New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-14
TAFT WINS LIKING
OF WORKING MEN
ERNEST SPEECH ROUTS
THEIR PREJUDICE.
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~ Hanna learned TO make political speeches,
- made them with vehemence more forcible
elegant. William H. Taft to-day addressed
NO .or the svmpathies OF close to four thou
= ,ro-lingnen. His audience was composed
-, founders puddlers. blacksmiths and fol-
- IF kindred crafts, and they were obvious
tic when the candidate began speaking.
- :, she edge of the crowd there were shouts
,,5--ab for Debs.' and an occasional cheer
for Bryan
~. taft was not daunted by the antagonistic
.+i-ude OF his audience. on the contrary, II
-.or,ad 10 arouse in him a spirit Of determina-
,ior and pugnacity. With clenched fists he went
,e,ar that audience. He made the points Of his
comments like pistol shots. He drove them
home with a vehemence Of which many had
rrnnosed him incapable. and he literally beat
,rto the heads Of his hearers the conviction that
10 was manly and sincere and honest, much as
r. heat the half-nolten iron 10 suit their
purpose
,rssently. You're ali right, Bin"' they said
after little.
-pfr. Debs is a socialist" said Mr.. Taft, who
,,ould uproot existing institutions. destroy the
right 10 private property and institute new
regime. He has e right to be a socialist if he
vIehes. but he must seek his ends by legal and
pon-vioent methods. He must obey the law
TAKES Up THE PHELAN CASE.
Then The candidate took up his decision in the
pbe1an case. He explained the purpose OF Debs
N instituting the secondary boycott. saying:
he conceived the idea that he would Tie up all
she railroads in the country. that he would
s+e--a the babies who were dependent on the
railroads TO bring them milk and the people
- ,,-ere deDendent on the railroads for food.
Ne thus sought t. compel the American people
= conopel Nj Pullman 10 pay better wages
= his employees / must give Mr.. Debs credit
far carving his conception further than any
man thought possible. (ApplauseD For he tied
M many roads and caused an amount or suffer
ing to the American people, the extent Of which
D man knows.
Mr.. Taft described how Phelan had come 10
Cincinnati TO cary out Dehs's order and how. as
circuit Judge. he had enjoined Phelan from
violence: how Phelan had defed the order OF
The court. and how he had sentenced him TO six
months in Jail. adding and he richly deserved
II" He continued:
am rot here 10 apologize for my acts nor to
criticise Mr.. Debs. though l utterly disagree
from the view which justifes such a plan as
that which Nj Dehs and Mr.. Phelan We're
carrying out But so far as was concerned,
was governed by the Old-fa shiOned rule of the
American Constitution and the laws passed in
conformity Herewith. and that plan Of Mr..
Phean and Mr.. Debs was in conflict with that
basis Of law and with the statutes passed in
conformity herewith and il became my sworn
duty Judge 20 stop that business and idea.
OF course, where man believes in the social
istic doctrine that we ought TO abolish all our
Institutions that the distribution Of wealth Is
unfair and that the institution Of private prop
erty ought not 70 be maintained possibly for
him TO justify that sort Of course is according
10 his conscience but he cannot justify il in
court as long the American Constitution and
the laws passed in conformity Herewith are IN
force, and any judge that refuses 10 give relief
under these circumstances violates his oath, and
any judge that comes TO apologize for doing his
duty under these circumstances ought never to
have been put on the bench If in issuing
injunction and in Furnishing man Ike that
fudge. following his oath. Is to he voted against.
and kept OF the Presidency. that IS the
privilege OF the voters Of the United States: but
] mistake my men. I mistake the intelligence
and patriotism Of the American voters, II they
are not going 70 stand by judges who do their
duty and carry ont the law as the law Is in
,erpreted b. them
MAKES HIT WITH WORKMEN.
Judge Taft never hinched. He never compro-
rssd, { those sturdy workmen liked it.
He fights fair Markiss O Queensbury.' said
man near 10 the platform TO his neighbor-
So Nj Taft reviewed the three labor decisions
which have been made the basis for ell the
criticism Of his so-called labor record. and be
fore he closed he had won the entire sympathy
Of his audience
Hes man al right" said man in the audi
ence, and h shouted. "Hurrah for Taft
You hold on. you can cheer after while.
I've got the floor now. and I'm not through yet"
said The candidate and the enthusiast subsidized.
Mr.. Taft went on:
have not always been a fudge on the bench.
sno have had q good deal 70 do with labor
NON look al me as an employer. ! was the head
o. the Panama Canal Some thirty thousand or
I'itH Thousand labOrers were under me there
ano While had 70 decide a good many questions
affecting them some OF which I decided in their
!aVor and some Of them against, on the whole,
CF1Trl hat r-qTe m eros -eg
anime those labor Leaders who investigated the
issues On the Panama Canal they would say
pethzed
The Steam ShovelIers' Union Is the most i'm
p'itaht trade union have the isthmus.
had discussion with them. had To pass
theh wages, had 10 differ with them in certain
.eSPecIs and had TO submit TO strike of Ger
60 men but when ] came 10 lay down the
onlce Of Secretary Of War and go into this con
aErsy the Steam Shoveilers' Union came 10
1e Hont, and in order to testify To their belief
n, ne as sympathizer with union labor and
=. ~ labor generally, they elected me a member
VI NE Steam Shovellers' Union. Accordingly. I
.eceFeG an invitation from a contracting fsn
~ IA oregon. saving that they would be glad 70
- me. now that was regularly accredited
g. lDer 81 the trade union, go into the business
,. sc work one Of their steam shovels. ! replied
~ al certainly until the third Of November had
them further
have had good deal to do with labor as
oaetary 81 War We have the eight hour
e1E- Mr. Gompers Is one Of the executive coun-
u OF the American Federation OF Labor. and
- - uhe impression that the whole Federation Of
- -aDoI Vas delivered body and soul by Mr.. Com
r. 70 The Democratic party and 70 Mr. Bryan
II seems there are some left out.
- ~ Daniel keofc. the head Of the Longshore-
49, Union, does not think that ] am devil
nIlh horns. He is going 10 support me for the
g. agency, because he says he has always found
-, nm dealings with me I'VE have had a good
"'' mat ] was just and fair II the interests
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