The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-09-25


To exist IN states where its jurisdiction
u complete eau or will reverse itself
when II comes into possession OF the ma
tional government Labor has found the
Democratic party faithless and tyrannical
w state government BY what legerdemain
are We to believe n viii do better when
u has still greater power TO opprossP In
the southern states. whore Bryan Dcmoc-
facy has been,in the saddle for years and
where II dominates every Office from
the highest 20 the lowest are the places
10 get the party's record IN its relation 10
the working class. Let us Judge ID by
what IL has done and Is now doing IN
places where ~ rs in power. and not nv
any promises II may make TO gain our
votes. The rule Of the Democratic party
in me south has produced conditions that
rival The worst I'm the world In the fac
torres over which they have legislative
contro we ind wages the lowest the
hours tNe longest and child labor the
seFcr'3i only under Democratic rule do
We NM r'uufre and convict labor farmed
out BY ih" tate with thousands OF men
and boys ting with BAN ana chain
senient"d ln..e hv Democratic Official
upon ir POO ID up charge OF yagrancy
Nnwhere ln s broad land do you find
ihe misery 'i The worker 50 hopeless or
his r1'f-if 90 defsradng as you do in
states rrlc a In Democratic party.
hr cor nia Row can YOU ask Tho
WORKING class io lpport any party with
such "a datnaa'. r'cord2 Are YOU 40
plqucd hrcr'1' tHe Ropuhilcan national
convention hand'd tou lonun that in
order 10 defeat o. Iudiintes vnu would
foiet into rowcf 70 p.I .ical pnrtv thai for
the past nftv year las never had the
manhood 90 raise i.s voice In protest
against cry inillice orr indAmitv suffered
By The working class The rule Of the
Democratic party Whenever In power has
been most tytdnnous and degrading 10
labor. Upon what line OF reason rhould
the working class help "a party that has
never msscg an opporiunltF tn opi,ress p
William Jennings Bryan as The stand
ard bearer YOU ask us to .upnort has
never done ANYTHING u MORT our votes.
There has lever YET occWt,I Cd crime to
labor 81 sufficient maRnitud, to induce
him 10 Brpitst
Mr. Gompcfs. the working Glass cannot
trust a man to bs high Go bower vino Is
not brave enough 90 assert Do. hcntf ina
The Innocence Of men pcrsecrf,I Joy par
ties who furnish the sineVe sf war TO
carry on his cnmpaien 40 uu Ime has
Mr. BRYAN squarcls faced ttr .uemv or
the worrying class and donoIu..I their
crimes flc has behcid tho frlr. II.t that
have hefsllen iabor with STONY .... and a
muzzird Jaw
when packinCtown struck against i--
dnction Of wages 20 $40 from ST. 70 per
week mo- Democratic politician rIerd hts
voice in protest What ihc w0Iene class
has suffered in the last frw t,., Ia- tic
sake 81 principie would stir OH. Hllrt Of
Nls'inriou monument. " 90 IaU .n. Net
Throughout Dc an Bryan. who stands as
tile champion % labor hcclusr l. needs
one support has been as sl,l, as the
tomb
10 labar's friends are 10 be- found IN the
Democratic PARTY. labor wuu'a lave no
problem to solve lnd nothing lo rllplain
81 M states controlled % the u,uocgItir
party The fact that The nur., blow
labor II today receiving como frln Dem-
ocraur Alabama ana by person hieh np
in the national councils 90 tho i.mocratic
party Is conclusive proof thar the WORT
ihe class has nothing 10 gain lF suppo. '-
ing the party OF SIS candidate
Free press and trco speech lI. bulwarN
~ he workers path 40 a better condition.
have Time and again been at'.. krd sand
never once has any prominent Democratic
paper or party leadg raised voice 70
protest our friends Are the, who stand
by us continuously and are .rHr wiihrg
10 fight our battles When.ter trades
unionism Is attacked it ~ nof DE Dcmo-
cratic per'f or press hat comes Co our
Assistance but he parry and press of
aur class tf tabor owes any allegiance
90 q political party o. is certainly 90 =
party composed of and guided solely hy
or rlas- ana MOI 20 one in Which labor
'Nploil els cousreaafe and labor enemies
-onlrsll hoNe,crefnha y ihCg no sro-siso
Boa order 60 secure orr support 20 is time
FOR labor - awaken 20 the necessity o.
political action but in doins 20 iet 10 take
uo backward sicp or make any falsl
moves RcsncCaully yours
CAMDEN CENTRAL LABOR UNION.
v VI Hartman President.
W r LoHING. Secretary
The sending Of this letter was an
thoured 10y an almost unanimous vote.
There was one dissenting voice aud
two members not voting Camden
Daily Courier. Aug 10.