The Washington herald., 1906-10-31
TAFT HITS GOMPERS
Points Ont Evils of Famous
Anti-InjunctiOn Bill.
IS DOOMED FOR PRESIDENCY
Secretary OF War Declares lie Does
Not Fear Subject which Congress-
self in Favor of Labor Being Or
ganIxed-Dehnes Hearstfsm.

I sreclal 10 The Washington Herald.
DanVille. H., Oct 51--SecretGTy OF War
T William II. Taft made Il flying tour Of
Central Illinois to-day. speaking al eight
/ towns in the interest of Republican can
didates for Congress. One result of the
stirring up OF voters rebounded upon sir.
/ TAFT in the nature Of another boom for
/ his own unavowed candidacy for next
/ President of the United States This came
I in the morning in an introductory speech
By County Judge T. NJ. Shonkwiler. in
Edingham
Mr.. TAFT in no part or his eight ad-
dresses referred To the Presidential sit
uation- He struck President RooscveIts
square deal uail in handling the many
subjects which he touched upon in the
course OF me day s Jouruey- Il his night
speech at Danville before 8,0so persons
Mr.. Taft attacked Samuel Gompers. the
president of the American Federation of
Labor, ana his campaign against TIM
Congressman who refuse 10 support the
anti-injunction bill. Nr Taft was receiv-
cd with peculiar enthusiasm in the home
/ town of Speaker Cannon.
Attacks Anti-IniunStion Bill.
After ne had praised Speaker Cannon
/ as one of the greatest figures III the coun-
/ Try, ne said;
Il am going 10 a subject which has been
dodged by many candidates, the anti-in-
/ Junction law. Il is the ground urged Tor
/ leaving many Congressman at home The
| bin means that when a Iaboring man IS
about 10 iniure q mans business The
/ Federal court has no power to enjoiu him
/ from doing So Errors have been made
/ in issuing injunctions. Mr.. Roosevelt
considered these things and decided that
notice should be given before injunctions
I should bc issued.
Mr.. GOmpers was not satisfied He
said injunctiops should be issued only in
7 defense OF property rights, and business
interests are rot property.
The issue comes to this. Is a mans
business a property right? II the labor
/ ing man interferes with a mans business
/ he may not be proceeded against, but If
any one else does so injunction may issue.
! 4 special immunity for Il special class. II
I offers the privileges of law breaking to
Z particular persons. The hill in effect
[ makes boycotts and black lists lawful.
/ To gay man who would not vote for
this should not 90 back to Congress is a
slap at the intelligence Of American
voters.
FaVOFs Organized Labor.
Labor must organize TO defend its own
! interests. SO it can bring pressure upon
the employer to do the square thing by
it. It is the right Of organized labor to
prevent low wages. But organized labor.
when, like capital, put in the hands OF q
few. is abused sometimes. Injunction
should apply against corporate wealth as
WI as labor.
The rest of Mr.. Taft's night speech fol-
lowed lines laid out IL various day dis
courses. In these he kept always TO the
necessity Of returning a Republican ma
jority to Congress. and made these points.
'Hearstisn-It is an attempt to arouse
class hatred. and strikes at the basis OF
the social fabric.
'Bryanism-IIis theory that it viii be 4
good thing to send Democrats to support
Roosevelt IS an exquisite joke
The Panama Canal-We intend 10 build
it as fast as we can, paying 10 attention
TO the absurd clamor about an eight-hour
day for labor
The Trusts-Private and corporate in
terests are based on commercial p-0speri-
ty and must b- protected. Abuses. how
ever. through which people suffer must
be remedied by law. Let as remedy, not
destroys