The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-07-19
UNION LEADERS
CALL ON BRYAN
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE THANKS
TEN FOX SUPPORT
OFFERED.
DISCUSSED PLATFORM
Declares He Heartily Approves Oecla.
ratons Favoring Laboring Men
Document is For the
Average Man.

Lincoln, Neb.. July III Bryan t.
night received delegates from tie
Central Labor Union vino presente
him with resolutions expressing c, n.
fdence In him aud pledging the sup
port OF his candidacy for president.
Bryan. replying, emphasized his
qualification that the great labor lead
ers are so well satisfied with. tie
work of the resolutions committee df
the recent Denver convention He
DECLARED That he was In hearty SYM
pathy with the platform endorsements
and cordially approves every line Ia
the declarations favoring the laboring
men. He was o~eeclaliy gratilied that
the platfo""l contains plank propo 5.
ing - department ~ labor with
strctary at it's head.
Il have long believed" he sill
that You ought to have represen.
tatiYe Of the toilers In the shous
and factories, representative sit
ting at the presidents table, sharing
IN his deliberations and speaking
forth there on those questions IN
which labor has an especial inter Sc
And ! am very much gratified thar
that plank is there and that TIE
party has made this pronies, n e..
trusted with power to give to lab
that high honor to which IL is en-.
titled.
u think too, that II Is very import.
ant that we should have an amend.
lfiarntsto tho antitrust law ttsat with
draw q distinct line between those
who associate themselves together for
mutual benefit and those who ass.
ciate themselves together In an n.
dnstrlal corporation for the purpose
| OF monopolizing some article Ct com.
merce, There Is distinct n 80
broad between these two classes "a
organizations that ii seems to me that
every one ought to be able to see II,
and that distinction ought to be drawn
by law"
He also expressed pleasure ov r
the nlank In regard to trial by Jury In
cases of Indirect contempt. He was
very glad that an agreement was
reached upon an injunction plank
that was satisfactory to the leaders
OF the laboring men and members OF
the resolutions committee"
Continuing he said: you will finl
there Is no attempt 70 interfere with
the legitimate use of the writ of in.
junction, where there Is real occasion
for II but that this writ shall not be
Issued in labor disputes under cir.
e6mstances that would not Justly lis
use were there no labor disputes In
other words. that 1t shall not be Is
sued merely for the purpose of giving
to one party OF a labor dispute an al.
vantage over the other. but there
must be conditions that would ms.
tify its issuance II there were 70
labor dispute, and | think the labor
leaders, In stating II In that way.
have acted wisely, for they have not
asked for special privileges for labor.
ing men
i believe II can be said that no
great party has ever accepted a
platform that embodies so much ss
our platform does that is of vital f..
torest to the great toiling masses Of
the country. and | am glal that the
platform has been broad enough 20
ambody the remedial legislation need.
4d by all elements OF our population.
ana the unanimity with which you
gentlemen speak for those who are
Known as wage earners. those who
belong to labor organizations. AMI
his unanimity among you ought to
'e initiated by those who toll in other
departments of INDUSTRY. for TIA.
platform is Just as true TO those who
oil upon the farm as to those who
oil in the factory.
III word, that platform. il seems
o me- speaks forth In the interest tf
he average man--uf the commen
eople. And 1t is because | believe
s stated in the platform that the
iogress of our country must be