The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-02
GQMPERS' BITTER
ATTACKS WILL
TURN HIM
Judge Taft Repeats His Pledge
to Labor
FOR GOVERNMENT LIABILITY
Rests in Buffalo and Will Make His
Last Speech in Youngstown
Weary After Arduous Tour.

Buffalo. n. Y, Nov Judge Taft
caused this statement 10 be issued
here last night as coming from him
1T has been brought to Mr. Taft's
attention that a number of labor lead
ers who have no sympathy with Mr.
Gompers in his attempt to commit the
entire vote OF labor to the Democratic
party were nevertheless in great con
Germ lest the defeat Of Mr. Bryan and
Mr. Gompers which now seems to
them certain would lead to reprisals
on the part of the new administration
under Mr. Taft and TO A refusal on
his part to continue the good work
for labor which had been done by Mr..
Roosevelt and az his instance by Re
publican congress. In a statement Mr.
Taft said
j have been honored by Mr. Roose
welt IN the last four years by being
called in to assist as an advisor In res
pect TO all the executive and legislat-
I've measures projected in his admins
tration I'm the interest of labor and
have had very deep sympathy with
an that has been done. There are
other measures in the interest of lab.
or that ought to be adopted The six.
teen hour bin ought probably to be
amended. The compensation for gov
eminent employees act ought to be en-
/ larged and liberalized with a view to
making the government liable I'm the
same way as a private employer while
IN It's employ
1T is the legitimate and approved
practice of labor organizations TO pro-
pose legislation of this kind to the ex-
ecutive for recommendation and to
congress for action and IL viii be a
! pleasant duty on my part. If am elect
/ ed, as ] expect 10 be-. TO consider all
such labor proposals and 10 urge up
on congress those measures approved
i'm the Republican platform as we'll as
I such others as commend themselves
[ TO my Judgment and my desire TO aid
| labor
THE functions of the commissioner
of labor may very we'll be enlarged TO
make the bureau more useful to the
cause OF labor. and all proposals in
/ that direction will meet my hearty
! concurrence The bitterness and in
! Justice of the attacks made upon me
/ by Mr. Bryan hy Mr.. Gompers by Mr.
/ Fuller will not in the slightest degree
turn me from my consistent attitude
| toward labor OF sympathetic interest
! in It's progress and an earnest desire
20 aid I'M every way that federal leg
| islatlon may lcgitimately do H.
THE statement made by Mr. Fuller
that ! refused TO give a hearing to la
boring men in respect TO a cut i'm their
wages Of l0 per cent made by the re-
ceiyers of railway company grows
out of his failure 10 note full and
complete decision ON the subject
showing not only full consideration
but the fact that ! called in another
Judge TO help me. as well as the sub
mission of a great deal OF evidence
and It's careful consideration
The failure Of the men having thir
ty days notice of the proposed order
10 object to II until the day before the
order was to go into effect led TO &
refusal TO suspend the order because
there was not time for a hearing, bu
full opportunity to modify or revok,
IL was given upon five days notice o.
the employees to the receiver and thi.
opportunity was improved by then
and the hearing had
The statements of Mr. Bryan anC
Mr. Fuller on this subject include
garbed sentences from one of NV,
opinions and give the impression tina
the court reached exactly the opposit,
conclusion from that which It in fac
reached In respect TO the propriety o
"a hearing in such cases. A referenc,
to the decisions on the subject I'm tn,
g. Fed. Rep. n, will confirm this stat,
ment and show the utter injustice o
Mr. Fullers attack
The case reported later of 60 4
Rep 500, was q memorandum opinion
which should have preceded the opin
ion reported In the 90 Fed. Rep II
and the real decision reached was col
tanned In The latter This may hav,
misled Mr.. Fuller and Mr. Bryan hu
II did not Justify the use of garbled e.
tracts from the earlier opinion
Judge Taft rested from his labor
yesterday He attended mornin
church service at the First Presbytel
ian Church with Ansley Wilcox
longtime personal friend
The last day of the campaig
will be devoted by the cal
j didate to making speeches at Dur
, kirk. y. Y, Ashtabula Cleveland an
Youngstown. Ohio. after which he wi
, proceed during the night to Cincinna
where he will arrive at o'clock ele'
/. ton morning.
II feel little weary, but I'm as goo
physical condition as ever In my life
5 Is the diagnosis of himself made b
D the Judge
b That the strain has been great an
the work wearisome there is amp
evidence Judge Taft has had a spe
al train throughout II has been
charge of Col Daniel Ransdell. Sc
x geant ot Arms Of the United state
!. whose good nature. combined with q
{. consuming abilities of Judge Tai
has been responsible for the victol
OF many q local committee which d
. manded am extra stop and an ext
p" speech from the candidate.
q DeWitts Kidney and Bladder Pil
are uneuualod TN cases of weak bac
back ache. inflammation Of the bln
"A der. rheumatic pains Antisopuc nj
d act promptly. sold by ID. A. Ware
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