The Irish standard., 1908-10-24

SdLnerlnS OIL voters Sucn as all
party leaders desire but such as old
line parties seldom II ever arc able
Samuel Gompers and his co-workers il,
labor's cause at City Convention hall
Monday evening, says the Buffalo Re-
public OF oct. Is.
Mr.. Golnpers was greatly pleased
wien he :uced that large audience. an
audience of not less than 5000 work
ing men OF Buffalo. III the hE audi
torium OF City Convention hall. Mr..
Gompcrs Knew that plain statements
o. fact were all that those men cared
Il rap about.
That MIR. Gompcrs had his audience
with him tn a man was evident from
tho beginning to the end of the meet
ing. Among other things he said
II want you to believe me that in
my love for this republic, the country
Of my adoption and of which ] have
been n resident 'fot As years out of my
life OF 50 years. owe no allegiance to
amy country on Gods green earth cX-
ccpt to the country OF Washington,
Jefferson and Lincoln. ! say this SO
that | may disarm the attempts OF
woud-bc patriots who would misrep-
resent me before the American people.
Many of these men cast aspersions as
to my citizenship and my loyalty and
answer that ] have never been asso-
ciated with any crooked deal of any
sort nor has the odor of Standard Oil
ever tafnta'l my person. (Applause).
Tor 40 years have been active before
the American people preaching the
gospel of the rights of labor and JUS
ticc toward all mankind. II poorly bc-
comes, therefore. these self-assumed
patriots to question either my honesty
o" my loyalty to the country which
regard as my own.
"J.ct me call your attention to the
fact that there never was u tyrant, a
king. or an emperor in the worlds
history who did not find some sAbserv-
lent Judge to clothc in the forms Of
law any tyranny or invasion of rights
that was sought to be imposed upon
tie people,
A little further in his speech Mr..
Gompers mentioned names. He called
attention to the fact that William II.
Taft had charged him with lying.
IA great man who aspires to the
greatest Office in the land should be
able to meet argument in some better
way than that" said Mr.. Gompers.
But, my friends, it Is not at me that
Candidate Taft aims his ridiculc and
rasping SARCASM. He knows as we'll as
you do that there is no thought to
which l give expression and no step
which l undertake which does not in
itiate in your minds, and that Wlien he
attacks mo it is aimed over my shoul-
ders at the great rank and file Of the
workers Of the country.
'Mr. TAFT said that he did more for
labor than I ever did. Well, can
only say that ] realize how little l have
done and wish 1 could do more, but
pray God what has MI. Taft ever tried
to do?
ooh, yes. l know and you know that
he has issued several injunctions. We
know that he has sent men to Jail who
had against them not the slightest
charge of having violated q law of the
country.
"Mr. Taft says l have lied. That is
a very serious charge for any man to
make against another. 1t is true that
he has sat upon the bench of the Fed
cral Court. 1t is true that he has held
high office, ana it l.; true that have
never held Fublic Office, but it is not
becoming in any man to stigmatize an
other fellow citizen, even if he does
belong to The humber walks of life, as
liar.
Particularly is this unjustified and