Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-23
GOMPERS DECLARES
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Towards Coolidge the labor chief was
vindictive, calling him police baiter"
and declaring he had become a national
figure merely through the Boston strike.
Firing hot shot at Harding, Mr.. Com
pers spoke Of the movement back to
normaicy'' and declared every attempt
10 step forward only meant that he STUN
bled and fell backward to normally"
Rrrus LrcAN PoLrcr SCORED.
BE asked if the platform promised pro-
lection against prufteers and answered his
own question with an emphatic mo" He
also asked If there was any ''rallying cry
for Harding or his party other than we
want to get back to normalcy.'
Referring to the Democratic convent
tion. be declared it adopted the principles
asked for by labor and proceeded to
nominate a candidate, Governor Cox, in
sccord with It,
This reference to Cox called forth great
cheers from the entire house
Mr. Gompers, referring TO Coolidge
and addressing the press table, said it did
not matter TO him how much or how little
the papers used of his speech, but TO save
the reporters labor, he would give them
copies of his brochure, entitled How
Calvin Coolidge Became Great National
Figure. And, he continued, 81 am re-
sponsible for every word contained IN that
little book"
'rf the action Of the Boston police
wAa q crime against civilization" MIR
Gompers demanded what terms can de-
scribe the action or inaction of Governo
Coolidge and his police commissioner"
Continuing, MIR. Gompers said: BE
fore the Republican State Convention in
fremont Temple, Boston, October 4,
~ af h.
Boston that memorable night, Governor
Coolidge said:
TO give them aid and comfort is TO
support their evil doing and TO become
what is known as an accessory after the
fact. A government which does that is
n reproach TO civilization and Will soon
have on its hands the blood Of its citizens
Quite true, but the aid and comfort
and protection which Governor Coolidge
has bestowed upon his striking police
commissioners certainly brands the gov
ernor not only as a self-confessed acces-
sorry after the fact, but as porticeps
criminus
"A vote for Governor Coolidge would
make you an accessory after the fact.
EVERY VOTER MUST DECIDE.
Every man and woman must make
his or her own choice In the campaign" "
Mr.. Gompers continued, "but no matter
what the result OF the election, the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor movement will
go on. ] know of attempts in Wilmington
10 defeat a man of labor for representative |
IN the Legislature, but If the men Of labor |
stand together they will win out" he /
added, referring to kramer's fight In the /
Second Representative district Here Mr.. |
Compers spoke of the Garretson incident, |
after which he referred TO the Treaty at /
Versailles as "a charter of labor with /
the League of Nations"
AT the conclusion of his address Mr.. |
Compers said: Imagine the contingency! |
The possible election of Senator Harding
to the Presidency, and vacancy for any /
cause occurring for Coolidge, the police
batter the agent provocateur.' be-
coming President of the United States"
"On the one hand we have Harding,
with his return TO 'normalcy' or reaction,
and Coolidge, the police batter and on
the other Cox, with his constructive pro-
gressiveness, and Roosevelt, with his
the people Of our republic. 1t is for the
people OF our country TO read, think and
choose"
Harding voted to strike out the labor
charter he continued, and declared
that Democratic victory on November
2 meant victory for organized labor
Mr. GomperS arrived from Washington |
late Yesterday afternoon and was escorted
TO the Hotel du Pont by officers Of the
Non-partisan Committee. A dinner was
served in his honor and it was immediately
following the dinner that Mr.. Gompers
met Mr.. Garretson, of the Manufacturers
Association of Wilmington, in the lobby
Of the hotel. II
An invitation to attend the meeting
vas extended Mr.. Garretson BY the yet
ran speaker: however, the latter declined |
Dv saying: "Mr. Gompers, ] am on the |
,tner side from you, and first of all,
marty begins at home"
Mr.. Gompers returned 20 Washington !
following the meeting last
aight. |,