The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-07-18
bRYAN ADDRESSES
LABOR DELEGATION
At FAIRVIEW
COMMOkER TELLS MEMBERS
DENVER PLATFORM Is A BROAD
oNE-WANrs WORKERS REPRE-.
sENTeD IN CABINET.

WIN. Jennings Bryan yesterda,
made his frss real political speech
since his nomination at Denver. Ths
occasion vas the visit OF a large dele
CATION frcm The local Central Labor
union. The chairman Of the delega
| ton presented Bryan with resolutions
expressing confidence In him and
pledging support OF his candidacy for
president By the Central Labor union
Mr.. Bryan. replying. said In part:
IL am very grateful 10 you men Of
the Central Labor union for this gen
erous expression OF confidence ana
this pledge OF your support. The reso'
luton Is the more pleasing to me be-
cause II comes from you. among whom
have lived for now little more than
20 years. Among the testimonials that
have been given by neighbors and
friends there Is none that prize
more highly than this voluntary prof
fer of your support. this expression
Of your confidence and OF your good
will.
at is true that our platform In
dorses a number of remedial measures
and am In hearty sympathy Wild
the platform Endorsements. There Is
not a line in that platforms declara
ton In favor of the laboring men that
does not have my cordial approval.
This is not the time or the place
to elaborate on those planks. There
is one plank there that was very
anxious to have In the PLATFORM; II
was In the platform OF eight years
ago; the plank that proposes new
cabinet position. department OF Ia
Dor. with a secretary at Its head.
Wage-Earners' Representation.
IT have for many years believed that
the great body OF our population
known as wage-earners ought to be
represented In the councils OF the
chief executive. ! have long believed
that you ought to have representa-
tive of the toilers In shops and fac
tories, sitting at the presidents table
sharing In his deliberations. and speak
ing forth there on those questions
In which labor has an especial inter
est
And I am very much gratified that
that plank Is there, and that the party
has made this promise, II entrusted
with power, to give to labor that high
honor to which 1t is entitled.
II think, too, that 1t is very impor
tant that we should have an amend
ment to the antitrust law. that Will
draw a distinction between those who
associate themselves for mutual bene
fit and those who associate themselves
together In an industrial corporation
for the purpose OF monopolizing some
article of commerce. There Is dis
tinction SO broad between these two
classes of organizations that 1t seems
TO me everyone ought to be able u
see It. and that distinction ought to b.
drawn by law am glad that that II
In the PLATFORM.
As to Indirect Contempt.
II am glad that there Is a provision
in there In regard to trial by jury
| In cases Of indirect contempt. 1t IL
now something like Is years ago,
believe, since | first had occasion tt
discuss that subject. II was after
went out OF congress and before | was
nominated for the presidency the firs'
time
"A bill was before the senate. and
as recollect the history OF II. II was
about like this. 1t was reported back
from the committee of the senate
and in the form In which 1t was re
ported. the Judge could permit jury
When | read that report, | at once
criticized 1t and said that the bill
should not provide merely that the
Judge might permit jury. but should
be demanded as a right by the &C
cused, and my recollection Is thai
Senator Allen, of this state, intro
duced an amendment to that effect
and II was adopted, and that wen'
through the senate by 80 unanimous
vote that no one called for the roll.
1T is now more than IL years since
that time, and yet the influences
which have been opposed to this legis
lation have been SO strong that up &c
this time that measure of justice has
been defeated.
81 am glad that we were able tc
agree upon an Injunction plank thai
was satisfactory TO the leaders OF the
laboring men and the members OF the
1 resolutions committee. | was much
gratified. and | think the form In
which the partys position Is stated or
that subject ought to be satisfactory
to all. =
A Broad Platform.
al believe II can be said that NJ
great party has ever adopted plat
form that embodies so much as oul
platform does that Is of vital interes
/ to the great toiling masses of the
country. and am glad that that plat
form has been broad enough to EN-
body remedial legislation needed
by all elements OF our population. ant
the unanimity with which you gentle
men speak for those who are known
as wage earners, those who be
long TO the labor organizations, thi
unanimity among you ought to be i'm
itated by those who toll In other de
partments OF industry. for that plat
form is just as true to those who tot
upon the farm as to those who toll II
the factory; IL Is as true to those VIII,
toll In the exchange OF products as 4
those who toll In the original produc
ton.
| "In word that nlatform IL seem