The Irish standard., 1908-10-24
STRONGLY APPLIES THE LASH TO CANDIDATE TAFT
Declares That When Judge He Granted nunctions and
Sent to Jail Lot Of Wor<ingmen Who Never Vio-
lated Law of the Land

Improper IN this candidate when he
fails to specify or point out how 7 haya
lied about Linn.
Unless to SO specifics he owes me
an apology. ] undertake to say in the
presence or this mighty audience that
Il Mr. Taf: will show specifically any
point on which | have lied in regard
to him l shall make n public apology
10 him.
MIR. Gompcrs then repeated some of
the declarations made by himself in the
past and {" which Mr. Taft took ex-
ception. Tic recalled his statements
that Taft had issued injunctions which
sent men 30 Jail when they hadn't vio..
lated Il law OF the land, and he jn-
duired II IL was Il lie to say such a
thing. Continuing Mr. ,;ompers said:
Il have said that since Taft issued
his injunctions they have been made
the basis for most of tho inillnctionS
issued by tho courts. have said that
Justice Gould Of the District Of CO.
lumbia in issuing his injunction used
Judge 'raft's iniunctions as precedents.
Il have said that the Injunction in
behalf of Van Cleavc's Buck Stove and
Range Company applies to all the peo.'
plc who sympathize with u.s. John;
Mitchell, Frank Morrison and myscfs.
are now required to show cause wl,yf
nil t-, io;
that VIC will not buy from that flrn.s
"In saying these things have I lied
or did 'cll the truth? Will Judge:
Taft please specify?
Il have said that Taft in his letter
OF acceptance acccntuated his position
OH injunctions. ! have said over and
over again that injunctions arc an in-
vasion Of liberty and personal rights.
II have said that injunctions as now
used IN labor disputes arc denial Of
equal rghls before the law. / have
said that the workingmen of the Unit
cI Stated ask for no immunity from
any wrong1oing; that any man who
is guilty OF any offensc should be ar
rested, confronted by his accuser and
be tried neforc Il jury of his peers.
Il have said that Judge Taft before
his nomination declared that working@
men want to be a privileged class Of
wrongdocrs. He knows that is not a
fact and the American workingmen
never asked for privileges, although
they arc the victims of special privi-
lcgc.''
Mr.. Gompcrs' statements were punc-
tuatcd repeatedly by cheers and ap-
plause which indicated that the labor
men who neard him were familiar with,
all these details and understood them
thoroughly.
Mr.. Gompers then went OH to tell
how he tried to get the two great par
ties OF the country to incorporate in
their platforms planks which would be
of real benefit to the labor men and
how the republicans virtually fBked
and cuffcd the labor men out of their.
convention. whereas the Democrats
welcomed them and made labor's
cause their own.
Il say to you, my friends" said
Mr.. Gompers, that cannot deliver
your vote. l haven't contracted to do
that and know l couldn't if would.
But l believe it to be the duty Of
workingmen and of all who love their
country and of all who believe that
the dollar should not be placed above
the man, to vote for the men who
stand by their cause in this great con-
test about to be settled. If you do this
next month there will be inaugurated
at Washington on March 4th next, that
patriot, that great conmoner, William
Jennings Bryan" @
AS in line with the American FEEDER.
alton Of :4abors policy OF supporting
it's friends and defeating it's enemies
Mr.. Gompers urged the election of
Henry f. Jerge OF Typographical9