Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-06-27

Icy, who had aided in preparing the
bill tA
Mr. Gompers asked for the re-af-
firmation of the Denver platform on
questions affecting labor, dwelling
especially on the question of injunc-
ton He referred to the recent prison
sentence against himself, John Nit
chell and Frank Morrison for the vi
olation of a court injunction.
Il don't want to speak of myself.
he said. but / do want to say of
Mitchell and Morrison, that they can
hold up their heads because they have
done their level best for the common
betterment and the general human up
lift"
Mr.. Gompers said that while orig
inallx Republican he had not acted
with that party in recent years. They
didn't play fair with the masses and
I could not play with them" he said.
You got what you wanted at Dem
yer. didn't you2" asked Mr.. Bryan.
1--WE did, replied Mr.. Gompers land
we gave you from so to So per cent.
of the labor vote
James ~ Emery representing the
manufacturers, opposed the conees-
sions asked by Mr.. Gompers. He said
his organization was non partisan In
reply to question by Mr.. Bryan. he
admitted that the late Mr.. Van Cleove
of ST. Louis had been member of
the organization and that he hadtak-
en- an active part in opposition TO the
Democratic candidates in 1908. But he
said he had exercised only the priv
iliges of an individual
fE ut ar
Organization political in character
Mr.. Bryan asked.
1T is not" said Mr.. Emery. 1T
undertakes only to defend itself
against the inroads of your party.
Speaking for the American Stock
Growers Association, Representative
a. w Rucker of Colorado. a Demo-
|crat attacked the reciprocity law say
ing that the stock men and farmers
were united in opposition to it. He
also contended for an adequate duty
on sugar and declared that never had
there been such misnomer as the
farmers free list bill of the last ses-
sion of Congress.
Albert S. Grigg of the American
Civic Reform Association urged a
declaration against pologamy but was
rather summarily disposed of Congress
|sional Delegate Quezon of the Phillip
pine Islands urged Phillip independ-
encc.
Delegate Harry Irwin of Hawaii
wanted a change in the homestead
laws of those islands.
Delegate Strong of Alaska demand
ed the re-opening of the Alaska coal
lands.
DR.. Llewellyn Jordan of Washing
ton, George T. Morgan and others APP
pear in support of a civil service plank
providing for approximation.
Edward J. Cahill of Chicago advo-
Gated deep waterway from Chicago
to the Gulf of Mexico.
Eugene S. Ives of Arizona asked for
declaration in favor of an extension
OF the time for the payment of lands
under reclamation projects.
State Senator William Green of ohio
asked for pronouncement in favor of
the better protection of mine workers.
Mr.. Beckham of Kentucky presented n
plank TO restrict the Presidency to one
term.
In the, interest of the retention of our
own homeseekers in the United States
SV'5iaSSihdH dyioF OF colorado urged
a modification of the present conserya-
ton policy especially condemning the at
titnde of Secretary Fisher of the in
terror department. He declared that the
extensive reservations of the West are
maintained for federal jobs and fed
eral revenue" and said:
II the Democratic party would take
more interest in this question so vital
to the West it would get more congress-
men from that section"
+ Congressman Gregg of Texas. ranking
Democratic member of the House COM
mittee on naval affairs. argued against
the building of any more battleships, this
year, and asked that the Democratic
caucus of the House be sustained on that
point
Prof Irving Fisher of Yale College, DR..
Darlington of New York and Senator
Owen of Oklahoma, spoke in advocacy
of an independent national health bu-
reau and ex-State Chairman Miller of
Iowa against it.
Bishop Alexander Walters and other
Negroes asked the committee to re-af-
firm the declaration of 1872 in favor of
Justice to all. "Of whatever nativity,
race or color.