The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-12-03
Daniel ]. Keefe
6e.s His Reward for
Opposing GOmpers
He Worked and Voted Against the
Beet Interests Of Union Labor in
Which He Was . Leader, and
Now He Gets the Job Prom
ised Him.


WAY OF RELIEF AND BETTER CONDITIONS TO The
h MEN OF THE UNION OF WHICH KEEFE is THE HEAD
AND OPPOSING THE CANDIDATE OF THE PARTY
WHOSE PLATFORM RECOGNIZED EVERY REQUEST
MADE BY UNION LABOR, DANIEL J. KEEFE, UNION
LABOR LEADER. GETS JOB.
And there you
Mr.. White House October OF
this year. during campaign while president busy
writing letters union labor to bring that to Taft
about that things looked pretty dark tor the
publican candidate
The panic" cry had not been Republican
party did raise could help nasmuch the Re
publican responsible for panic which on at nat
time
Every turning employed first
place inside of the White House in October
would interesting reading could find its into print
President Roosevelt in particular desperate.
He disturbed the labor than other
Az have said. Mr.. Keefe White House caller
days the Democratic side that
president Longshoremn had promised federal job
In for his promise and work for Taft in other
words, help divide labor
that this federal berth for Mr. Keee was
10 be the comnisionership of immigration
Mr. Keee denied it.
dispatches Washington this week that this
The report having been true WHY MR.. KEEFE DENY
AT THE TIME HE DID THAT HE HAD BEEN PROMISED
PAY BY WAY OF A JOB FOR GETTING OUT AND HUST-
LING FOR TAFT7
something connected with open admission Mr.
Keefe's part for him to be ashamed Off
OUR OPINION THERE WAS AND MUCH
Let's wasn't
associated long enough with organized labor
familiar fundamental principle which this
is based.
get what through the
ballot only
He has particular fights often enough
know that by moving alone there the possibility OF Its
He knows that if single union charge shoulder to
shoulder membership in the parent
body of Labor the attack
lined when certain end desired better not at all
vcepresiden of the American Federation of Labor he
knew Gompers president and therefore the
representative union labor in the country was ignored
appeared before the convention Chicago
which nominated Judge Taft
Gompers nothing nor
ls than like every affiliated with labor union
the United States according this principle of unionsm OF
y which speak.
He knew organized presented that
eonvnon by Mr. Gomper denied and that recognition
pays declar
afion Of principles
He Denver; labor was
and how heard and how
tation In the Democratic platform.
why union labor recognized in Denver and that
the be nominated there demanded this
party which he for expounded with
m his power.
why snubbed denied Chicago
that the which there the which
union labor.
And knowing all this is any ashamed
that he had hired the Republican slider
Maybe Mr. Keefe is the victim of circumstances
Maybe given this fat Job simply because the time his
mentioned first in connection with it. he announced while
denying promise job that he intended
Judge Taft Judge honorary member of the Steam
Shovelers' and Dredgemens union.
Platforms personal attitude of the
union labor n of Mr. Keefes experience
positon with organized labor WHO would publicly
membership union
g his the welfare of millions of active
unions is deserving of reward.
this Office has been thrust Mr. Keee without his having
been consulted perhaps he will appreciate that would be
in him labor worker
Of the wnown attitude always of the which offers him
the with which he has identified
q rernunerated him for leadership in
Either let Mr. Keef, decline the appointment in keeping with
his denial in October
place accepted him accept price
dividing the strength of union labor a the polls
As The Times has before pointed the Republican party
going pleasing long
divide it.
That is what it wanted of Mr.. Keefe.
A. to what the Longhoremen will from Republican
BY Of better conditions the working class