Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-10-03
CANDIDATE DIsAPPoINTs CROWD
IN NEBRASKA TOWN AND THEN
YELL FOR RRYIN-TALks IN
COLORADO TONIGHT.
CANDIDATE SURE
HE'LL BE ELECTEDI
RECEPTION ACCORDED HIM mi
STATES TRAvERsED MAKES
MR.. TAFT CERTAIN HE WILn
CARRY THEM.

Julesburg, Colo, Oct. "A la
Dor speech which Taft made at
North Platte was we'll received by
his audience, largely composed of
workingmen. Taft went after
Gompers in rough shape, saying
the labor leader was responsible
for the circulation of lies about
himself. At Ogallalla Taft was
presented with watermelon by
a man who declared himself to
be Democrat.
81 thank you," said the candi-
date, particularly that 1t is a
melon and not lemon"
This place received the candi-
date with enthusiasm.
North Platte, Neb.. Oct. 2. - This
Is the tenth day of Taft's canvass Of
the west and 1t is one of long reaches
and few speeches. Nebraska, Wyo-
ming and Colorado will be trayersed
before tomorrow morning. At this
place large crowd turned out which
seemed pleased with the candidate.
Taft left behind much lisappoirit-
ed gathering at Gothenburg. Knowing
the special would have to stop there
for water, the people had assembled
at the station with a band, prepared
to cheer but Taft was not up. Col,
Ramsell explained that Taft had
been working very hard at his task
and as Gothenburg was not on his
schedule he was not prepared to
make his appearance Some of the
people evidenced their displeasure by
making a few demands for Bryan.
Senator Dolliver Joined the Taft party
last night and will assist the candi.
date in his speech making.
Taft la Confident.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 2.--T am going
to be elected"
This statement ,ade last night bE
William H. Taft, sums up In word
what the candidate thinks Of the eff.
fe-t OF his speech making tour thua
far The belief is based, Mr. Taft exs
planned, on the manner of his recept
tion In states thus far traversed In
which there was reported to be defecs
tions among the Republican ranks. Az
to the national ticket, Mr.. Taft now
believes that there is no reason td
doubt but that the Republican party
prove the case, Mr., Taft says there IA
no doubt that he will get the electoral
vote Of Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Da.
kotas, Iowa and Nebraska-the statea
in which the dissatisfaction was sup,
posed to exist.
The reception given Taft in Omaha
was In keeping with tnat accorded
Taft at Lincoln Wednesday night. Tho
arrival of Taft at $50 o'clock was
signalized by the footing of whistlea
and the firing of bombs. The South
Omaha meeting was reached by auto,
mobiles and the return was made
shortly after o'clock to the Auditor
ium, where Senator Dolliver had been
holding forth to an immense audience
for an hour.
Reviews Labor Views and Decisions. |
In his South Omaha speech Taft
after reviewing the labor decision hid
had rendered, made this interesting
conclusion:
Il laid down the rule that labor not
only had the right to unite, but that
it ought to unite to meet capital on q
level, that they had the right to ap-
point officers: that they had the right
to raise funds with which to sustain
strikes, that strikes could not be en-
Joined. that men had the right to leave
the employ of their employers in con-
cert II they chose, tn,t they had the
right to appoint officers who should
direct them what they should do; had
tn right to withdraw from association
with those with whom they had con
troversies; had the right to induce all
their competitors, all their fellow
union men to withdraw from such as
sociation, but they did not have the
right to injure the property of their
employers or declare secondary boy
colt against .lem
These decisions claim have beer
the magma charta of trades unionisrI
ever since. Railway orders have used
that decision in a case before Judge
Adams against the Could roads, in
which an injunction was issued for
bidding them to follow the directions
of their chief They went into court
and cited my case, and Adams with.
drew his injunction. The same thing
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