Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-26

among the workingmen OF the country
during the closing days of the campaign.
Summing up his argument against the
presidents attitude, Mr.. GomPers says;
''The fact of the matter is that Presi-
dent Roosevelt, having made Injunction
Judge Taft the candidate OF the repuoll-
can party for president, and seeing that
the labor vote which 30 often has been
corrslled, diverted, and perverted by the
politicians. is now aroused and determ-
ined TO deliver its own vote; that the
toiIers will not be csioled, deceived or
brow beaten, has become desperate and
angry, and in his anger, by the worst ex,
hibition of demagogism, tries to instill
into the employers and business men the
fear that their property and business are
in danger If a square deal implied by
equality before the law and human free
dom. are accorded to the workers with
all other citizens. 1t ia an exhibition
of impotent rage and disappointment
and an awful descent from the dignity
of the high Office Of the president OF the
United States. No one but him
self will be deceived IS to the pur-
pose of President Roosevelt" After
reading Mr.. Samuel Gomper's statement,
President Roosevelt caused the following
to be given out at the White House
today: "Mr. Gompers quotes from the
presidents correspondence with him
about George w. Alger's book, LIBERAL
OVerstrsin.' The president has distrib-
uted copies of that book to judges, labor
lesders and others, and he now earnestly
wishes that Mr.. Gompers would read
this same Mr.. Ayers admirable article
on Taft and labor in McClure's Maya
zine for September. 1908. 1t is the most
Elective exposure Of GOmper's position
that has been produced, and ever since
its appearance, the president has been
in close touch with Mr.. Alger, in this
whole Injunction matter"
In an interview, Willard r. Green, a
railroad contractor, reveals the inside
history ofthe PHILIPPINE railroad contract,
so long q puzzle to the people of this
country aud challenges the Roosevelt
administration to disprOve his charges.
He asserts that William Fl. Taft, his
brother Henry Elihu Root and Wayne
McVeagh figured In q secret deal by
which the full control of railroad inter
ests on the Island Of Luzon, present and
future, passed into the hands OF q COM
bination they represent. Mr.. Green
says that after he had spent $25, 600 he
discovered that Messrs Root, Taft, Nc
Veagh and their friends had so skillfully
manipulated things that the railroad
contract could ouly 90 to a certain bid
der. He appealed to William FL. Taft
TO change the terms of the contract so
that there could be honest competitive
bidding. His answer was flat refusal.
The U. s. Supreme Court today set
January 4 for hearing of arguments In
the case of the commodities clause" Of
the Hepburn railroad rate act.
In order to try and win back the disaf-
fected negro vote Mr.. Roosevelt will is
sue an order reinststing Mingo Sanders,
late of the TWenty-fifIh United States
Infantry.
The War Department has been sd-
vised Of the death of Brig. Con. Harry
L. Haskell, retired, which occurred
at San Diego, CAL, last night.
A score or more Of the ancient sacred yes
sells, relics of incalculable value and many
hundreds of years old, the loot in the myster-
ious robbery at the Cathedral Of Limoges, IN
| France, which months ago created sensa-
ton abroad, are believed to have been brought
TO this country by the thieves. The local
police think the stolen goods are in Wash
ingtOn.