Evening journal., 1908-10-31
LABOR HEARS
CAMPAIGN ISSUES
|. Irving Handy an URan.
nOunCed Speaker at Big
German hall Meeting
A. F. OF [. LEADERS HEARD

l.. Irving Handy was an unannouneed
speaker at a meeting in German Hall last
evening under the auspices Of tho railroad
mems orders Of the city
John G. Gray. the Democratic leader.
Was on the job. too. for short time.
Both presented themselves at the psyche
logical moment during sensation ae-
campaigning the reading Of replies pro-
pounded by railroad men to William IT,
Heald. Republican candidate for Con-
gress and Mr.. Handy. These questions
asked whether the candidates would sup
port certain measures. If elected favor
able to labor. Mr.. Handy answered all in
the affirmative. but there were two that
Mr. Head did not care to answer with
out qualification
James Gallagher, an American Fedora
tion Of Labor organizer; G. T. Grifha.
general organizer OF tho Brotherhood Of
Carpenters and Joiners, and w w.
Knowles. Of this city. were the other
speakers. Frank Morrison. Secretary Of
the American Federation of Labor. and
II. r. Fuller. representative Of the rail-
road orders at the sessions Of Congress.
who were to have been speakers, could
not attend A letter from Mr. Fuller 10
the President attacking Mr. Taft's posi-
tion against labor, was read by Mr..
Knowles
Workinemen Parade
The meeting was preceded by a parade
~ a.
and Orange streets. The First Regiment
Band provided music -Four hundred and
fifty or more attended the meeting r. C.
Began. Of the Order Of Railroad Tele-
Graphers presided and well-known labor
union men were on the STAGE
Mr.. Griffin was Tho first speaker. Al
the outset he jumped on the "annoyonce"
of the injunction as used against labor
and hoped workingmen would work it
OUT by supporting Mr Bryan Tho mem
;ion Of Mr. Bryan was loudly applauded.
Il was a mistake, he vowed to suppose
that the American Federation was trying
to coerce the union workers of the ooun-
try to vote solidly for the Democratic
ticket. Tho repulsion Of labor by "his
orlinence Joe Cannon" had actuated The
movement Of the Federation toward
Democracy. Mr. Griffin asserted Later
Mr. Griffin appeared somewhat disap-
pointed when a casual reference to Presi-
dent Roosevelt was clapped loudly
Gallagher Discusses Injunction.
MI Gallagher proved one OF the snap
piest speakers Of tho evening. lie an
swered the question: why has labor on
tered this campaign more earnestly than
all othersT The answer was the drastic
use Of the iniupetlon writ against labor.
Labor. he said, had merely asked TO be
given the same rights as combination
or an individual had. Tho Republican
party had turned labor away with a re-
fussl; the Democratic party had sup
ported the requests Of labor i'm its plat
form. Obviously. said Mr. Gallagher.
workingmen had hut one duty to them
selves-to support Nr. Bryan. lie was
fully assured that Mr. Bryan could take
care Of any kind Of panic.
AIr Knowles. who was then intro.
duced. devoted bis time TO reading the
letter bv Mr.. Fuller to President
Roosevelt
This letter is in reply 10 an answer
bv the President TO a letter sent TO him
bv p. II. Grace. a railroad trainman.
which was widely published a week
ago. He read replies propounded py
railroad men 10 Mr.. Head and TO MI
Handy. Mr. Knowles made some mis-
take about the time in which Mr..
Handy had answered the questions
and John G. GRAY and later Mr. Handy
himself bobbci up TO declare that Mr..
Handy had answered the questions
within thirty minutes
The questions asked whether the can.
ddates would support. II elected. laws
to prevent the abuse Of Injunction. 10
prevent the issuance cf injunctionS
without hearing hv the party against
whom they were directed and trial by
Jury in cases OF indirect contempt.
Mr.. Handy answered YES to all the
questions. but Mr.. Head did not
answer the questions relating to the
Injunction and indirect contempt with
out qualification Mr.. Heald favored
the writ where irreparabie damage was
threatened and in the case of indirect
contempt referred 10 the right of ap~
peal.
The crowd yelled for Mr. Handy
himself at this iunctrre and he went
to the platform and read his answers
himself, He declared .hat he had help
Cd to make the Democratic platform in
favor of organized labor and said he
considered himself as much the candi-
date of every organize1 labor man as
Of every Democratic voter.
His speech closed the meeting