The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-09-19
REPUBLICAN ATTORNEY
AND LABOR UNiONiST
Scores Taft In Labor Day
Speech For His lnjunc.
ti0n Record.

What is known a sthe Wabash Val
ley Labor Day association is com.
posed of the Indiana cities of Lafay
cite, Wabash, Logansport. Peru. Hun
tington, Kokomo and Elwood These
cities held a joint labor day celebra.
ton this year at Lafayette. George
w. Bope Of Columbus, a Republican
OF the Foraker school a high official
in the American Federation OF Mu-
sicians, which is affiliated, with the
A. F. of L., whose reply to Wade II.
Ellis defense of the INJUNCTION plank
OF III eRepublican platform remains
unanswered. was one of the chief
speakers He was asked to discuss
the political aspect of the labor move
ment. Following are a few extracts
from his address:
have always been Republican, and
l am Republican now. But when my
party nominates for the high Office OF
president a candidate whose record as
federal judge was prejudicial to tho
wage -earners Of this country; when nay
party promulgates a declaration Of prin-
ciples part OF which was dictated by
NI
fuses to incorporate In Its platform GER
tain remedial matter necessary to the
welfare OF those who have Imposed IN
me certain trusts, then Il In my Amer
lean duty to raise my voice against Il.
A few days prior to the state election
In the fall OF 1906, Secretary Taft, an the
mouthpiece OF President Roosevelt, came
into Ohio and In his famous Akron
speech, advised us Republicans In the
name of decency, to bolt the Ohio Re-
publican ticket for the reason that those
In control OF the party machinery were
Vicious and corrupt. These same men
are now managing Mr.. Taft's Ohio cam
paign. In the name OF that same decen-
ey what. Mr., Taft, shall we do this year?
Four years ago. believing that you
were doing what you ought to do. you
Democrats came over and voted with US
Roosevelt boys And this year the
Roosevelt Republicans will find II their
duty TO go over an, vote with you Bryan
boys. We will return the compliment
In matter of courtesy we do not like
TO be outdone.
Roosevelt declared for reforms Wall
street broke for the storm cellar, Taft
declares for the same policies. and the
trust brigade parades with a braas band
playing Hall to the Chief"
Judge Taft on numerous occasions
from the bench In effect has said You
shall not persuade your fellow man. for
II you do that is conspiracy for which
! Will send you TO 1ail"
You shall not have the right OF peace
able assembly. for that Is a strike,
which / will enioin."
The right OF peaceable assembly was
one OF the demands we made At the foot
OF the British crown. and because we
did not get H. we went to war
Judge Grosscup reversed Judge Lands
S2s'OOO,oOO fine and dismissed the Stand
ard oil company from the suit for the
reason, as. he said, that II had not had
Its day In court" This day In coYrt'
proposition has come "a be amusing.
Judge TAFT In the Ann Arbor case SAID
that $4,000 members OF the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineers had their day
In court" for the reason that p. NJ Ar
thur, az grand chief OF the brotherhood.
mad been served with summons. and Ar
thur only. But the engineers carry din
ner buckets and wear greasy overails.
Thus you see the rule as To a day in
court had one Interpretation under Fed
eral Judge Taft when the "interests'' de-
manded that II be interpreted In a great
railway strike But the same rule had
a dametrically opposite Interpretation
applied to II on the same question, under
Federal Judge Grosseup when the same
interests so demanded IN the STANDARD
OIL suit.
Secretary Taft is now a candidate for
the great office OF president OF the Unit
ed States IL Orosscup was wrong In his
Standard decision, why does not PaYt
have the courage to say so? Or n Cross
cup was right, why does not Taft "a
state, and thus have the manhood 10
confess that he, Taft, In his famous Ann
Arbor railway decision. was wrong. ana
thus relieve labor OF a burden that even
the Standard could not carry?
For ~ years Secretary Taft was n
Judge on the federal bench. AS Judge
he was clothed with more power,to an
force the law and thus bring about the
reforms he now advocates than he viii
have as president As such Judge for
these " years II was his duty. ana he
did. charge three federal grand juriesa
annually. '~y
In addition he was empowered 10 caI
special federal grand Jury at any time
During these ~ years the abuses. which
Candidate Taft now says must be cor
recled. were extant. Did anyone ever
hear or know OF Judge Taft specificallv
lnsttueting federal grand Jury 10 lc,y
into me corrupt practices OF the male
factors OF yeslth?"
Why he winked at these evils as
judge, but cries out against them aas
candidate, ! leave with you to answer
Having had full power to act, ana
having refused 10 act why should vou
and have any :aith In hfs present eIev-
enth hour deathbed repentance especial
~ when there 10 an Interior motive ana
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