The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-23

urge labor TO vote against the man 1t
calls that despicable PEABODY, who
violated all law and trampled under foot
every guarantee OF Constitutional and
human rights but it evidently believes
that the exigencies of the situation justify
1t in saying that "all thinking and I'M
selfish men in Colorado agree that PEA
BODY ought to be defeated overwhelm-
ingly."
70 That some local unions, whether affil-
lated with the A. F. OF l.. or independent,
will act as partisan bodies is quite GER
tain. A few days ago the Building
Trades Council of Pittsburg adopted
the following resolution, copies of which
were widely distributed:
I'VE appeal TO union men and their friends In
every craft, trade. occupation and calling 10 aid
US In our efforts 10 strike o crushing blow at our
enemy and defeat the Republican party In this
election. II you have formerly voted for that
party its candidates. we ask YOU in the name OF
organized labor not only vote ainst them this
time. but to Use every possible effort to defeat
them"
At about the same time, the Building
Trades Council of Philadelphia held a
meeting and passed resolution to boy
colt the Republican party. This was
followed by meeting of the parent body,
the Central Labor Union, an organiza-
ton affiliated with the A. F. of L. and
representing membership Of 100000
men. This meeting adopted, unani-
mously, the following resolution:
"Rssolssd That we hereby indorse the boycott
declared by the Building Trades Council, and urge
upon all organized labor everywhere TO aid the
Council OF Allied Building Trades to defeat the
Republican party at the coming election, And we
hereby call upon all organized labor and Its friends
for their assistance to defeat the Republican party
next November"
A similar movement has shown itself
in New Jersey and elsewhere. In some
cases openly, and in other cases covertly,
the influence of Mr.. RoosEvELT's posi-
ton In the Miller case will be set over
against his action in the coal strike. 1t
is probable that only very few unions
are at all likely to cast their votes as
body either for Mr.. ROOSEVELT or for
Mr.. PARKER or for the Socialist man;
but unions and the interests of unionism,
particularly in reference to the open
shop, may not with safety be ignored in
the campaign.
The Federation Of Labor may inveigh
as it will against the tenets of socialism,;
may profess as it will policy of Austen
ton from political activity: the trail OF
the political serpent is over it neverthe-
less. There are rumors in labor circles
that Mr.. JAMES DUNCAN, now First Vice
President Of the A. F. of L., may succeed
Mr.. GoMPERs as President as result of
the convention to be held in November.
In a recent address Mr.. DUNCAN e3-
pressed the following opinions:
THE conditions represented by labor to day will
keep on in tho proper direction until. under the
benign influence OF emancipated labor. the toiler
will receive his full rights and capital and politics
will be subservlent thereto Capital being the sur
plus or the result of labor. has right to be under
its control; and the game Of politics, being method
or subdivision Of authority for the regulation of
State affairs, must needs, In time. be under the
direction Of the essential factor-labor.
This may not be politics, but 1t comes
very near to being fair imitation.