The Teton peak., 1904-09-08
Democracy and It's Candidate
Found Wanting in Sympathy
for Wage-Earners.
JUDGE PARKER WAS SILENT
while President Roosevelt Was Frank
and Sincere in Expressing Him.
self on the Labor Question-
Views Of Leaders.

indiana polls. Ind, Sept. 2.-This place
n RAPIDLY becoming the Industrial center
~ the country, so far as organized labor
u concerned. 1t is curious thing that
In this ca pital of an original agricultural
State there should gradually come to be
e.ntered the active influences which con-
tro the greatest industrial organizations
In the world. Indianapolis has long
been a great railroad center, and for that
reason 1t has been a favOrite meeting
olsee for the heads Of the great trans
portation organizations. The State also
contains splendid coal mines. and tuls
has given Indiana q potent voice in the
settlement Of labor disputes of this char
acter. John Mitchell, Eugene V. Debs
and other men who have had much to do
with the control of the labor market,
have had their headquarters here at one
time or another. until of late it has be-
come generally recognized that the head
eeuter of organized labor may be found
here rather than in Chicago or New
York, which are so much larger from a
manufacturing standpoint.
Labor Leaders Chagrined.
1t is no secret here that the labor
trial organza tions are surprised and cha
frined at the extraordinary treatment
they have received from the Democratic
organization this year. That party has
always posed in peculiar degree ~ the
friend OF the laboring man, the benefac-
tor Of the masses. and the good angel of
the poor man. 1t has never done much
Tor the laboring man. II is true but as a
- f.,I, L., 81,
love for him and to invite him in turn
to assist it in recovering the power t
had forfeited through mismanagem&l 1t
and incapacity
There was no representation Of organ
tied labor at the st. Louis convention
this year, because it was felt it would be
better to let the two prrties declare
themselves on the labor question, aud
then it would be possible to make an
honest choice between them.
1t was apparent long in advance of
che st. Louis convention that the Demo-
cratic nominee would be Judge Alton 3.
Parker of New York He was entirely
an unknown quantity to the la bor lead
ers. and they wele willing in common
fairness TO give him a chance to express
himself. They were quite well aware of
the fact that Judge Parker, in cele-
erated opinion declared unconstitutional
the eight-hour law passed by the New
York Legislature. That law. as everyone
knew, was passed at the express request
Of the la Dor leaders, who had their rep
sesentatves at Albany for many weeks,
working for it day and night. The de-
eison handed down by Judge Parker was
bitter disappointment, but the men at
The head of the great trade organiza-
tons Of the United States nowadays are
sober, sensible leaders, They were quite
ready to believe that Judge Parker's
eeeislon was based wholly upon the law
IN the ease, aud that it would be unfair
70 attack him on that account.
Deceived and Snubbed.
For this reason the representatives OF
che niue workers, of the railroad men
OF the packing house men, of the build
ing trades and OF other great labor or
carnations, waited with confidence for
Judge Parker's speech of acceptance
They argued that it would be unfair to
sadge him while he was on the bench and
while he was keeping his self-imposed
VOW of absolute silence. They were con
odent that when his lips were unsea led
world at once that he was strong friend
.ha champion Of organized labor, and
'nat his decision in opposition to the
usht 'hour law was not born of any per
'onal prejudice.
Inc surprise and indignation of the
conservative labor leaders when they
.'ad Judge Parker's speech of accept
.hce cannot he described. They felt
"ey had been deceived and snubbed. be
.ause he devoted not word to the in
",ests OF organized labor. Instead OF
ssihg attention to the good results OF
un'ohsm and procaiming the doctrine
.na' the laboring man has as much righ,
:" organize as the capitalist, the Demo
'aue candidate for the presidency con
eu'F1 himself with judicial dissertation
'" what liberty means winding up witt
ueo'aration that The essence of good
so'ethment lies in strict observance oi
o'F'ltntlonal limitations" but without
word of commendati0n for the hon
49, "porihg man who Is properly endeav
. lug 10 resist the encroachments of un
upnous employers and to secure a fail
- when II Is once fairly earned. anG
~ Nhows but little about constitutions
'erker unfitted for Presidency.
ani'hs good many OF the labor lead
.a 9udgr Parker's extraordinary silence
tue lahor question has led them to thu
to fusion that he is manifesty untitled
~ tue greit office he aspires to fill
- pont out the fact that for a dozer
t,a - ,r more he his lived life apari
=, e~ u tne people. shut up In the seclusoI
"S law library. where he has formu
ra, "'stfaet opinions on questions ol
- s' wa wrong. but where he has hat
pl'"rlunity to learn the ways of the
yro. They feel that it would be 0
praa, "stake t" put into the office Of
c;s ,'eht Of the United States where de
A., "h matters of great moment are
IT. required. man who has no prac
~ Nh"wlesi.e OF the indiistrial condi
e., "hi"h have grown up in this coun
s--.-e the Adreut of the akY scrapeI