Show I NOMINEE TAFT 1 IS FRIEND OF LABOR LABORI I I Always Always Stands tor or Square Deal for Laboring Man SOME EVIDENCE IS GIVEN Is Elected Member of One of the Best Known Labor Unions Despite Despie the fact that one of ot the great roat labor or organizations of America has hat elected William Wilam Howard Taft to membership that ho has ha always stood for a square deal Co for I tho the laboring laboring man mait and that he has always been absolutely ab ab- ab fair fah in his hiM stand toward organized or or- labor efforts have hn e been made locally to turn the tho labor Jabor oto in Utah Uth n against him hint attempts are by but ut a low few men and are aro scarcely suc sue e Th rue Tho following letter leter Is self explanatory explanatory tory tOl und and Is a sufficient answer to an any charges chances that Mr Ir Taft Is not a friend to organized labor Chicago October 21 1 George IJ B. Squires Dear Do Sir Sir Wo Vo arc are sending you oU under separate cover cr a acO cO copy of the October edition of Steam Shovel 1 and Dredge official Journal of tho the International Brotherhood of Steam Shovel un and Dredge Man and on nage 7 t appears a write up on 1 Mr Taft raft In connection wIh tins tim article we c desire to state on behalf 01 of oS our organization that Mr Mi lr Taft taCt while acting an aM secretary of war var alwa al always al- al wa ways treated tt tIm officers anti and members mem mem- bers o ot of our OU organization In lii a fair fal and Just manlel manner and we believe l bele If ho lie is elected President of the United Suites that ho he will wi ilL continue tho the same fair fairand and aini Just vouches policies towards organized ll workmen worl which he Ime had In force while secretary of war Yours Pt vry Ii truly I. I I- I HOOD OK OF rJ SHOVEL AND DREDGE ME MEN fEX T. T J. J Dolan General Secretary Secretary- Treasurer U r. r The article mentioned reads s as fol fol- lows low On On lie Uio cover PaSO jingo of this months month's s Journal appear rl tb thi tl pori portrait 1111 of or tho most distinguished member I of o our 01 ir or or- 01 As the nl lh of oC our organization 1 urn are all al well wel aware warl Mr Ir Taft TaCt was iran nil nn honorary member cr of our ou Brotherhood In Iii 11 reco recognition of his fairness to tu our members in all al his hits dealings dealing since ho lie ha hami hal b been en secretary of war wal Ho had hal direct charge of th the IhA construction of ur th Panama canal the greatest CI work worl of modern times md ind in III il all al his hs official acts and nd personal relations with wih and officers of our brotherhood on that ho he has hns always shu himself fah Just When hen contractors on government 1 work showed a a. disposition to disregard gard ard or violate the cl eight hour law Mr Taft Tar started prosecutions against these contractors through the United States attorney generals general's of rice When hen an effort cort was made this year I I to cut ut wages at Panama Mr r. r Taft used his hig to pro prevent nl It It for COI his knowledge of conditions on n th the Isthmus m mus tS convinced h him him 11 that the Ume prevailing wages were at leu least t fair fall and aud Just and that there should bo be le no reduction In pay on that work Since Mr Ir Taft has been leen secretary of war he lies has had a I great man many dealings with organized labor in Its 18 different branches and he has always alwag shown a spirit of absolute fairness We Ve have havi- the utmost coull- coull dence in cast cae of ot his election to tho thio Presidency of the continuance o of the fair air and Just policies toward labor that prevailed while Ito ho lo was secretary sec seu- rotary of or war Avar Get Cordial The committee which presented Mr Ir Taft with an honorary membership In our organization was composed of members of or our order from different parts of the United States and ad the they received a acry very cry cordial reception when they called caled on Mr Ir Taft Tar at his hie home in Cincinnati and presented him with his card cre He accepted the card from the committee In his easy eRsy kindly way war which made mado them all 1 feel feol that ho he was was wasa a man who could be trusted with wih the peoples people's s interest In presenting the tho card the chairman of tho the committee said In rn your of ot- ot capacity as head of ot tho the construe construe- tion ton work on the tho canal canal poj project ct you OU have have earned tho the respect and and confidence of all al who work worked d under tinder you ou or had dealings with wih your you ou and It is as a mark of that respect and confidence that I hand hanl you ou this card crl In our brotherhood In accepting the membership card In the brotherhood Mr Ur Taft said among amous other things things' I am nm glad to havo have at your hands halide this expression of ot conil- conil dence lenco In 11 my lay efforts to do jubilee conf- conf while I 1 was 8 in office An As 1 to the work worl- upon which man many of your members and I 1 were engaged In one one capacity or 01 an an- other we wc all al endeavored d to lo facilitate tho greatest construction work ork of or mod ern ermi times I nm am especially gratified ed for this compliment because lt your our or or- or organization and Its He members on a Iberal and impartial mel view In thus ten ten- derl dering me toe te this recognition h because In the tho administration of work on the mutt OUt I did dIl not always decide o In tn favor of your our contentious contentions In Iii accepting this compliment of ot f your our organization organisation I J shall shaH alwa always s 's cherish it U us on ono of or the tho evidence Ula that t there atc are some whom hom I have convinced through Foro men On tn onca official 1 work of my desire to Jo do th my the tho J square Some timing thing for everybody c It tt politicians are rc trying t to make throughout hout the and Mr Ir Taft raft it Us ft principles lit is II ol opposed cl but tp to organized a country labor or la that of his cuso study record win will convince th the most most Ek skeptical that he Is a a. I fair lair and amid Just man maim to all al e Interests whether labor 11 or or or- or any organizations |