The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1908-10-03
Protests Against Attempted Whole
sale Delivery of Votes from
All Over Country.
Labor Leaders and Press Show that
the Democratic Party Has Not
Been the Friend Of Labor and
There Is Nothing to
Assure CONVEX
sion

Men prominent in the trade union
movement and scores who are expert
enced and trusted officials OF labor or
gsnizatiors ali over the country have
and are declaring themselves emphat-
icnlly against the candidacy OF Bryan
for President of the country Many
unions and central unions are refusing
outright to indorse the course dictated
for them by Samuel Gompers
This opposition has been stated in
the most vigorous and convincing terms
and this fact shows concusively that
President Gompers did an ine1pedient.
q foolish and impulsIve act when he
launched out on a Democratic cam
paigning tour in the name Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor.
Few men have been longer before the
public as prominent Official OF the
trade union movement than William
Little, one of the leading national or
ganizers Of the United Mine Workers
of America. He is an able man and
not only Is he well informed rels tive TO
trade union history and principles, but
he Is a man of an extensive general
knowledge. He is most emphatically
opposed to Bryan and to the efforts OF
leading officials of the American Fed
Grafton OF Labor in trying to take trade
unions into partisan politics. During
al interesting interview he said:
Democratic RuIs 1. the south.
II wish to state that from trade,
union standpoint have nothing to say
against President Gompers, but | am
most strenuously opposed to his efforts
TO have man like Bryan and the
Democratic party elected to govern our
country. To me the departure OF Mr.
Gompers in this respect is one OF the
most remarkable in the history of the
trade union movement. for | personally
know that wherever we find Demo
cratic rule we find our wage workers
in the most deplorable moral, social
and material conditions.
The Democrats govern the South
and this is the party that President
Gompers wants to have in power in the
north and the west also God forbid
he succeeds. Oh. II the wage workers
of this great country only knew what
I and many others who have worked
for trade unionism in the Southern
States know not single vote would be
east for Bryan or the Democrats by
working men next fall. Why have
President Gompers, Bryan and others
of their present campaign been so long
silent about this Democrat rule In the
south? Why are they silent now about
It? Is II not reasonable to think that
conditions all over the country will de
generate to the level OF those in the
south If the nation is to be ruled by
Democrats? | believe it Is.
Il defy successful contradiction when
l say that Democratic rule in the south
Is hellish rule. Thousands OF persons
have been DISTINGUISHED human beings
have been hunted by bloodhounds and
beaten with clubs with the full knowl
edge of the Democratic rulers there.
The peonage system. the hellish curse
Of the wage worker. holds sway there
and is protected by Democratic rule:
child labor with all of its damning and
fearful consequences Is an institution
there and is upheld most determinedly
by Democratic rule there. I could go
on and on reciting the revolving condi-
lions there. but think l have said
enough to convince any reasonable man
that we must as wage workers keep
clear Of Democratic rule. Let any one
who doubts my word write to my
friend Duncan Mcdonald and he Will
more than verify every word have
said"
Unions Reject the bryan Plea.
Upon receipt of letter from Sam
uel Gompers asking for support in his
campaign for the Democratic party,
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners Of America. Local No. 80. OF
Brooklyn ordered Secretary A. J. Joos
to answer, stating that it was not will
ing to follow any Ill advice, even II 1t
has come from the executive council Of
the A. F. of L.
A press dispatch from New Haven,
Conn, reads as follows:
"Cigarmakers' Union. Local 80. Of
this city put themselves on record rs
being opposed to President Gompers'
endorsement OF the Democratic party"
Cigarmakers' unions Of New York
and Chicago have taken similar po-
Iitical stand to that Of the above union.
President Gompers Is himself . men,
Der Of the Cigarmakers' Union.
The Journeyman Bakers and Con-
fectioners International Union through
its official organ has issued a statement
to be sent to the various national
unions throughout the country. in
which It disagrees with the decision
reached at 4 conference of the editors
of the official organs Of all national
unions held recently to agree on q po-
iitical policy in coming out for Bryan.
The Maryland State Federation Of