The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-07-23
Perkins Will Try to Throw In
diana's Vote to Bryan
And Marshall.
lHE WILL NEVER SUCCEED.
WITH ALL HIS coAxiNG, LABOR
VOTE WILL DO AS 1T ALWAYS
HAS, ACT INDEPENDENTLY OF
LEADERS, DIRECTIONS.

Indianapolis, July 23.-What will
the labor vote of Indiana do at the
coming election? Ask this question
of Edgar A. Perkins. president of the
State Federation of Labor. and he will
tell you that it will go to Bryan and
Marshall. MIR. Perkins iC a democrat
and always has been. Ask the same
question of John Mitchell, former
leader of the miners and he will tell
you that labor will probably vote as it
always has-according to the personal
views of the man-but that he, him.
self, will support Bryan, at least with
his vote Mitchell is also a democrat.
He is a conservative, however, while
Perkins may be put down as a radical.
The latter has always been Bryan
man. Mitchell has not. He takes
pains to speak only for himself, as
Mitchell does not believe that labor
or party. All efforts to drag him into
politics have failed, and just so will
fail all efforts to draw from him a
word that might be construed into
political advice by the thousands of
men who love him and believe in him
Perkins, as the editor of a labor pa
per, has stirred up much contention
his editorial policy resulting in his
withdrawal from the presidency of the
Central Labor union, body made UP
of representatives of all local unions
He has made the statement that II
Watson is not defeated for governor
of Indiana he will never again pin his
faith to the labor vote. He expects to
drive this vote into the democratic
party, for Bryan and Marshall but he
is the only labor leader hereabouts
ready plans are under way by certain
local unions to pass resolutions OF
thanks to Taft for his fair treatment
of laborers sent to the Panama dis
trict, and as reports come from the
canal zone showing unusual precau
tions for the preservation of the health
OF American workmen, as well as high
pay, the kindest feeling is shown fol
Taft, who is known to have kept g
close eye on these affairs. No, it will
be found that the labor unionists will
do their own thinking, as usual, ant
vote accordingly. Even the fact tha
Samuel Gompers. who works in close
touch with Perkins in Indiana labor
affairs, is out for Bryan will not coun
for much, 1t is thought, as Gomper'
has ever been an advocate of unit vot
Ing by labor organizations, as it Nigh
be called-the very thing at which
John Mitchell balks-and be 1t under
stood that a syllable from Mitchell Il
OF more force among wage Garner
than a whole volume of either Comp
ers or Perkins.
Brewers Active.
From many parts of the state re
ports are being received showing the
activity Of brewery agents. The brew
ers are working through every posi-
BILE channel. Politics seem to cut Iii
tie figure in their plans; that is, re
publicans and democrats look alik
to them if their interests seem t
warrant action regardless of party tx
kets. or course, their energies ar
being conferred principally on the les
asiauve fights, as they greatly desir
TO show up In the next general assem-
bly, with a fighting chance to head oi
the promised anti-saloon Legislation
Here in Marion county it is we
known that the brewery interests ar
working for the defeat of certain me
on both legislative tickets, and pledge
are being sought. Such pledges, if gi,
en- at all, will never be given openl,
for the sentiment against the liuuo
traffic is so strong that any candidat
who would thus fly in the face of
would call down the everlasting disaI
proval OF his constituents. But til
activity of the brewers Is worryir
both parties, neither de esiring to couI
fenance their Vaccinations.
Prosecutor Likes II.
over at Logansport a peculiar stu:
tion has arisen regarding the war O
eo-calied temperance drinks. Polio
Captain Graham, following the deci
ION OF Special Judge Moore of Fran
Tort, announced that he would arre
all those who sell "Tonica" and othe
alleged temperance beers without
license. He was about to proceed wi,
arrests when Prosecutor Custer CAV
1t out that he would not permit aft
davits to issue from his office. as h
had tasted the temperance beer an
was OF the opinion that 1t is not a ma
liquor. Custer is democrat. +
says ne does not wish to have dealer
arrested while the test suit begun .
Frankfort is pending and Loganspo
sellers Of the drinks will not be m
Tested until the higher court has pas
ed on the same.