The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1908-10-09
lining Up FOR BRYAN
OREGON LABOR unions WILL Vote SOLIDLY FOR
THE GREAT COMMONER

liam H. Taft for president of the United States Affiliated tann
conductors brakemen engineers and remendo not intend to
pe for him.
Common laborers the bridges and rail lines on the sections
and shops declaring against him Longshoremen working
along the front in Portland the factories and
shops throughout the country following of Samuel Com
GERS John Mitchell and the American Federation Labor and are
nang sentiment and will hur their against Taft in No
ymber
The working of the country Mr. Taft and are
resisting all efforts to whip them into line
Workers Reused to Act0n
Never before history of the country have the aborng
men reused such widespread unit of purpose any pres
nha campaign this They looking the situation
exists are scanning the records of Mr. Taft of Mr. Bryan study
ing the platforms upon which the candidates standing and
are making their choice That choice is Mr. Taft
Union labQring Portland reflect the sentiment of the
ion aborng of the whole country for they all following the
lead and studying the questions Of the campaign from the
same viewpoint that of their sefnteres of possible relief from
present conditions of oppression Therefore the situation Port
land and in Oregon reflection of the position of the labor forces
in the whole country
Taffs Principles Agaius Him
The mass of the laborng men Oregon following the lead
suggestion Samuel Gompers who the exponent OF the
Federation Labor and of John Mitchell the head and
United Mine Workers of America Both Of these men
have been instructed by their organizations in executive meeting as
md work the defeat of Taft Both Of them have pointed
followers in rank and file of the labor masses that
T not the friend of the aborng that he is not running on
aatom friendly em that he bound to follow the principles
expressed in that PLATFORM will be- if elected in position to
urge legislative put practice administrative relief tor the
working
To Bryan for Relief.
Knowing these things President Gompers and President Mitch
dhave both the platform and to the candidacy OF MI
offering the relief the working sought Tor lhe al
y of the defeat of Taft and the knowledge that TINS can o
done through the election of Bryan in waying the aOorng men
into line the whole country the men who toll are preparing
cast their ballots against Taft and for Bryan
This condition has put New York, Ohio Indiana Illinois ana
other of the middle west states in the doubtful column and may IN all
probability result in their giving their electoral votes to Bryan
national Democratic committee has seen the change Dous W
position of the laboring and are claiming New oN NV
sy, Connecticut Ohio Indiana, Wisconsin, Kansas NeO@s
Hdo and believe that there is most excellent cnae " ~
Iowa and Minnesota
The reason for this belief is shown most clearly by the atG
BY the aboring men of Portland and of Oregon AnaTe"
the friends of the sailors and the allied trades coming 70
TOR meeting and anti-Taft demonstration oo'Oe d
union of the city are Aockng the support OF s
tHprobable that the occasion will prove the largest %
aon ever held in Portland for political purposes
Backed by Eoery Union ..in+s
Every union in the city is backing the meeting ana '"e -
and secretaries of these organizations are takis ;1 wind
arrangements That alone points to the sourse o W
St is blowing in the labor world in Portland but l"eie "
saws ,r
straw taken last evening among l'l'o. 17sbs
web pesler's union gave Bryan votes TAFT ? ana ~ ,
On the run out Of Portland there 43 railway ', -;
These men have expressed by straw vote the Chafn
and out of the total of AZ Bryan received 81 votes i n
and Debs These men in common with their le'o" toward
opposed 70 and his candidacy because Of the att
them by the last congress regarding their expenses while
tom grants that the mail clerks shall have neil fsed to
away from their homes and duty ne LS are now
appropriate the money for these expenses Blank Of their
Oeng the clerks throughout the country ~ the next
expenses September to used as basis io are paving
appropa;or r. e n,sntin,e however the mail CLERKS "
own expenses out Of their small salaries and they u Bran has
the imposition And they turning to bryi Ian They know
listened their troubles and sypathzed W.T., under which
mat he would do what he could to relieve he oPf