The Washington times., 1917-12-17
Bryan Versus GOmpers
Which Knows More About Workingmen Which Is
Selfshly Interested


nation aid in the great task of stimulating eclenc
To this appeal Mr.. Gompers responds earnestly and
theoretically An old man. he constantly travelling from one
city another preaching against labor troubles advising
the men, when in doubt to sacrifice their own interests ana
their RIGHTS rather than interfere with or delay Work or
Mr. Gompers writes to the Hon. E. Y Webb, chairman
Of the Judiciary Committee protesting against the proposed
prohibition constitutional amendment.
Mr. Gompers KNOWS workmen; he ought to- he warns
the House of Representatives that to pass this prohibition
amendment would labor to be dissatisfied he points
out that the British government which gets its grain FROM
THIS COUNTRY, has made, and making provision for
the supply of beer for munton workers miners en-
poyed the shpyards and in other industries engaged In
work and for the general public
Mr. Gompers further calls the attention of Congress to
the fact that In this country there ony enough beer and
light wine to last three months but enough wskey for three
Mr.. Gompers protests against constitutional amend
ment that would put the country and the workngmen on
whiskey basis.
Along comes William Jennings Bryan and replies to
Mr. Gompers favor of the cewater wagon which he
Mr. Bryan hopes to ride into the White House (but he
Ron't).
Mr. Bryan says that Mr. Gompers "speaks for only al
When Mr. Bryan makes his next foolish dash for the
White House he will find himself mistaken about the FEW
Mr. Bryan speaks of Mr.. Gompers' feeble plea for
Mr. Bryan ever runs for the Presidency again he may
have cause to revise his view of State rights
The Constitutional prohibition amendment which Mr.
Bryan and his friends of the Saloon League are trying
to force the country would fill the South with FEDERAL
SPIES and Mr. Bryan will look back to the days of the
Force BILL he VIII recall what the South thinks Of Fed
ea spies and the possibility Of using them efficiently in an
election.
Mr. Gompers speaks for millions of workers speaks for
THEIR interests for the welfare of the nation which needs
to have those workmen contented Mr. Gompers speaks
Mr. Bryan speaks and writes who has taken up
enc political issue after another to HELP HIMSELF one
whose latest hope that having fallen off of his spawned
Rosinate old SxeenoOne he may ride into the White
House on the ice-water wagon.
Northern States-New York Massachusetts, Illinois |
New Jersey and others-w have chance later tell Mr.
Bryan what they think about his scheme to help the Anti
Saloon League overthrow local self government and FORCE
UPON WHITE WORKERS IN THE NORTH prohib
ton supported by Southern Congressman MIR
Bryan well knows simply because they desire to prevent the
negroes of the South from getting alcoholic stimulants
Gentlemen of the South, hear friendly warning.
Regulate the lives of Northern white workmen to suit
your views of colored labor and
Northern white labor aided by Federal SPIES may regu
late the Southern colored vote.
We can tell Mr. Bryan and Democrats from the South
that they will be acting unwisey jeopardEng the welfare
of the Democratic party if they announce through cons
tuiona amendment that because they do coored
laborers in the South to get gin or whisky they will not
light beer that they take without injury and that the
tons of Europe have taken temporarily for thousands of
years.
Mr. Bryan chooses live much custard pie too
much cewaer growing old before his time and helping to
destroy democratic local self government because prohb
ton represents his last call for the White House"
He is nearly twenty years YOUNGER than Samuel
Gompers and Samuel Gompers twenty years STRONGER
than Mr. Bryan.
At the age of almost ninety Pope wrote his verses
in Latin in praise of light wine used in great moderation
T. H Hartman, dead before his time told by the
greatest doctors that if he had taken the mild alcoholic slim
uants light and light beer in moderation his health
would not have broken down.
Thomas Jefferson who compares fairly well with Mr.
Bryan Democrat and knowing the American peo
pie fought poisonous whskey earnestly and demanded the
encouragement Of ht and light agents Of real
temperance Woodrow Wilson fOrbiding manufacture Of
whisky allows the wOrmen their beer 96 per cent water
Long after Mr. Bryan shall have been prematurely
buried total sustaining oustard pie usually pre-
maturely buried long after his futile sixteen 10 struggles
and his comic ride the water wagon shall have been for
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