Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-13

profession, but, on the contrary, turned
down the candidates who were friendly to
those who were known to be inimical to
the interests of labor and subservient to
the trusts and the money lords.
thousands Of workingmen. impressed
with the conviction that the democratic
party has betrayed them. have withdrawn
their support from that party. and large
proportion Of these will cast their votes
for socialism this fall. Therefore. we will
draw our vote in New York city and
Brooklyn almost altogether from the dem
ocratic party, and this is true in perhaps
a less degree in all the large Industrial
centers of the eastern states. as well as
western centers like Chicago and in Colo
RADIO.
mr.. Hearst Is rallying the laboring
classes, not only in his own congressional
district. but throughout greater New York
and elsewhere in the big centers Of popu-
lation against the trust, has done much.
unconsciously though 1t may have been, to
awaken the workers to the necessity OF
solidarity politically as a party, as well as
industriously in their unions.
Hearst Regarded as Labor's Champion
"Mr. Hearst was the principal one in
the democratic party the elements Of labor
looked to as the leader of the common peo-
pie as against predatory wealth. and when
the st. Louis convention refused to nomi-
nate him, and he went over to the very
trusts he was supposed to be fighting, this
element was largely afienated from the
party and the election returns this fall
Will Indicate the great extent Of this alien
alton. l make this statement after care
ful study of my enormous correspondence,
particularly from the industrial centers.
Another very important factor in caus-
Ing the party assertions from the demo-
cratic party is the fact that Henry G.
Davis. the vice presidential candidate, has
always been violently opposed to organized
labor, refusing to allow his own employees
to join labor unions, and being mainly in
strumental in bringing the court injunc-
tons in West Virginia issued against labor
leaders, particularly those who were trying
TO organize the coal miners in that state
Il get all the labor papers at my office
and in every issue can be seen resolutions
by labor unions throughout the country
denouncfng Mr.. Davis, and pledging to put
forth every effort to bring about the de-
feat of the democratic ticket l come in
contact with the labor men and speak be-
fore their organizations almost every day,
and l know that their sincere feelings are
In strong opposition to the democratic ticket
as 1t exists today. In fact, there never has
been democratic ticket offered to the
voters of the country that meet with such
universal antagonism among the laboring
people as the present democratic ticket.
Organized labor is also making an issue
OF Judge Parker's decision in the New
York court of appeals. declaring the eight
hour law of the state of New York as
constitutional. The decision was rendered
on April %, 1903, by the court of appeals
at Albany. Judge Edgar NJ. Cullen wrote
the decision declaring the eight-hour law
of 1889 unconstitutional. Chief Justice
Parker now the democratic candidate for
the presidency, and Judges w. f. Werner.
Irving G. Vann Edgar T. Bartlett, Albert
Haight and c. E. Martin joined in the de-
cision which set aside that popular piece
of legislation passed in the interests of the
laborng man of New York state.