The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-09-12
Unanimously Decide to Follow the
+ Advice Of Their Trusted
:'>- Leader. /.
BRYAN IS EO0GNIZED
CHOICE OF FEDERATION
All Chicago Union Men Will
Work Diligently for His :.
Election.

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CHICAGO, Sept. s.-fIistory was
made by the Chicago Federation Of
Labor at its meeting held lin August.
The outcome OF this 1neeting was
awaited with great interest ~ trades
unionists all over the United States;
for the reason that Chicago has not
only the largest central body in point;
of membership in the country, but
being a. point selected by both the
great political parties from which to
direct their campaigns, it was con-
ceded that the actions Of this large
body of union men must Of necessity
have an important bearing on the re-
suit in November.
Unanimous for Bryan
Aside from the opposition to an en-
dorsement shown by the few delegates
Of socialistic proclivities present, the
sentiment was unanimous for an en-
dorsement Of Gompers' policy, and
when put to a vote finally the Social
lists gallantly stepped aside, and. with
one exception, allowed the resolution
to pass by g. unanimous vote Samuel
Gompers requires no eulogy at OUT
hands A plain man Of the people,
he has honored the more than 4,0o0,-
900 trades unionists who have for 20
years elected and reelected him their
president, by giving them honest and
whole-hearted service He has read
the handwriting on the wall, and
recognizes that the death knell Of
trades unionism is rung when we de-
eide to continue the Republican party
in power He comes to us now, not
as hostile, paid press would live
the public believe, as a political boss
demanding tribule~for the man with
a union card in his pocket knows
that the constitution of the American
Federation OF Labor, like the Censti-
tuition. OF "ths Bnited@ states, guaran-
tees full political liberty, but as our
trusted friend and: -aviser, Gompers
inplores us to vote against a. political
party which has the temerity to- place
a Taft at the head of it's ticket
Faets of Recent History
Carrying out the instructions Of
the Executive Council, to which he
Is subject, he presented a plank to
the Republican convention which
asked fo1 the repeal Of no laws, nor
the making OF any new ones It asked
simply for a just and impartial inter-
probation OF those laws already in
force On another page may be seen
the answer The same. plank was
presented to the Democratic partv in
convention assembled and its response
may be seen in a parallel column on
the same page AS a lawyer would
exclain: "Gentlemen of the Jury. we
rest our case here" And the case Of
the common people is now on trial
before the great jury Of Intelligent
workingmep Of this grand and glorious
country which is being exploited and
impoverished by as daring and cons
ctousless set of rascals as ever con-
spired together, to rob and plunder the
weak an dhelpless Protected BY a,
party which it knows, for it has made
1t, this band Of buccaneers has grown
so bold that it openly dares the people
to interfere with it's depradations;
holding over them a menace Of panic,
the threat Of a stoppage OF the wheels
OF. industry, il its acts Of plunier be
interfered with But the day OF reck-
on1ng Is at hand Hunger and famine
have no more terrors for very large
portion Of the worxingmen Of the
United States They have suffered
these since the panic beginning In
October, 1907-and the end. Of which
is not yet-and the wan, emaciated,
hunger-suffering worldngman who has
strength enough remaining. in Novem-
Der to carry him to the. polls, will
not vote for a party seh convicted of
bringing on this panic, and its stand
ard bearer, the man Of Infamous in
junction record-Taft, and his equally
infamous ally, Van Cleave