entirely too much subservi
ency to one Theodore Roosevelt's
opinions and too little of that inde
pendence and sturdiness of character
we like to see in our candidates for
the highest office within our gift.
But with what Mr. Taft says of
the labor question we are vitally con
cerned. His remarks on that subjec
are in the nature of a "plea in abate
ment, or "confession and avoidance.
He asserts with an air of extreme
liberality that union men have a right
to "withdraw themselves and .their
associates from dealings with or
giving custom to those with whom
they are in controversy, and that
they have a right to accumulate
funds to support those engaged in
Mrike. Then he shows how utterly
insincere or Ignorant he is . of the
rtal merits of the case by opposing
the rights of trial by jury in cases
of Indirect contempt, forgetful of the
fact that union men who have exer
cised the rights he says belongs to
them have been jailed for so doing,
and jailed on the contempt grounds.
Admitting that they have a right to
withdraw themselves and associates
Nm dealings with or giving custom
to those with whom they are in con
troversy, the fact remains that Wll
liam H. Taft who makes this admis
p.-on Is the same William H. Taft who
sent Prank Phelan to jail for doing
it. tie-cause tne union Hatters ex
ercised the right that Mr. Taft says
belongs to them, they were convicted
of conspiracy and are now subject
to fine and imprisonment. Because
Gompers, Mitchell, Morrison and
Ihtncan exercised the right that Mr.
Taft says is theirs, they are now
cited to appear for contempt and
William H. Taft, candidate of Van
Cleave, Post. Parry and the other
union busters, says these men should
not be allowed a trial by jury be
cause it would lessen the power and
the authority of the courts. Mr. Taft
should get his logic on straight. Or
he should, perhaps, insist on his po
litical mentor and sponsor, Roosevelt,
get his logic on straight. The devi
ous twisting of Taft, the candidate,
Yj-fceu compared with the decisions of
The present state, administration
feels so sorry for a couple of hun-
red convicts who might be deprived
employment that it is willing to
sacrifice the opportunity several hun
dred free and honest men might
ave to earn a decent livelihood.
Mr. Taft opposes jury trial in con
tempt cases, preferring that a lot or
ii-nocent union men should suffer
rather than that an occasional trus
magnate should be given opportunity
to postpone justice. Mr. Taft is an
nconscious humorist.
See to it that your union makes
ample preparation for. Labor Day
This is the year of all years for or
ganized labor to show its strength.
Mr. Taft is much more interested
in getting concessions for the big
trusts than he is In giving labor
fair shake before the courts.
Mr. Taft is now a member of the
steam shovellers union. Mr. Taft';
callouses are worn on the palms of
Theodore Roosevelt's hands.
If you do not want the child labor
law emasculated, send ar few union
men to the legislature to prevent it-
How easy it would be to throw
snuff in Theodore Roosevelt's face
and make William H. Taft sneeze'
Now to make Labor Day the great
est ever.
Your union or your party, which
THE LABOR PRESS.
Sioux City (fa.) Union Advocate
Bray has been, is, and always will
be, the great champion of the cause
ot organized labor.
Jackson, Mich., Square Deal: Tour
Uncle- Samuel Gompers is cutting
some ice these days. He will' be sup
ported by votes this year.
Sioux City (la.) Union Advocate
Xinety per cent of the labor papers
in the country are supporting W.
J. Bryan for -president. That's evi
dence enough how the labor vote will
go.
ticket than are Taft
Oklahoma City (Okla.) Labor News:
With the platform of the Denver con
vention which declares against the
injunction in labor disputes, as well
ad against public officials serving the
Hints and corporations, the election
William Jennings Bryan over "In
junction Bill" Taft is pratcically aft
sured, and this would be the end of
Van Cleave and his little bunch of
conspirators against an honest gov
ernment.
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Bufialo, N. Y., Progress: Some re
publican newspapers are already
sneeringly asserting that "Mr. Taft
is a man of deeds, while Mr. Bryan
is merely a man of words." Admit
ting this, for the sake of argument,
it is nevertheless true that the words
of some men are more important than
the deeds of others. Without wish
ing to detract from the public ser
vices of Mr. Taft since he left the
judge's bench; we do not hesitate to
say that he must take place inferior
to Mr. Bryan ieven where accomplish
ment is concerned. '
Bulltin of t"ne Clothing Trades, New
York: It is not only from the demo
cratic platform but from the' general
sentiment of its supporters that we
incline to the belief that democratic
control of congress and the presi
dency would be to advance the wel
fare of labor through a just protec
tion of its rights.
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Bulletin of the Clothing Trades,
New York: Many of the prominent
leaders at the Denver convention were
men who have been strong advocates
of the rights of organized labor for
years. Mr. Bryan has been always
its supporter, and with .voice and pen
has contributed to its advancement.
The convention was dominated by
men who believe that organized labor
is one of the agencies in our national
life that is advancing its prosperity,
and its chairman, Theodore A. Bell of
California, in a speech very forcibly
impressed on the delegates the im
portance of the democratic party giv--
ing its support to the demands of
labor.
Duluth, Minn., Labor World: The
party in power has contemptuously
disregarded labor's grievances hereto
fore, and it is now seeking to cover
up its disregard of the people's rights
by throwing dust an their eyes. It
may find out that it "cannot fool
all of the people all of the time.
Buffalo, X. Y Progress: The News
displays a banner showing pictures
of Taft and Sherman, and under it
is the inscription. "Republican Pros
perity." Since the banner was hoisted
some thousands of unemployed citi
zens of Buffalo have read the in
scription and wondered what the
joke was.
Sioux City (la.) Union Advocate:
Stick a pin in the knockers against
the action of Gompers, Mitchell and
the other members of the executive
board of the A. F. of L. in endorsing
Bryan, among the trades unionists
sud invariably you will scare out
socialist or an officeholder under the
republican administration.
Holyoke (Mass.) Artisan: Tha
people's party this year will be the
reorganized, rejuvenated democratic
party. No need to go into details
at this time about the various planks.
President Gompers, our servant, has
reported that the platform of the
democratic party this year looks' as
though it might be able to bear Bryan
oa his way' to Washington. He has
said (and the facts have borne him
cut), that nothing could be hoped
for from the republican party. He
has said that the democratic party
stood pledged for the things that are
needed by labor and that he was
going to support Bryan. That doesn't
mean that you have got to, whether
or no. It means that if yon have
exercised your gray matter enough
to for mit into intelligence you will
see and know for yourself that you
have no chance with the Taft outfit
and must vote for Bryan and a plat
form that has incorporated in their
platform planks that will sustain
honorable citizens and not "slaves."
Bulletin of the Clothing Trades,
New York: The candidate for vice-
president on the republican ticket,
James S. Sherman, is said to be a
lifelong sufferer from gall stones.
Wc always knew there was something
the matter with his gall by the way
he left no stone unturned on every
occasion to show his hostility to
organized labor in congress. No
greater opponents to organized labor
were ever nominated for the presi-
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Indianapolis (Ind.) Union: The re
sults of his efforts convince President
Gompers that the successful conclu
ion of his work lie in the election of
William J. Bryan. And Samuel Gom
pers has the fearlessness to come out
in the open and advise the member
ship to this effect. He is not saying
that one must vote the democratic
ticket or be excluded from organized
labor; he is not saying that one must
be a democrat this fall or be looked
on with contempt by those who are.
He is merely giving the trades union
ists the results of his conclusions.
And those who are as sincere in their
unionism as is Samuel Gomper will
Slve heed to his words.
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