Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1908-10-16
DEFENDS HIS WORK AS JUDGE
TAFT CAMPAIGNS IN OHIO, TALK.
ING IN IL TOWNS.
He Journeys from Cincinnati to Akron,
Discussing His Attitude Toward
unionlsts.

Akron. O.-Seventeen Ohio towns
heard and saw William H. Taft
on Monday. He talked from Cincin-
natl to Akron, through portion of the
state conceded to have been For
aker stronghold, with portion of the
territory Democratic. While there was
not the same vim and snap to the en-
thusiasm which the candidate got in
some portions of the west, he was
listened to by large crowds, numbering
thousands in many places, and what
he said was we'll applauded.
The important speeches of the day
were at GAINESVILLE, Cambridge and Ak
ron, where in each instance the can
didate left the train to meet his audi
ence. In his GAINESVILLE speech Mr..
Taft went after both Mr.. Bryan and
Mr. Gompers.
"Mr. Bryan goes around the country
saying l am the father of injunctions,"
declared Mr.. Taft. at is not true.
did not invent injunctions or injunc.
tions in labor disputes. But it is quite
natural that Mr.. Bryan should make
the mistake, because in letter he
wrote to the district attorney of Bel.
mont, o., he says he has not read my
decisions"
At Canal Dover while making his
labor speech the candidate was inter
rupted by voice from the audience
declaring: Labor unions are gone"
"They are not gone," replied Mr..
Taft. "The labor organizations today
are more prosperous, have more
money, have more influence, have more
lawful control than they ever had in
their lives before. The American Fed
Grafton of Labor has increased its num-
bers 100 per cent. The International
Typographical union in its annual re-
port showed an increase from $4,000
to $4,000. They paid in S5,O0O,OOO.
They had S250,000 in their treasury
and they never had such prosperity or
influence in their lives and the basis
upon which those organizations have
been constructed are the legal lines
which I laid down in my legal opin.
ions. Therefore, l claim that there is
nobody in public life that has done
more to legalize and give force and
standing to labor unions than have"
At the Akron meeting Mr.. Taft reit.
Grated the points he had previously
made on the labor question and
brought to his support the recent pub.
lished letter of Daniel ]. Keefe, mem
ber of the executive council of the
American Federation of Labor and
head of the International Longshore-
mems organization, in which Keefe
said he would vote for Taft
Music hall was crowded to it's ca.
pacity to hear Judge Taft, and the vel.
come he received in the streets was
enthusiastic. The candidate did not
refer to his speech in this city three
years ago, when he denounced the
leadership of George B. Cox. He said
before making his speech that there
was no reason why he should take up
that matter, as the state had by its
own action divorced the discussion of
national and municipal political ques
tions and the Cox issue of that time
was in no way connected with the ma.
tional issues of today.
United States Senator Charles Dick,
whose home is in Akron, presided at
the Music hall meeting here. In his
of Judge Taft he men.
toned Senator Foraker's name in
list of others who had appointed the |
Judge to political positions. In doing
so he said that Judge Taft had made
good in every place he held.
After the Music hall speech Mr.. Taft
was received enthusiastically by sew.
eral hundred Italians who had gath
cred in celebration of Columbus day
with an entertainment and ball.