Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-09-07
Attacks Bryan and Haskell Be
cause of Their Antagonism
to Laboring Men
NO RELIEF in BRYAN PARTY
Hearst Declares Democratic Attitude
Towards Workinamsn Is Unchanged
1900 Men in Line At Des Moinss
Labor Day Celebration. in Other
Iowa Cities.
(By Associated Press.)

DaNSHpoIt, Scpt. -WNlidiu N.
Hearst delivered the address here to-
day ut the Labor day celebration.
Hearst said In part:
Il intend to talk politics, because we
are all thinking politics at this time,
but do NOT intend to make poltti-
cal speech or q partisan speech. When
j first urged labor unions to 60 into
politics Gornpers disagreed with me.
and declared the labor unions ought to
keep out of politics. Now Gompers
agrees with me that labor unions
ought to 81 into politics. but do not
agree with him on the way labor un-
Ions ought to go into politics. Comp
ers thinks the right way is for all Ia
Dor unions ITO lay their votes In his
basket like a lot OF good, dWiful, polit-
ical hens. and for him to then take his
basket to market, and peddle the con-
tents to the republican party or to the
democratic party.
No One Man Power Wanted.
Objections to this plan are many.
They are convincing and conclusive.
First, you can not afford ito repose so
much power with any man or any set
OF men. There Is q distinct danger that
the contents Of the basket would be
peddled for the benefit OF the owner OF
basket rather than for the advtanage OF
honest, trustful voters. There would
be competition for the contents of the
basket of q kind that would debauch
and destroy your organization without
benefiting the humber members.
Second you would mover be har-
morsous II, your sssSas OF how the votes
should be delivered. You would be di-
vided by a difference OF opinion; you
would be dtsrputed by dissenslons.
Third. you would get little or no
result from such system, for the men
elected would be primarily democrats
or republicans. They would be your
friends before election but would for
get all about you after election.
Fourth. You have tried out the old
parties time and time again and found
them waarrting every time, and 1t would
be absurd for you to waste your time
or your opportunities persisting in a
policy that has continually proven q
failure.
Dsmocra Attitude Changed.
"If amy one tells you the democratic
party Is new party with a new at
titude toward the workingmen, stand
ready to prove that it is the same old
democratic party with the same old de-
ceitful attitude towards wording men.
When, years ago, working men were in
Washington arguing for what they
honestly believed ito be for the best in
terest of themselves, their families and
their fellow citizens generally and Bry-
an called them public beggaafs, he did
not show a spirit dn sympathy with
American labor in harmony with AM
erican ideas. And when Bryan the
other day appointed as treasurer of the
democratic campaign fund this man
Haskell, a member of a secret citizens
altiance hostile to labor, in a mean and
cowardly way, he did not show In that
either spirit in sympathy with An-
erican labor or in accordance with Am
erican fair play"
sHearsq. then went into details con-
cerniug his charges against Haskell,
quoting from resolutions which Hearst
said was introduced by Haskell before
a meeting Of the alliance, to bear out
his assertions, and the incident during
which Hearst said Bryan termed the
working men. public beggars," and
manufacturers robbers" Concerning
the latter charge against Bryan Hearst
read an affidavit from James Camp
bell, Of Pittsburg, and Charles Bryan.
of Anderson, Ind.