Bisbee daily review., 1908-09-12
Speaker of the House of Rep
reSentatveS Is Attacked as
Foe of the Workers, Who
Changes From Right
to Wrong.
"UNcLE JOS" RECORD is
SUBJECT OF ATTACK
Labor Chief Sees Defeat of
Cannon In Rejection of
Jenkins In Wisconsin

DANYILLE, H. Sept lI.-Caarg-
ing Speaker Cannon with being an
obstructionist and an uncomprornis-
ing enemy to labor, Samuel Gompers,
president Of the American Federation
of Labor, invaded the home bailiwick
of Uncle Joe" today and delivered a
sizzling speech before a big audience.
Referring directly to Mr. Cannon,
Mr.. GOmpers said:
''On the one hand we have a candi-
date of a party that is prolific moth
er of injunctions and has issued them
by lunches, and later on JUSTIFIED
them Then again, We have man
in congress who refuses to give con,
sideration 10 the rights or interests OF
the Iaborer. one who represents you
in congress and makes it his boast
that he does not care to be consist
ent. There is some merit in the
claim when a man changes his mind
from wrong to right, but Cannon On
every occasion has changed from
right TO wrong. 1t mas come to a
time when We ought to call hair on
his retrograde inconsistency.
Says Cannon Wears Mask.
Il have been asked why | came to
Illinois Illinois is part of my eoun-
try, and have as much right as
Uncle Joe had to 60 to Littlefeld's
district two years ago. He tCannont
comes TO Danville once in while
concealed behind that genial mask.
You do not know what he is conceal
ing behind that mask. We who, in
Washington have watched events,
have seen his changes of visage, have
understood what was hidden behind
that mask he wears in Danyilie.'
Mr.. Gompers then referred to Can
mons record in congress in regard
to labor legislation, calling him an
obstructionist and uncompro-nising
enemy of the working man. who throt-
tied every bill that aimed to afford
relief TO labor. He alluded TO the
readiness with which Congressman
Jenkins, chairman of the judiciary
committee, obeyed every behest OF
Mr. Cannon in sidetracking labor bills,
and declared jenkins defeat in the
recent Wisconsin primaries indicated
the dissatisfaction and unrest result
ing chiefly from the unyielding oppo-
sition of the speaker to all labor leg
islation, predicting it was an indica-
ton of what the people of the eigh-
teenth congressional district OF Hi
nois will do to Uncle Joe this fall.
Answers Cannon's Thrusts.
Mr.. Gompers replied TO some Of the
charges made against him by the
speaker and others concerning his mo
tiYes in espousing the cause Of the
Democrats this year, saying in part:
''T1ere are men who believe that
the organizations of labor must cease
their activities and that organizations
OF labor have given men and women
too much liberty and too much indie
pendence, that they have set out b.
constant effort 10 control and cripple
these organizations.
There was a time when any two
or more men combined TO do certain
act which was lawful If done by one
was punishable by fine, imprisonment
and in certain cases death, but it is the
opinion of the best lawyers, and there
is no contention on the point, that
what, one may do lawfully they may
do collectively. 1t is not against law,
simply because it is done collectively.
The farmers and business men
have combined to demand a law 70
curb the trusts and put an end to un-
lawful rebates and Determinations.
The United States supreme court nds
interpreted the Sherman antitrust
law to mean that organizations OF Ia
Dor are trusts, and that each member
of these organizations are members
of a trust, subject to fine of $4,000
or Imprisonment for one year Tor
each violation.
Refers to Big Oil Fine.
Eyes, I know that a few months ag'
one of the courts of the United States
fined one Of the corporations in tht
sum of 1000 900, and another court
has lust reversed that decision.
know also that between the rendering
of that decision and its reversal bJ
another. court an order was issued oI
another court Of the United States
whereby John Mitchell ana mysei
o-dered to show cause why We