Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-07-12


xutten aur own people tassthsE. We
have tried 10 say II words have
meaning. thar this program Of 0urg
was Big and broad enough for every
maa and woman VIVA does useful
work with hand or braia 20 stand
upan- Though mig business has per-
vsFted our statement Ia an ar1ampt
20 snow IL is wholly a proposition
for organized labor. There are other
groups here IN Chicago now aad I
can tail you We are all asread- ws
nave AL got tina same prsgram-
Thare isn't anything sufficient To
prevent rae hand and brain workers
of the United States from taking the
government cut OF r1e hands of-nHt
Americans, but International dnaaS-
iai piratsa-and aa it new"
Rsps RspubliasRs
Fitzpatrick haSred for the tumuIr
10 subsids as he made the point
The Republican party met here
Last mnnIh." he reumad- They
drew ~ their platform AID nominated
their standard bearers. Where can
you ind free man or a free woman
in this country Who can stand for
these candidates on that platform?
L Is a denial Of every right that free
men have stood far.
Again h.s audience Bruhe up the
speech.
Then you 60 10 San Franciscc.' he
continued. and you see the Demo
cratic party. Where ia there 4 free
man or a free woman who viii stand
fur. or accept the promises Of the
Democratic party after the ways
people during tiie last four years"
They nominated a standard bear
sr with an attractive personality.
VITO can appeal 70 people. and by
tnat the Democratic party hopes TO
stay On the icc OF serving the hnan-
cial pirates who have always forni-
mated the Republican party"
Takes Crack At Cox
Fitzpatrick here criticized Governor
Coxs handling II events n the steei
strike Last cai,.
what's cur duty. a. the represen-
d-en- against the representatives Of
greed ofg cid" ne continued. Our
duty Is 10 proceed inmeilane sy. uni
teddy. 70 take over the reias Of the
government OF the United States
They want Is u lock- abroad
They tel us about Russia There
was a monarchy over there under
which the Russians lived for Ta9
vars. and one day they shot II into
the garbage car Do they want the
United States To tell them how to
govern! Wed poor instructors. They
nj ghE 90 Go Ireland for help
Prussia has created a new govern
ment- taking care Of the rights OF
people IN the way Russians wane Il
done On. that the DAY would come
when the working people Of the Uni
ted states would ger together and 60
= loo sucn az tse workers Of Russia
have dome
Sixty trades union groups ard other
orgaIizatious are represented ii the
Labor convention. Miners and rail-
way men Predominant II the un.cr
section
Permanent organization was ccr-
ptetec tonight with the election Of
John Z Walker. miner leader and
former president OF the E.ireis Fad
Grafton q Labor, az chairman walk
e. defeated James Duncan. who was
then unanimously chosen vice chair
man
In his speech OF acceptance Walk
ar assaila6 the Democratic and "a
pu5il-an conventions. He declared
the delegates at both represented the
steel trust and proEreering ner-
chants and that Boise Pen-cse.
special representative Of the steel
trust" picked the Republican NOM
Inees He said Attorney Genera!
Palmer chose the Democratic c,cka,
AssaiiI1g Planners actions IN the
niIu-nlIcus coal strike. Walker sais
tnat the judiciary. by Use CT iuiunc-
tioEs. has more powers thar tse
Kaiser ever lad
He added that IN All PaIre-ss cam
palgns against profteers. he had
found nobody prcGrseriay excsor