The wageworker., 1908-10-17

If3NeDuk dOOul tuc Souhtis WIN |
view to ascertaining just how wide
spread is the labor revolt against Taft.
Writing from Cincinnati Wellman,
among other things, says:
"One brotherhood official, man of
high rank and solid judgment. said
to me: 4 am myself Republican.
am for Judge Taft for President.
There is nothing in his record which
deters me from voting for him. and
think it would be better for the coun-
try il he were elected. But l must
say to you that am afraid he is in
danger of being beaten. believe
Ohio. Indiana. Illinois and Wisconsin
are all doubtful states. My opinion is
based upon information as to the
trend of the railway vote and the |
votes of labor men in general through !
out this part of the country. l wish !
II were otherwise, but such are the |
facts as l see them"
"A Brotherhood official of high
rank" Ell? Why not tell us what |
Brotherhood it is?
brotherhood of Locomotive En-
.gineers, the organization that Judge
Taft called band of conspirators
and whose grand chief. (lS93) Peter
NJ. Arthur. now deceased. said. speak
ing of Taft:
"We cannot accept Judge Taft's de-
cision in any other light than treason
to Republican institutions and the
liberties of the people. 1t is. will be,
and ought to be. denounced and re-
pudiated by all liberty loving men. If
the decision stands as the decision
OF the highest tribunal of the land. it
will be defied and violated by the
highest earthly tribunai-the people,"
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
and Enginemen. another organization
that udge Taft called band of con-
spiractors." and whose grand chief
uS93) Frank p. Sargent. said. speak
ing of Taft:
"The strike On the Toledo, Ann
Arbor 4 North Michigan railroad had
reference Of the United States judges
have given it national prominence, and
IL the dictum Of these judges (Taft
and Ricks) is to stand as the law, the
dearest rights Of the citizen are swept
away and an autocracy established"
We beg of Walter wellman that he
give us the name of this Brotherhood
official. man of high rank and solid
Judgment" who says that there is
nothing in Taft's record to deter me
from voting for him."
What is needed to deter man from
voting for Taft? He called this
brotherhood officials" grand chief a
'conspirator. his organization a
band of conspirators, usurped the
functions fthe officials themselves
and used the machinery of the organ
cation to work injury to it's members
says there is nothing in Taft's record
TO deter him from voting for Taft.
This brotherhood official of high
rank" quoted by Mr.. Wellman says
there is nothing in Judge Taft's rec
ord to deter me from voting for him.
Is he member of the Brotherhood so
long and so successfully presided over
by Peter NJ. Arthur? Grand Chiei
Arthur said:
JUDGE TAFT's DECISION PUB
licLv PRocLAIMs THE MEMBERS
OF THE q. OF L. e. A BAND OF
coNsP,RAToRs."
This brotherhood official of higl
10 a. g.
the Journal of the Brotherhood OF Lo
comotive Engineers, issue of May
1898.
Or. perhaps this brotherhood OF
acial of high rank" is a member of the
Brotherhood SO long presided over b,
Frank P. Sargent. Grand Chief Sar
gent said Of Judge Taft's decision il
the Toledo. Ann Arbor & North Michi
gan railroad case:
.iF A JUDGE OF THE uNiTEr
STATES COURT MAY ABOLISH
THIS RIGHT (the right Of the EN-
ptoye to quit vsork) OF AN EN-
ploxE. He REMANDs HIM, UN
EouvocALLY, TO A sERviTU0l
AS DEGRADING AS THE sPARTANs
IMPOSED UPON THEIR HELoTs."
This Brotherhood official of higl
rank" win find that exact language il
the North American Review, issue o
May. 1898. over the signature of Franl
p. Sargent
In heavens name what would dete
this brotherhood official of higl
rank."
But it may be that this Brother
hood official of high rank belongs t