The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-10-09

ALL GOING FOR M'KINLEY.

ALL GOING FOX M'kINIEr.
States Supports the Republican Candi-
date.
Says the New York Iournal: To the
declarations by gold standard advo-
Gates that the mass of workingmen
will not support Bryan and Sewall, la
Dor makes its own answer.
Not a single labor paper in the
United States is for Hanna and Nc
Kinley.
Not single labor leader of national
influence who does not speak for the
cause of democracy as the hope of the
wage workers.
Some labor papers have thus far re-
manned non-committal, as it is the
avowed policy of a few such journals
and Of certain labor organizations to
reserve political action to the indi-
vidual. But all of the other labor pa
pers, except these few, are openly for
the democratic candidates and the
democratic platform.
Liberal quotations from the utter
ances of leaders and papers are given
below.
Labor's Attitude to Silver.
The American Federation of Labor,
one of the strongest labor organiza-
tions in the world, has declared in it's
national conventions in Chicago 1888,
Denver Qs94) and New York 1885 for
the free and unlimited coinage of sill
yer and gold at the ratio of sixteen to
one. The resolution follows:
Resolved. That it is the deliberate judgment
of the American Federation Of Labor in dele
lnd hot
should re-enact the law of 1897, which pro-
vided for the free and unlimited coinage Of
both silver and gold at the ratio of sixteen to
one, thus restoring the American law Of COIN
age as 1t was until 1873, when silver was de-
monetiZed without debate and without the
knowledge OF the American people, and that
this should be done at once, without waiting
for the cooperation Of any other nation in the
world.
Resolved further That copy of the above
and foregoing. under the seal Of the federation.
ne sent by the president Of the federation to
the president of the United States and to the
vice president of the United States. to the
speaker of the house Of congress, to Secretary
Carlisle to the chairman Of the finance com.
mittee Of the house and to each member of the
house ard senate
Gompers' Significant Talk.
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor, passed
on a tour of some of the eastern cities
When asked about the attitude of
workingmen regarding silver and the
democratic candidates, he said:
The American Federation Of Labor has three
times declared itself for silver. 1t is in favor
of the free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of sixteen to one, without waiting for
action by any other nation or nations. These
declarations were made at the conventions
held by the federation ut Chicago in 1893, Dem
yer In 1891 and in this city in 1895.
"How do you stand politically?" Mr..
Gompers was then asked.
II am loyal union man." was the
significant reply.
Bryan May Garry Even Ohio.
John McGrath is organizer for the
American Federation of Labor for the
southern district of Ohio. In an inter-
view at GAINESVILLE recently he said:
1 find many sixteen to one laboring men.
| They are thoroughly dissatisfied with the dem
ocrats and republicans, and will vote the dem
ocratic ticket this fall simply because they re-
| gard the situation so changed that now it is
| the masses against capital The republican
| managers will be surprised at the silver senti-
| ment in this state among the working people.
| 1t Is sixteen whom find for it to one against,
| and il there is no change in the situation.
| Bryan will come very close to carrying Ohio
There are 40,00) populists in this state and I'M
| less am badly mistaken, they will all vote for
| Bryan. When the Mckinley managers claim
he has an easy victory in this state am sure
| they do not realize the strength of silver with
| the working people. Ohio will be good fight
| ing ground.
Bryan Strong in New York.
John Bogert is the New York state
organizer for the American Federation
of Labor. In recent letter to Secre-
tary Slower, of the Bryan and Silver
league, he wrote:
| believe nlne-tenths OF the organized work
ers OF this state and three-ffths of the farmers
will support Mr.. Bryan for the presidency.
| This opinion is based upon
| I. The declaration Of the American Fedora
tion Of Labor in favor Of free silver coinage.
| q Personal acquaintance with political SEN
| timents Of the labor leaders in the Industrial
:enters OF the state. who are practically unan-
| imous in declaring that the time has come for
| organized labor to assert itself on public Ques-
| tom.
| 3. The editorial attitude of the labor press
| Without exception. that know Of the trades
| union organs are denounciug the republican
| party's responsibility for the political promi-
! oence of certain opponents OF organized labor
| and commenting to their constituents this &C.
| .asion for redressing many of their grievances
| particularly in this state, whose last legiSla-
| ture ignored every request from trades-uniou
representatives There is much prospective
| benefit to organized labor from support OF all
| the principles involved in Bryan's candidacy
| The workers see unusual announcement II
| the signs Of the times. and II may be safely
| predicted that they will look after their inter
| ests at the coming election with intelligence,
| energy and unitv beyond all past experience.
| in the glorious year 1892. when
prosperity reigned supreme and the
| business man and laborer were in the