Show GOMPERS ON ThE MAINE ELECTION Power of Administration and Money of Trusts Aided littlefield CANNON ENEMY OF LABOR SECRETARY TAFT AS A FEDERAL JUDGE Washington Sept Sopt Sopt 36 In the tho October issue of oC tho the American Fed An Au AtI organ of tho American Federation of ot Labors President Gompers Gomper Gomper reviews his campaign against Representative Little Littlefield Litte LittlefIeld field feld in the th Second district of Maine and gives s to organized or labor abor credit for th reduction of Mr irr fr majority from in 1 M to about 1000 In 1906 19 He says that labor did not undertake to defeat Mr Littlefield because he ho 16 was wa a Republican nor because his conspicuous opponent was ws a n Democrat It I made a clean cean tight fight against because of or his bitter blUer relentless antagonism to the best interests of ot the wage earners as aswell a aswell well wel as the common people of our coun oua country try tn tr He charges the tho interests with a direct in Mr behalf behal and de delares deI lares dares I that tat the commercial railroad and shipping trusts trusta trust poured immense sums Bums of money into the campaign and the te meth methods methods methods used to get Ket tho nomination were am amply amply ply employed to secure Mr election lecton at any cost cst He also charged the Maine congressman with wih unworthy methods in conducting his campaign Part Played by Cannon Considerable attention is given to the part taken In the campaign by b Speaker Cannon annon Secretary Taft Tar and other Re RH Republicans publicans from the outside who went to Mr assistance Of Ot the speaker Mr Gompers says He totally misrepresented the alms aims and purposes of ot labor In his speeches and arid he lIe charges the speaker with wih so constituting the committees of or the house house that the wrongs of oC labor might be continued and the thE rights of the people denied and he headds headds headds adds that Mr Littlefield Littiefield was wis one of ot othis his capable lieutenants in carrying caring out that policy Of Ot Mr Taft Mr Gompers 1 says say Secretary Tafts Record Records As s for the affinity of or Secretary of or Var War Taft TaC with wih Mr 11 Littlefield Littiefield and solicitude for nr his reelection I need but refer to the fact that when Mr Air Taft was judge of or the fh ii federal court cour he Issued one of oC the earl carl ift Injunctions against a In t which labor so complains Mr Jr Littlefield a mom mem member ber of ot the tho Judiciary judicial committee in con congress ress gress always used his position to pro pre prevent vent any remedy of the injunction evil en enand and abuse Whatever other merit meri Sec See rr r tary tr Tafts speech h may mi have had his misrepresentation of labors position on the fhe rh question Queston of injunctions could only have been bee willful It I was an attempt as asa asI asa a I member of or the cabinet to Justify the further invasion of constitutional rights nt nf t which he was wa guilty guit as 8 a judge Attitude of Roosevelt Reference is also mode mede to the parts by 13 Senators Lodge Lod e and BeverIdge and others and also to the presidents hall hail supposed Interest In Mr Litle ields be behall behall hall Mr Ir Gompers Gomper conclude The campaign In Maine hits hl shown how reat arc are the forces force aligned algne against ginst the tle interests of the people and it i has also that labor needs only to lean lu the theay nees v yay ay and all true citizens will wi aid in the and patriotic work work The hp same Issue of or the th magazine eon oon on tuns tu IS an appeal by the executive council counci of nSf the Federation of Labor throughout th tH the country to aid In the campaign for the friends and against the enemies of the rause ause wherever found They ask a k for tor mor moral moral moral al as a well wen as a financial support and urge u ge that each member of a labor union shall Contribute a n dollar dolar No money they thoy say HY js 31 J accepted from candidates |