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WAGEWORKER
WILL M . MAVPIN. EDITOR
Published Weekly at 137 No. 14th
?t., Lincoln, Neb. One Dollar a Veai
Entered as second-class matter April
:1, 1904, at the postoflice at Lincoln,
eh., under the Act of Congress 01
vlarch 3rd, 1879.
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jl "Printers' Ink," the recog- jl
j nized authority on advert!- Jl
jl Ing, after a thorough invest)-' J
j gatlon on this subject, says: Jl
jl "A labor paper Is a far bet- jl
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jl an ordinary newspaper In Jl
jl comparison with circulation. Jl
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jl having 2,000 subscribers is of Jl
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A thi an ordinary paper with Jl
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going to be represented on the re
vision committee by men who can In
telligently present labor's claims and
just as intelligently insist upon their
recognition.
Of one thing The Wageworker is
sure the union men of Lincoln can
furnish a dozen and a half of men who
could transact the city's business Jtist
as well, and with considerable less or
atory and fuss, as the eminent gentle
men who are now entrusted with that
duty.
"THE WOMAN INVASION."
Every union man who wants to be
more intelligent and therefore bet
ter equipped for life's struggle ought
to be reading a series of articles now
running in Everybody's Magazine un
der the title of "The Woman's In
vasion." The series is written by Wil
liam Hard, Rheta Chllde Dorr, collabo
rator. Nothing better concerning the indus
trial conditions that now prevail has
been offered; nothing clearer in the
way of argument in favor of trades
unionism has been presented. We are
not prepared to say that Everybody's
Magazine is striving to upbuild trades
unionism, nor that Mr. Hard is an ar
dent supporter of trades unionism.
But the fact that his investigations
lead inevitably to the trades union
conclusion is proof that trades union
ism is right.
Every union man who is ambitious
to be fortified with argument in sup
port of his trades unionism, and every
man and woman who is interested in
solving the industrial problem and ap
plying the remedy, should read the
series of articles herein mentioned.
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THE "REPUDIATION" OF GOMPERS
The "repudiation" of Gompers,
which was to have been pulled off in
Denver as per schedule prepared by
the Union Busters, aided and abetted
by Theodore Roosevelt, was pleasing
to loyal union men and exactly what
Gompers deserved. The "repudiation"
consisted of re-election to the presi
dency of the American Federation of
Labor by a practically ' unanimous
vote. There was just one vote against
him that of a socialist.
The "repudiation" of the Federa
tion's political program was a repeti
tion of the "repudiation" of Gom
pers. Keefe, the "quitter" who is a parti
san politician before he is a union
man ; Keefe, who agreed to the po
litical plan and then got cold feet be
cause his party bosses applied the ice
pack; : Keefe, who thought he espied
a mess of political pottage as a re
ward for selling his industrial birth
right Keefe who went to Denver to
"hand a package to Gompers," wasn't
in the game for a minute. He found
himself hanging on the edges with no
one to do him honor. And Keefe was
not even mentioned for re-election as
one of the Federation's vice-presidents.
On the contrary, his treachery was de
nounced on the floor and by resolu
tion. That's the end of Keefe as a
labor leader. His influence hereafter
will be a minus quantity, and with
his influence gone he will find that his
party's ' political managers have no
further use for him.
Samuel Gompers is today, as he
has been for years, the beloved leader
of the onward marching industrial
army. His loyal supporters know his
unswerving honesty and his unselfish
devotion. The assaults of his enemies
have served only to increase the de
votion of the union men and women
who make up the American Federation
of Labor.
The re-election of Gompers and the
reaffirmation of the Federation's poli
tical program means that organized
labor is going into politics again and
again, until organized labor's demands
for justice for the toilers is heard and
heeded. Not partisan politics, to be
sure. Just politics the political game
that is played for principles, for jus
tice.
Three or four hundred lawyers came
to Lincoln this week to recommend
six or eight of their number for ap
pointment to the supreme court bench.
You couldn't get that many union men
together for the purpose of boosting
fellow unionist into office. Yet there
are ten times as many union men as
lawyers in Nebraska. Perhaps this
will explain why the lawyers "get the
money." '
The prospects are that Lincoln will
adopt the commission system of muni
cipal government five men to conduct
the affairs of the city. Of course union
men will overtook tne opportunity of
securing representation on the com
mission. They seem to dearly love
being represented by lawyers and politicians.
The plumbing ordinances of the city
of Lincoln are violated with impunity.
The' inspector may condemn, but he
can not compel obedience. While those
whose duty it is to enforce the laws
are playing politics the health of the
city is being menaced. 1
Every time we hear a man spouting
unionism and see him pull a package
of "Duke's Mixture" out of the pocket
of a "scab" coat, we feel like having
the Fool Killer fired for neglect of his
official duty.
President Roosevelt got a 27-pound
Thanksgiving turkey from Rhode Isl
and, but it wasn't nearly so big as the
lemon handed him by the Denver con
vention of the American Federation
of Labor.
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Ws are expert eleaners, flyers
aja4 talshert of Ladles' and uea
tlenea's Clothing of all kinds.
Ths ftaeet Arenas a specialty.
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WORKERS HAVE AN INTEREST.
The action of the Central Labor
Union last Tuesday night in appoint
ing a committee to act with the char
ter revision committee was timely. The
Commercial Club, representing the
business interests, is represented on
the committee; the city council, repre
senting the political interests, is rep
resented on the committee but the
workingmen outnumber of the business
men and the politicians ten to one.
Why, then should not the workers be
invited to participate in the labor of
revising Lincoln's charter and pre
paring for the commission system of
government? The Central Labor
Union has appointed five men of in
telligence, civic pride and undoubted
loyalty to Lincoln. They are just as
much Interested in Lincoln's welfare
as any business man. The majority
of Lincoln workingmen may not pay
taxes directly, but they pay the vast
bulk of the taxes Indirectly. Without
their labor there would be no Lincoln
worthy of the name.
The workers are especially 'interest
ed in some of the matters that will
have to be considered in the construe
tion of a new charter, and they are
The Lancaster county democratic
committee came out with a deficit and
several successful candidates on its
hands. There's the breaking of at
least one record in that.
Every law that tends to safeguard
the worker must run the gauntlet of
the courts. Every law to make cap!
tal act on the level is permitted to fall
away into decay.
Sioux City unionists have just dedi
cated "labor headquarters." Lincoln
unionists continue to meet wherever
they can.
This thing of voting for a . "chuck
steak" and kicking because you can't
have turkey never will get you any-
thign.
They keep right on "burying Bryan"
because it affords them a lot of satis
faction and it doesn't hurt Bryan a
bit.
The Denver convention of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor has sub
mitted its reply to Jimmie Van Cleave.
Kf roper Uotnmgf
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What you want is Distinctive Style Clothing. Something..,,: ; ,
with the "tang," the "verue." You want it right as to -
style, color, fit, wearing qualities and "set." And with all
these you want the price right. Well, this store gives you
all these things, together with a price range from $12.00
to $40.00 and every garment worth the money.
THE UNION WORKINGMAN
who wants all the above enumerated factors will find them
present in the Brock Clothing. This make bears the union
label, and there is nothing better in the clothing line,
everything considered. We are proud of this line of
Union Clothing.
Overcoats $10.00 to $40.00
Clothing $10.00 to $40.00
Workingmen should see our line of union goods, and their
wives should visit our Children's Department. Everything V
for the boys.
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CLOTHING COMPANY!
GOOD CLOTHES MERCHANTS
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'LOCAL OPTION.'
Anyhow, a lot of us were permitted
to smell the smoke arising from t.l
singeing of the Thanksgiving turkey.
Now, honestly, wouldn't you rather
be Tom Johnson "broke" than John D.
Rockefeller, billionaire?
That White House dinner seems to
have given rise to several cases of se
vere political indigestion.
The Union label should be the em
blem of good work as well as of well
paid work:
The union man who wears "scab"
collars deserves t6 get it in the neck.
Rev. Charles Stelzle Says It Is a
Trades Union Principle.
Waiving for the moment the merits
of the fight that is now on with ref
erence to the aboliton of the saloon,
it might be of interest to call atten
tion to a series of resolutions which
have been passed by a number of
Central Bodies and a few State Feder
ations. In about every instance, these reso
lutions protest against any movement
which has for its object the introduc
tion of the principle of local option, in
any community.
One of the cardinal principles of
organized labor is the use of referen
dum. The orators who are so strenu
ous in their objection to local option,
seem to forget that "local option" is
simply another name for "the referen
dum." It means that the question of
the closing of the saloon shall be
submitted to the vote of the people
who are most vitally concerned those
who are either the beneficiaries or the
sufferers of the institution. Why
should not the people be permitted to
vote on the question just as readily as
they vote on any other question which
affects their interests?
If organized labor objects to the
principle of local option it simply stul
tifies itself, and nullifies its influence
as an exponent of the principle of the
referendum.
"SEEN OUR DUTY AND DONE IT."
The uuionists of Omaha and Lincoln
made a splendid record in the last
campaign. They voted as they
inarched on September 7, and stood
loyally by Gompers' political program.
Lincoln overturned a large republican
majority to a democratic one of 600,
while Omaha overturned a majority
of 7,414 for Roosevelt to one of 1.36S
for Bryan. We take off our hat to
Maupin and Kennedy and the true
blue union men of Omaha and Lin
coln. Sioux City Union Advocate.
CAPITAL AUXILIARY.
Capital Auxiliary will meet on
Wednesday, December 9, at the home
of Mrs. George Freeman, 2361 Lynn
street. .
OVER-ESTIMATED.
"Yes, sir! I tell you this entire
country is in the absolute grasp of
thirty men."
"You don't tell me! I had no idea
the number was so large." Life.