The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-10-06
TAFT HITS AT G0NPERS
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE DESCENDS TO THE
Plane OF THE PETTIFOGGER

said that Mr. Gompers claimed have the labor vote in hi;
pocket He made this statement OF course for the purpose trying
to stir up jealousy in the ranks of labor.
true, for Mr. Gompers never claimed ANYTHING Of
the kind and else has asserted such thing his be-
half.
Mr. Gompers conscientious labor advocate who during the
last sessions of congress- has made his headquarters in Wash
on and he with other leaders, have appeared before
ona urging the passage OF legislation which would rem
ey of the abuses under which labor suffers present time
Congress has been Republican for years and deaf ear
to all appeals made by the labor
When the Chicago convention Mr.. Gopers other la
Dor leaders the Republicans pledge themselves to carry out
certain Just reforms desired by the toiers
The Chicago convention turned labor down cold
Gopers his Denver and requested the Dem
oats to do Republicans had refused
the labor representative coueouy and adopted plat
embodyng many OF the things which asked for behalf
Of the wage earners.
Then Mr. Gompers declared himself in favor Of the Democratic
national ticket influence he has will be exerted be-
party but say intimate that he claims have the
labor vote in his pocket false believed that Mr. Taft
to be
Let us look this fairly and squarely.
If the Democrats controlled congress during the recent
years and had declined to any legislation favor OF labor
there anyone who does believe that Mr. Gompers and the other
labor leaders would be opposed TO Democracy IN this campaign
They certainly would be-
If after election Mr. Bryan elected and the Democrats control
the house and the party try keep faith with labor will
Mr. Gompers be against Democracy at the next election
Everyone who has watched of Mr. Gompers appre
devotion he represents and knows tu wei ta
democracy does good faith endeayor to keep It's ped '
will be against the party the future, and rlghuy So
Mr. Taft in his speech attempted bluff by inviting
working men to look his record and they nd he has been an
enemy then he is willing to have them vote against h
That is most unfortunate challenge for Mr. Iatt to issue lo
the facts show that he has been friendly to labor or in yp
thy with it
His Injunction decisions while the federal bench were Inc
radical that had ever issued up that time III LABOR w
pues they the precedent for still more raaca
on the part of other federal judges al
Had he been friend of labor he could have lolo"eu |
decisions in these labor instead OF laying DOWN " ~
ling principles of law against labor in disputes win capa
well known that Chicago convention was aOsOiu''
controlled by President Roosevelt and Mr. TAFT ,,,,o
When came to drawing up platform the conlli'ss
this matter in charge in constant con1ntnlosio y
and telephone with Mr. Roosevelt and Mr. IalE al
The great fight in that committee over the quesuot
whether labor should be given recognition IN the plalio
matter fought two days 1h ores
Several times the committee adopted panks Oh tn NJ
only to have them turned down by both the president anu
Taft and at one stage of the proceedings 1t was reaO9
Mr. Taft told the committee that if it adopted an
the kind it proposed the convention might look lo' So
didae
Finally an agreement reached upon u'S - , and
being inserted that copied the present law almost "olu ~
which Of crse i it exactly contrary what labor desires
Mr. Taft did NOT show, friendship for, but antas "
when two years ago upon the eve OF eeclon' ie ~
tour through Idaho in behalf of Governor eoos II the
IT, upon that occasion, he had advocated W l would be-
Republican governor because Repuone@n and instead
no particular criticism to make but he did no - that he
he urged the eeecon of Mr. Goodng on the soe officers
nad been the most prominent factor III ''e p
" the Western Federation OF Miners f Idaho from President
He conveyed message the people o. l and in the
Of the the people Of that state wo y ose Federation
they did sustain the governor in haP @ done to forward their
Meals from Colorado and the other ae's 's m
Prosecution h.t in the cabinet
The whole record Of Mr. Tafon the .oohous nfsl him to
and as candidate before the Chicago hn tol