The Washington times., 1908-10-26
uvNPERS IN REPLY
ASSAILS ROOSEVELT
Labor Leader Calls Presi-
dents Letter to Knox a
'Diatribe Of Abuse"
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record and welcomes him into the gall
aEy OF Cannon, Littleheld, Van CleaVe'
and others OF the some sort
Roosevelt Joins Chorus.
1T is the purpose of the opponents
Of labor 70 Witty the labor movement
through me. and Mr.. Roosevelt now
joins the chorus upon the pretext that
1 have attacked the Federal courts. AS
a man and as citizen, have nothing
to retl 81; but 1 insist that despite
great pI vocation, 1 have always eX-
pressed my views and criticisms-per-
haps in strong yet respectful language.
II any one desires to look for CRITICISMS
and arraignment OF the Supreme Court
OF the United States. let him read the
dissenting opinion OF Justice Harlan IN
the Barry Baldwin vs.. Robert Robert
son case. Let him read the opinions OF
the four dissenting justices when the
Supreme Court declared the law, limit
ing the hours OF bakers in TIE State Of
New York 10 ten, unconstitutional Lex
him read the four dissenting opinions
of the Supreme Courts decision when
the five justices declared the income tax
we're ever expressed by any citizen of
our country against the nvasions OF the
peoples rights and Liberties"
Quotes Moody.
Mr.. Gompers then presents opinions
Of various pubHcists OF the dangers Of
the injunction power, amOng them
Justice W. H. Moody. Of the Supreme
Court of the United States, formerly
Attorney General In President Roose-
velts Cabinet, who is quoted as hay
ing said IN October. 1897:
Il believe in recent years the courts
OF the United States. as well as the
courts OF our own Commonwealth
(MassaChusetts), have gone to the very
verge Of danger IN applying the pro-
cess Of the writ Of injunction IN dis
putes between labor and capital"
Il have quoted from these legal
celebrities. remarks Mr.. Gompers
not with the hope Of being able 10
&C nFeTt lhu Judgment OF Dir. Roosevelt.
but have done SO simply 20 conciuaiyc-
~ pIuVe to him now wicked, brutal.
ana uuIscilHg arc these JurIsts and
j. sal aothoIltieS.. Mr.. Roosevelt has
/ laced ns in good company.
As to Sherman's Nomination.
"Of course" continues The statement.
every one knows that the PRESIDENT
strongly urged every measure which
he advocated, aud then ac. -.rsd wEat
ais poa;ical opponents in his own larty
cilJse 10 give him. 1t is gene raj knowI-
edge that ne had a more liberal plat
firm prepared for adoption Jy the Re
publican convention at Chicago and
then accepted what they dolsd out. Al
know that The nomination OF Mr.. Sher-
man Cor the Vice Presidency was con-
cocted by Senator BurrCugh and Genial
Uncle ice Cannon as a slap IN the face
10 Mr.. Roosevelt, but the President
because his injunction Judge, Mr. Taft.
has been nominated for the Presidency
now not only swallows the whole pot
! uJrri, but must needs directly and lu-
directly attack me in the night which
nay fellow wOrscrs and 1 are making in
defense OF equality before the law, OF the
men OF labor with all other citizens,
and for the establishment Of human
freedom.
Pray, what has transpired to have
induced the President 10 change from \
position or al least, apparent friendship
20 bitter, indeIensiDlc aDIagonisnI2
1t has been my pleasure to have
often had the privilege CT discussing
with President Roosevelt a number OF
the fundamental questions Of right, jus.
ice, and moral and social Uplift H.
C.uGed in these discussions were the
invasiOns Of personal rights and human
liberty by the courts IN the Injunction
abuse II IS true that rhe PI osideuU has
not always fully agreed with my cou-
tentiOus. bu- he has never until the
publication Of his latest utterause hint
ed, much less charged, that anything
which 1 advocated was laWless. unfeel-
ing, despotiC, brutal, or wicked and
yet the rights for which the WORKERS OF
our country contend and which. az best
can. / defend and advocate. have been
as well known 20 hin. during the pass
several years as they are when he now
80 uniugtlnedly undertakes 10 misFpp-l
resent my work my lnCtiVes, and my
laW-abiding citizenship
Quotes Letter.
Mr.. Gompsrs then quotes a letter
from President Roosevelt TO himself,
dated January p, 1905 acknowledging
receipt OF a copy OF the American Fed
erauOuist, in which is reproduced an
article by Hon. George A. Alger, on
Neral Overstrain." to which the Presi-
dent had called Mr.. Gompers' attention.
You may be amused to know that
I have sent copies of the Moral over
strain 70 Justices Day and McKenna "
he quotes the President as saying.
In the concluding portion OF his state
ment. Mr.. GOmpeTs says.
THE workers and liberty-,oving citi-
aroused z TF I