New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
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LBy Telegraph The Tribune
Bunalo, Oct 3O-TweIve thousand citizens oe
Erie County gave William H. Taft welcon1s
this evening which for time seemed TO rival
that at Madison Square Garden. For fully
seventeen minutes an audiences numbering
twelve thousand. largely laboring men, each
armed with an American flag a foot long,
cheered him. resisting every effort TO restors
order and drowning the music Of two bands.
which played Yankee Doodle" America" and
other patriotic airs at the order Of the chairman.
who was trying to obtain quiet Gray haired
men put their hats on the top of their fasstaffs
and waved them aloft. Many waved copies %
local paper. which bore the front page a
large portrait of the candidate, and finally sons
Of the younger men sprang into the aisles and
vhirIed like dancing dervishes. while there was
a continuous shout all over the huge armory Of
Taft. Taft. Taft, Big Bill Taft"
When order was finally restored. William H
Daniels. the chairman Of the meeting. made a
brief Introductory speech, in which he said Of
the candidate: He is bigse than any job he
ever tackled" That set the crowd to cheering
again. as did Mr.. DanieIs's statement He has
no blunders to forget. in the words OF our own
favorite son, Governor Hughes"
When Mr.. Taft arose TO speak the cheering
was renewed and lasted several minutes A
man in the audience handed Mr. Taft small
flag and as he raised It to ask silence. there
was a new outbreak Then when7tt had almost
subsided a man shouted: You look good TO
me. Bill" and as Mr.. Taft smiled broadly the
cheering began over again and several men
shouted: We like that SMILE
Mir. Taft began his remarks. with a hearty
tribute to Governor Hughes. which was warmly
cheered. Then man shouted: "Hurrah for
Brvan!" which ELECTED storm Of Kisses but
the candidate laughed and said: That's .
voice crying in the Wilderness and there were
no more cheers for the Peerless One"
A CAMPAIGN SANDER REFUTED.
SIedge hammer blows at the Gompers- Bran
labor legislation plans were delivered in Mr.
Taft's speech. Renewing his pledge OF friend
ship for labor. and expressing the belief that
the legislation Gompers proposed would be un-
constitutional. he said:
"The charge that ! sentenced . man
without a full hearing, made order affect
ina his wages without a full hearing. is alto
oether unfoundsd and false. and il is %
those ISLANDERS circulated at the end Of ths cam
paon for the purpose Of awakening the prsiu-
dic.s of ignorant uninformed persons"
He then gave the names Of many labor Lead
ers high in the councils OF the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor who were leaving Mr. Com
pers.
The attempt Of Mr.. Gompers' he declared.
with great emphasis "to deliver the labor vots
Of this country is audacious an act Of po-
haS n
history of politics 1t is most reassuring to note
that the men associated with Mr.. Gompers IN
the executive council Of the Federation Of Labor
are falling away from him in this effort of his
70 make the Federation Of Labor political
factor.
The men who decline to follow him are Mr.
John Mitchell Mr.. James Duncan. first vice.
president Of the American Federation OF Labor:
Mr. Daniel Keefe. the head Of the Iongshore-
mems union: Mr. W. d. Ryan. secretary and
treasurer Of the United Mine Workers; Mr. A.
/ I, Faulkner president Of the window Glass
Workers Of America; Claude Worth. secretary
and treasurer Of the International Dredgs
/ Workers: Charles Mccarthy. grand president
/ Tug Firemen and Linemen's Association; W. E
/ Fuller president elevator employees; T. J. Do
Ian international secretary steam shovel and
/ dredgemen. and many others high in the coun-
ellis Of labor organizations. II is a struggle for
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and he is willing to resort to every extreme
method possible 10 secure success.
/ coNPERS ENEMY OF WAGE FARMERS
After asserting that the protective system
was decidedly the most important consideration
for the American workmen. Mr.. Taft added;
Mr. Gompers, however has 80 committed him
/ self on one subject with reference TO labor that
( he is willing to sacrifice every other Considera-
I ton however important and material to me
J welfare OF the wage earners, He Is willing 20
| have return Of the conditions that existed IN
/ 1895 50 eoquently described by him az that
I time II only he can secure what he regards as
the proper legislation concerning tntuncttoEs
He proposes To abolish injUnCtiOnS IN Industrial
disputes where the injunction Is issued pro
tect the business of person whose business is
injured b. the laVless acts II vOrkirgmen. and
this bv statute He also proposes 70 leSalise
the secondary boycott, although many trade
/ unions have distinctly renOunced the use % ths
secondary boycott as an tnstrunnentality IN IN
dustrial disputes which is un-republiCan. un