Show LABOR AND THE AMERICANS The nomination of candidates sup supposed supposed supposed posed lQ represent tho thu labor element nfl fin n tho the American ticket was accomplished under circumstances 1 that load loal to In the suspicion lon that some one used his in labors Jabors ranks without au authority authority authority and without figuring out the result It is certain that Lavery the most conspicuous of or the orators who appeared for Cor or the nominees is without standing in either his own union or ortho orth tho th federated ranks of union labor His record r is tainted with the charge of nf embezzlement of union funds and his personal standing is such that his support is a handicap for any can candidate didato Just what the status of the Ameri Amen Amerian American can an candidates will be remains for the local federation to say sa It may put a straight labor ticket in the field as its Hs membership planned some time ago or it may indorse the tho American can candidates candi candidates di ates as a Lavery desires or it may maydo il do both But whatever is done the tho substantial labor element the tho men who fre tre I rp honestly working for the advance advancement advancement advancement ment of workers through political ac action action tion non owe it to their cause to repudiate Lavery La very and the methods in politics ho he represents Tho The strength of labor in politics will depend upon the integrity of or the men it puts forward on the ability of or tho the unions to command their own member memberships memberships ships support by a program and nomi nominees nees lipes in whom they themselves have implicit confidence So far the efforts to commit united labor to the cause of or orLa livery Lavery La very and the tho American party does do s not appeal very sery strongly p to the tho union men who know tho the Inspiration under which the nominations were made and nd the forces back of tho the ticket |