Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-18
Candidate Assures Workers
That Platform Pledges Are
Designed to Elevate and
Dignity Common People,
CABINET REPRESENTATIVE
PROMISED WORKIMGMAN
Amendment Of Antitrust law
and Reduction Of Judges
flowers to Issue InjuncttonS
I Also Offered.

DWN'-~"F-f T--r-~Ns
Fairview, Lincoln, Neb., July IT,
Following his declaration of yesterday
to the Baltimore. Sun that he had not
discussed the Brownsville affair or the
question 'of the appointment of me-
groes to office, Mr.. Bryan today an
nounced that he did not wish to be
misunderstood. He said he did not
mean to convey the impression that
he had never talked about the
Brownsville case in any manner, but
that he had not discussed It as an
issue in the present campaign. While
so far as he has read the evidence
bearing on that subject, ne recalled
an editorial written by him two years
ago in which he make the frank as
sertion that If the facts were as stat
ed. President Roosevelt was fully Jus
titled in his course
The standard bearers for democracy
are out for the farmer vote of the
country. In Joint letter today Mr.
Bryan and Mr.. Kern appeal to tAe
farmers for campaign contributions in
order. as the letter states. to assist in
the restoration Af the democratic r0r-
ty to power ansThus secure for the
agricuftdrlsts larger return for their
labor
Tonight Mr.. Bryan went into Lin
coin to attend a Masonic meeting and
two hours afterward received at his
home a large delegation from the To-
cal central labor union.
The chairman of the delegation pre-
sented to Mr.. Bryan resolutions ex-
pressing their confidence In him and
pledging their support of his eandi-
dacy for president
While this was purely local, the
resolutions afforded Mr.. Bryan a
chance to make his first real political
speech since his nomination He EN-
phasized his qualification that the
great labor leaders have been so well
satisfied with the work of the resolu-
tions committee of the recent Denver
convention Mr.. Bryan said:
Gentlemen of the Central Labor
Union: | am very grateful to you for
this generous expression Of confidence
and this pledge of your support. The
resolution Is the more pleasing to me
because It comes from you among
whom | have lived for now little
more than twenty years. Among the
testimonials that have been given by
neighbors and friends, there are none
that 1 prize more highly than this
voluntary proffer of your support.
this expression Of your confidence and
good WILL
1T Is true that our platform en-
dorses a number of remedial meas
ures. and | am in hearty sympathy
with the platform endorsements.
There is not a line in that platforms
declaration In favor of the laboring
men that does not have my cordial
approval.
This Is not the time or the place
to elaborate upon those planks There
Is one plank there that was very
anxious to have in the platform: II
was In the platform of eight years
ago; the plank that proposes a new
cabinet position. a department of la
Dor with a secretary at its head.
have for many years believed that the
great body OF our population known
as wage earners ought to be repre-
sented In the councils OF the chief ex-
ecutive. | have long believed that
you ought to have a representative OF
toilers In the shops and factories; a
representative at the presidents table,
sharing in his deliberations and speak
ing forth thereon on those positions
on which labor has an especial inter-
est. am very much gratlfled that
that plank Is there. and that the party
has made this promise. n entrusted
with power, to give TO labor that high
honor 10 which It Is entitled.
Il think. too. that II Is very lmpor-
tant that we should have an amend
ment TO the antitrust law that Will
draw distinction between those who
associate themselves together for mu-
tual beneflt---a line between those
who associate themselves together IN
an Industrial corporation for the pur-
pose OF monopoiizing some article OF
commerce. There Is a distinction 80
broad between these two classes OF
organizations that II seems to me
every one ought to be able TO see Il,
and that distinction ought to be drawn
BY law. I am glad that that Il In
the platform.
II am glad that there Is a provision
In there IN regard 10 q trial BY Jury
IN cases OF Indirect contempt. II u
now something like thirteen years ago,
/ believe. since | first had occasion
to discuss that subject Il was after
I went out OF congress and before
was nominated for the prosidency the
| first time. A bill vas before the SEN