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Newspaper
The Labor Argus
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1906
Page
4
Fragmented text extols Samuel Gompers and union aims, urging education and legislation, eight hour day, and constitutional guarantees for American workers. Mentions labor leadership, moral guidance, and evolving attitudes toward labor, with scattered references to unions, conventions, and political activism.
A speaker asserts that wage earners and others have an inherent right to organize. Collective action arises from organization, transcending constitutional grants. Oppressors fear organized strength, while history links major social improvements to united effort and collective force.
A charged defense of labor movement fairness contrasts with sensationalist pamphlets and demagogues. The piece warns against mudslinging and urges clear, fact based reform rather than crowd followership. It notes a Labor Argus report on Mining Commission debates and urges readers to obtain extra copies.
An editorial lauds the election of Adam B. Littlepage to the West Virginia Senate and John Nugent to the House of Delegates as a major win for labor. It praises union strength, urges label use on goods, and argues unionist principles will guide state policy while warning against anti union attacks. The piece cites the American Federation of Labor's political stance and notes Labor Argus as a key publicity vehicle.
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