Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-10-29
UNlMER|CAN EFFORTS
HURT BRYAN.
Men OF Organized Labor Refuse
to Be Driven TO the Polls
as Slaves.
Wage Farmers Everywhere Reccg-
nizs Taft az Their Friend and
sympathizer and Ask What Bryan
Has Ever Done for Their Cause.

The effort OF Samuel Gompers I
pack, seal and deliver the union labo
vote 10 Bryan. the publisher afraid &
use the union label. has failed. rh
influence OF Gompers advice 10 typihe,
in the following quotation from tn
Labor World, one OF the leading Jour
nails OF organized labor In the UnlteS
States:
by all means let every wage workeI
in the land use his own Judgment II
voting, and II he does 81. and hefor,
voting secures knowledge OF the will
o-the-wisp career OF w. ]. Bryan and
! OF his associations with such foes OF
( organized labor as Governor Haskell
be most certainly will not vote for
RryRu~
Writing from Cairo. H., 10 the Labor
World r. l. Finney, organizer for the
American Federation OF Labor. says
You can place old Illinois in the
taft column and add my name to the
list az endorsements"
Practical UnionIsm Demands Taft.
A few days ago James L. Feeney OF
Philadelphia. president of the Elevator
Constructors National Union. delivered
speech on Bryan and his party in
which he made the following important
statements:
Il am not here as Republican, and
i am not here as Democrat. but as a
practical union man IL is my duty to
uphold the party candidates whom
know and believe to be for the best in
terests OF the cause I advocate No
man can accuse me of turning my back
on organized labor. For twenty years
I have been active In the movement, and
l intend TO continue so. and tonight,
when ! publicly announce my prefer
ence for the Republican ticket, know
they have in the past been labors
friend. and believe will also be labors
best friend in the future.
II was at one time an advocate of
the Democratic party. The Democratic
party has been tried by the American
people, and 1t has been found wanting"
Taft's Labor Record.
In the October Steam Shovel and
Dredge, official journal Of the union,
L. ]. Dolan, editor Of the journal
and secretary-treasurer of the organiza-
ton, has written an editorial commend
ing Mr.. Taft's fairness to the members
OF that union. The editorial says:
"Mr. Taft had direct charge OF the
construction Of the Panama Canal. and
In all his Official acts and personal rela-
lions with members and officers Of our
brotherhood on that work he always
has shown himself fair and Just.
when contractors showed DISPOSE
ton to disregard or violate the eight
hour law Mr.. Taft started prosecutions
against these contractors through the
United States Attorney Generals Office
When an effort was made this year to
cut wages at Panama Mr.. Taft used his
influence to prevent it.
I'VE have the utmost confidence I'm
case OF hts election to the presidency.
or the continuance OF the fair and iust
policies toward organized labor that
prevailed while he was Secretary Of
War"
Denies campers, Right 10 Dictate.
H. K. Daugherty, member Of the
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission. has
made public In Washington q. letter
from james 8. Clark, one OF the vice
presidents Of the United Mine Workers.
In which Mr.. Clark comes out strongly
for Mr.: Taft and declares that Gompers
hiss no right to dictate TO labor.
Believing that the election Of w. n.
Taft means more to the wage worker
OF the United States than the election
OF William y. Bryan, Edward Hannah.
a member OF the Central Labor Council
OF Seattle and union carpenter In
good standing In Seattle Local f31. has
declared for Taft and the Republican
ticket, and win ask that his friends
cast their votes for the Republican can
didates
Appeal for Funds Causes nftterne.a.
The action Of Gompers In sending a
circular letter to the various unions
throughout the country appealing for
money with which Ito help the friends
and defeat the enemies OF Iabor,-in
other words, to support william Jen-
Dlngs Bryan and oppose William II.
Taft for the presidency--is being con-
demned bitterly by labor men.
James 4. Ryan, delegate to the G. r.
U. from the Photo Engravers' Union
No. !, said that his union would rot
contribute a dollar to Gompers' fund.
Alfred J. Poulton. leading member Of
the reotypers' Union, said that his
union would not take any action on the
circular. II fought for BRYAN il 1soa }.
ne SAID, but am against him this
year"
Albert !srahams Of the Pressmen's
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