Cañon City record., 1904-09-08
Democracy and It's Candidate
Found Wanting in Sympathy
for Wage-Earners.
JUDGE PARKER WAS SILENT
While Presidest Roosevelt wss Fraak
asd Siscefe in Expressing Hin.
self % the Labor Ques,ios-
Views Of Leaders.

lunianhpout. lnd, sept 81 MS pihce
I, rapidly becoming the industrial center
or the country. far AZ organized labor
IL concerned. IL 10 a curious thing that
In thi. capital Of an original agricultural
stste there should gradually come to be
e-nier~d the active influences which con-
troll the greatest industrial organizations
Ia the world. indianapolis has long
been = great railroad center. and for that
r-ason Il has been n favorite meeting
place for the heads of the great trans
portation organizations. The State also
contains splendid coal mines. and TINS
ha. given Indiana . potent voice In the
settlement Of labor disputes Of this char
sder. John Mitchell. Eugene V. Deb~
snd other men who have had much to do
with the control Of the iabor market.
have had their headquarters here at one
time or another. until OF late IL has be-
come generally recognized that the head
center Of orrauixed labor may Be found
here rather than In Chicago or New
York. which are 30 much larger from q
manufacturing rtxndpoint.
Labor Lssders chsSri.ed.
II Is no secret here that the labor
leaders representing tho greatest indus
trial organixs tons are surprised and cha
xrin~d at the extraordinary treatment
they have received from th- Democratic
organization this year That party has
slvays posed in n peculiar degree as the
friend of the laborinx man. the ben~fac-
tor Of the masses. and the good angel of
the poor man. II has never done much
for the isboring man. IL 10 true. but as =
rule Il has never failed to proclaim its
love for him and to invite him In turn
TO assist IL In recovering the power IL
had forfeited through mismans cement
and incspacity.
There was no representation OF organ
iy-i labor Mt the st. Louis convention
this year. because II was felt Il would be
better TO let the two parties declare
themselves on the labor question. and
then II wouii be possible to make an
tspn~ss choice between them
IL wss apparent long Ia advance of
the 81 Louis convention that the Demo-
cratic nominee would be Judge Alton Is.
Parker Of New York. lie was entirely
al unknown quantity 10 the labor lead
ers. and they were willing In common
fairness to give him chance TO express
himself. They were quite well aware OF
the fact that Judge Parker. In ceic-
brat~d opinion declared unconstitutional
the eiEht-hour law passed by the New
York legislature. That Law, as everyone
knew. was passed at the express request
OF the iabor leaders. who had their rep
rc-~ntatives at Albany for many weeks.
working for II day and night. The de-
rision handed down by Judge Parker was
. bitter disappointment, but the men At
the head Of the Kr~at trade organiza-
tions OF th~ United States nowadays are
sober. scnsibic leaders. They were quite
ready TO believe that Judge Parkcr's
decision was based wholly upon the law
In the ca.-. and that IL would be unfair
TO attack him on that account
Deserved snd esubbed.
For this reason tho representatives of
the mine workers. Of the railroad men,
OF the packing house men. of the build
ing trades, and OF other great labor or
gnnixation~. waited with confidence for
Judge Parker. speech of acceptance.
They argued that IL would be unfair to
judge him while he was on the bench aud
while he was keepin. his self-imposed
vow OF absolute silence. They were con-
fd-nt that when his lips were unsealed
he would make Il evident to the labor
world at once that he was a strong friend
and champion Of orvnnixed labor. and
that his decision In opposition to the
eiglit-bour law was not horn OF any per-
sonal prrjuiAse.
The surprise and indignation OF the
conservative labor leaders when they
read Judge Psrkcr's speech Of accept
ancc cannot be described. They felt
they had been deceived and snubbet. be-
cause he devoted not a word to the in
tercsts OF organized labor. Instead Of
calling attention TO the good results OF
unionism and proclsimIne tho doctrine
that the laborinw man has as much right
to organize as the capitalist. the Demo
cratic candidate for the presidency CON
tented himself with judicial dissertation
on what liberty means. winding up with
Q declaration that The essence OF good
government lies In strict observance of
constitutional limitations" but without
ono word Of commendatiou for the hon
est lnborinE man who II properly cndeav-
cting to resist the encroachmcnts Of un-
scrupulous employers and to secure fair
wsgc when II |. once fairly earned. and
who knows but little about constitutions.
Parker Uuattsd for Prssidsucy.
Among good many OF the labor lead
err Judge Parksr's extraordinary silence
on the labor question has led them to the
coucIusion that he is manifsstly unified
for the great once he asplrss to ali.
They point out the fact that for 4 dosen
years or more he has lived life apart
from the people. shut up In tho sscluaion
OF hls law Library. whore be has formu-
lated abstract opinions ON questions Of
right and wrong. hat where be has had
NO opportunity 10 learn the ways Of the
world They feel that II would BE- .
great mistake to put Into the once OF
l'residsnt of The Unitsd etatss. whsss de-
cisieaa - suettsrs Of gyyat moment are
daily ps0uired, ! man who Aes - prac-
teal knowlsdas Of IT, indnstrtal coudi-
tions whIeh havs grewn " 10 this coah-
sry .lnes tss sdssat 4 ~ s&y sesapsr
- The trolley car.