Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-13
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BRYAN|SM ON
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FORMER DEMOCRAT TO
STUMP NATION FOR TAF I

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Secretary Of Commerce and
Labor Who Was CIeveIandite,
IBy Morning journal Special Leased WireI
Cincinnati Sept 12.-After an ex-
tended conference with Judge Taft
today Secretary Oscar S. Straus Of
the department Of commerce ana la
Dor, said that he should take the
stump for the republican ticket and
make as many speeches as the duties
of his office would permit He is to
speak in New York, Chicago and per-
haps other cities, and will dwell par
ticularly on the labor issue in the
campaign.
With Secretary Straus was r. v.
Powderly, at the head of the bureau
of information and distribution of the
immigration service who is here to
establish a receiving center for the
application of farmers for agricultural
laborers, the supply of which Mr.
Powderly will arrange for from the
incoming Immigrants.
After the conference Secretary
Straus gave an intimation as to the
character of the speeches he will
make by saying:
Il was once Cleveland democrat
and am proud Of it, | believed then,
and until my dying day shall advocate,
that the highest aim of popular gov
ernment is not to multiply Million
aires but to promote the welfare and
happiness of the millions. And when
the party to which l belonged was
misled by Organism became an advo-
cate and follower Of Mckinley, Roose-
welt and Taft
shall the people rule?' Mr.. Straus
declared to be the most dangerous
of Bryan fallacies, for, everyone OF
his leading doctrines is denial of
that rule
Government ownership of rail-
roads" he added would mean add
ing a thousand million dollars to the
eountry's deht Ia increasing the
nunbct OF sttE1nmeht S5fficiaIs by
one and one-half million
rs this democratic? No, it is the
Russian form of government
AS to the guaranty Of bank depos-
its, Mr.. Strauss said It was equivalent
to the governments guaranteeing the
loans of the banks
The real attitude Of Judge Taft to-
ward, labor, Mr., Straus said, was
shown when the candidate was gov
ernor Of the Philippines. HE par
doned Reyes. who federated the is
lands for union labor" continued Mr.
Strauss. Under an old Spanish law
Reyes was convicted of a conspiracy
to raise wages and sentenced to four
years in prison In pardoning Reyes,
Judge Taft said: L do not think the
statute as construed is in accordance
with American practice / shall par
don Reyes and remit what remains Of
his sentence"
Secretary Strauss, in regrettlng the
loss BY death OF Frank p. Sergeant
commissioner of immigration, com
mended the work of Mr.. Powderly and
remarked: II have son of Mr.. Com
pers in the division of printing and
he is there purely on his merits"
Mr. Powderly deplored the project
ing OF labor organizations into poll
tics. He said:
Labor was never better organized,
better paid, more Independent or more
respected than 1t is today
Mrs Martin Egan of Manila. who
has recently arrived in the United
States as the accredited agent of the
public organizations of the Philip
pine Islands. laid before Judge Taft
today a plan for campaign Of edu-
cation which the Filipinos have COM
missioned her to carry forward in this
country and of which President Roos-
evelt has just written;
"The plan is the most comprehen-
sive and the most important of any
thing of the kind have ever yet seen
during the time | hav been presi-
dent"
1.-THE plan is" explained Mrs Egan,
ito bring to the personal attention
of the people OF this country the great
work that has been done in the Phil
ipplnes under Judge Taft and that is
being continued; to let 1t be known
that the Filipinos realize that self
government would now mean the de-
struction OF the public confidence 50
necessary to a continuance of the
splendid development which the Is
landers have enjoyed since American
intervention. l am here to make II
clear to the American people that not
only is this the true public sentiment
in the Philippines, but also to con-
vey the feeling Of gratitude which the
Filipinos entertain toward the peo-
pie of this country
Mrs. Egan will visit the editors OF
the principal publications of the
country and furnish reading matter
prepared by many Of the leading Fill
lpinos Of Manila.
Mrs. w. II. Taft will shortly make .
trip east to put her daughter, Miss
Helen Taft, in school at Bryn Mawr
near philadelphia.
Master Charlie Taft will be placed
in the preparatory school conducted
by Horace Taft, a brother of the can
dldate, at watertown, Conn. Mrs
Taft will accompany her husband OF
one or more OF his speaking tours
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