Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1908-09-17
His Effort to Throw" the Trade.
Union Vote to Bryan Doing
Infinite Harm.
THAT CUISINES" CONFERENCE.
The Labor Press and Leaders Of
Country Unmask President of the
Federation as Democrat and
Free Trader Fighting to De-
feat the Best Friends Of
the Workingman.

wage workers and the public in
general to know how strongly the po-
litical course Of President Gompers,
Of the American Federation of Labor,
is being opposed by the labor press
and trade union leaders of the coun-
try. Since the fact has become known
that President GomDers has had
real business" conference with Mr..
Mack, manager Of the Bryan cam
raign, the opposition of organized
labor to President Gompers' effort to
throw" the trade union vote over to
Bryan is still all the stronger. There
no longer remains any doubt that
President Gompers has arranged with
the Democratic party to try to force
the labor vote to Bryan, and that de-
spite the fact that he, Gompers, is at
the head Of a trade union organiza-
| ton Of non-political nature, ae is,
as an official of that trade union, using
| his time, paid for by the union,
| and the union machinery in further
| ing the success Of partisan political
party. In doing this he is going con-
trary to all precedent, either in this
country or in England. He is Dem,
ocrat and free trader and as such
has put himself on record as fighting
to defeat the best friends American
labor ever had in the history of the
| Nation.
| While many Of the labor papers re-
main non-comruital on the question,
most of the important ones oppose
the policy of President Gompers. OF
course the out and out Democratic
papers will lean toward Bryan.
The Toledo Union Leader has
strongly opposed the Gompers slogan
to reward your friends and punish
your enemies" 1t declares that the
policy Is ineffective and is likely to do
more damage to the unions than
good. The Leader has consistently
stood for direct action through a
Labor party or the Socialist party and
Is at present delivering hammer blows
for the legislative ticket of the Social
ist party, which was endorsed by ref
erendum vote of the local unions.
The Akron People rips the anti
injunction pretenses Of the Democratic
party into tatters, and points out to
Gompers the utter absurdity of plac-
ing any reliance in a party that de-
clares in favor Of restricting injunc-
lions in one plank and follows it up
with declaration that ut is the func-
ton of the courts to interpret the laws
which the people create"
The GAINESVILLE Labor Journal con-
cludes that labor is confronted by far
greater questions than injunctions,
and that 1.-The labor vote has never been
delivered or deliverable by any man or
set of men,"
The Brewers Journal, Of Cincinnati
ridicules the growing tameness OF
Bryan, declaring that he is no more
feared, and calls upon the working
people to stand by workingmen in the
coming election, something Gompers
will not do.
The Switchmcn's Journal, printed al
Buffalo, opposes Gompers.
The Bakers Journal, published ii
Chicago, in behalf of its readers ZEN
phatically protests against having on,
international organization classed witt
those who work and vote for the sue
cess of the Democratic ticket"
The Stove Mounters' Journal, of De
triot, dismisses the subject with the
conclusion: These are the times tn,
workingmen find themselves close t.
the hearts of the Republican ant
Democratic parties. After election
their usual position will be assumed
again"
The Pueblo (Colo) Union Labe
Bulletin remarks that "Bro. Gomper:
expresses himself as highly pleased
with the Democratic labor program
but from this distance we fail to Sc,
anything to get particularly enthusi
astic about. We are presented wifi
the same old alternative of choosin.
the lesser Of two evils, with might!
little choice in the matter"
The Piano and Organ Workers
Official Journal. printed in Chicago
edited by Secretary Dold, formerl,
President of the Chicago Federation O
Labor, says in part, speaking o
Gompers' action urging union peopl,
to support Bryan and the Democratic
party:
Gas an excuse for his unusual, un
constitutional and heretofore unheart
Of procedure he offers the labor planl
recently adopted by the Democrats a
tneir Denver convention.
I'VE deem 1t to be our duty to ente
most emphatic protest against this
most wanton disregard for we'll
established trades union law and eth
les.
'The constitution of the A. F. Of [
forbids participation in party politics
!, President Gompers must and doe
] know that both the Republican an,