The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-03
5000 WOhKt Rs
HEAR SHERMAN
CANDIDATE TALKS ON LABOR
BEFORE MOLINE PLOW
WORKS EMPLOYEES.
The PA0lYS RECORD
Shows Many Measures Passed II
Favor Of Laborna Man-4ryan
Would Bring disaster If
Elected Saws Sherman.

Moline, H.. Oct. 2.-Oyer 5000 en-
ployes Of the plow works listened t
James S. Sherman. the Republica,
vice presidential nominee, who al
dressed them on the labor issues Q
the campaign. His telling points wer
loudly cheered Immediately after hi
address the candidate was taken bacl
to Rock Island ana tonight went t.
Sterling where he addressed meet
lns.
Sherman in his address on labo
said taat in the fifteen years sine.
1898 the Republican legislatures have
passed laws for the benefit Of labor t.
the number Of over 100, which werC
signed by Republican governors an
enforced by Republican officers. "Ir
the solid south" he added, where
Organism boasts, not a single statute
has been passed for labor"
sherman asserted that Bryan seeks
to have an injunction act in opera
ton to cripple industry, to check the
wheels OF transportation close the
markets, destroy property. impoyerish
schools and churches AMI hospitals,
forbid hope to the Young and make
despair the companion of age Give
him his way and by tariff for reye-
a,te only he win order an Injunction
against the employment OF labor or
the payment OF wages at the present
scale. VtEfNE% I'll
4ln 1904 no. state whose electoral
vote was given to Lincoln failed 10
bear aloft the Republican banner. New
states had joined the sisterhood and
they too took position in the same
honor roll These precedents shoull
inspire effort TO repeat the achieve
ment The spirit of Lincoln still di
rects Republican councils. Lincoln
brought back the erring states into
the Union they will be welcome to
share in the triumph for Taft in No
vember The main reliance, however,
is on the new states and the historic
galaxy that chose Lincoln to defend
liberty and nationality The Lincoln
states must be Taft states. No state
that held up the hands of the great
Emancipator should fail to express its
preference for a man. who holds Lin
coins beliefs and advocates Lincolns
policies Every man who in 1860 and
1864 believed in the Republican stand.
ards held aloft by Lincoln, should be
proud TO keep step in the cause now.
and with energy and Will assist in tra
election of Taft as the present repre-
sentative of the common sense, of the
plain people who prefer deeds to
words.
In his speech in New York, in sub
stance repeated elsewhere. Mr. Bry-
an denounces the Republican party
for alleged tendency to Capitalization.
His words are the echoes of the as
saulls upon the efforts Of Lincoln TO
defend the Union aud maintain tho
the spirit, which made |
difficult the prosecution of the strug-
gle against the armed hosts Of the !
Such utterances prov> |
that Bryan Is hostile TO all that Liz
coin stood for and still represents |
Every Lincoln Republican should be /
and ! believe will be a supporter of
Taft. Those out of sympathy with /
l.incoln's faith and achievements are
naturally found among Mr. Bryans
The people Of Illinois. the state
which gave Lincoln TO the Republic:
Illinois the meaning Of whose name IS
"A race Of men7-of Iowa. which has
contributed so literally Of its splendid
nan hood on field and in forum to the
1erpetuation Of American ideas ana \
deals. Iowa which has never yet fail
"A to cast its votes for Republican 4
.lectors-of Indiana when Oliver p.
Morton with courage and wisdom uo-
,el8 lincoln. Of Indiana. which storm
enter. through it has been Of fierce
lolitical combat. has never yet approx
"a Of BRYAN or Organism. Will not
rairer now in the onward march. bat
With full and rounded majorilies will 4
acb take conspicuous rank in the Tr7- \
e5sfon Of Rel ubiican States En- No I
.ember.-