The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-07-29
This Fact Has Been Apparent
to the State Committee Ev-
er Since the Close OF the
Last Legislature.
LABOR LEADERS WILL
AID THE REPUBLICANS
Several Chiefs Have Already
5 Called at Republican State
Headquarters and rendered
Services.
,Palladium Specially

Indianapolis. July 29.-The demo
cratic state committee has realized
the fact that organized labor has got
away from the democratic party and
that Il will support the republican
ticket. This fact has been apparent
for some time. In fact ever since the
close of the last session OF the legis-
lature. when labor found that 1t had
beau beautifully double crossed by tks
democrs11g sincetlhat time 1t .6ss
bce6s - 'snat the esaAessass vodld
no ioaeer dope 10 ses@lve the support
Of organized labor In Indiana. Al
ready In the present campaign num-
crous labor leaders in this state have
called on the state republican organ.
ixation and rendered their services for
the campaign, and they have reported
TINT the great bulk of the labor vote
this year will 60 to the republican
ticket. ......
At the meeting of the democratic
state committee yesterday afternoon
there was Q discussion OF the advis.
ability OF bringing Samuel Gompers,
president Of the American Federation
Of Labor into Indiana for . few
speeches. AZ Q result Il 10 said that
the democratic state committee will
invite Gompers to spend couple OF
days. at least In Indiana.
oempers 10 Democrat.
Gompers ID a democrat Of the most
pronounced type. 30 In speaking for
tho democrats he would be only ex.
pressing his own personal views. But
Il II believed that It will take more
than Gompers alone TO induce organ
izcd labor In Indiana to again vote
the democratic ticket. In 1908 organ
ICED labor was promised everything
by the democrats. II was told that II
II would help to elect democratic
Legislature. laws would be enacted IN
tho interest OF labor. There were
many things that labor wanted that
year at the hands of tho legislature
and the prospect OF democratic sue
cess at the election was strong enough
to cause many union labor voters tn
vote the ticket. II was In further
ance OF this plan that Gompers was
brought into the state for q speaking
tour that carried him into every con
grcssional district. Tho promises Of
the democrats were so glittering that
practically the entire union labo.
body Of the state was fooled by them
Labor really believed that the demo
Gratis meant what they said in their
promises. and they continued in such
belief until the democratic legisla,
ture proved to the working people that
II did not intend TO carry out the
promises. But 1t was too late then to
change things. Tho double cross had
been administered.
Wanted Legislation.
Organized labor wanted and had
been promised legislation for the bet.
ter protection OF railroad men: safety
appliances on cars and engines: a
good employers liability law and
numerous other laws that would have
been good for working men, but II
got nothing. Just how the turn down
Of labor was brought about has new,
er been known, but II is the under
standing that powerful influences to
which the democrats were indebted
brought II about.
This year when 1t became apparent
that union labor was going to supper,
the republican ticket the democrats
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