Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-07-13
GOMPERSF FOR BRYAN
LABOR LEADER SAYS DEMOCRATIC
PLATFORM SUITS.
Says Injunction Plank Is Just to All
People and Entirely Satisfactory.
Leaders at the Chicago Conven-
tic" Refused TO Do Anything for
Labor.

Labor.
DENVER, Col, July 11.-There is
one man who comes out of this Dem
yer convention With an unexpected
triumph-Samuel Gompers, president
of the American Federation of La
Dor.
That he has triumphed must be
taken as a fact, for he says so de-
cidedly. Many who read the anti
injunction plank in the democratic
platform will not be sure that his is
not quarter triumph. Talk with
the little bundle of nerves that heads
organized labor in America for an
hour and you will be certain that his
is a whole triumph
Make no mistake, he does not con-
slider it personal triumph, nor even
a victory for labor. He says it is
the logical winning out" of right
and justice.
This morning." he declared, "a
man who should have known better
came to me and wanted to know why
could possibly be pleased with the
tell you that l cannot see how any
thinking man could misinterpret the
light
"Organized labor has never asked
for special privilege, but for justice
and right. That was all we asked of
the republicans at Chicago. That the
plank adopted by the Denver con-
vention is general in it's text, and
does not specify labor, is really
cause of rejoicing. 1t is general in
its nplication and affords protection
for ~ personal rights and liberties
of every citizen of the country.
"It declares in words so plain that
he who runs may read for laws which
will restore before the law the equal
ity of the working man with all other
citizens. That is all we have ever
asked.
"The plank brings the Injunction
right back to its original purpose
beneficent purpose-one without
which we could not do.
Labor and the working man had
no show at the Chicago convention.
We went to the republicans With a
proposition which we desired to pre-
sent on it's merits. We had no more
assurance in advance than we had
from the democrats before we came to
Denver. We told our story, described
our wrongs, outlined our prayer for
relief.
THE republicans argued it for a
while, probably without serious in
tent to give us justice. Then they
simply declared for law that would
legalize the very abuses of which we
complained. Their action was worse
than if they had let the subject en-
tirely alone. The workingman can
expect nothing from the republicans.
THE manufacturers who are in
national combine made their appear
ance before the republican committee
on resolutions. They seemed to be
able to persuade the party leaders
that the republican party was party
of manufacturers.
Senator Albert ]. Hopkins of H.
linois, chairman of the committee,
led the fight against a satisfactory
anti-injunction plank. Senator w.
Murray Crane of Massachusetts sec
onded him ably, according to the best
of my information. They did not
have hard fight The few on the
committee who We're for justice were
driven into line by the party whip.
THE democrats have found one
of the great fundamental principles
of law and have endorsed it. This is
no time to question motives. Let us
take them at their word The plat
form was adopted unanimously, and
I believe the party will stand behind
the anti-injunction plank as readily
as any other in the comprehensive
document.
Remember there is not heart
throb in the whole republican plat
form. You will see in November who
that platform will discount-William
H. Taft"