New-York tribune., 1908-07-18
UNION NOMINEE FOR TAFT
DenOunces Those Who Would S7Cing
Labor Vote for Rruan.

Daniel F. Dwyer nominee for Congress of the
Union Labor party in New Jersey, declared himself
yesterday strongly for the Republican national
ticket and denounced the efforts of the labor lead
ers who trying TO swing the labor vote for
Bryan and Kern. Taft and Sherman is the ticket
that believe the labor party should support, said
he This talk of ndorsng Bryan is nonsense"
Within the next few weeks Mr.. Dwyer will call
a meeting in Jersey City of the Union Labor
party. at which he will Introduce resolution in
dorslng Taft and Sherman and pledging the active
support of the Union Labor party to the ticket
Mr.. Dwyer said he confident that his resolu
tion would be adopted unanimously. and that he
believed the Union Labor would do some
tive campaigning for the Republican ticket.
do you intend to stump the state for Mr.. Taft?
Tribune reporter asked Mr.. Dwyer.
81 am perfectly willing to speak for him and give
him the active and earnest support can.
his reply.
New Jersey will not be added TO the Democratic
column when the votes are counted in November
Mr.. Dwyer aaid, and he added that in his opinion
Bryan would poll only a few labor votes, the ma
jority of which, he said, would be cast for Taft
Mr. Dwyer has sent address to members Of
the Union Labor party in New Jersey. in which he
says
In 1895 Mr.. Bryan frequently said that no JEFF
fersonian Democrat under any circumstances could
support advocate of the gold standard policy.
He even went so far as to say that he would re
sist such a financial policy with much earnest
he would resist the progress of an invad-
mean it, or was he talking through his hat? Why
did he support Mr. Parker. and urge others to do
so? OF course. the above statement was made
several years ago. but Mr.. Bryan talks to be
placed on record almost any year Of our Lord and
upon almost any old proposition
Mr. Dwyer then quotes from Mr.. Bryans
speeches in the campaign of 1886. and contrasts
his remarks then with those he made in the next
national campaign The statement continues:
Mr. Bryan also denounced his one-time friend,
Mr. Gufey, of Pennsylvania. 1t is said that
Bryan has accepted many loans from Guffey, in
addition TO large political contributions and costly
i,aSn Fair nom
Two years ago he allowed Guffey to place the
windows in his home, and last week he demanded
the bill i'm a letter, in which he also notified Cuff
tional committeeman. In 1896 and 1900 the late
upon whom he had never called for financial as
sistance in vain-the late Marcus DAILY, William
r. Hearst and Mr.. Guffey- Mr. Bryan sought Mr.
Hearst's aid and he gave him Bryan secretly
thousands of dollars Did that same Mr. Bryan
think of the obligations he WAS under to him and
Mr. Hearst? Why, no. He even refused to stump
the State of New York for Mr.. Hearst when the
latter for Governor Can you trust such an
ingrate2
Ny dear labor men. want to ask you what ,
has the Democratic party done for labor in this
state? The Democrats controlled the State LeGis
lature for thirty and smiled at the appeals
labor. ] you. labor men. to pay no atten-
ton those so-called labor leaders who are re-
ceiving pay and are selling you year after year.