Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-27

up to it. (Applause) The President criti-
cised Mr.. Gompers the other day for criti-
cising (great applause) for criticising
the courts. / submit that Mr. Gompers
has never criticised the courts more Sc
verely that President Roosevelt himself
has criticised the courts. Applause.) The
democratic party today is the champion
of the Constitution in all of its power.
The democratic party believes that all
powers delegated to the federal govern
ment must be exercised to the full. The
democratic party believes that the pow
ers reserved to the states must remain
in the states. and cannot be taken away
by judicial Interpretation or by the en-
croachment of any department Gap
plauSe.)
Knox as Labor Leader.
'The President has appointed Senator
Knox as the labor leader of the United
States. Gaughter) He says that SEN
ator Knox is peculiarly fitted to speak
for the laboring man. He ought to have
said that Senator Knox speaks very pecu-
liarly when he speaks for the laborng
man. (ApplauseD The President may
appointed a Governor of the Philippine Is
lands without consulting the Filipino but
he cannot appoint labor leader in the
United States without consulting the
laboring man.
THE President is now issuing a daily
bulletin assuring the people that Mr.
Taft Is the friend of labor. My friends
there is a certain mutually about friend
ship; both sides have to be consulted, and
Mr.. Roosevelt consults only one side
when he discusses Mr. Taft as the friend
OF labor. l care not what he may say
about Mr.. Taft's friendship for labor
Mr.. Tafts record shows that he is not
in sympathy with those who toll in this
eminent by Injunction So many people
had said 1T that I thought l could safely
use the term, but he found fault with
what l said and denied that he was the
father of government by Injunction. Well
l am so anxious to observe the properties
to- so | will not call him father any
more. Laughter) But, my friends, he
used the writ so often and so willingly
that l am sure he is blood relative of
some kind. and l will let him fix the
degree of relationship. applause and
cheers.)
Promises Labor Place in Cabinet.
Mr.. Bryan took up Mr.. Tafts court
opinion against the laboring men in the
Cincinnati railroad case. He recalled
that his plans and theories had
been called half baked, and then went at
great length into the labor question. He
promised if elected to name labor rep
resentative for the cabinet.
Mr.. Bryan spoke Of the alleged intim-
dalton of labor men by their employers.
saying: Let me urge you not to be alarm
ed by these threats; they simply prove
that the republicans admit that persua-
sion has failed, and that they cannot con-
vince you. This resort to threats and in
timidation is confession that they must
appeal to your fears rather than your in
teligence if they are to win. Be not
deceived they are not able to guarantee
prosperity in this country, for they have
no plan that looks to a restoration of
prosperity.
IF l do not go in on tidal wave, I
will go in on apron wave" declared
Mr.. BRYAN toward the end OF his snaech
declaring that the laboring men and labor
ing women were both wlla him.
He closed with denunciaton of the
plan of throwing the presidential office
into politics. as Mr.. Roosevelt had done in
forcing Taft's nomination and declared
that his wish was to take the presidency
as Washington, Jackson. Jefferson and
Lincoln had left 1t.
At the close he was applauded for sew
eral minutes.