Show I THEY fUST MUST TRY AGAIN Ohio labor la or unions are preparing to play politics from a business standpoint By Br carrying carding out a plan originated by a Columbus man they are confident that counterfeit friends of labor will vill no longer capture cap ture th the worl ote vote and then after election blossom out as full fledged adherents of the captains cap talus of industry r. r Ver Verbal al promises promise will no longer be accepted Before the tile labor unions indorse a candidate he be will be he required to sign ign a written pledge with regard to his hi attitude toward labor la Ol It Itis Itis Itis is also purposed to demand that a bond ond for fOl a nominal nomi nomi- nal Ilal sum be attached to the pledge The rile plan outlined outlined outlined out out- lined above is now bein being tested in the legislative races in Ohio Obio The politicians are declining to ign sigu pledges and the Ohio Obio Federation of Labor has mailed b bulletins to every man in the State concerning certain candidates Appended to their names are these comments Senator W. W Yo X N. Thompson Thomp son Bon Lawyer professed sed friendship fore fen us then proceeded to kill most labor bills The fhe cOI continent on Ballard Yates th the other ther Senator from Thompson's Thompsons Thomp mp sons son's district is Farmer and stock and grain rain dealer deale Belter fletter remain on the farm Senator Harding's Hardings nard Hard ings ing's in record is iS given iven as ts Fair Fait on most li bills lills and Senator Moore is roasted for fOl attempting to reduce reduce re re- re duce the thc salaries es of Statehouse employees ees to 10 1 O Oper per da day Senator Lon Longworth worth i is denominated Xo No o good as i is also Senator Senator Archer is recorded as Opposed to all labor lalor bills hills Representative Ralph Cole ole and nd C C. C C. C Iid leswalt are commended and Representative Charles W. W Sees Bees of or Summit count county i is bitterly denounced Representative Rep i Crafts was wa also severely scored Secretary See Sec Joseph Miller of the Brewers' Brewers association is charged with having haying conspired t to defeat man many labor labor la la- bor measures It i is the intention of the unions to keep up this kind of r fight ht until the can candidates sign sigi pledges s and execute bonds While hile this class of campaign is a n decided innovation even een in Ohio's Ollio's turbulent political field it is based base on the wron wrong principle It will not Hot he be successful It naturally pre presents the qu question stion as to whether the average j politicians politician's si signed ned pledge l is worth more than his verbal promise A candidate who violates a verbal promise c would as quickly break a written pledge ebe e. e The be mere fact that ho lie signs his name would not carr carry with his pledge p any greater reat r moral al obligation than his promise made macle by h word of mouth As s for forthe forthe the the for forfeited bond why the Ow candidate all would sim- sim ply charge harge it up to campaign expenses The rhe Ohio hio will have to think again before they conceive cin a l scheme heme s that is guaranteed to hold the wily c candidate both before and after election |