River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-09-08
,Cracy and Its Candidate
md Wanting in Sympathy
for Wage-Earners.
E PARKER WAS SILENT
President Roosevelt Was Frank
Sincere in Expressing Him.
If On the Labor Question
Views of Leaders.

napolis, Ind, Sept. 2-This place
ly becoming the Industrial center
.ountry, so far as organized labor
ID. 1t is curious thing that
capital of an original agricultural
lere should gradually come to be
the active influences which con-
greatest industrial organizations
world. Indianapolis has long
great railroad center, and for that
it has been a favorite meeting
jr the heads of the great trans
n organizations. The State also
splendid coal mines, and TINS
m Indiana a potent voice in the
Mt of labor disputes of this char
John Mitchell, Eugene V. Debs
II men who have had much to do
control Of the labor market,
q their headquarters here at one
another, until of late it has be-
Morally recognized that the head
f organized labor may be found
her than in Chicago or New
hich are so much larger from
turing standpoint.
Dor Leaders Chagrined.
no secret here that the labor
epresenting the greatest indus
nizations are surprised and cha
the extraordinary treatment
received from the Democratic
on this year. That party has
,sed in a peculiar degree as the
The laboring man, the benefac-
masses, and the good angel of
man. It has never done much
Joring man, it is true, but as a
never failed to proclaim it's
i'm and to invite him i'll turn
it in recovering the power it
tied through mismanagement
tcity.
as no representation of organ
at the st. Louis convention
'rcause it was felt it would be
the two parties declare
on the labor question, and
uld be possible to make an
&c between them.
pparent long in advance of
is convention that the Demo-
zee would be Judge Alton b.
New York. He was entirely
n quantity to the labor lead
ely were willing in common
rive him a chance to express
.ey were quite well aware of
It Judge Parker, in a cele-
on declared unconstitutional
ur law passed by the New
ture. That law, as everyone
assed at the express request
leaders, who had their rep
at Albany for many weeks,
it. day and night. The de-
down by Judge Parker was
lpolntment, but the men at
the great trade organiZa-
United States nowadays are
leaders. They were quite
eve that Judge Parker's
BASED wholly upon the law
I'd that it would be unfair
IN that account.
ed and Snubbed.
son the representatives of
;ers. of the railroad men,
house men, of the build
of other great labor or
aited with confidence for
speech of acceptance.
lat it would be unfair to
he was on the bench and
keeping his self-impOsed
silence. They were con-
N his lips were unsealed
it evident to the labor
lat he was a strong friend
of organized labor, and
on in opposition to the
was not born of any per-
and Indignation of the
Dor leaders when they
rker's speech of accept
described. They felt
eceived and snubbed, be-
not a word to the in
lied labor. Instead of
to the good results of
roclaiming the doctrine
man has as much right
re capitalist. the Demo
for the presidency con-
h a judicial dissertation
leans, winding up with
THE essence of good
strict observance of
jtations," but without
uendation for the hon
who is properly endeav-
encroachmentS of I'M
erS and to secure a fair
once fairly earned. and
tie about constitutions.
led for Presidency.
many of the labor lead
extraordinary silence
ion has led them to the
is manifestly untitled
ice he aspires to fill.
fact that for a dozen
has lived a life apart
ut up in the SecluSion
where he has formu-
ions on questions of
ut where he has had
earn the ways of the
that it would be a
1T into the office of
tied States, where de-
If great moment are
n who has no prac-
The industrial condi-
,wn up in this coun-
of the sky scraper