The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-09-17

of the Camden N. j. Central Labor
union held Aug. Is, lgOS, Il communica
tiOn from national headquarters was
received in which the work of the ua
tional convention OF the dominant par.
ties was set forth and commented
upon. The le closed with an ap.
peal to ">tanN faithfully by our
friends; oppose and defeat our enc.
miles, Accompanying this communi-
cation was a request for contribu-
ton to help make it possible to wage
a successful campaign for the cstab-
fishing of labor's rights. The matter
was disposed of by the secretary being
instructed to forward TO the national
office the following letter:
Camden, n. j.. Aug. IS, 1908.
Samuel Gompcrs Esq. President of the
American Federation Of Tabor.
Dear Sir and BrOthcr-We beg to ac-
knowledge the receipt of an address is
sued by the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor under date
of Aug. l. Accompanying this is an APP
peal for funds 10 carry out the political
programme set forth in the address, in
which you call upon the workers Of our
our friends. We hereby return to YOU
both documents. not that we do not think
the wageworkurs should stand by their
friends and defeat their enemies, but
for the reason that we fail to agree with
You as to who are our friends and
who are our enemies. You claim to be-
ieve the Democratic party to be friendly
to labor because at it's last national con-
Vention it promised to do certain things
If elected. For this reason you ask the
trades unonists of the country to do the
utmost 10 elect its candidates and to fur
nish means for carrying on it's campaign.
The Central Labor union of Camden
believe they have sufficient intelligence to
designate who are the friends of labor
and who are its foes We take no stock
in any partys promises made just prior
to election when we have the record of
that party TO guide and direct us We
refuse TO believe that any political party
that has continuous record for permit
ting the most degrading forms of labor
TO exist in states where its jurisdiction
is complete can or will reverse itself
when it comes into possession of the ma
tional government Labor has found the
Democratic party faithless and tyrannical
In state government. BY what lcgerdcmain
are we to believe it will do better when
1t has still greater power to opprcss? In
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