New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-11-03

<-.., New York TO leave the train.
and 50 large a crowd had gathered al the h'S-
,;on that Nj Taft made a BRIEF ADDRESS, Ten
ing his hearers that he looked 10 Cnau'a ua .I'
,--,,,-,- IN give the largest Republican majority
IN the state
A short stop was made at Erie fe'ii' 60
A. to- tool, occasion to commend warmly the
work Of Representative Bates in the House
AT Ashtabula a crowd estimated at ten thou-
80 ,,e-sons had gathered TO greet Mr. Taft
&C be smoke at some length on the things done
nv tho Republican party in the interest oil iaoor
.a6 the benefit his decisions have proved 10
labcr organizations
REPLIES TO ATTACKS BY GoMPERs.
Al The Cleveland meeting Mr. Taft was intro
duced by A l. Faulkner. president OF the Nd
,,onaI Order of window Glass Makers. who Gu
yoeizeo the candidates attitude toward labor
AR Taft devoted himself especially TO the sub
Sec, Of labor, speaking in part as follows:
want to say that ii does not make any differ.
snce how much Mr. Gompers may misrepresent
nav position: it does not make any diiierence
how much he represents the posluol Vi w 81 !,
r,-prne Court OF the United STATES suppO1o
ought 10 feel hurt because of his attacks on me-
nov that he has dropped ME for the moment ana
has fakeT, in hand the Supreme Court ana Is
hsu,n7erjng them of course they don say
ANYTHING but they are in position Where II
Goes not make any difference WheIheF tleS S s
ANYTHING or not whereas d man lui'i4iAie ~
Office has got TO talk -,
What / want 10 say is in respect 10 the attI-
tude OF Mr.. Gompers and some OF tI!e IS 10"
leaders. for they don't an syInpatlIze VIII Iiil'
am glad 10 say. The distinguished gentleman
who has honored me by presiding at TINS meet
ing the head of the Glass Workers AssoclalI
noes not agree with him, and there are great
many others who don't agree with nun IN uie
idea that the Federation Of Labor ana ORGANIZED
labor il 10 be made the tail 10 any political KITE
II does not make any difference what IheE 90
or they say, they cannot drive me away from
my sympathy in the broadest sense vita organ
ized labor and my belief in the necessity OF the
organization Of labor in its interests and III the
interest Of society
hecaTse / am running for Office If these same
gentlemen had had the patience and justice TO
read nv decisions when was on the bench ana
when l had not the slightest idea of ever WELD
ing 10 the weakness of running Tor the PreSl-
5encx they would have found that / have not
changed from the principles l stated then !
have not turned an iota from the principles !
there established. and those principles and those
principles alone the basis on which trade
S1nior1iErn can flourish in this country
To destroy the trusts, to throw them out of
business, 10 throw out OF business tnelT lhde-
rendent competitors. is an unWise remedy, and
no pogie about trusts. il they are not Illegal
can brighten me from saying that that is a rem
e6v that ought never TO be embraced by the
Ynlhiic I am lust as much opposed TO illegal
monopoly as Mr.. Bryan, although have not The
power of orotund rhetorical denunciation he
has I hope I am reasonable enough II know
that il is very unwise TO burn down the house
IN order TO get roast pig.
ego. that there not a, single reason why
Theodore RooseVeit'S administration should moi
he succeeded by administration that would
he taken approval of mis- Mr. Bryan saw
the force OF this so what did he say? He said
I am the lawful heir and successor of Mr.
Roosevelt and his administration There seemed
20 be difference of opinion between the MAJ
whose name was given to the Roosevelt policies
and Mr.. Bryan TO what their relationship
was. and Mr.. Roosevelt denied the reputed an
Cestrv. Under those circumstances Mr.. Bryar
has been driven into the position Of attacking
Mr. Roosevelt The success Of that attack
an willing To leave TO the grateful Republicans
who feel forever debt of gratitude to Mr.
Bryan for bringing Mr.. Roosevelt into this
campaign.
There is not single issue I'm this campaign
that gives the managers the slightest concern
because the arguments all with the Repub.
hcan party but there has been effort by Mr.
Samuel Gompers in association with Mr. BrvaT
TO deliver the entire labor vote of this country
from Mr. Gcnpers, who is supposed TO have il
50 MI Bryan. who is known to want it The
question to-day is how far Mr.. Gompers is able
by deed Of grant executed transfer what h
has not got Every attempt possible by mis-
representation and otherwise 10 the attitude