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THE LEON REPORTER
O. E. HULL, Editor.
LEON, IOWA
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Leon, Iowa, Postofflce.
REPUBLICANS INSULT LABOR.
Gompers Characlealzes Their In
junction Plank as "Trick
Evasion of the Issue."
Denouncing the plank in the republi
can platform which refers to injunctions
in labor disputes as a "flimsy, tricky
evasion of the issue," Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, in an editoriol to appear in
the current number of labor's official
organ, the National Federationists,
urges laboring men throughout the
country to cast aside party affiliations
and support the democratic party in
the coming national campaign.
"It is a proinjunction, not an anti-in
junction dtclaration, "says Mr.Gomper's
discussing the republican labor plank.
"It is au indorsement of the very abuse
against which labor justly protests, and
would, if enacted by congress, give a
statutory authority for the issuance of
injunctions in labor disputes, an author
ity which does not now exist.
"It is worse than meaningless and
evasive. It would make more acute the
wrongs by which the toilers are forced
to bear the unjust judicial burden of in
junction discrimination.
EXPKCTS GENERAL KHSl'ONSK.
President Gompers calls upon labor to
support the Denver nominees. He says
that he believes that the whole mass of
workers of the country will respond in
hearty sympathy with the democratic
party in the coming campaign, as a re
sult of its action in the labor planks of
its platform. He declares that these
planks will be of practical benefit to
the workers.
"Labor asked the republican conven
tion for bread, and it gave a stone,"
says the labor leader. "The republican
press in phrase andjcartoon sneeringly
told labor to 'go to Denver.' Well, we
did, and we shall tell what happened
there."
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Then Mr. Gompers enters into a 6,000
word discussion of the Chicaga and Den
ver platforms. He flays without inercy
the republican and gives his unqualified
indorsement to the democratic.
It is the statement of the official head
of labor in the United States which has
been anticipated for a week. It sots
forth the stand which labor will take in
(he coming campaign.
*'We have no hesitation," says Mr.
Stampers, "in urging the workers and
our friends throughout the country to
support the party in this campaign
which has shown its sympathy with our
wrongs and its desire to remedy them,
and to see that the rights of the people
are restored.
N "On one hand we have a republican
Congress absolutely refusing to adopt
the demands of the workers for right
and equitable legisation, and boasting
that it is willing to take the conse
quences.
REPUBLICAN PLANK AN INSULT,
j'i "Following this action of congress,
we have the convention of the republi
can parcy scoring labor's demands and
adopted a so-called 'injunction' plank
which is an insult to the intelligence
of every voter in this land. A plank
which declares for the contiuance and
perpetuation of the abuse of the injunc
tion process in its arbitary application
of labor disputes.
"The republican party definitely lines
up with the corporate interests of the
country and defies the people to help
themselves.
"On the other hand, the democratic
party indorses labor's demands and
pledges itself to carry them into effect
if it is put into power."
f• Speaking of the objectionable plank
in the republican platform, the labor
president says:
"That part of the plank declaring
that the republican party will uphold
the authority and integrity of the
courts is a gratuitous, indefensible and
covert insult, not only to the men of
labor, but to the courts themselves. It
implies that the integrity
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legal
authority of the courts have been ques
tioned. It was adopted to appease the
corporation magnates andj|corporation
lawyers who demanded that the repub
lican convention adopt such a declara
J' tion.
"The same sort of influences which
demanded the incorporation of this dec
laration in regard to the courts, fash
ioned the declarations and attitude of
the chambers of commerce 'and boards
of trade of New York and elsewhere
during the revolution for American in
dependence when they assured King
George of their loyalty to the British
Crown and their unalterable opposition
to American independence. It were
better that the republican convention
had entirely ignored the question than
to have attempted to foist such a plank
upon the people."
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THE TARIFF AS AN ISSUE
The democratic tariff plank is straight
forward. clean-cut and unmistakable in
its language. It will appeal strongly to
the independent voter, who has learned
that the tariff is not an academic ques
tion, upon which there may be two
opinions, but that its exactions furnish
an issue of vital importance to every
American citizen. It will stir residents
of the great west, who are tired of pay
ing tribute to eastern trusts.
If the people elect a democratic house
of representatives, they will know what
to expect. There will be no dispute
over the meaning of a phrase like "a
reasonable prolit to American indus
tries," which vitiates the whole repub
lican pledge for immediate revision of
the tariff.
Democrats say that "articles enter
ing into competition with articles con
trolled by trusts should be placed on
the free list." That means that when
ever monopoly has fastened upon the
production of any articles and has the
power arbitrarily to raise its price
then similar articles manufactured
abroad shall be given free entry into
the country, in order that the American
people may have the benefit of compe
tition.
The democratic platform declares
that "material reductions should be
made in the tarifi on necessities of life,
especially on articles competing with
such American manufactures as are sold
abroad cheaper than at home."
This means that American consumers,
robbed remorselessly by eastern trusts,
shall no longer be compelled to assist
in their own robbery by maintaining
tariff protection of the robbers.
Whatever else may be said of the
platform, it cannot be denied that a
strong appeal has been made to inde
pendent voters, particularly in the vote
for democratic congressmen this fall
and thus to end the reign of eastern
tariff barons.
The meeting of the republican con
gressional committee at this place was
a very dispiriting affair. There^were
no words of good cheer from any county
in the district. The old Colonel, how
ever, was assured that the big republi
can majority in the district would pull
him through for the thirteenth time.
There was a cold, clamy feeling pervad
ed the meeting that was only relieved
by some one telling his political exper
ience. Frank Abbott, who had reoently
returned from Chicago, where he at
tended the republican national conven
tion and helped to keep Cummins from
being nominated for vice president,
was full of zeal. He had sever seen
Chicago before, and having seen the
sights and returned safe and sound, he
felt like giving the committee advice.
Boss Abbott believes that the injunc
tion and labor issue as well as the
bank issue, should be let alone as much
as possiable. It don't look good to Mr.
Abbott and he advised Pete to side
step when he came across them. The
only safe issue was the tariff. There
was a question that could be handled
with safety. The great and glorious
tariff! Of course it required revision,
but it was questionable whether it
should be revised up or down. Where
the tariff was too low it should be revi
sed up and where it was too high it
should be revised down, but its scared
character should ever and always be
kept in mind. Jimmy Bryan, Pete's
secretary, was there and he was full of
consolation and ready to lead in prayer
if necessary. The committee finally
adjourned and each member carried
home with him a good sized chunk of
gloom.- -Creston American.
John McKay, until lately the post
master at Des Moines under Congress
man Hull, has openly bolted Taf and will
not vote the national republican|ticket.
If the "old guard" has to be kept con
stantly in office in order to keep its
members in the republican party, our
gallant old members of congress will
have to create a few more public jobs
for their henchmen or their machines
will disintegrate. The bolting of a
man like McKay so soon after he has
had an office is enough to give old
machine congressmen the nervous jim
jams. How can the old machines be
kept together, anyway, if public pap
won't do it?
Judge Wade held up the banner of
Iowa eloquence with great credit at
Denver. He was sandwiched in be
tween Grady of New York and Champ
Clark of Missouri and shone resplend
ent in comparison. Fred Davis, the
most accurate and interesting corres
pondent of the bunch at Denver says:
"Grady's voice was weak and Clark
worked himself a into frenzy of hoarse
eloquence and writhing gestures. The
theme of Judge Wade's happy little talk
was clean honesty in the administration
of public affairs. He spoke just long
enough for the audience to wish for
more, and when he bowed himself back
upon the platform the great crowd
sighed regretfully and cheered for
fully two minutes."
Three leading dailies of New York
City—one republican, one democrat
and one independent—say that the
Denver platform is one that either Mr.
Bryan or President Roosevelt might run
on. Does this mean that Bryan is to be
elected unanimously? Of course, a few
of the ultra reactionaries will of neces
sity, be obliged to support Taft as they
have nowhere else to go.
1'HJfi LEON REPORTER, THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1908.^
BRYAN'S AVAILABILITY.
In marked contrast to Taft in every
way is Mr. Bryan. No public man in
America has ever had a wider or more
intimate acquaintance with all sorts
and conditions of men than he now en
joys. And Mr. Bryau has traveled
widely at home and abroad, on his own
time, and at his own expense. And
even abroad in an official capacity,
Mr. Bryan's reception was such as few
of his most eminent countrymen have
enjoyed.
He has shown splendid business and
political ability. He has risen to his
present importance solely by his own
efforts and by ways that are wholly
commendable. He made a good record
for himself in Congress.
He has enlightened and instructed
and inspired from the lecture plat
form all sorts and condition of men. He
is fearless and of inflexible denomin
ation whe his convictions are placed,
—Pittsburg Post.
Hearst is out and says he will not
support Bryan. That was to be ex
pected. No democrat who gave the
matter any thought ever expected any
thing else. In 1904 this same Hearst
wanted the nomination for president on
the democratic ticket, but there were
not many who wanted him. In Iowa
he cut considerable figure because he
spent hie money, that he had inherited,
freely and of course there were A. W.
Maxwells and C. A. Walshs ready and
willing to gobble it up. They were
mighty small potatoes, a few in a hill
and very poor variety. There was an
objection to sending an instructed
delegation from Iowa to the National
convention for Hearst but there had
been such an organization worked up
by this hired bunch, who have long
since joined the opposition after the
defeat of their candidate for the presi
dency, that non-instructions were de
feated and an instructed delegation
sent. There is one thing the democrats
of Adams county can be proud of and
that is the delegates to the state con
vention in 1004 opposed the Hearst
movement and at the county conven
tion there were only a few Hearst fol
lowers. The democrats of the county
can now feel that they used good judg
ment. The unfortunate feature about
the whole matter is the fact there are
certain democrats in various parts of
the district who have ever since meas
ured the democracy of the delegates
by their loyalty to Hearst. The dele
gates who opposed instructions four
years ago can now look with consider
able pride on their opposition.—Corn
ing Free Press.
"Many democrats who voted for Pal
mer and Buckner in 1896, regarding the
coinage issue as the most important
question of the time, supported Mr.
Bryan in 1900. Others who still regard
silverism as a danger in 1900 have no
further fear of it, and will give the
present ticket their heartiest support.
Controller Metz, of New York, who was
an alternate to the Sound Money con
vention at Indianapolis in 1896 was in
Denver last week, and as he took the
train he said: "I am already shouting
for Bryan and Kern. I like to ride on
the winning band wagon, and I can't
see that the Taft-Sherman combination
has a chance.' John DeWitt Warner,
who was chairman of the New York
state committee of the Palmer and Buck
ner organization in 1896, supported
Bryan in 1900 and says: 'I shall do
everything I can to support the demo
cratic ticket this fall. Free silver was
the sole issue on which I could not sup
port Mr. Bryan." On the whole he re
gards the democratic platform as 'far
superior to the republican platform."
—Philahelphia Record.
This list could be multiplied many
times. Hundreds of men once anti
Bryan climbed into the band wagon
while they were in Denver and thous
ands more will do so before the cam
paign is over. It is a democratic year
and no one that we know of manifest a
disposition to stay out in the cold.
THIS IS 0. K.
Candidate Kern to his Indianapolis
neighbors:
"How small is the man who will stop
in campaign time, or anyjother time, to
quarrel with his neighbor because that
neighbor in his right of citizenship,
differs from him as to the best method
of government. The true American
feeling is manifest here tonight. Our
children must play together in the years
to come whether we are democrats or
republicans. They will intermarry,
they will rear families. Their lots will
be cast together they will all be in
terested alike in promoting the welfare,
the honor and the glory of this mighty
republic, and this being so why will
men quarrel because they cannot agree?
Let us yield to our neighbor that lib
erty of conscience which we claim for
ourselves and continue to be friends
and brothers, differing as we may in
politics, but conscientiously keeping in
constant mind that whether democrats
or republicans we all owe the same
allegiance, the same loyalty, the same
love to that grand old starry banner
which is the emblem of this, the mighti
est nation beneath the sun."
The Indianola Herald says: "The na
tional republican platform is large
enough to hold all the republicans in
this nation." It would be well for the
Herald to come down here to Page coun
ty and interview some of the so-called
republicans, who two years ago scratch
ed thejticket as to governor and sen
ator, and find out whether or not the
platform is broad enough to hold them
in line this year. We have a lot of them
here that will probably need watching
when the voting times come, as they
have already demonstrated the fact that
they know how to scratch the ticket.—
Clarinda Herald.
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