The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-07-14
.GOMPERS WELLPLEASED
LABOR LEADER ASSERTS DEMOCRATIC PLANK
GREAT VICTORY FOR justice

n interview with Samuel Gompers labor leader ON the
ton plank OF the Democratic platform
There who of this Denver convention Will,
an unexpected triuph-Sanuel Gompers president Of the Aeri-
can Federation of Labor
That umphed be fact for he saws So de-
cdcy Many who read the antnuncon platform will not be
sure that quarter triumph Talk with the little bundle Of
nerves that heads organized labor in America for hour YOU
viii be certain tlat his is the whole triumph.
Make mistake; he does consider personal triumph nor
victory for labor He it the logical winning out Of
right and justice
The triumph Gompers or justices was more
unexpected The Republicans Chicago cond the labor
argument there were strong factors among the Democratic platform
builders which look though the Denver convention would
not write the ani-inuncion plank plainly
For hour today Samuel Gompers talked antnmction the
fremont hotel The suggestion that puzzled the
ancon plank worked out by the Democrats
Protects Not Labor Alone
Ths morning. he declared a who should have known bet
ter came wanted know how could possibly be neaed
with the Democratic platform told him, tell you, cannot
see how any thinking could misintepret the light
Oganzed labor has asked for special privilege but for
justice and right That all we asked OF the Republicans at Chr
cago That the plank general its text and does not specify labor
really of rejoicing 1t is general in its application and
affords protection for the personal rights and Liberties OF every citizen
of the country.
III declares in plain that he who may read for laws
which will before the law the equality OF the wongman with
all other citizens. That is all we have asked
"e plank brings the injunction right back to its original purpose
benefcent purpose; without which we could not DO
Labor and the wodngman had no show at the chicago con
yeton We to the Republicans with proposition wmc We
desired to present on its We had assurance in ad
vance than we had Democrats before to Denver
We told story, described our wrongs outlined our prayer W
An Ans7ter Worse Than Nay.
They argued for awhile probably without serious nhI -
give lis Justice Then they simply declared for law that would e
aze the very abuses which complained Their acton was
worse than if they had the let the subject entirely alone W
ingman expect nothing from the Republicans. ,.:.
The manufacturers who in national conDie' haue ~
appearance before the Republican committee on PatolI
seemed to be able persuade the party leaders td W
party party of manufacturers ... III The
Senator Hopkins Illinois, chairman OF the committee m I
fight against satisfactory ant-lnuncuon plank 9ea
Massachusetts, seconded him ably according 70 m @ @ ~ tee m
nation They did have hard fight The Jew on t
were for Justice driven line by the party "P
Jndge Parker Labor Champion ,1
4d who did o,r 6obting in the committee at Denver asked
You may be surprised at my answer out n Before
Judge Alton Parker OF our strongest b the sub
going before the committee resolutions ~ b told
platform OF the New York delegation 4ij
that Judge Parker misgvngs about ue anu
plank Later learned that had been won over by our "
was satisfied that we right legally and noa bv
when was before the platform committee was ~ Vii
several influential delegates who asked certain
Hams Ascluer and Stone, were among the nu @ nents Of
antagc as have since learned but presented the he
the Other side With the idea of having them sufficiently answered "
fore they began their Investigations
ql aio,, iu, of notice in the democratic plank was sus
gesed NIr Fuller representing the railroad bothernooo '
strong point of the necessity OF this f the national fed
THAT was Mr. Fuler's mistake said the head OF ue @ Ed
Grafton The plank that was adopted by the eonvel en involved
morning ntertain the larger proposition was uperluous If
- ~ 80 iss,e except as they would in case l f
pue we're not involved what is the need OF noet ition5
Judge eive me notice when cannot issue an J m be pro
T5e % f ;;,ct;on was intended to be exercised m "a must
lection o nronert iah only The who seeks R m rtaiI
into court with Clean hands not 70 Dc s means to
personal rights or in an effort TO punish CRIME .
aside trial by jury. - other adequate remedy
Most important Of all there must be no QUE lres us
law All of these things the Denocaue Z Of the courts
against the abons men Of the The Pafee be i aw The
them Of their constitutional guarantee OF equa capital
son 5 sa law ao '9day oslox gs nf5s %sp no
Trial BY Lac not BY lnnn5iloI n1sd have unanimously
sge ' @ Res5s s there il i s5sdd sgPd
general practice @ oud and ssa sn fe f have realized
where there is another ample remedy Who may guilty OF
p a M ask no lnnnuii. ~ They have decided that we