The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-18
Bryan Addresses Delegation of \ Labor Men That Promise \ Him Support
IN HEARTY SYMPATHY
 WITH PLATFORM ISSUES
Mir. Bryan Talks Upon the Democratic Policies as They Relate to the Bet torment of the Condition of
 the Working Man.

Fairvew, Lincoln, July 17.-The chair man of the labor delegation which vis- ited him tonight presented MT. Bryan with resolutions expressing confidence in him and pledging support of his candi- dacy for president by the Central Labor Union.
 While this feature was purely local the resolutions afforded MT. Bryan an oppor- tunity to make his first real political speech since his nomination, MT. Bryan said:
 q am very grateful to you men of the Central Labor Union for this generous expression of confidence and this pledge of your support The resolution is the more pleasing to me because it comes from you among whom I have lived for now little more than 20 years. Among the testimonials that have been given by neighbors and friends there is none that l prize more highly than this voluntary proffer of your support, this expression of your confidence and of your good will.
 Ut is true that platform indorses number of remedial measures, and I am in hearty sympathy with the plat form indosements. There is not line in that platform declaration in favor of the laboring man that does not have my cordial approval.
 New Cabinet Position.
 'This is not the time or the place to elaborate on those blanks. There is one plank that l was very anxious to have in tine platform; it was in the platform of eight yers ago-the plank that pro- poses a new cabinet position, depart ment of labor, with a secretary at it's head.
 T have for many years believed that the great body of our population known as wage-earners ought to be represented in the councils of the chief executive. l have long believed that you ought to have a representative of the toilers ill shops and factories sitting at the presi- dents table, sharing his deliberations, and speaking forth there on those ques- tions in which labor has an especial in- terest. And 1 am very much gratiied that the plank is there and that the par ty has made the promise If entrusted with power to give to labor that high honor to which it is entitled
 q think, too, that it is very important that we should have an amendment to the antitrust law that will draw dis tinction between those who associate themselves for mutual benefit and those who associate themselves together In an industrial corporation for the purpose of monopolzing some article of commerce. There is a distinction SO broad between these two classes of organization that it seems to me every ought to be able to see it, and that distinction ought to be drawn by law. I am glad that that is in the platform.
 Contempt Cases.
 q am glad that there is a provision in there in regard to trial by jury in cases of indirect contempt. 1t IS now something like IS years ago, be- lieve, since I first had occasion to dis cuss that subject. 1t was after l went out of Congress and before I was nom mated for the presidency the first time. A bill was before the Senate, and as l recollect the history of it, it was bill like this.
 "It was reported back by the Senate committee and in the form it is re- ported the judge could permit jury. when I read that report I at once crit icised it, and said that the bill should not provide merely that the judge might permit a jury, but jury should be demanded as a right by the ac- cused and my recollection is tha Sen ator Allen of this state introduced an amendment to that effect and it was adopted, and that went through the {. Senate by so unanimous a vote that no one called for the roll It is now more than 12 years since that time, and yet the influences which have been op- posed to this legislation have been s3 strong that up to this time that meas- ure of justice has been defeated.
 Injunction Plank.
 q am glad that we were able to agree upon an injunction plank that was satisfactory to the leaders of the laboring men and the members of the resolutions committee. I was much gratified and I think the form in which the party's position is stated upon that subject ought to be satisfactory to all.
 q believe it can be said that no great party has ever adopted a plat form that embodies so much as our platform does, that Is of vital inter- est to the great toiling masses of the country, and I am glad that that plat form had been broad enough to em- body remedial legislation needed by all clements Of our population and the unanimity with which you gentlemen speak for those who are known as wage earners, those who belong to the labor organizations.
 This unanimity among you ought 0 be initiated by those who toll in oth CT departments of industry, for that plat form is just as true to those who toll upon the farm as to those who toll in the factory: it is as true to those who toll in the exchange of products as to those who toll in the original produc- tion. -
 Tn a word. that platform. it seems to me, speaks forth in the interest of r of bo cor mo