75 TH E IMPENDING REVOLUTION. 



hasten this event will bring the needed reform. "Oh, it 

 will never do," says one, u to leave our party, for that will 

 let the other party in." Well, suppose it does? It cannot 

 well make it any worse, and if it did make it worse, it 

 would only prove the ' necessity for independent action 

 upon the part of the people, and hasten the day of reform. 

 If the administration of the opposite party made matters 

 worse, it would only result in the disintegration of that 

 party. 



It should be remembered that as long as we support a 

 party we practically support its policy, and there is no 

 inducement for the leaders to change that policy; but fear 

 of disruption or loss of power and prestige may lead them 

 to change. In thus acting, the labor organizations become 

 an independent element, owing allegiance to no party, but 

 ever vigilant of their rights, guarding their own interests, 

 and presenting a factor in politics that can shape the poli- 

 cies of the political parties or defeat them at the polls. 

 This is co-operation in the fullest sense of the term, and 

 the author believes that it is equally as necessary to act to- 

 gether and co-operate in measures of political economy as 

 it is in matters of trade. We are aware of the fact that 

 for contending for these principles and the adoption of 

 these methods we will be u dubbed" by the "political 

 bosses" and a partisan press as disorganizers. But we 

 care nothing for that. 



"We want to disorganize that spirit that has too long 

 prevailed in this country, that it is the duty to support 

 party nominees, regardless of their fitness for the offices 

 to which they aspire, and organize all men to vote for 

 those only who are honest, competent and sober. 



"We want to disorganize the old fogy and mossback 

 sentiment, and organize a sentiment that says, push 

 forward, keep moving and be fully up with the progress 

 of the age. 



