The Washington herald., 1908-08-04

Denver. bUt and the members of the
executive committee OF the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor Went as nOnpartIssas 70
demand our rights At Chicago we were
insuited. but our reception at Denver was
most cordial They declared our conten-
tons to be their own principles I am
not saying this as a Democrat have
never been a Democrat-but as one who
is opposed 10 anything against the inter
ssts of labor
I sincerely hope the party which has
consented 10 insert our issues into its
platform. which now contains our con
tentons. viii win in the Gaining cam
paign.
7 am not a politician. and owe afilia-
ton TO no one. and I am not debating &c
labor when I say we ought TO take ad-
vantage OF the present opportunity 10 Oh
tain orr revenge I have been criticised
and Tidiculed recently by the public press.
but / tell you have no personal ambition
in this matter, and have no political ONCE
10 be annexed I am simply keeping in
marching time with the demands Of labor
and OF my country.
Urges Considerations Voting.
so long as I retain my sanity VIII
continue 20 fight the wrongs and injustice
against my feIlow-man- You laboring
men and your thousands Of brothers in
this country need not be loyal TO this
man Gompers. but be true 10 yourselves
and vote as your individual consciences
dictate"
Loud applause greeted the labor leader
as he left the platform. and his name
was shouted above The tumult
At this point John H Brinkman con
tinued the discussion as to whether the
resolutions denouncing Taft should be
adopted separately or in conjunction with
the resolutions indorsing Bryan. He
spoke at length IN favor OF passing the
resolution in its entirety Frequently he
was Interrupted. as were the following
speakers. by questions and cries Of point
OF order.
When he finished his TRADE against the
Republican candidates action IN award
ing certain contracts TO foreign manu-
facturers during his incUmbency as Sec
retary OF War, the speaker severely criti-
cised Mr. Taft for his decisions made
while he was a Federal judge In fact,
Taft was referred 10 by several Of the
speakers exclusively as the Injunction
judge"
Brinkman explained that he was IN "a
vor Of passing the proposed resolutions,
Notwithstanding the opposition manifest
ed 10 the brutal terms contained
therein
TempIar Voices Protest.
Il " Templar, delegate from the typo
graphical union. IN an eloquent speech
answered Brinkman. and spoke IN oppo-
sitiou 20 the passage Of resolutions con
denaning Taft IN one article and lauding
Bryan II another He also contsn6ed
that the committee in drawing Up the
resolutions was instructed only 70 inves-
tigate Taft's action IN awarding the con-
tracts for soldier uniforms 70 q British
firm employing co0Le labor. and not 70
draw Up a set OF resolutions containing
political thoughts.
After exhorting the delegates to decide
the resolutions and vote on the subject
IN tvC parts. he closed by saying
The adoption OF that section character
iziug Taft as Unpatriocic VIII do the labor
party IN the District no good. While 7
agree with some Of the members that he
erred in awarding that specific contract.
and also erred in giving his injunction
orders. as a judge, stil he has occupied
important public positions with great
ability"
sam De Nedrey took up the argument
az this point, and said Il was wrong for
as those proposed. and urged the members
not 70 take the impending action be was
interrupted several times by DELEGATE
B-1nkman- and a heated discussion pass
ed between the two that had 10 be quen-
ed by the president. John Lorch. In con
clusion- De Nedrev said
It Is U1COmplimenJary 70 the man a.
Lincoln 70 have him mentioned IN a 6ocu-
ueor which de1oUnCes Taft an heart
cisiug the Ohi0an, but cannot agree wiki
those articles characterizing him as VI
patriotic"
Others who engaged IN the discussion
were J. Mccarthy, Oliver P. Beaumont J.
Ryan, John Considins, John Riggles, and
J. F. Fee-ey-
FiIfbuster Is a Failure.
After several Intellectual attempts BY De
Sedry and HIS adherents TO effect a fill
buster and defer action on the matter
the 6nal vote was taken and resulted
in the passage OF the following resoIu-
ton
Rssclvs6 b. tire Genital Lzbor Uuioa n regular
session assembled That II s1ppo-t the Stand tske.
b Presscez- tzlQsrs and his feil0E-o-ce7s q he
AEe7rau Federa-icl q Labor n his opposition
20 William r Taf- fo- the Pres5e1cv. and cal
upon az l5v-abii-uE ard honest vorkinCner Of TIE
c1-at-y 70 their bes- eadeaTo-s II the inte-ess
ot William J. Bran. % the end that he nay bs
l-aus-zrsted President o. republic The slh day
q next Az-r1. not as 8 Democrat. but Is
nan friendly % orZsuized labor and Standing on
pl4tt1r--. wEsch lie freely approves faro-a5le 20
organized labor and TIE vaze ezrue-s of the United
states reez-Jless q aE1liations
Delegates representing the TypOgraph-
ical and Plate Printers unions, declared
their opposition 20 the central body's &C
ton. and made 1t understood that their
local unions were not in sympathy with