The Holly chieftain., 1908-10-02
bFetssts Against Attempted Whose-
sale Delivery Of Votes from
All Over Country.
Labor leaders and Press Show that
the Democratic Party Has hot
Dssn the Friend Of Labor and
There Is Nothing to
Assure Convsr-
sion.

movement and scores who are expert
snced and trusted officials Of labor Or
ganizatiors all over the country have
and are declaring themselves emphat-
ically against the candidacy of Bryan
for President Of the country. Many
unions and central unions are refusing
outright to indOrse the course dictated
for them by Samuel Gompers.
This opposition has been stated In
the most vigorous and convincing terms
and this fact shows conclusiyely that
President Gompers did an inexpedient,
. foolish and impulsive act when he
launched out on a Democratic cam
paigning tour In the name of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor.
Few men have been longer before the
public As prominent official OF the
trade union movement than William
Little, one Of the leading national or
gantzers of the United Mine Workers
Of America. He is an able man and
not only is he well Informed relative to
trade union history and principles, but
he Ii man of an extensive general
knowledge. He is most emphatically
opposed to Bryan and to the efforts of
leading officials Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in trying to take trade
unions into partisan politics. During
an interesting interview he said:
Denocratis R.ls in the south.
Il wish to state that from a trade
union standpoint have nothing to say
against President Gompers. but l am
most strenuously opposed to his efforts
to have man like Bryan and the
Democratic party elected to govern our
country. To me the departure of Mr..
Gompers in this respect is one of the
most remarkable in the history of the
trade union movement, for personally
Know that wherever we find Demo-
cratic rule we find our wage workers
In the most deplorable moral, social
and material conditions.
The Democrats govern the South
and this is the party that President
Gompers wants to have in power in the
north and the west also God forbid
he succeeds. Oh, IL the wage workers
OF this great country only knew what
and many others who have worked
for trade unionism In the Southern
States know not single vote would be
east for Bryan Or the Democrats by
working men next fall. Why have
President Gompers, Bryan and others
Of their present campaign been 10 long
silent about this Democrat rule in the
south7 Why are they silent now about
1T Is 1t not reasonable to think that
conditions all over the country will de-
generate to the level Of those In the
south IL the nation is to be ruled by
Democrats? believe It is.
II defy successful contradiction when
I say that Democratic rule in the south
II helfish rule. Thousands Of persons
have been disfranchised; human beings
have been hunted by bloodhounds and
beaten with clubs with the full knowl-
edge Of the Democratic rulers there.
The peonage system, the hellish curse
Of the wage worker, holds sway there
and II protected by Democratic rule;
child labor with all of its damning and
fearful consequences is an institution
there and is upheld most determinedly
BY Democratic rule there. I could go
on and on reciting the revolving condl-
tions there, but I think l have said
enough to convince any reasonable man
that we must as wage workers keep
clear of Democratic rule. Let any one
who doubts my word write to my
friend Duncan Mcdonald and he will
more than verify every word have
said"
Uaiens Reject the Bryan Plea.
Upon receipt Of letter from Sam
uel Gompers asking for support in his
for the Democratic party,
United Brotherhood Of Carpenters and
Joiners Of America, Local No. 80, Of
Brooklyn, ordered Secretary A. ]. Joos
10 answer, stating that 1t was not will
Ing to follow any III advice, even II 1t |
,as come from the executive council of |
he A. b. Of L.
A press dispatch from New Haven,
,onn., reads a. follows:
"Cigarmakers' Union, Local 80, OF
nis city put themselves on record a.
cling opposed to President Gompers'
ndors ,ment Of the Democratic party"
igamakers' unions Of New York
nd Chicago have taken similar po-
tical stand to that Of the above union.
resident Gompers il himself 4 mem
er Of the Cigarmakers' Union.
The Journeyman Bakers and Con-
ectioners International Union through
Is official organ has issued statement
o be sent to the various national
inions throughout the country, in
which 1t disagrees with the decision
reached at conference Of the editors
Of the official organs Of all national
unions held recently to agree on 4 po-
litlcai policy in coming out for Bryan.
The Maryland State Federation Of
Labor, at Its fourth annual meeting
1t Hagerstown. which adjourned sen-
tember Q, decided not to indor,e Bry-
IN.
The Terrs Haute Lodge Of Iron and