The Detroit times., 1908-07-14
Mr.. Van CIeave Did
Not Go On To Denver,
But Mr.. GOmpers Did
Organized Labor May Consider
This Fact When the Time Comes
to vote--vote TOGETHER
Or Not At All.


of these parties through its plat
form the sympathy the concerned in
welfare will the aboer give their full strength toward the
FSuccess of that party?
gt they past party before principle and
.lvote the way their fathers used to?
THE position of The Times has always organized
labor would marches
[on Labor Day.
Divided any any of unonism
! 10 destroyed and its power lost.
labor going to the polls nothing
phed the humiliation of labor itself the though
an army its guns upon itself.
What the would do itself with bullets organized labor
lis doing ballots when from the ranks
purposes.
compensation produces for equal recognition
with capital general fair play all around
In DISCRIMINATION lies the hope of the selfish and over
bearng employer and of unendy political parties and likewise
1.-THE tendency discrimination in the the side of
capital
q platforms laborng should be
quick choose in favor of the adopted in Denver
In their great demand of the present day is met
In the Chicago platform it is repudiated
Samuel Gonpe president of the American Federation OF
organization pleaded earnestly the Repub
convention for positive declaration in the parts platform
by injunction in the continued abuse OF the in
junction
He submitted plank up words COM
psing demands of labor and thrown bodily
Gompers plank SAID SOMETHING and that would
Mr.. Gompers was anti-njuncon plank
handed the official wordjugges
And what the platform contained when adopted with
the injunction nothing less than suberuge in
the hope of deceivng the mighty of
Chicago by Mr.. Gompers.
very pertly branded the plank happy thought"
Wills purpong promise labor relief from misuse of the
injunction plank practically pledge of faith in the
law stands despite flexible and sided
Interpretation.
Mr.. Gompers folded tent INC on Denver
Here he found pleading again behalf of the
jority represented he did plead vain
The voice of union labor heard and plank inserted
I Democratic platform which SAYS SOMETHING and
MEANS SOMETHING.
The abuse the injunction laws admitted and its threatening
permitting of discrimination against union labor in strikes
5is recognized
The pledges its faith in the integrity of the courts OF
fatty plainly unequvocay that this
1aw SHOULD BE MODIFIED and promises do in
apower
Which way should labor and VOTE TOGETHER
TWO platforms considered on this point alone'
You may ask why Republican convention to
frickey rather than grant the demands of union abor
gentle reader there Chicago the name
vanCleav representing powerful organization known the
Manufacturers association representing interests from
(which campaign contributions the Republican party
s He opposed antnuncton plank drop of
That why what Mr. Gompers submitted thrown and
party did declare blank in behalf of labor
Mr. VanCleave did go Denver.
The probability is them that he what he wanted in Chicago
In supposed Republic
platform n behalf of labor
Mr. vanCleave satisfied for the capitalists represents
after having opposed annuncon plank and fighting tooth
and nail union labor indorse the platform?
an Would possible unonism
enemies of unionsfn in the platform plank?
~ No. Nj. Union Man.
III Mr. Gompers had go Denver
III He is your leader and you will have follow
He got what he being your
what he got he got for you.
The Democratic ticket should be your ticket you going
vote with of the old parties fall
1t should be ticket the Mr.
vanCleaves party.
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+ W going
IN
ball decision, the probably that
the