Evening journal., 1908-08-31

Dunno, dismissed by Mayor Busse be-
cause he was Socialist. and reinsrat-
ed by decision of the United States
Supreme Court He has been engaged
in settlement work among the poor for
five years and thus stated his quail
fications, because Of those associations.
to speak for labor.
Talks on Injunction Plank.
Mr.. Robbins then proceeded 70 dis
cuss the injunction plank in the Pc
publican platform. Being himself law
yer, he reviewed the origin and mean
ing Of injunction. and took up the
abuses Of the writ as applied to labor
ing men. He contended that William
Howard Taft. when on the bench, car
ried the prosecution by writ of injurc-
tion against the workiagmen beyond
the point that any other American or
English judge had done since the days
Of the American Revolution.
Speaker Cannon. he said. had choked
to death all labor legislation, and vith
the heads of tho trusts prevented any
expression in the Republican platform
in favor of the laboring man and dc.
feated President Roosevelt's recoul-
mendations in their behalf
The other speaker of the evening was
former Congressman Charles A. Towne,
Of New York. He spoke in general on
the issues and compared the platforms
of the two parties.
BY far the most stirring address Of
the day was that of Jim Ham" Lewis
of Chicago, former Congressman from
the State of Washington and late cam
didate for Governor Of Illinois. Mr..
Lewis was the first speaker Of the af-
ternoon program, being introduced by
John G.. Gray. He entered into a free
discussion of the principles of the two
contending parties. and declared cnl-
phatically that it is the issue this year
for the people 10 decide between sub
stantially the same propositions tlat
confronted our forefa.hers when they
formed the original government, and
who were Obliged to choose between the
principles set down by Thomas Jeffer-
son, the father Of Democracy" and
by Alexander Hamilton.
He then set forth his belief in the in
justice of the upholding by the United
States Supreme Court Of the interstate
commerce laws. and laid the evil OF it
all at the doors of the new theory or
Republicanism. which, he claimed.
sought to take away the sovereign rights
Of States to regulate the corporations
doiSe business in, and created by, the
States.
II am here to proclaim against the
cesecration of all fundamental prirci-
pies that mean liberty and equality for
all in the government of this State ana
nation" he declared.
Lewis took the view that Taft has
been an habitual Office holder. first rs
Judge. then internal revenue collector,
then another judgeship. governor OF tho
Philippines and Secretary Of War "And
now," went on Mr. Lewis, Mr.. Taft
was given the Republican nomination
for the Presidency at air. Roosevelt S
| dictation."
Lewis brought forth hearty applause
at the mention of the name Of Judge
George Gray, but this was as but n
whisper compared with the tumultucus
and prolonged utbursr of enthusiasm
from the 5000 present when he
apostrophized William Jennings Bryan
as the embodiment of free and equal
Americanism."
Talks of Taft.
He summed up the three issues
which. he asserted, were at stake this
fall: Home rule by the citizens Of
each State; the right to regulate the
great institutions of the land in justice
and not in fraud. and the duty of tho
American people to attend to their own
government and the lowering of tneir
own taxation. and to allow the Philip
pines the right of local government and
to abandon the Islands to their own
proper destiny.
James Kerr. national committeeman
from Pennsylvania, followed Mr.. Lewis
on the afternoon program. and spoke
at length on the issues. He compared
the two platforms and declared that
what this nation wants lis legislation
for all and not for tew." The rally
was attended by many Philadelphians
notably from the Thirtieth ward and
Twenty-fifth ward clubs
The success of the occasion IS due
to the efforts Of the committee headed
by George NJ. Gillespie as chairman
and which comprised the following
members: George c. Morton, James 4
Finnegan, Charles J. flanagan, Franl
Mcguire, Charles ]. Stigers, Alfred r
saylor, Harry Salloway, Fred W
Heiss. Jr. William S. Night, Harry
Ware and John ]. Beehan.