New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
BRYAN THE DESTROYER
Senator Knor Riddles the GOmpeTs
Com pact.

Pittsburg oct Ex-senator 2. c. Knox. Ldeuten-
ant Governor Robert s. Murphy and Congressman
William H Graham were the principal speakers to-
night at what was practically the closing demon
stration of the Republican party in Allegheny
COUNTY. r. F. Jones. jr.. of the Jones & Laughiin
Steel Company. presided AT the meeting. which was
held in Carnegie Hall. North Side Preceding the
meeting the largest parade of the campaign was
held.
Senator Knox devoted much Of his time to the
laber issues raised in the present campaign, and
spoke In part follows:
1t is essential TO the continued progress OF the
American people that the great economic policies
of the government should be stable. \ very large
number Of people owing 10 the conditions under
which they required TO work. have found it
to form organizations. In this they are cordially
necessity
/ do not know to what extent Air. Gompers rep
or by what authority he pretends to deliver its
votes to the Democratic party. but We all know
both parties and formulated demands upon both
in the name Of organized labor. and as the result
called upon organized labor to repudiate Mr. Taft
In The American Federationist' for October
Mr. Gompers proclams to the country that ''H this
Campaign labor realizes that the Republican party
lief and the Justice which it must have. The Demo
openiy and courageousIy made Iabor's demands
cratic party he says. has fully indorsed labors
demands
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refers and which he claims 4Ir- Bryan and ths
Democratic party have fully indorsed are embodied
IN the Wilson bill. II. r. 4.5s+. and the Pearre
bill, II r "a
Senator Knox said Of these demands is
founded upon mistake OF Mr- Gonpers. and that
no such grievance he ina ginss exists. and that
the other demand is founded upon impossible
proposition. antsgoniziug the principle for which
Ia Dor has been conrending for centuries. He con
tinued:
believe the effect Of what Mr.. Gompers pro
poses and the substance of what he asks American
7vorkmen to do is this Vote for Bryan and he will
destroy the protective tariff. which secures 10
American worknen the fair wages and Ta1r condt
ttons they need and a substitute for good wages
conditions Mr.. BRYAN viii advocate the enact
rnent Of a measure outla wing American business,
a thing no honest American workman wants This
demand is one which Mr.. Gompers saws Mr.. Bryan
has made his Is this true. NJ. Bryan The
entitled have
MI BRYAN and Mr.. Gompers indulge in ill-natured
and irrelevant attacks upon the President and me.
but what have they said bout MT- Bryan advocat-
ing outlaWing the right I" do business and lagdiz-
i'm cklisr and the secondary boycott Moth
ing AS was never attorney for the Steel Trust
or the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad and never exchanged
a syllable with Mr.. FTiCt on the subject OF the
legislation to which Mr. Bryan has referred. will
sin7nIv revert to question in which the people
are roV interested. and that is. Did you. NJ.
BRYAN promise MI. Gompers 10 support the Pearre
Nj Taft entertans no possible theories Of gov
ernn7ert a Mr. Bryan does. to which the peoples
interests must he bent and fitted else shattered
and DESTROYED. He win be better satisfied 10
achieve his policies than voCiferously proclaim
them He is lust straight forward. capable. stable
and experienced statesman, the type that We love
10 ooinf tc as Americas best product and the man
the people will choose next Tuesday for President
of the United states