Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-10-28
Labor Vote Will Decide
the Race for the
Presidency

- RYANS TOUR in the East is a triumphal n Labor is resent
X ing the interference of President Roosevelt and it eem certain
- that Taft will feel the effect of his indiscretion in describing the
Gompers policies a brutal vicious and undesirable
Such ire the adWces that come from the Atlantic, where the Presi-
Dental campaign will be decided. Indiana, Illinois and New York are
the backgrounds and both Democrats and Republicans are employing
every effort to swing these doubtful states into line. Ohio. hopefully
classed a. doubtful by the Democracy. has been invaded by a n army of
labor orators and undoubtedly they will make serious inroads upon the
Republican majority, but whether they can carry the state for Bryan is
a problem that few would attempt to decide until election day. Certain
it is that President Roosevelt has made a serious mistake n the method
of his attack, which was decidedly vicious. especially his reference to
Gompers. who. 1t might be said, is the idol Of millions of American work
ingmen throughout the country. .
What effect it will have upon what is termed the labor voter remains
to be seen. Certain it is that New York, Illinois and Indiana have large
labor populations but how they re thinking and whittier they art drift
I'M is absolutely unknown. Socialism is ever gaining and Debs NAV
reasonably expect a million votes this fall, but whether those votes will
be largely in the doubtful and important statesc cannot be conecured by
the party leaders. The INDEPENDENCE party probably will not cut the
swath hoped for at the outset of the campaign. Hearst and Hisgen have
been everywhere. but the Standard Oil tale they tell is not one that
arouses Overwhelming euthusiasm and New York State. the home of
the League. is decidedly apathedc. But the vote that does go to His
gen would otherwise be Democratic, and whether the detection from
Bryan TO the Massachusetts man will be sufficient to prevent the Demo-
cratic candidate carrying any of the doubtful states is a question which
cannot be answered even by the party managers, who. more than ever
before, ar absolutely in the dark a to the way the great labor vote
is going.
Last week Tafts chances we're better than Bryan's; at least, the
Democrats. But Roosevelt has spoken since then, and he fayed Com
pes and Bryan and lauded Senator Knox, the same Knox whose corpor
GUS. Not even the President can destroy Gompers' influence and if any
thing thee haracer of the attack will reinfoce the labor leaders conten-
ton that the Republican party is not friendly to so-caned labor legisla-
ton. Roosevelts suggestion that a certain law cannot be declared
constitutional unless Bryan, IL elected, weret to pack the Supreme Court
of the United States with Judges whose price Of appointment would be
an agreement to uphold the consitutonalty Of such a measure; has
has given rise to the very natural Interrogation: vHas Taft agreed to
tbn legislation That question is being asked effectively by thelabor
orators throughout the East.
Our old friend Dooley says that the Constitution may follow the
Flag. or the Flag may follow the Constitution; but, Hennessy, the S-
preme Court follows the election returns" and the Presidents remark
able II not audacous statement would seem to bear out DooleyIs wise
observation, ut least sc far As Taft is concerned.
We may talk of doubtful states and each side may make its claims
before November Sd, and after all is said and done none will be the
wiser until the votes shall have been counted. But this much is e
tain: Labor will decide the issue and will WELD the balance of power
In New York, Illinois and Indiana-Godfeld Chronicle