River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1908-10-01
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 a CONVEX
sion.

enccd and trusted officials of labor or
CARNATIONS all over the country have
and are declaring themselves emphat-
icaily 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 cOnclusively that
President Gompers did an inexpedient
a foolish and impulsive act when he
launched out on Democratic cam
Daigning tour in the name Of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor.
Few men have been longer before the
public as a 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 relative to
trade union history and principles, but
ne 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
an interesting interview he said:
Democratic Rule Ia the South.
Il wish to state that from a trade
union standpoint have nothing to say
against President Gompers, but | am
most strenuously opposed to his efforts
to have a man like Bryan and the
Democratic party elected to govern our
country To me the departure of Mr..
Ginmpers 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
an 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 III the
north and the west also. God forbid
ne succeeds Oh. if the wage workers
of this great country only knew what
and many others who have worked
States know not single vote would be
cast 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 it not reasonable to think that
conditions all over the country will de-
generate to the level of those i'll the
south If the nation is to be ruled by
Democrats? l believe it is.
Il defy successful contradiction when
/ say that Democratic rule in the south
is RELISH 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 pe0nagc 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
NV Democratic rule there. | could go
on and on reciting the revolving condl-
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.
TTDon receipt of letter from Sam
yleI GomperS asking for support III his
campaign for the Democratic party
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joine1s of America, Local No 81, of
Broozlyn. ordered Secretary A. J. Joos
to answer. stating that it was not will
ING TO follow any i'll advice, even If it
has come from the executive council of
the a. T. of l..
a press dispatch from New Haven,
Conn, reads as follows:
''Cigarmakers' Union. Local 80, of
this city put themselves on record us
being opposed to President GOmpers'
endorsement of the Democratic party"
Cigarmakers' unions of New York
and Chicago have taken a similar po-
IItic.lI stand to that of the above union.
President Gompers is himself a MEM
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 a conference of the editors
OF the official organs of all national
unions held recently to agree on a pc
TfticaI policy in coming out for Bryan.
The Maryland State Federation of
Labor. at its fourth annual meeting
at Hagerstown, which adjourned Sep
TENDER 8. decided not to indorse Bry-
an.
The Terre Haute Lodge of Iron and