The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-02
TAFT SAYS He IS
SURE OF VICTORY
COMPLETION OF SPEECH MAKING
TOUR IN DOUBTFUL" STATES
FIND HIM CONFIDENT.
LAB RS BEST FRIEND
He Tells Omaha Stock Yard Men in
Speech Declaring His Decision
Is Bedrock Of Successful I'm
ionism of Today.

Omaha, Neb,. Oct III am going
to be elected This statement made
by Taft sums up in a word what tic
candidate thinks Of the effect Of his
speech making tour thus FAR
The belief is based, Taft explained.
on the manner of his reception in the
states he has trayersed In which ther
was reported to be defections in Re
publican ranks.
AS to the National Ticket, Taft now
believes there is no reason to douh.
but the Republican party will hold its
own, and should this prove the case
Taft says thore is no doubt he VIII
get the electoral vote Of Wisconsin
Minnesota the Dakotas Iowa and Ne
braska-the states in which disaFfec
ton was supposed to exist
! Thirteen speeches were made By
the candidate today in the swing
around the southeastern part OF Ne,
braska and terminating at Omaha to-
night with two big meetings one for
the benefit of the stock yards en-
ployes In South Omaha and the other
in the Auditorium.
!, Reception Was Enthu:.i astic.
Throughout the day Taft confined
his speeches to pieturing the condi
lions under the last Democratic ad
aninistrati1n, and contrasting them
iAeil's acknowledgements On arssraggslc.
casions he delivered speeches and be-
lied the statement that he had ever
declared that one dollar day was
enough for any laboring man.
Omaha's reception was in keeping
with that accorded Taft at Lincoln
last night The arrival of the Tar
special at $3.50 o'clock was signalized |
by the footing of whistles and the fir
ing of bombs. The South Omaha
meeting was reached by automobiles
and the return was made shortly after
8 O'Clock to the Auditorium, where
Senator Dolliver had been holding
forth to an immense audience for an
hour. In his South Omaha speech
Taft, after reviewing the labor decis
ions he had rendered, made this in
terestlng conclusion:
Recalls Union Decision.
Il laid down a rule that labor no.
only had the right TO unite, but that
It ought to unite in order to meet
capital on a level. that they had the
right to appoint officers; that they had
the right to raise funds with which to
sustain strikes. that strikes could not
be enjoined, that men had the right
to leave the employ Of their employ
crs In concert if they choose, thai
they had the right to appoint officers
who should direct them in what they
should do had right to withdraw
from association with those vita
whom they had controversies; had
the right to induce all their compel;
tors. all their fellow union men 10
from such association; but
they did not have the right to injurc
the property Of their employers orI
declare secondary boycott against
them.
These decisions claim have been !
the magma charta Of trades unionism
ever since Railway orders used that
decision in their case before Judga 10
Adams against the Gould roads ia 4
which an injunction was issued ior- F,
bidding them TO follow The directions
Of their chiefs They veat into courI Il
aud cited my case and Adams with q
drew his injunction. The same thin Q
happened in Cincinnati under JCdg 't
Thompson in o. similar case with rr- 2,
spect 10 typographical union. 'I
Great Boom 70 Un.onism. y
4 have not decided an my eases ia q
abcr business ] have had also 10 rCn
up against corporations. In one Of a
NE courts wrote an opinion iB ths I
first important antitrust case decid-d. Z
and it laid down The principles upoa 3
which az antitrust prosecutions are Z
now conducted
II an NO arU'Cgi1i1g fer anything ]
/ dsI. : ann cniy telling yen the truth ,
when , say the legality aad opport1- Z
lity of me1 90 unite. % carry on thazr Z
organizations TO perfection they haTe q
reached. 20 rEse funds they have 4
-arsef. 10 bring about trade agres- :
nents % eutHle them 20 responsible $
fCautf-aat On cacoud pneal