The Owyhee nugget., September 04, 1908, Image 2

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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1908
LABOR UNIONS.
If the members of the labor unions
throughout the land would pattern more
after tbe Silver City union and take an
active interest in the work of the order,
seeing that, none but level headed, com
petent men were elected to office there
would be less strife and the members
would receive more benefit from the
organization. The Silver City union
has accomplished much for the cause
of labor. The right of the wage earner
or producer to organize for their pro
tection is admitted by all fair minded
people; and it is only when goaded to
desperation by insult heaped upon in
jury that the laborer lias doue that lie
shouldnot have done. There are some
who, as recent history has shown, will
joiusuch organizations and betray, their
brothers for less tliau Judas received
for the betrayal of JeBUs. Such char
acters are the oues who are for violence
and strife, and are frequently found to
be in the employ of the foes of labor
unions. The member wtio buys only
union made goods upholds the princi
pies of the order. Now get together
and cast your votes for candidates who
represent your principles. The labor
element has a chance to make a record
this year if they wilt unite and vote for
the party that is fighting for their
rights.
POLITICAL REFORMS.
In the history of the human race we
read of men who, from the earliest times
of which we have any record, have ad
vocated certain principles that they be
lieved would benefit humanity. Almost
witliont au exception those reformers
were scoffed at and persecuted, mauy
of whom became martyrs to the cause
for which they willingly gave their lives.
If the causes for which they were striv
ing were right aud just, they eventually
were adopted by tbe people, although
it may not have been under the same
name or by the party that they were
first proposed, yet the principle involv
ed was the same. Take, for instance,
I he political platform adopted by the
populist party at Omaiia in 1896 It
advocated certain reform measures and
set forth demands that were scoffed at
by the leaders of both tbe republican
aud democratic parties, who did not
only condemn it but said that its de
mands were utterly impractical, vision
ary, the dreams of disordered rniuds,
etc., but note the result..
The popularity of the Omaha plat
form with the masses opened the eyes
of the leaders of the two old parties, aud
the result has been that it was a race
between the republican and democrat
ic parties to see which one could steal
tbe most of the plauks of the populist
platform, uutil there is hardly a single
principle that was advocated by tbe
Omaha convention that bas not been
incorporated tu either the republican
or democratic platforms.
The democrats succeeded in purloin
ing more of these populistic principles
than the republicans, who made a very
poor showiug, until Teddy became "it,"
since which time he has not waited for
his party to steal populistic or demo
cratic thunder, but "took the bnll by
the horns" and swiped all popular re
form measures upon which he could get
his hands regardless of their party
brand. Tbe masses of the people were
"delighted" to see this aud Roosevelt
became very popular with them, but
uot with tbe party bosses, so that it
took very careful engineering by those
in control of the republican party to
tlx things so that the masses of the re
j pub lean voters could be hoodwinked
I into supporting a candidate who is at
heaitatool of plutocracy, but would
I have Teddy's brand.
Mr. Taft's actions since he bas been
a candidate has been to try to get into
favor with the people and yet to keep
his seat on the hobby-hirse of Wall
Street. He has been under a boss so
long that he dared not even write bis
letter of acceptance without having it
dictated by president Roosevelt. His
declarations on issues of interest to the
people, and the support he is getting
from the trusts and Wall Street, show
very plainly that he is endeavoring to
accomplish the difficult feat of ''carry
ing water on both shoulders."
The idea of putting off any action on
revision of the tariff or any other meas
ure of relief that is being demanded by
the people uutil "the sweet by and by"
may be good republican doctrine, but
it surely does not suit the masses of
the people.
Although president Roosevelt has
started many reform measures he has
brought but very few, if any, to a suc
cessful termination ; we think that this
is not so much his fault as it it is the
fault of the republican party and the
republican courts. With a president,
senate and house of representatives all
strongly repuplicau and bucked by a re
publican court, what did the last ses
sion of congress accomplish to benefit
the people? Nothing! The strongest
support that Roosevelt received to auy
reform legislation proposed by him was
from the democratic members of con
gress.
Patriotism has gone out of fashion
and partvism has taken its place. The
patriotic spirit of our ancestors has de
generated into the servile whine of the
willing tool of the money kings. Even
partyism is set aside if it interferes in
any way with the interests of the pluto
crats. It has been the custom iu con
gress, fur the last fifty years, for oue
party to oppose auy measure, whatever,
that is proposed by the other, regardless
of how necessary such measure may be
for the welfare of the country ; and if a
representative of some reform party
should succeed in securing a seat in
congress and should be so audacious as
to propose any legislation, the old par
ties would at once become friends and
proceed to set down on the "presumpt
uous interloper."
But the last session of oongress has
shown that the patriots are not all dead
and that there are a few who dare to
stand up for the people and defy the
bosses. On examining the records you
will find that the democrats in congress
were the supporters of reform legisla
tion while the republican members, with
very few exceptions, opposed every ef
fort made iu that direction.
Among the few republicans who had
patriotism to stand for right and justice
was Senator Heyburu, of whom Idaho
should feel proud. We care not what
the party name may be that brings
about needed reforms, and will honor
any one who has the manhood to work
(or the right and help to better the con
dition of his country and its citizens.
Shall wetiust further legislation and
control of the government to the repub
lican party? Or shall we, the independ
ent Voters who hold the balauce of pow
er, unite with a party that represents
our ideas of government, is pledged to
our principles, is working for our inter
ests and is fighting our battleB? Such
the democratic party has become, and
such principles does Byauism repre
sent.
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