Evening journal., 1906-09-20
LABOR'S Fight
is JUST BEGUN
GOmpers CTiticises Language
OF Congressman Little
field
PARTY ISSUES TEXT BOOK

WASHINGTON, Sept 20.-"That bat-
Ito In Maine, though closed at this time
in the Second district, Is not at an end
The contest was merely incidental 10
the task which labor has set itself TO ace
complsh. said President Gompers of
the American Federation OF Lab az
Typographical Temple, where reception
was given in honor of the labor leaders
who fought against Representative Lit
tleneld's reelection in Maine
mot only Nr. Littloheld, but Uncle
joe dared to rciterate tlwt we stand
for the licensing Of criminal and unllwiul
conduct. We ask for equal rights before
the law, as any other citizens. have it
not IN mind to say "a word in criticism of
the President other than this: The right
Of petition Is the right Of the American
citizen. guaranteed by the Constitut on,
and neither the President nor Congress
can take that right away from him.
Labor is the only power In human society
that represents the masses
"why did we begin the fight IN Little
fields dis'rictY Because the election wgs
held there two months earlier than Ia the
other States. II we had passed over this
district they would have said we were
afraid. We were not afraid. We conducted
clean fight and used no arguments OF
language that might not have been re-
peated IN polite society. Tho laborng pco-
pie have outgrown the STOPPED back and
roceding forehead of The Man With this
Hoe They now stand erect rhey are
waging a fight against child labor and
against the white plague. BY securing bot
ter hours and higher wages they VIII
found better homes into which tubercu-
losis cannot enter"
Claim a Victory in Maine.
The executive council adopted the re-
port OF the labor representation COM
mittee regarding its participation in the
political campaign. and in that connec-
tion adopted tho following resolution;
"That the committee is authorized and
directed to continue the campaign TO iis
conclusion for the attainment OF the
largest degree of success I'm the interest
for the protection and promotion Of IN,
rights and lberty of working people and
the people generally And 10 the an.
tainment OF these laudable purposes. "a,
executive council Of the American Fed.
GRAFTON Of Labor calls upon all reform
forces and public-spirited citizens WI,
sympnthize with the effort to re-estabiisf
I justice and right in the affairs Of oui
/ country 20 cooperate with our movement
/ our cause and campaign"
The report Of the committee refers Z,
/ the participation OF the committee In th,
campaign against the reelection of Rep
resentative Littleneld, Of Maine anl
says:
1T is true that Mr.. I.lttleneld has boei
reelected. but by so small margin a
compared with his previous election tina
it has, indcea been a great moral vic
tory and one which will have saluiaf!
influence not only upon the coming cleo
tions but also upon labors standing be
fore Congress in the future. In a forme
election Mr.. Littleheld ran immenscl!
ahead of the other representatives q
Congress IN the State. and also far n
advance OF the head Of the State ticket
our fellow-workers in Maine faithful,
carried on the campaign as outlined b,
the executive council"