The Washington times., 1908-09-07
LABOR HEARS BRYAN
At CHICAGO PICNIC
Nebraskan Defends Injunc-
ton Plank and Scores Re-
publican Platform.

CHICAGO, Sept. William J. Bryan.
Democratic candidate for President, is
the guest Of the Chicago Federation of
Labor today
On his arrival this morning. ne was
met at the train by a committee Of
fifty members of the central body ana
escorted 10 his hotel Mr. Bryan was
IL his usual health, although a eouTle
OF good .iZed bOils on his neck inter-
fered SOMEWHAT with his acknowledge
ment OF the cheering that greeted him
as he passed through the streets.
Bryan is especially jubilant over the
announcement by Judge TAFT that lse
viii make a speaking tour. Today. he
commented saTcasticalIy on the Change
OF heart OF the Republican managers.
and intimated that. IN his opinion, the
damage has already been DONE" and
the speaking trip will not swing dis
gruntIed Republicans into line. While
Bryan was dressing 10 review the pa
rade, National Chairman Norman Z.
Mack went over the Eastern situation.
Il was explained 10 Bryan that State
Chairman ConnOrs and Leader Murphy,
OF Tammany Hall, have decided tC lay
aside their personal preferences. and
will name any man for governor whom
Bryan viii suggest.
Bryan Is Staggered.
This unexpected complication stag
gered Bryan, but he declined to inter-
1ere in State politics.
At noon. Bryan reviewed the big La
Dor Day parade froTa the balcony of
the hotel.
AS soon as the parade was over,
Bryan entered an automobile and was
whisked to the Iroquois Club, where he
was the guest at the luncheon OF the
State committee. Bryan scored the
committee for its failure to place legis-
lative tickets in the field in every lis
trict. AS a result of this negligence. a
Republican successor TO Senator Hop
llins is assured.
Speaks at Picnic.
This afternoon, Bryan is addressing
big Labor Day picnic, and tonight,
as the guest of the International As
sociation OF Electrical Workers, he will
speak again to labor at Brands Hail.
There are thirty national committee
men as well as half a hundred State
chairTneu and secretaries here to par
ticipate IN the conferences of today and
Al these conferences. there will be
outlined plans for pushing the State
campaign will be discussed
Mr.. Bryan Speaks.
Mr.. Bryan spoke in part as follows:
IF It were proper to speak from a
text, I would select a passage from
Proverbs. for I know Of no better one
than that furnished by the words of
Solomon when he declared that as a
man 'thinketh in his heart. so is he
This is Bible doctrine; it is common
sense. and 1t is human experience. We
think IN our hearts as well as In our
heads-out OF the heart are the issues
OF life
'sFhe world is growing toward brother
hood, and our nation is leading the way
There is rne=e aItruism in this country
than anywhere else in the world.
a long step toward the elevation of
labor to its proper position IN the ma
4{on's deliberations is 10 oe found IN
the establishment of a Department 81
Labor. with a Cabinet officer at its head
'aThe labor organization has been
seriously handicapped b. the fact that
it has been-s-nd 1 an not sure that II
has not been done unWittingly-yoked up
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