The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1908-01-29


ems to determine. Events have jus.
tilted the wisdom OF that legislation
American labor has worked only
eight hours a day. alien labor ha.
received a splendid wage for the
work performed and has worked con-
tentedly aud effectively; the Ameri-
can people viii reap the benefit in ,
saving Of cost ana the world will
have the great waterway in the very
tear future
You condemn me for my record
in this matter Why do you cnm-
mend Senator Ankenyo Are you
again ignorant OF his record. whicl
you state is so clear to you and Mr.
Gompers@ Did you know that he
voted the same as I did upon this
very matter for which you condemn
me He did At page 2342 of the
Record, first session. seth congress.
Senator Patterson. Of Colorado, NOV
Cd to strike out this provision from
the huse bill then pending in the
senate On the vote on this mo1toa
4 was loss without division. Did
tie Senator 1oae for Patterson mo.
ton? I assert that he did not and
he will not deny II. He cerainly said
nothing in support of it. He said
nothing in opposition to the passage
of the bill containing this provision.
He has never said he was opposed to
this proposition and again I assert
that lie voted for it. Senator Ankeuv
as YOU say IS a Republican SO am
r. He stands by the Republican par.
" and It's record So do I His
record on these matters is the record
of the Republican party SO is mine.
If you think YOU can deceive the la
boring man of my state upon such
plea as this you have less confidence
in his intelligence than ! have.
challenge you to point in my record
where l am opposed to organized la
Dor. I challenge you to point out
anywhere in the record or in the say
ings of Senator Ankeny anything
that would indicate that he is a
better friend to organized labor than
7. You should do this, or the people
will have the right to think and as
sumo that there is another reason
Ell motive for YOUR support q him
that Won are afraid to disclose B.
honest Don't try to deceive Don
again show yourself SO pitifully ig
norant If he has done you IA
vor. as I know he has kindly done
to many, say so and show your
gratitude.
You say Senator Ankeny's record
is clear Do you mean that there is
none at all? have shown that he
has a record and that his record on
labor matters-so far as it goes
is the same as mine. Really and tru-
~, Mr.. Young, in view of the actual
record, what do you think of your
position? You. a Democrat, under
take to tell your Republican cola
borers whom to vote for at a Re.
publican primary You claim 10 OPP
pose me because OF my record
against labor but YOU recommend
them to support Senator Ankeny be-
cause Of his record, and yet his rec
ord-so far as he has any-is the
same as mine. The specific thing
you condemn in me he also did. This
won't do. There must be another
and different reason for the supper,
you give him.
You say 7 am supported by the
bankers Of the state What do you
mean By that? ! know Of no bank
that il giving me any special support.
If have the confidence Of the bust
ness men Of the state am proud OF
It I have endeavored to protect
and support their interests, just as
I have endeavored to promote and
protect the interests of labor. You
say none of Senator Ankenys banks
have failed to pay coin or currency
in the late crisis. am glad of it.
! have no banks and absolutely no
personal interest in any bank, nor
have any Of my family or relatives.
wish l did have. I could not pur-
chase s1,5OO,oOO of government
bonds; I do not believe Senator An
keny did and, if he did, do not see
how the purchase of government
bonds to this amount would help him
pay his customers. I think that II he
had that much cash 1t would be suf-
fcient to take care OF his customers
and that he would use it for that
purpose.
You say that Mr.. Gompers has
given you the record of Senator An