The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-06
THE LABOR CAMPAIGN HOT.
o0MPERs FULL OF HARD WORDS ron
THE AGGRKsSIVE SOCIALISM,.

Sinuderers, vipers, I.tnrr Are Hts Masses
for Then-They Appear 10 Have Ac-
eused Him OF Drinkins Non-uuion Beer.
The Trades Union Conference had big time
at its meeting In 257 East Tenth street yester-
day abusing the Socialist Labor party
Sam Gompers who has been abused all the
week by Socialist orators and accused OF fro
auently drinking non union beer was the lrst
to speak on tho subject
Every one must admit" said Gompers,
that In this campaign our skirts have been
perfectly clean. No suspicion OF anything
wrong has been associated with any OF the
candidates nominated By this convention. I
am tolerant OF honest opposition. but there 10
limit to that tolerance when 1t not only
ceases to be honest.- but-but-Mr. Com
pers paused for a word. and then saidl-sinks
into depravlty. lApplause.l or couree you
know refer to the Socialist Labor rnrty."
They've lied all the time" shouted n
voice.
They're moaner than snakes" shouted an.
other.
mo Importance ought to be attached to
their vtuperation." Gomrere went on. but
their ISLANDERS are the meanest-th most con-
temptible ever uttered. IA voice: They're
all lars"l In fact 1t is hard for any one who
knows the facts to believe these slanderers to
be sane human beings. They are more like
VlD6TS VINO crawl on tn0lr DplIleS ana cover
those who would beirlend them with their own
Shiny venom"
The audience shouted approval OF every
They did me the honor to single me out for
their ATTACKS" continued Gomners. and have
cidentalIy, They abuse US for, going into. poll
,es, and charge me with going into saloons
nm nH. sss Crank hs Beer that
WAS boycotted. but will take a glass Of beer
or drink OF whskey when feel like It; II
n m IN fnr mn ant huf
want his vote, I'm not going to become tee
totaler to secure any mans vote. tTremen-
The & l.. F. let's all other political parties
alop pt; and like the dog in the manser is ready
calling on the labor unions 20 tnko political
action Mti2 When We do take It they abuse us.
as ney Mon az Fad be
tel!igence Of the working classes Of America IL
such thar they don't give, damn for Socialist
trade unions to take political action. They
want the trade unions TO be n tail tn their kite.
and ! spurn them and defy them to do their
Henry WTeismann said he was sorry to think
OF Labor should take such a mean lot as the d
L. p seriously; and then he began to abuse
They're a lot OF liars and thieves and em-
bezzlers of labor funds" he sail.
This :: E. Il is. a combination Of business
men unfolding their own business interests"
no continued ana nAVe been using n NUMBER
of Germans who don't know the uIagas OF the
country. You don't hear Of them In Washing:
ton or Batimore New York alone is afflicted
with an s. l.. +. Its candidates are not even
labor men. Who is Daniel De Leon An ad-
ventmrer OF the worst type"
That's So" said a voice.
He never did n bit OF toll in Is life" con.
tinued Wesmann. He was single tax man
until that party was brought into ridicue
Then he became a Nationalist. and when he
found he could not make living at that was
ia time to be lecturer for the s. l.. Z. Our
n IaIp fp ~ RI
It only. wants it's delegates to the Constitu-
tional Convention eccte ed
Moses De Costa said: These Socialists sit
in saloons drinking beer and making speeches
while their wives ure working in factories"
Resolutions denouncing the s. l. p were
then carried by acclamation. Cam paign
meetings wcro arranged for to- night at Hester
and Essex streets. Rivington and Orchard
Houston street aud Avenue A..