Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-07-18
Chairman Presents Resolutions
Expressing Confidence in Him
And PIedging Support.
CANDIDATE VERY GRATEFUL
Took Opportunity to Make FIRST 70
iltical speech Since His
Nomination,

Lincoln. Neb.. July IL Tonight MIR.
Bryan received at his home a large
delegation from the local Labor Cen
trial union.
The chairman of the delegation pre-
scented To Mir. Bryan resolutions eN-
pressing their confidence in him and
pledging their support of his candi-
dacy for president.
While this feature was purely local
the resolutions afforded Mr. Bryan an
opportunity to make his first real politi-
cal speech since his nomination
He emphasized his gratihcation that
the great labor leaders have been 80
well satisfied with the work OF the res
buttons committee of the recent Den
yer convention Mr.. Bryan said:
Gentlemen of the Central Labor I'M
ion:
II am very grateful to you for this
generous expression of confidence and
this pledge of your support me reSo-
luton Is the more pleasing To me be-
cause it comes from you among wholn
1 have lived now for little over ~
years. Among the testimonials that
have been given by neighbors and
friends there are none that prize more
highly that this voluntary prefer of
your support, this expression of your
confidence and of your good will
1T Is true that our platform en-
dorses q number of remedial measures,
and am in hearty sympathy with the
platform endorsements. There is not
a line in that platform declaration in
favor of the laboring men that does not
have my cordial approval
This is not the time or the place TO
elaborate upon those planks There is
one blank there that ] was very anX-
!ous to have in the platform; it was in
the platform of eight years ago; the
plank that proposes new cabinet posi-
ton, a department of labor with a
secretary at its head. i have for many
years believed that the great body of
our population known as wage carriers
ought to be represented in the councils
of the chief executive. / have long be-
lieved that Ii ought to have represen-
tative of toilers in the shops and fac
tories; q representative at the presl-
dents table, sharing in his deliberations
and speaking forth there on those ques-
lions in which labor has special in
terest. And | am very much gratified
that that plank is there and that the
party has made this promise, If entrust-
ed With power, to give to labor that
high honor to which it is entitled.
II think, too. that 1t Is very Import
ment to the antitrust law that will
draw a distinction between those who
associate themselves together for mutual
beneflt-a. line between those and those
who associate themselves together in
industrial corporations for the purpose
of monopoliZing some article of com
merce. There is a distinction so broad
between these two classes of organiza.
lions that it seems 10 me every one
ought to be able to see it, and that dis
tingtion ought to be drawn by law.
am glad that is in the platform.
Il am glad that there IS a provision
in there in regard to a trial by jury in
cases of indirect contempt. 1t is now
something like 10 years ago, | believe,
since first had occasion to discuss
that subject. 1t was after / went out
of Congress and before / was nominated
for the presidency the first time. A
bill was before the senate. and, as
recollect the history of 1t, 1t was about
like this: 1t was reported back from.
the committee OF the senate, and in the
form In which II was reported the Judge
could permit jury. When / read that
report l at once criticized il and said
that the bill should not provide merely
that the judge might permit jury but
a jury should be demanded as a matter
of right by the accused, and my recol-
lection Is that Senator Allen Of this
state introduced an amendment to that
effect and ii was adopted and that It
went through the senate by SO unani-
nous a vote that no one called for thu
roll 1t is now more than IL years
since that time, and yet the influences
which have been opposed TO this legis-
lation have been so strong that up to
this time that measure OF justice has
been defeated. l am very glad that In
our platform there is a provision de.
teta l,tyf ttF in NJ In
direct contempt.
II am glad, too, that we are able to
agree upon an injunction plank that
was satisfactory TO the leaders of tho
laborinR men and the members of tho
resolutions committee. ] also am graft
fed, and j think the party's stand upon
that subject ought to be satisfactory TO
all. You will find that this Is no at
tempt To interfere with the legitimate
use of the writ OF Injunction where
there Is real occasion for IL. but that
this writ shall not be issued In labo,
disputes under circumstances that
would not Justify its use were there no
labor disputes. ought TO be satisfactory
TO all. In other words that II shall
OF giving to one party OF n labor dis
pute an advantage over the other, but
there must be conditions that would
Justify It's Issuance II there were no la
Dor dispute and think that the labor
leaders in stating II In that way have
acted wisely, for they have not asked
for special privileges for the laboring
men.
II have simply briefly referred TO
these as some OF the planks In tho plat
form believe II can be said that no
great party has ever adopted plat
form that embodics so much as our
platform does that is of vital interest,"
10 the great toiling masses OF tho coun-
try and ] am glad that that platform
was broad enough 10 embody some
dial legislation needed by all elements
OF our population and the unnnimity
with which you gentlemen speak so
for those who are known as wage-earn-
ers, those who belong to the labor or
ganigations, this unanimity among you
ought 10 b. initiated by those who toll
in other departments of Industry, for
that platform rs just as true 10 those
who toll upon the farm az 10 those who
toll IN the factory; 1t II as true 10 those
who toll In the exchange Of products as
to those who toll In tho original pro-
duction. In a word that platform II
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