Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-04
MILLION
WORKERS|DLE
SAYS DEBS
SOCIALIST CANDIDATE
DEMANDS NEW DEAL
Democrats and Republicans
Alike Denounced as Willing
Tools Of Capital Only Social
ism Can Save Nation.

tBy Morning Journal Special Leased WIreI
Omaha, Neb., Sept "a crowd
which nearly filled the great Audi
torium greeted Eugene V. Debs here
tonight and cheered his sentiments to
the echo. The socialist leader and
party travelling over tne country in
the red special" arrived this after
noon and were met at the depot by a
large number of socialists. A parade
headed by band marched through
the downtown streets.
Mr.. Deps declared that of the 30,-
100000 wage earners in this country,
100000 are women, four million are
children and five million are at pres
ent out of employment. The other
parties. he said, have for many years
succeeded in dividing the working
class upon questions in which they
have no interest AS an instance of
this he cited the democratic propo-
sition to insure bank deposits. "Of
what interest" he asked, sis the in
surance of bank deposits to man out
of job?"
The republican national convention,
he declared, was convention in the
interest of the big capitalist and the
democratic convention in the interest
of the little capitalist, and he added:
81 never saw a little capitalist who
was not willing to become big one
He fights the trust because he is not
in it."
Many wage workers. he said, think
President Roosevelt is their friena,
while he is in fact, their most. deadly
enemy. He declared that Mr.. Roose-
welt as governor of New York called
out the troops against workingmen
who had struck because their employ
ers were violating the laws of the
state.
Mr.. Debs paid his respects to the
charging that Judge Taft issued re-
straining orders against strikers and
imprisoned them for its violation.
Turning to the democratic uarty he
declared that in the south, where
democratic rule has been absolute for
many years, wages are lower, igno-
rance Is more prevalent and child la
Dor most in evidence. In Alabama, he
said, six thousand miners were almost
starved to death. In addition to re-
celving the smallest wages they were
compelled to buy at 'pluck me"
stores. Finally against ten per cent
reduction in wages the men struck.
THAT same hour" declared Mr.. Debs.
"the democratic governor of Alabama
called out the militia to enable the
mine owners to put nom union miners
into the mines"
Mr.. Debs said he had no attack to
make upon Mr.. Bryan, for whom, per-
sonally he had high regard, but, he
declared, no man can be the friend of
the workingman unless he is against
the capitalist The democratic anti
injunction plank, he declared, is mean
ingless. He referred to the Meyer
Haywood murder trial, saying that
Mr.. Bryan was silent during Tie en-
tire time, although urged by friends
of the accused men to speak for them.
After the men were acquitted, he said,
Mr.. Bryan stated that he had all along
believed them innocent
"But by bit" he asserted, mn.
Bryan has been compromising with
the exploiters of the working man.
Mr.. Debs left tonight for North
Platte, where he speaks at 10 o'clock
Friday, proceeding thence to Denver