Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-10-14
LABOR WANTS 70 KNOW
Series of Questions Propound-
ed the State Candidates by
Trades Assembly
ATTITUDE TOWARD uNIoNIsM
Political Lines Not Considered in the
Distribution of the Communication
A List Of the ouestions-WilIiam J.
Bryan Has No Interest in the Iowa
Campaign.
pecial to Times-Replblican.

| Special to Times Republican.
i Des Moines, Oct. l4.-Another ele-
ment was introduced into the political
campaign in Iowa this week, which
to some slight extent in campaign
/ that is confessedly very dull. This
Ecame In the form of a communication
addressed to the candidates, state and
Legislative, asking tha-t the candidates
place themselves ON record in the mat
ter of their position toward labor un-
ions and the organization of labor in
the state and nation. also in regard
to shorter hours and some other mat
ters The communication came from
Marshalltown, from committee OF
the Trades and Labor assembly of that
city. consisting of George Brock and
George Patton, and II is as folle \.
THE object of all labor os a
tions Is to better the condition ws all
common people. morally, intellectually
and financially. For this reason is the
Trades and Labor assembly of Mar
shalltown organized. Many union men
believe that the objects sought may
be soonest gained thru the proper use
of the ballot BY this we mean using
the ballot in common sense manner
and having reason to believe that the
persons for whom the ballots are cast
believe, generally speaking. as union
men believe. The Trades assembly of
this town with this idea in view did
3o .1us
q legislative committee. We send you
herewith a few questions to which an
early reply will be appreciated. BY the
term early reply we mean early
enough that we may vote knowingly.
These questions are not to be asked
of you alone but the same questions
and the same reasons for asking Will
be mailed to each OF the candidates of
the Sc Teral political organizations.
Our assembly is n nonpartisan or
gan.zation. We do nt,t allow political
discussions from partisan stand
point in our meetings, but we do de-
mand of the political aspirants that
they cease giving the union laboring
men ambiguous statements. and that
we have a positive assurance from the
candidates themselves as to where they
stand on the labor question and unions
as they are now organized. This COM
mittee will make fina report to the
| Trades and Labor assembly on the ev-
ening of October q, 1908.
| Would you, If you were laboring
man. working at any tcade, be mem-
ber of labor organization of your
craft as they are now organized?
| Would you be willing to give the
union laborer preference in any con-
| tract with which you might have to
| let, providing that union laborers of the
| craft necessary could be found and that
| they, the union men, would do the
work as well as non-union men?
Have you ever been a laboring man
working at any trade? !
Were you ever a member Of la
Dor organization?
DO you think thsg4abor unions are
any more unjust or any more to be
criticised when they set standard
scale of wages for their craft than the
professional associations when they do
likewise?
"Do you believe in tie governmental
control of the natural industries, such
as coal mining. water, electricity,
transportation, etc?
do you believe in the justice of gov
ernment by injunction in labor dis
putes?
do you believe that the laboring
man should be compelled to work any
more hours per month than the pro-
fessional men or public office hold
ers?
What, in your Judgment. is the
amount necessary to support la
boring man and family of average size
per annum?
DO you believe that the wage earn
err is receiving a just share OF the pro-
fits of the industries of the coun-
try9
DO you believe in the initiative and
referendum in legislative enact
ments?
DO you believe in the elections of
u. S. senator's and president by the
direct vote Of the people?
Are you in favor of convict labor en-
tering into competition with free la
bor? Yes or no.
would you, If elected. use your best
efforts to eliminate child labor? Yes
or no.
What would you do with the anti
!iniunction and the eight hour bills as
proposed? 2"
The communication has been received
by a number of those who are cam
aidates on the state ticket. and politf-
cal lines are not considered. The COM
munications have been referred. In
some instances, to the state campaign
committees for advice. The candidates
are slow to take action and some of
them will ignore the entire matter.
William j. BrY.n managed to get In
TO Des Moines a..>-sut of Des Moines
the other night without promising to
make a speech. In fact he is keep
ing very quiet at this tine. Colonel
Bryan came in from the east and the
1nly person who saw him was Judge
NJ. j. Wade, who was at the hotel by
sheer accident They talked for few
minutes and the Nebraskan went to
oed. leaving call for 2:15 a. m. He
hen went home at once. A few days
before Colonel Bryan ard Judge Wade