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L EG ISLA TIO N
RID ICU LED .
Man in bi-* hours nt' rax* mid jo lity is, verily, a peeuliar piece nt '
<reatinii. In tiui-i* gatherings ealleil social events we see this cre a tin e i
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Man resort t< every m anner nt' frivolity to awaken m irth amt lau g h ter;
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l.e will assume any c h a ra c ter on the inspiration of the moment to buoy
up the spirit of Ila- occasion ami to play his part as one of the »•nter-
P U B L ISH E D E V E R Y M ON D AY.
t ailiers.
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by th e
A striking example of this characteristic in m ar was exhibited on
P O R T L A N D F E D E R A T E D T R A D K fl
C O U N C IL .
last Tuesday night b - a happy “ huileli” of celebrities at tiie first m onthly
w inter dinner o f the (d m m en ial Club ot P ortland. More than one of the
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m errym akers allowed this spirit of fun to carry them so fa r on the way
t o ridicule as to assume the rote of opponent to the magnificent S tale
T E R M ? O F B U B S C R IP T IO N .
laws the initiative and referendum and ,1a' direct prinm ry law s!
pi»* n.'enih»? in'icBanc«:
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Now, fun is fun, but alien a body ot nt-other-tim es sedate and orderly!
¡gentlemen citizens of this splendid tow n—can so fa r forget th e ir dignity
There is so much variety in
A D V E H T IK IN O R A T E S.
as to permit of burlesque on so sacred a m a tte r as the laws by which the
style th*s season, that what­
W ill b e m a d e k n o w n on a p p lic a tio n .
people of Oregon have succeeded in ousting from contam inating power
ever a man wants is almost
sure to be correct for him to
ns. .t portanrt a* ¡the most blackened set of political rascals ever cursing by th e ir evil I
E n te r ed a t th e
sec o n d c la s s m a tte r .
wear.
¡ways tlte ire c soil o f Am erica, it is high tim e for the elector the eitizei.— j
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” ; of m oderation and tem perance in all things to cry out in stentorian tones,
Here is every color that is
ANOTHER ANTI-BOYCOTT DE- against such shocking p ro fan ity .
new—every pattern that is in
style.
CISION.
It is reported th a t Mr. Ha tv Seytt, editor of the Morning Oregonian,
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., fcw days became so enthused by bis own ra p t,n o u s eloquence th a t lie forgot, fo r the
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ago, the I'. S. Court id' Appeals
and in earnest in bis a ttack upon the American principle—“ tiovernn. -nt by
decided that the boycott against the
I the |x*ople.” It is even said th a t the reputable editor used language on
Fox Bros. M anufaeturing Company, ¡that occasion unbecoming a man at the head of a great paper pretending
ol St. Louis, is illegal, by eonfirin-j ((( >tahl| f or the sublime principle of “ G overnm ent with the consent of the
ing the decision of the I . S. Court ’ j,ov<.rne<i T i n gentlem an is reported to have said, in words of the same
Men's a id Boys' Outfitter«
for the eastern district of Missouri, p urport, th at die ]x*<iple of Oregon—the plain, honest, unsophisticated
166-68 Third St., Mohawk Bldg.
The boycott was in stitu ted by the people—are not lit. m orally and intellectually, to choose the men whom
C arpenters because the Fox Bros, they desire to represent them in the law -m aking bodies and in the public
refused to unionize th eir shop, a n d 'p la c e s of city, S ta te and county! Ye gods! W hat think you of such public, offer.- this measure to sub­
so effective l i a s the boycott been aud acity ? “ In my o pinion.” said Mr. Scott, “ we shall not, as a rule, due the spirit of liberty in those
The Boston Packing Co. inc.
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ibtain a very good class of nominations under the primary law. Mi n J «ho seek to better their conditions:
that not a carpenter will work on
fittest to hold the most important offices will not offer their names, or
“ If labor unions do not reform
buildings where the finis'-*d produet subject themselves to the cost and annoyance of tin necessary canvass or themselves, learn what the eternal
of the Fox Bros. Manufaeturing enter into conqietition wi*h those whose business is largely or mainly to laws of justice and the tuudatuent.il
Company is used.
seek and hold office.” Was there ever such contra version of fact? Is it 1“ ' " «1* political economy are, then
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The court held that it is proper not patent to all who have watched the political workings in this State
to enjoin an organization from boy­ under the old system of convention that jobbery and machine dommat on |
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go
cotting a tirm by forcing contractors put forth the meanest class of office seekers for public place the country
to refrain front purchasing its pro­ has ever been pestered with? And, why should the people not be able, ciety will take the agitator to repre­
duct or go without men to do their through the direct primary law, to secure the nominations of the very best sent labor unionism as a whole, and
it will have to get ont of the way
candidates for public office?
work.
Shall
the
people
repose
in
the
supposed
wisdom
and
patriotism
of
the
and out of the world.
It seems a question of prejudice
“ The method will be so soin pie,
so -c a lle d b e tte r class” the duty of selecting their representatives and hope
that a lubor union should lx* made
for equality in the result? Experience dictates a different course, and the so effective, so prompt ! The ’labor
to suffer for doing what other or­ will of the majority expressed through the primary law will inevitably pre­ union leader’ says: ‘No man shall
ganizations may do with impunity. dominate in the politics of this State, the ambitions of the Commercial work unless he weal's the totem
badge. No goods shall be bought
For instance: A temperance organ, Club to the contrary, notwithstanding.
_____ or sold which are not stamped with
ization may boycott in any manner
the same mark of slavery. Those who
the product of the brewery or the reason that the initiative has been I and they are not disappointed. But own an industrial plant shall hire
p® ^ r ^ ’ <¡^01!’ appre! such men as we supply, and dis-
distillery, and no court would claim and can be cal led into requisition only
on
the
petitioning
of
a
large
per­
the right to enjoin it from doing so.
eiates it when he is told that be charge no man without our consent.
The temperance advocate is daily centage of the voters of this state. has said or done a good thing Nor shall these men have any word
urging his hearers to boycott in­ I t ’s a pity the Oregonian news­ through his paper. Tell him about it. to say about wages, hours or other
conditions in their mills and shops.
toxicants on the grounds that the paper should, by such tactics, en­ As a rule, he needs the money. We will dictate how much shall
He
eats
the
same
kind
of
food
that
use of the thing is injurious to deavor to discredit the initiative law. the rest of us eat—when he can be paid for all work, what time the
human society and is the enemy of It bespeaks the sly opponent where get it. Some of us have apparently hell shall ring to call the men to
morul rectitude. When the church open warfare ,.'ould not be discreet. concluded that he lives on ink. But 4ork, and when they shall quit.’ The
In concluding a sarcastic article even ink costs money. And the answer of society will be: ‘Your
or the reform movement advises its
in
the last Sunday Oregonian oil the market price is advancing. He wears program is both unjust and impossi­
followers to shun the grocery store
the same kind of clothes. He lives ble. We will hire hereafter no man
where the j roduct of the distillery is craze mentioned above, the editor
in the same kind of a house and who is a member of any union. We
sold is that not boycotting by fore referred to says: “ The problem of| he deals with the same kind of a will exact a pledge and enforce it
by a penalty that our employes shall
ing the dealer to go without cus­ chnnging names should be taken up landlord.
never join any union, that they will
by
the
initiative
and
a
compre­
Just
for
the
fun
of
it—let’s
give
tomers ?
submit all complaints to us in per­
The Carpenters forced the con­ hensive bill prepared which will, at him a boost—in jiAt the way that son, and as individuals. We will
tractors to go without laborers as one fell stroke, relieve this state of vnu know best.
use nothing henceforth and forever
long as they persisted in handling the burden under which it groans,”
that comes from any factory or mill
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES ON
employing union labor of
any
the product of a firm whose policy insinuating that schemes of lunatics
THE OPEN SHOP.
kind.’
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have
been
espoused
by
the
friends
towards union men is, in their phil­
That persistent effort hath its
Fine food this upon which to feed
osophy, injurious to human society of the law and that they stand measure of reward, whetl er directed its large and somewhat receptive
and is the enemy of moral advance­ ready at all times to apply the in channels of good or evil, must be clientele. Chief advocate of peonage
ment. And insofar as the merits of modern and ideal principle to th e 1 admitted No better illustration of and slavery, a foe to those measures
the philosophies of those organiza­ enactment of ridiculous legislation. I this statement might be presented of justice and liberty—the referen­
than the launched propaganda of H
tions are concerned, no tribunal of History does not warrant such an ¡G. Otis and Ins'- cohorts through dum and recall; supporter of lax im­
insinuation; and we interpret such their infamous sheet, the Los An­ migration laws; an ally of corpora­
justice has us yet decided.
tion greed anil an avowed enemy to
But it appears the powers that be language as insult to the intelli­ geles Times, in their advocacy of the the man who toils—the Los Angeles
dread the growth and influence of gence of the electorate of Oregon. so-called “ open shop.”
Times should he shown the error of
The initiative principle in Ameri­ The “ open shop,” as defined by its wav in no uncertain terms.
lubor organizations, fearing that
is too strongly en- ‘he Times, is a shop or factory open
through their efforts these mighty ca.. „ legislation
, .
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,
solely to unorganized labor—men
nei(her the mauh(kxl t0
ones may be jorn from pomp and grafted m the minds of the voters,
A PERMANENT FACTOR.
their
best
means
of
protection
pleasure. It seems to he the de­
assert their independence nor the
Experience demonstrates that or­
termination of many judges in free and defence against the autocratic courage lo demand their due.
ganized labor is able to secure con­
Note if you will the construction sideration for its membership, nn-
America to prevent the development ambitions of the mighty rich, to
of the rule of the people, suspect­ ever lx* discredited successfully by I put upon the character of labor or- prove conditions under which they
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x.
irnnization, the answer to the Times work, safeguard their rights, enlarge
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ing, -one would surmise, that the the subservient press ot the tunes. ¡own
diatribe ot abuse, and also the I heir privileges, prevent injustice,
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¡implied threat of boycott toward command for them better wages—
jiower of the jx*ople w >uld not con­
THE LABOR EDITOR.
m ill or factory exercising tlte pre- which is only saying that it obtains
duce to their |x*rmanenee in office.
(By the Rev. Charles Stelzle.) ¡rogative of hiring organized nten:
a more just share of the wealth
There have been some glaring ju­
There is a jieeuliar twist in the
“ When the trouble is over, there which they help to create—and by
dicial decisions handed down from
human mind which leads it to lie- are two requisites which should be doing all this, organized labor en­
the courts of our country and prob­ lieve that a thing is so because it .observed. It will he ; foolish thing
ables the masses to participate in
ably will 1 m * more. Rulings in offi­ is in print. The fact
that a news- and an unjust one, if the light the prosperity of our times and the
and so is to course is not followed, and to follow increased blessings of out age and
cial depart incuts have as often nwak- ptqx'i- has said thus
the wrong course will he to lose all civilization.
Shall we deny that
«■ned the suspicions of the close ob­ most folks sufficient evidence that
it is true. We need
not stop to fruits of victory.
such results are good? Shall we say
server.
analyze this curious psychological
“ First, the ringleaders who stirred that such achievements are not de­
A ease in point is Hint of tin delusion.
up this trouble, when put down, sirable? T will not. I believe in
recent ruling of the Department of
To some editors this fact is a should hi* kept down. Every man organized labor. It is here as a
Commerce and Labor, wherein Chi­ sottrci of congratulation. But the of them who has been prominent permanent factor in our modern in­
nese crews are jwrmitted ,<> be etn true “ moulder of public opinion” in creating trouble should lie pushed dustrial life, a force that must he
ployed bv the Pacific Mail Steam seeks to arouse the thinking machine to the wall and then his hack kept reckoned with.—Hon. B. H. Roberts.
of Ins constituency. Ik* is really there for all time to come. N j
ship Company, in the coastwise an educator, lie is one of the most quarter should he shown to these
trade, tbough a former ruling by important factors in the develop- rogues, even as they have shown
PRAYER OF “ OLD PARTY”
WORKINGMAN.
the same department, in the case nient of the human race. But lie no quarter when they have had a
The politician is my shepherd, I
of the steamer Lyra, i< to the is not infallible. He will he the non-union man in their {lower,
effect that a vessel maimed by Chi­ first to admit it. He is tempted in Their claim is that no man should shall not want for anything during
all {Klints like as we are, and he is get work hut their followers and this campaign, lie leadeth me into
nese eaunot enter the coastwise not without sin.
dupes. Give them a big, bitter the saloon fur my vote's sake. He
trade. Hut tin Pacific Mail Steam­
Mv observation of the labor edi- draught of their own medicine. Not tllletli my {xx-ket with good cigars;
ship Com,,any is a powerful and tors of this country has led me to a man of them should be taken my cup of beer runneth over. He
rich concern—all the difference in have for them the greatest respect, back to work. Every ‘leader,’ every inquircth concerning my family, even
Yea.
Many of them are engaged in a offensive person among the lot. should unto the fourth generation.
the world.
most difficult task. Often the sup- be denied a job. They should all though I walk tli rough the mud and
port which is given them is in- be 'black listed and their names rain to vote for hint, and shout
SARCASM NOT APPLICABLE. sufficient to permit them to do their posted in every place of employ- myself hoarse whet he is elected,
The fool agitation for the change lust work in behalf of labor. They ment as dangerous men who are not straightway he forget tetli me. Al-I
of names of Bull Run anil Port­ should receive the most cordial co- to be tolerated in any shop, mill or though 1 meet him nt his own house'
he knoweth me not. Surely the wool |
operation of the rank And file, as factory.”
land will never lx* taken up by the
well as that of tin* lend rs.
Not satisfied with this anarchistic has lieen pulled over my eves all
initiative as suggested in the with­ They are really very human. They statement, this same sheet that day the days of ntv life and I shall
ering sarcasm of the editor of the are glad to receive helpful sugge«- after day pours its villification and dwell in the house of a elnimp for­
Sunday Oregonian, for the simple tions. They expect the “ knocks” 'abuse of organized labor upon the ever.—Exchange.
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