Bisbee daily review., 1908-07-28
SAM GOMPERS
 ON CAMPAIGN
 AND PLATFORMS
Discusses the Anti-Iniunction Flanks of the Republicans and the DemoCratS-Form- CT a FIimsy Evasion.
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 der the caption, Both Parties Have Spoken-Choose Between Them Samuel Gompers, president of the American Federation of Labor, has prepared an editorial for the next is sue of the Federationist in which the anti-injunction- blanks contained in the republican and democratic national platforms are discussed at great length
 Mir Gompers first takes up the re publican platform, saying:
 At a glance the plank adopted will be seen to be a fimsy, tricky evasion of the issue It is an indorsement oi the very abuse against which labor justly protests, and woulI, 1T enacted by congress, give statutory authority for the issuance of iniunctions in la bor disputes, an authority which does not now exist. It is a pro-injunction not an anti-injunction declaration. Ii is worse than meaningless and eva sive, as the capitalist-corporat! press has designated it. It would make more acute the wrongs by which the toilers are forced to bear the un just judicial burden of injunction dis crimination.
 That part of the plank decIarlne that the republican party will uphold the authority and integrity of the courts is a gratuitous, indefensible and covert insult not only to the men of la bor but to the courts themselves. Il implies that the integrity and lega authority of the coufss have been questioned. It was adopted to appeasC the corporation magnates and corpora ton lawyers, who demanded that the republican convention adopt sucn z declaration.
 Labor asked the republican conven tion to declare for the enactment or 2 law recognizing human rights and hu man freedom. It wholly failed to meet the requirements of an intolerable, un just and un-American situation. Nc relief was either declared or prom ised.
 Labor asked the republican con vention for bread, and it gave z stone"
 The Democratic Plank.
 In discussing the democratic pIanKS Mr Gompers says:
 "They will be of practical benefit tc the workers. We have no hesitation in urging the workers and our friends throughout the country to support the party in this campaign which has shown it's sympathy with our wrongs and it's desire to remedy them and tC see that the rights of the people are restored.
 We say this not necessarily be cause it is the democratic party which has done this. We would urge me workers to support any party which had incorporated cur demands Into its platform and promised to work fol their fulfilment
 A deliberate attempt is being made by the opposition press to make it ap pear that 'Gompers has promised tC deliver the labor vote to the demo cratic party Such 8 statement IS SC absurd as hardly to need refutation We recognize the absolute right o every citizen to cast his vote for any candidate and with any parry that he pleases. Far be it from us to attempi to coerce the votes of the workers, noI are we so asinine as to promise LC deliver the labor vote.'
 What He Does Ask of Labor.
 We earnestly ask that the workers and their friends to make the choice which is in accordance with their best interests. We ask them to remember their moral obligation to cast theii votes for those who will protect anc defend their rights. If they fail to dC so, they will have to reckon with even a worse condition of affairs than now obtains"
 In summing up President Gompers says:
 While there is no effort being made 4Tz1,rs,--. Wr, to the democratic party yet even il the brief time which has elapsed since the two great party conventions there is every indication that the workers throughout the country most heartily indorse the action of the officers of tEe American Federation of Labor in al they have said and done in matter; political.
 While we do not wish in any way to interfere with each mans right tC choose his own political affiliations yet we say frankly that the worKel who in this campaign supports tht party or the candidate who has con temptuously and boastfully announced hostility to labor's interets-wel1, h. will have to reckon with his own con science and with his fellow workmen
 Tn accordance with the action o 1 labor's protest conference held las March, we now call upon the worker; 1 of our common country to stand faith | fully by our friends and oppose ant defeat our enemies, whether they b. ! candidates for president, for congress or other offices whether executive | legislative or judicial
 What has been done so far IS il line with the determination thus eS ! pressed. We would fail in the dut | intrusted to us did we do less. Urged Workers to Take Up Fight. We now urge upon the workers f take up the campaign with the utmos | enthusiasm and energy. Scan ever candidates record, study his part l platform. Be not deceived by vague unofficial, plausible assurances 0 friendship. Let party affiliations D cast aside in the great struggle { preserve our rights and our freedom.