The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1906-1908, 1908-09-05

the Workingman.
1t will be exceedingly interesting to
wage workers and tae public IN
general to know how strongly the po-
litical course of President Gompers,
of the American Federation of Labor.
is being opposed by the labor press
and trade union leaders of the eoun-
try. Since the fact has become known
that President Gompers has had
real business conference with Mr..
Mack, manager Of the Bryan cam
paign, the opposition of organized
labor to President Gompers' effort 20
throw the trade union vote over to
Bryan is still all the stronger. There
no longer remains any doubt that
President Gompers has arranged with
the Democratic party to try to force
the labor vote to Bryan, and that de-
spite the fact that he, Gompers, is at
the head of trade union organiza-
ton of Il non-political nature, ne is,
as an official of that trade union, using
his time, paid for by the union,
and the union machinery in further
ing the success of partisan political
party. In doing this he is going con-
trary to all precedent, either in this
country or in England He is Dem
ocrat and free trader and as such
| ha hftppnlf No Rtraf
to defeat the best friends American
labor ever had in the history of the
Nation.
| While many Of the labor papers re
main non-commital on the question
most of the important ones oppose
the policy of President Gompers. Of
course the out and out Democratic
papers will lean toward Bryan.
The Toledo Union Leader nal
strongly opposed the Gompers slogan
to reward your friends and punisl
your enemies" 1t declares that tn,
policy is ineffective aud is likely to d.
more damage to the unions thai
good. The Leader has consistent
E stood for direct action through
& Labor party or the Socialist party an
0 is at present delivering hammer blow
t for the legislative ticket Of the Social
: Ist party, which was endorsed by rel
b | erendum vote Of the local unions
$ The Akron People rips the anti
: injunction pretenses of the Democrat
f party into tatters, and points out t
t Gompers the utter absurdity of plac
! ing any reliance in a party that de
+ clares in favor of restricting injunc
r tons in one plank and follows it VI
: with a declaration that 1T is the func
5 tion of the courts to interpret the laws
: which the people create"
The GAINESVILLE Labor Journal con
cludes that labor is confronted by fai
greater questions than iujunctions
and that the labor vote has never beer
delivered or deliverable by any man OF
set of men"
The Brewers Journal, of Cincinnati
ridicules the growing tameness OF
Bryan, declaring that he is no more
feared, and calls upon the working
people to stand by workingmen in the
coming election, something Gompers
will not do.
The Switchmcn's Journal, printed al
Buffalo, opposes Gompers.
The Bakers Journal, published in
Chicago, in behalf of its readers ZEN.
phatcally protests against having our
international organization classed with
those who work and vote for the sue
cess of the Democratic ticketn
The Stove Mounters' Journal, of De,
triot, dismisses the subject with the
conclusion: These are the times the
workingmen find themselves close to
the hearts of the Republican and
Democratic parties. After election
their usual position will be assumed
again"
The Pueblo (Coio.) Union Label
Bulletin remarks that BRO. Gompers
expresses himself as highly pleased
with the Democratic labor program,
but from this distance we fail to see
anything to get particularly enthusi
astic about. We are presented with
the same old alternative of choosing
the lesser of two evils, with mighty
little choice in the matter"
The Piano and Organ Workers
Official journal, printed in Chicago,
edited by Secretary Dold, formerly
President of the Chicago Federation Of
Labor, says in part, speaking Of
Gompers' action urging union people
to support Bryan and the Democrats
party:
AS an excuse for his unusual, I'm.
constitutional and heretofore unheard
Of procedure he offers the labor plans
recently adopted by the Democrats a,
tneir Denver convention
I'VE deem it to be our duty to enter
a most emphatic protest against this
a most wanton disregard for well
established trades union Jaw and eth
les.
The constitution Of the \. +. OF T..
forbids participation in party politics
President Gompers must and does