The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-09-24
ONE SPEECH DEVOTED
TO THE LABOR QUESTION
Bryan Uses Argument That Leading
Republicans Favored Law That
Taft Says Would Be lnsidi-
Gus Attack on Judiciary.

speeches to enormous crowds marked the
second entry of William J. Bryan, DEM
ocratic candidate for President, into Ohio
during the present campaign. His con-
Guiding speech was made here tonight to
an overflow crowd of 10000 persons, while
just previously he had addressed the
largest audience that ever had assembled
In Memorial hall Red fire was burned
profusely on the outside, while within the
hall brass band enlivened the audience
by playing patriotic and plantation airs.
Mr.. Bryans appearance on the platform
created scene of the widest enthusiasm.
Continuous Meetings.
During the day in this city the demo-
cratic candidate for President spoke to
1000 precinct committeeman at continuous
meetings. These meetings were followed
by addresses to the Commercial Trav-
elers league on the trusts, and to the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
and Fremen. His remarks tonight were
on the issues of the campaign generally,
but his speech to the brotherhood was dee
voted exclusively to the labor question.
and more particularly the plank in the
democratic platform demanding a trial by
jury in cases of indirect contempt. He
took occasion to refer to the attempts
made in 1896 to pass a law covering such
cases.
Mr.. Bryan used that as an argument
against the position of Mr.. Taft that the
plank of the democratic platform relating
to indirect contempt cses was an insidous
attack on the Judiciary. He mentioned
Of of ToWa
Hale of Maine, Morrill, of Vermont. Gull
Iom of Illinois, Sherman of Ohio, Hawley
of Connecticut, and others, as having fa-
vored the measure in the Senate, and he
again demanded that Mr. Taft apologize
to these big republicans for slandering
them, as he slandered them in this mat
ter"
Taft's Charge.
Mr. Taft in his notification speech
saws that our plank in favor of the jury
trial is the most insidious attack that has
as vet been made in all our history on
the judiciary of the United States Now
that is his charge. What is 1t that we
do? We indorse a bill that passed the
United States Senate by vote so unani-
NOUS that they did not have a roll call.
During the protracted discussion of that
bill there was only one man that raised
his voice against it, and that was Senator
Platt of Connecticut. While they had no
roll call on the final passage of the bill,
there was a roll call soon afterward on
the same bill, and you will find the names
of the men who were present, and l will
give you the names of some of the men
who were present recorded: John
sherman, senator from Ohio; William b.
Allison, senator from Iowa; General Haw-
ley, senator from Connecticut; Senator
Hale of Maine, Senator Morrill, of YER
I.,II0 Of Iff,Af
Now, MIR. Taft says that is the most
insidious attack ever made on the judi
clary of the United States, and yet not
one of these great republicans who were
In the hall at the time raised his voice
against this bill voted no on 1t, or
demanded a roll call; and l demand that
Mr.. Taft shall apologize to these big re :
publicans for slandering them in this mat
ter. For when he says that this bill Is
an attack upon the judicial system, then
IT 10 a charge that these republicans that
were there when this attack was made
attacked the judicial system, or else they
were lacking in intelligence to understand
the language of the BILL or lacking in
fidelity to the judicial system of this
country.
Telegram to Senate.
'And you, gentlemen, will be interested
In knowing that while this bill being
considered Mr. Cullom, senator from Illi-
nos, received a telegram and presented
that telegram to the Senate 1t is a mat
ter of record and is printed in full. l will
read it:
Peoria, Ill., June g. 1906
"'To Senator Cullom, United STATED
Senate:
"'More than $4,000 railroad employees in
this country have closely watched tho
course of the contempt bill in this Con-
gress and fearing that an adjournment
MIL "a without action the
ure, this mass of citizens earnestly ap-
peal to you and others of its friends In
the Senate to do everything honorable
and consistent towards the passage OF
the BILL always providing that the right
of trial by jury, as originally ingrafted
In the bill, shall remain absolutely with
defendant. May we hope for success at
this time?
"F. p. Sargent, grand master Brother
hood Locomotive Firemen; P. M. Arthur.
grand chief Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers; E. e. Clark, grand chief Order
Railway Conductors; T. H. Morrissey,
grand master Brotherhood Railway Train
men; w. v. Powell, grand chief Order
Railway Telegraphers.'
Ask for the BiIps Passage.
..That petition, signed by those men,
was sent to the Senate and presented by
Senator Cullom and printed in the record,
and 100000 railroad men asked for the
passage of the bill we have indorsed and
which Judge Taft denounced as an at
tack on the Judiciary. Now, my friends
If 100000 railroad employees believed that
they are entitled to the protection of trial
by jury, If they believe it. If it is mat
ter Of moment to them, and If the dem
ocratc party indorses this doctrine, and
the republican party refuses to indorse
It, If the democratic candidate stands for
it and has fought for 1t for 12 years,
and the republican candidate not only op-
poses it, but denounces it as attack
upon the judicial system in spite of the
fact that 1t had the support of the great
leaders of the republican party In the
past, are we not entitled to the support
of the 100000 railroad men in securing
LEGISLATION in harmony with that billy