Show UNIONISM IN POLITICS New v York Sun Organized Organized- labor declares that it wants a national national an an an- ti injunction law an eight hour law lawand lawand lawand and a few other l legislative trifles trines and that it proposes to have them or know now wh why It does not not get them Unionism does not propose to organize as a political party parts or 01 to operate along party lines M Gompers states the case by saying that hat the Federation of Labor will do all within its power to make the tho country see lOee that it Is a apolitical political factor Unionism or any other Ism lam has full right to urge legislation for its Us special Interest to nominate Its own candidate candidates candidates candi candi- dates date for fOl office and to vote for them the candidates candidates candi candi- or to vote for or 01 against dates ates presented by other Unionism or any other othel Ism has full right to round up every po po- po- po I In iii the country for an analysis of sentiments on questions affecting labor It can catechise every candidate for fOI om e and can decline to tc vote for I those hose whose answers are unsatisfactory It can harangue the tolling toilIng millions of the land and their for those who plead for or their support favor lavor Injunction anti eight hours union shops shop or 01 anything else It may choose to Indorse Indol's All that Is a legitimate legitimate legi legi- part of our political system and the unionist has the same tame right what he holds to bo be for Cor forUs to strive e for COl Interest as the Republican the Its Us Democrat or the tho Prohibitionist has to I seek the advancement nt of or other special Interests to the sagacity With all deference of this new movement mo leaders of the In the thc history of ot the i. i new at least Federation of ot Labor the American i. i wisdom of their attitude ma may be beIr Ir doubted doubted n Its aggressive hostility Is at t least Icat impolitic impolitic- No o man not even an jn anI I r l fl LI 1 j I American politician likes to b be hI threatened The holdup Is unpopular ular Mr Ir Gompers sa says s 's Wo We shall I put every member of Congress on om I record and aini our blacklist will contain I the names of those men inca who refuse to give Ive support to the Just demands of labor or 01 orho who ho Ignore our OUI picas ent en en- t I re ly The tone of this Is distinctly Intemperate Intemperate intern intern- and therefore Injudicious Unionism shrikes shakes Its fist In the tho face face- of every congress candidate and demands demands de do- mands his pledge to support certain special Interests under penalty of beIlIg being be be- lug ing blacklisted and defeated To bc- bc bests expressed In such tones and terms manly Independence can have ha but one reply Only the pusillanimous n would be he disposed ed to give a favorable answer and there should bo be no place for COI such In hi tho the Capitol in Washing ton iou The proper business of the congressman Is legislation for the Interest in interest interest In- In terest of tho the nation as ns a whole duo rc regard being shown hown to tho the special In Interests Interests In- In crests of tho the locality from which he comes The congress was never In Intended Intended In- In tended ended to be a collection of oC special agents representing special interests It i is unfortunate though perhaps inevitable ilic that a few fe legislators arc are open to the suspicion of wearing labelled labelled lab lab- died collars but It Is certainly a R doubtful policy polley for fOI any group to Insist in insist In- In thus openly that hat tho the price of ot election shall be a collar labelled A 4 A. A F. F of oC L. L |