New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-13
MR.. TAFT WINNING
LABOR VOTE In OHIO
PUTS NEW LIFE INTO THE
CAMPAIGN.
Uvorkingmen Turn Ont in Force to
aCheer Him-Skops His Friend
ship for Organised Labor.
rBv telegraph to The Tribune.I

Rv TELEGRAPH
Akron ohio. oct. 12-Mr. Taft finished the
ct of the three DAYS he is to spend in Ohio
this week delighted with the size ana character
of the receptions he met at every stopping place
Ohio is giving an enthusiastic welcome 10 her
favorte son. and it is impossible TO discover 'ie
slightest basis for the assertion OF the Demo-
cratic leaders that this is a doubtful state Ihe
people of Ohio take their politics more SER
ouslv and less vociferousy than is the custom IN
the more effervescent West. Political speakers
in the Buckeye State receive closer attentlon
and their words have greater weight and Mr.
Tafts solid STYLE of oratory particularly appears
to the voters here In the opinion of Natlona1
Committeeman Vorys and all the other ieaderS
on the Taft train this has been a great day 1oT
Republicanism in Ohio. and is, moreover SIM
ply an earnest of what the next two days VIII
be Mr. Taft's mere presence is putting new NE
into the campaign, and the large number OF
U-orlingmen who are focking to hear him ana
responding to his utterances with generous ap-
nIause seems to dispose of the assertion that the
labor vote will he cast for Bryan
The crowd which greeted Mr.. Taft at Akron
was the largest of the day, but the gathering
az GAINESVILLE was an exceptional one. there De
ing four thousand persons in the large hall IN
which the candidate spoke, and nearly thou-
sand could not gain admission. At Cambridge
Mr.. Taft spoke from the courthouse steps to at
escorted from the station by a band and several
marching clubs He first urged the Republicans
of the district mot to elevate faction ABOVE
Marty but to vote for the man who represents
voa1 so well in Congress- meaning representa-
tive Joyce. The factional strife IN TINS dlsIlcl
has been bitter. He then reviewed the acheVe-
ments of the present administration, and Wheh
he was speaking of the prosecution OF trusts
man shouted, standard OIL"
,,+1v1rr he
Company. too" replied Mr.. Taft, adding, Il
s,,spect that cry came from Democrat"
mo. it came from a Socialist replied the
man.
Mr.. Taft briefly reviewed his labor record. de-
claring that he should be regarded as friend
Of labor. rather than its enemy. He explained
the benefit which his decision in the Phelan case
has been to all labor organizations.
AT Canal Dover an immense crowd greeted
the train.
REVIEWS HIS LABOR DECISIONS.
Speaking at GAINESVILLE on the subject of la
bor-and his remarks at Akron We're along The
same Iines-A1r. Taft said, in part:
The leaders OF the labor organizations said
You have struck down labor; you have made
labor organizations impossible and MIR. Com
pers now talks about fnv tyrant. as one who
would strike down the liberty OF the working
man, and as one by whose acts the cause OF the
see The law l laid it down has been the law
for. ten years or longer. 1 only expressed what
the law was at that time, in an opinion which
il happened 10 me to formulate. Under that
opinion the trade unions have doubled N this
country; they never were in such a prosperous
state: the American Federation of Labor has
increased 100 per cent. Mr.. GOmpeTS salary
has been increased so per cent, and l am glad OF
II The labor organizations have never reached
the point of usefulness before that they now
have although you could think, from reading
what Mr. Gompers has to say, that they were in
a condition of abject slavery. They have never
exercised the useful influence or the power IN
protecting their own interests before as they
have under the law as l laid it down some ten
OF fifteen years ago.
Let US see how it happened. I said that these
labor leaders condemned my opinion in what
Was called the Arthur | was told this by
the present leader of one OF the greatest orders.
He said that after they had condemned my
course in the Arthur case, they got into Il strike
the leaders advised the men to strike against
the Gould roads in order TO get a raise in wages
The court was applied to-Judge Adams-and
he issued an injunction to prevent the leaders
OF the orders from advising the men to strike
and from stirring up a strike among them. They
employed a good lawyer-the first thing that
labor organization ought 10 do in protecting its
rights He went into court and said to the
Judge:
You have gone too far in your order Of in
junction" But the judge said he had not.
Well he said. Il ask g hearing"
They had q hearing, and he cited opinion and
the Injunction was modified and withdrawn. and
the men went ahead and the strike. That
leader said to me. as other leaders have also
said
We did not know what was in your opinion
until we came up against the question again,
and then we found that you had laid down the
magma charta of our rights, upon which we were
able to stand lawfully"
HELPED IAROR ORGANIZATIONS