The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-02
Republicans Claim Everything.
GOMPERS' APPEAL
He Pleads With Labor to Cast Its
Vote for Bryan.

New York. Nov. 2.-Samuel Comp
ers, president of the Federation of
Labor made his final appeal to or
ganized labor last night to support
the candidacy of w. J. Bryan. In an
address extending over two hours Mr..
Gompers dealt in detail with the la
Dor issues of the campaign.
Grand Central Palace. where the
meeting was held, was crowded
In the course of his address Mr..
Gompers declared w. H. Taft In a
speech at Buffalo last Friday night
had endeavored to misrepresent the
cause of labor and to deceive labor
ing men into the belief that prom
1nent leaders were failing away from
Mr.. Gompers in his effort to pledge
the labor vote to the Democrat
party"
This quoted phrase being included
in a paragraph from Mr.. Taft's
After reading this Mr.. Gompers
said:
'Then Mr.. Taft mentioned the names
Of John Mitchell, James Duncan.
Max Morris and Daniel J. Keefe as
men who were falling away from Mr.
Gompers.
Yesterday I sent kilograms to John
Mitchell. and to Jas. Duncan. 1 did
not send kilograms to Morris or Keefe.
Quincy, Mass, Oct. 81 have
not changed in thought word or deed
since our Washington executive
meeting when our circular was drawn
up and approved by the whole council
Any statement by any party stating
differently is without authority from
me, nor do l expect to change my
views. You are at liberty to use this
in any way you see it.
! SSigned9 LANES DUNCAN
cago, October 81 and reads:
Your telegram giving what pur-
ports TO be an extract from a speech
by Taft at Buffalo last night is at
hand. His statement so far as re-
lates to me conveys a wrong impress
sion. l am in full sympathy and ac-
cord with the policy of the American
Federation OF Labor as promulgated
and outlined by the executive council.
(Signed) JOHN MITCHELL
similar purport from max Norris of
Denver. He also read two other tel
egrams, one from the branch of the
American Federation of Labor at
Louisville, and the other from the
| branch at Fort Wayne. Ind. Both tel
egrams informed Mr.. .Gompers that
the branches had endorsed Mr. Com
pers' policy.
| The kilograms and peroratton were
the two striking features of the labor
|
in such great earnestness that he inn
plored the audience not to interrupt
| him with applause saying: -s-z
II want to appeal to your con-
science and your judgment not to
your enthusiasm. The appeal 1 make
tonight hope will not pass away like
an ordinary appeal. / want you to
remember what / say, not until next
Tuesday but until justice has been Sc
cured for labor
Mr.. Gompers attacked Judge Taft
for what he termed his unfair and
terribly injurious labor injunctions''
detailed the campaign that had been
conducted to secure recognition at the
Republican and Democratic national
conventions and ended with the fol-
lowing peroration:
az appeal to you on this coming
Tuesday to so case yonr ballots as to
express your demand for justice to la
| Dor. 1 appeal to you to so cast your
ballots so that on the 4th of March
next we shall place in the president
chair that great commoner, that great
! tribune of American rights, that
| transcendental American that magni-
! ficent character who will live as long
/ in the minds of American men as lib
erty shall be principle of our gov
eminent, 1 appeal to you for the home,
for the freside; for the destinies of
American men for human virtue. /
appeal to you to cast your votes for
| w. J. Bryan