Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-22

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Are these attacks made with Mr..
Bryan's consent?
Do they meet with MS approval?
Does he endorse them or does he
repudiate them?
Mr.. Bryan has frankly questioned
Mr.. Taft during the program OF this
campaign and very properly SO, ana
has asked him to make clear his per
sonal stand on public matters upon
which the public are entitled to be en-
lightened.
In turn. with equal frankness and
with equal propriety. Mr.. Bryan
Should be asked to break long con-
tinued silence and make definite and
certain his own position in regard to
matter which concerns not only
business men and every decent, law
abiding citizen. whether a wage work
er or not. just as much as 1t con-
Germs Mr.. Gompers and that part or
organized labor that stands with him.
There is no need of generalities. OF
vague expressions Of sympathy for
labor. Let Mr., Bryan simply CONNIE
himself to the antiinjunction plank or
his own platform and tell us publicly.
definitely and clearly whether he ac-
cepts or rejects the statement Of Mr..
Gompers that this plank pledges him
to the principles Of the bill for which
Mr.. Gompers stands: and whether. II
elected he will endeavor to have this
proposal enacted into law. This ia
asked honestly. in the interest OF that
large voting public which believes
sincerely in the promotion OF every
legitimate right. ana interest OF Ia
Dor but which believes also that.
from the standpoint Of the best inter
est of labor. it neither requires nor
Is entitled to more than justice, ana
that the right to destroy business
should not be formally recognized IN
the law Of the land.
feel that I have the right to speak
frankly In this matter because
throughout my term as President 1t
has been my constant object to do
everything in my power. both by ad-
ministrative action and by endeavor-
Ing to secure legislative action to ad-
vance the cause of labor protect 1t
from unjust aggression. and secure to
1t its legitimate rights. I have &C
complished something: hope to &C
complish more before I leave once
and l have taken special and peculiar
interest in Mr.. Taft's candidacy be-
cause believe that II all the men
in this country. he is the man best
qualified for continuing the work OF
securing to the wage workers Of the
country their full rights. will do
everything in my power for the wage
workers Of the country. EXCEPT TO
DO WHAT IS WRONG. will do
wrong for no man, and with all the
force in my power. I solemnly warn
the laboring men Of this country that
any public man who advocates doing
wrong in their interest, cannot be
trusted by them: and this whether his
promise to DO wrong is given knowing
that Il Is wrong, or because Of levi
~ and lack Of consideration which
make him willing to promise anything
without counting the cost II there by
support at the moment Is to be pur-
chased. Just as I have fought hard,
and shall continue to fight hard, TOT
bring about in the fullest way the
recognition Of the right Of the en-
ployee to be amply compensated for
injury received in the course Of his
duty. so l have fought hard and shall
continue to fight hard to do away
with all abuses in the use Of the pow
er Of injunction. viii DO everything
y can to see that the power of injunction
Is not used to Cypress laborinE men.
I will endeav0r to secure them full
and equal Justice. Therefore, In the
Interest Of all good citizens, be they
Iaboring men. business men, profess
sional men. farmers, or members OF
any other occupation. so long a. they
have in their souls the principles OF
sound American citizenship. de-
nounce as wicked the proposition toi
secure q Law which. according to the
explicit statement Of Mr. Gompers,
is to prevent the courts from eRec. |
lively interfering with riotious VIC
lence when the object is to destroy a |
business. and which will legaIize the
blacklist and the secondary boycott. |
both Of them the apt insfrsctments OF
unmanly persecution. But there Is
another account against Messrs. Bry-
an and Gompers in this matter.
Ephraim feedeth on wind. Their |
proposed remedy 10 an empty sham. |
They are seeking to delude their fol- |
lowers by the promise OF Law. which |
would damage this country solely be-
cause OF the vicious moral purpose |
that would be shown by putting IL |
upon the statute hooks. but which J
would be utterly worthless to accom- 1
plish its avowed purpose. have not
the slightest doubt that such q Law
n thai proposed by Mr.. bryan would.
II enacted by Congress. be declared
unconstitutional by . unanimous So
preme Court-unless. Indeed Mr. Byy-l
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