Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1920-07-15 | Page 4 | Much Divided Force

I MUCH DIVIDED FORCE Having made its platform and declared its nominees, the Third party, if it had any great call on labor, should have been able to command the support nt Samuel Gompers, that great labor leader who has directed the affairs of the Ameriican Federation of Labor! until the organization is recognized as the most powerful influence' for the defense and protection of the workers of tUe United States and Canada. But Mr. Gompers. in a statement-made on Wednesday completely ignored the Third party, and gave all his attention to the j two big platforms, much to the advantage of the Democrats, as he said : "In summarizing, it is but fair to say that tl.-- Democratic platform plat-form marks a progress not found in the platform of the Republican party The men and women of Labor of the United States and her liberty-loving people must judge between the declarations of these! parties. The impending campaign is upon us and t.ie citizenship of j our country must determine its own course in electing those candi-j f dates who are most friendly disposed toward labor, justice, freedom j I and democracy, and to defeat those who are less friendly or mo'rt j hostile to these principles Labor of America is hot partisan to any political party, it is partisan to principles, the principles of justice and freedom; it under takes neither to dictate nor control the choice of the porkers or the I citizenship generally for which party or candidates they should vote; I but it would be a palpable derehcl ion of duty did we fail lo place the I fa ts before the voti rs of our countrj upon the rec rds of both partii i and their respective candidates for public office 'ith labor split in allegiance, pari of the vote go?ng to the Third party, a fraction to the Democrats and another fraction to the Repub-' licans, the political power of labor will be reduced to a point where 1 it may be ignored.