The San Francisco call., 1908-10-02


OMAHA oct I-"F am going to be
elected" THIS statement made tonight
by William Il Taft SANS up in word
what the candidate thinks of the effect
of his. speech making tour thus far
The belief is based. TAFT explained, on
The manner Of his receptions in the.
states thus lar traveHseG,. in which
there were reported TO be >defecuons
among the republican ranks.
AS 10 the national ticket Taft
now believes. that there is no rea-
son TO doubt that the republican
party viii hold its own, and should
tfis prove the case, Taft SAYS; there is
no doubt that he will get the electoral
Eote Of Wisconsin, Minnesota. the -Da-
kotas. Iowa and Nebraska-the states
in which the -disanection was supposed
TO exist. He added:
j have been IN real touch with the
people. They have come 10 see me and
tear me in numbers far beyond my
anUcipations and. what seems Of even
re Importance, they have responded
70 what ] have had TO say ia a way
that j could feel their sympathy. The
desire OF my audiences today TO get ia
personal contact. with me has been
marked and shows more than a pass
ing interest. -.
THIRTEEN SPEECHES MADE
Thirteen speeches were made by the
Z candidate today in the southeastern
part of Nebraska, terminafing at
Omaha tonight. where two big meet
ings were held -.
Throughout the day the crowds were
larger than usual at: the short. stops
At Crete Beatrice Table Rock and Ne
brasiza city Taft,s voice was entirely
inadequate TO reach. the limits of the
crowd.
Throughout the day Taft confined. his
"a SO
the last democratic admin istratioR and
contrasting them wfth republican rule
AS he has done during his two: days in
Nebraska he did not fail to pay his
respects 10 Bryan whenever he spoke:
on several. occasions" he delivered his
labor speeclI-sand denounced as a lie
the statement that he: had said that 81.
day was. enough for any 1aboring
man. s.' -
LABOR DECIsIoNS REVIEWED
In his south Omaha speech. after.
reviewing the labor decisions he had;
rendered, Taft made. this conclusion:
That is not an laid down. the
rule that labor not only had the right
order TO meet capital on a level; that
Worklngmen had a right to appoint
officers; thar they had right 10 raise
funds with which to sustain. strikes.
that strikes could not be enjoined, that
men had the right to leave the en-
Dloy Of their employers in concert II
&ley chose; that they had the right
70 appoint officers who should direct
Them what they should GO, that they
lIad right 10 withdraw from -sssocia ::
tion with those with whom they had.
controversy, that they had the right
10 induce all their competitors. all their
fellow unions 10 withdraw from such
association. but that they did not have
sire right to inJure the property Of their.
Employers or declare a secondary boy
fH
Those decisions ] claim have heen
the magma charta or trades unionism
ever since the railway orders used that
decision IN q case before Judge Adams
against the Gould roads. in which. an
Injunction was issued forbfdding them
10 follow the decisions of their chiefs.
They went into court and cited my
case. and Judge Adams withdrew his
Injunction. The same thing happened
down in Cincinnati under Judge Tifomp-
son IN = similar case with respect to
the typograp phical union.
NE DEFINED ANTITRUST Law
] have not decided all my cases in
labor business. J have had also TO run
up against corporations. AS one of the
court / wrote the opinion in the first
important antitrust case that was de-
cIdcd and Il laid down .he PRINCIPLES
upon Waich ali The antitrust prose-
HtiOns are TOW conducted
ar not ap5iogiziag for anything
did I am only telling you the truth
when I say that the legality and the
,
on their organizations to the 'perfecting
that they have reached: TO raise the
flnds that they have raised: TO bring
about trade agreements TO entitle them
10 the responsible position that they
occupy now IN dealing with their en-.
ployers. IS largely due to the law which
/ ia5c down as 10 any other cause
am said 20 be father of injunctions
T Issued in1uncuoDs: there Is not any
doubt about that and ] went on the
bench and the occasion called for an
Injunction ] would issue II aga n, but /
deny that Z invented fnJunctiCasso In
functions were issued long before
went on the bench and F only used
2 remedy that every man is entitled
70 when no otner remedy IS adequate
WOULD NOTIFY DEFENDANTS
agree that fn5unctions have been is
sued which have been much too broad
and the reason why they have been too
broad Is because they nave been is
sued without notice and the Judge has
not sufficiently considered it Theres
lore I have been IN favor of requiring
that no Injunction should issue without
notice. but the republican convention
did not desire TO 20 so far, but said.
II you put into a mandatory statute the
best present statutes and 50 define the
few cases where temporary in5unctions