Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-07

charged with having Haunted the
desires of labor in an arrogant man
quarters at the Hotel Amba $50 dor
ner." the latter with having flaunt-
ed labor's desires with that evasive-
ness which is the customary mark
of insincerity."
Both parties are asserted to be
morally bankrupt and manipulated
by machine politicians" who have
involved the nation in moral OBJ
liquity and unashamed betrayal
Coolidge and Dawes, Davis and
Bryan are dismissed as 'unaccepta'
BILE to labor
Thus, in the language Of the
text, there remains the candidacy
of Robert M La Toilette and Burton
x. Wheeler; the first an independ
emit Republican. the second an in
dependent Democrat, running as
SUCH"
Economic Issues Met
Those candidates, it continues,
"h&ve proffered d platform in which
the economic issues Of the day are
met in a manner more nearly con-
forming to labor's proposals than
any other"
Although it does not conform to
the A. r. of L. proposals on inter
national ssues-specially the League
of Nations-the La Folette-Wheeler
platform is held to come more
closely to the federations lineup on
domestic issues than either of the
major party platforms.
In the platforms of the candidates
Il
pledges for favorable action on it's
chief demands. Relief from injunc-
tons; abolition of the railroad labor
board; curtailmcnt of the supreme
courts power; prompt ratification
Of the child labor amendment; dl-
rect election of president, vice presl-
dent and federal judees-these and
a few other of the planks of the
platform are cited as justification
for supporting it and its sponsors.
Our course is clear" is the con-
clusion. I'm pointing to the plat
form and records of the independent
candidates, we do so with the con-
fidence that no other course can be
pursued if we are to remain true to
our convictions and our traditions.
Those who are hostile to labor must
be opposed.
Endorses Only Heads
Care is taken. however, to make
plain that the American Federation
of Labor indorses only La Toilette
and Wheeler and their platform. 1t
distinctly does not wish to be iden-
titled as the pledged hackers Of can
didates for other office who may
l., Ill =
chief, under the standard of a third
national party.
The action Of the council is not a
pledge of Identification with an in
dependent party movement or a
third party, it is asserted.
The report, prepared by the non
partisan political campaign commit
tee of the A. F. of l.. was adopted
unanimously by the executive coun-
Gil of that organization. 1t was re-
corded verbatim as offered, but the
labor leaders reported, minor steno-
graphic errors caused the delay of
a day between its adoption and it's
publication.
An informal ballot prior to the Of,
fetal action was said to be revealed
that six of the council were for the
report ana IOuf against IL unless
revised with Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Fedora
ton of Labor and chairman OF the
council. not indicating how he would
vote. lie joined, however, in the
latter unanimous adoption of the re-
port.
La Toilette Wires Thanks"
Senator La Toilette sent tele-
gram today to Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Fedora.
lion Of Labor, expressing deep APP
probation" for the Endorsement CIV