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Show INSTANCES ON RECORD WHERE nE HAS THROWN MEN OUT. OF EMPLOYMENT BECAUSE BE-CAUSE THEY HAD REACHED THE FQRTY OR FIFTY-YEAR MARK. , VHE HAS HAD .NO, STRIKES OR LOCKOUTS.. HE HAS RECOGNIZED RECOG-NIZED THE UNION AND THE UNION HAS RECOGNIZE REC-OGNIZE HIM. He has conducted his own business, busi-ness, made money and employed hundreds of men and women at wage with which they were satisfied. That is undoubtedly the reason why he la Governor-elect of 'Massachusetts. ,Workingmen and business man haTe confidence in him. They know that he in competent to administer the affairs of the State as well as he has conducted his own business. THEY KNOW HE IS THE KIND OF MAN THEY LIKE TO SEE IN HIQn QFFICE- We wish there were more men in politics and in business like him. When we think of the Gorman and the Hills and the Baers and the, Parrys and then think of him our admiration for the man grows. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR A MAN TO BE HONEST AND SINCERE AND SUCCEED IN POLITICS. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR ONE MAN TO EMPLOY OTHERS WITHOUT FIGHTING THEM CONTINUALLY. CONTIN-UALLY. In a prosperous country like this labor troubles are foolish.- There should be work for all and at good wages. The employers should be able to make good profits. LABOR TROUBLES CAN BE AVOIDED BY THE EXERCISE OF A LITTLE COMMON SENSE AND BY MAKING A FEW COMPROMISES. MR. DOUGLAS HAS SnOWN THAT IT IS QUITE EASY FOR LABOR AND CAPITAL TO DWELL IN PEACE AND HARMONY. HAR-MONY. ' . : One Man's Sixcctss. W. It. Douglas, who has been elected Governor of 'Massachusetts, is a plain American citizen. He has the qualities that invite the trust of the people. That Is the reason he was elected on the Democratic ticket j in a Republican State. IT WASN'T BECAUSE HE WAS A DEMO-CRAT. DEMO-CRAT. He is of that party from princjplej but we I hazard the guess that he has never been an offensive ; partisan. HE IS IN NO SENSE A POLITICIAN. Years -ago he came west and settled in a little : town in Colorado. He had started to seek gold, but he gave up the attempt and began work at his trade of cobbling shoes. He worked hard, cobbled , his : thoes well and saved a little money. After a time he concluded to go back East. When he reached Massachusetts he concluded to take a chance at ma-. ma-. , king some money. HE ILVD ABOUT $400 AND .'WITH IT HE STARTED A SMALL SHOE FAC- TORY. NOW nE IS SEVERAL TIMES A MIL-. MIL-. ! LIONAIRE. --; . ' He is one of the manufacturers who never had ' anything-to arbitrate, but his' reason was' different : from that of the late George M. Pullman. MR. " ' DOUGLAS NEVER HAD CAUSE TO ARBITRATE ARBI-TRATE ANYTHING, YET HE HAS ALWAYS ; EMPLOYED UNION LABOR. . .He has paid his employees good wages and has i treated them as human beings. THERE ARE NO . ' f : |