The Washington times., 1908-07-22

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Candidates for President,
"For Congress, or other Offices,
whether
Executive, Legislative, or judicial"
II am not attempting to deliver the
labor vote to the Democratic party,
but the worker will have TO answer TO
feliow-workers ard to his conscience If
his action is contrary 10 the political
course that is pointed out to him.
Answering his critics and scathingly
arraigning the Republican party, at the
same time pointing to William Jennings
Bryan as the savior of the working
mans interest, Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Federation Of
Labor. last night made public in ad-
vance Of its publication, in the August
number of the Federationist, his ap-
peal to labor throughout the country
TO vote the Democratic ticket.
Ridicules Republican Plank.
The editorial. which occupies four
columns. is largely devoted 70 a resume
OF the demands made by labor at the
ridicules the anti-injunction plank in
serted by the Republicans, declaring
that It is a tricky, fiimsy evasion Of
the issue. That portion of the Repub-
ncan platform promising to uphold the
integrity and authority of the courts.
Mr.. Gompe-s says. lis a gratuitous. in
defensible, and covert insult, not only
10 the men OF labor. but to the courts
themselves"
In part the editorial is as follows:
ITO state the case briefly. the ma
tional convention Of the Republican
party, at Chicago, refused TO incorpO-
rate the demands of labor in it's plat
form. and instead inserted a plank on
injunctions which Endorsed the existing
abuse OF the injunction as applied to
labor disputes
The Democratic convention. at Den
yer, on the other hand, made labor's
demands a part Of it's platform.
'fPro-injunction" Plank.
The plank adopted Cby the Repub-
licahs) is a fiinsy. tricky evasion of the
issue. Il is an Endorsement Of the very
abuse against which labor justly pro-
tests. and would. If enacted by Con-
gress, give statutory authority for the
issuance Of injunctions in labor dis
putes. an authority which does not now
exist. 1t is a pro-injunction not an
anti-injunction declaration. It Is worse
than meaningless and evasive.' as the
apitallst-corporatiOn press has desig-
mated IT. II would make more acute
the wrongs Dy which the tOilers are
forced 70 hear the unjust, judicial bur
den OF Injunction discrimination.
That part of the plank declaring that
the Republi -an party VIII uphold the
authority ard integrity Of the courts is
a gratuitous. indefensible, and covert
insult. not only to the men of labor. but
TO the courts themselves. II implies
that the integrity and legal authority of
the courts have been questioned. II was
adopted to appease the corporation mag
mates and corporation lawyers who de-
manded that the Republican convention
adopt such declaration 1t were bet
ter that the Republican convention had
have attempted 10 foist such a plank
upon the people
Quotes Lincoln On Labor.
THE trainers of this plank OF the plat
form evidently were not in accord with
the declaration of Lincoln which labor
submitted for adoption, that labor is
prior to and independent of capital.
Capital is only the fruit Of labor and
could never have existed If labor had
not first existed. Labor is the superior
of capital and deserves much more con-
sheraton Indeed, the convention dis
regarded the martyred Lincoln's warn
ing that you can fool some of the
people all the time, all of the people
sometimes, but you can not fool all the
people all the time
Labor contends that there is no law
authorizing or warranting the issuance
OF these extraordinary injunctions
which are applied in labor disputes
1.-The toilers demand that they be re-
garded upon an equality before the law
with all other citizens
The decision of the Supreme Court
in the Danbury Hatters' case declared
a matter Of fact labor organizations
are voluntary IN character and formed
for the purpose Of protecting and ad-
vancing personal rights"
Silent On Buck Stove Case.
Mr.. Gompers is silent as to the in
Junction obtained by the Buck Stove
and Range Company, for the alleged
violation of which Mr.. GomDers and
some Of his associates have but recently
been cited to appear in contempt pro-
ceedings.
The editorial points rather proudly
TO the fact that not Obtaining what
they wanted in Chicago. they were told
by the Van Cleaves and the Rcpub-
go 10 Denver They went, II is ex-
planned. and came away satisfied with
the Democratic platform.
Appeal To Union Voters
This statement prefaces the appeal
proper 20 union voters. which is as
follows:
1--WE believe that the whole mass Of
the workers Of the country viii respond
sn hearty sympathy with the Democratic
party in the coming campaign.
"A deliberate attempt IS being made
by the opposition press 10 make 10 ap-
pear that 'Gonipers has promised 10
deliver the labor vote 10 the Demo /
cratic party
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