association of rich mine owners, who had largely furnished his campaign
funds. For Mr. Bryan personally I have always had a high regard. I am
not attacking him in any personal sense at all.

But the extremity to which a man is driven who tries to serve both
capital and labor! It can't be done. Mr. Bryan did not dare to speak for
labor because if he had he would have turned the mine owning capitalists
against him. He is afraid to speak out very loudly for capitalists for
fear the workers will get after him. He has compromised all around for
the sake of being president.

You have heard him denounce Roger Sullivan. Mr. Bryan, four years ago,
in denouncing this corruptionist, at the time of the nomination of Alton
B. Parker, said he was totally destitute of honor and compared him to a
train robber. Notwithstanding this fact, Mr. Bryan recently invited
Sullivan to his home in Lincoln, took him by the hand and introduced him
to his family. Mr. Bryan also invited Charley Murphy, the inexpressibly
rotten Tammany heeler of New York. Mr. Bryan had him come to Lincoln so
as to conciliate Tammany, and they were photographed together shaking
hands.

No man can serve both capital and labor at the same time.

You don't admit the capitalists to your union. They organize their union
to fight you. You organize your union to fight them. Their union
consists wholly of capitalists; your union consists wholly of
workingmen. It is along the same line that you have got to organize
politically. You don't unite with capitalists on the economic field; why
should you politically?

You have got to extend your class line. You can declare yourselves in
this convention and make your position clear to the world. You can give
hope and inspire confidence throughout the state.

And now in closing, I wish to thank you, each of you, from my heart, for
your kindness. I appreciate the opportunity you have given me to address
you and whether you agree with me or not, I leave you wishing you
success in your deliberations and hoping for the early triumph of the
labor movement.

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The convention passed a unanimous rising vote of thanks at the close of
the address.

POLITICAL APPEAL TO AMERICAN WORKERS.

Opening Speech of National Campaign, Riverview Park, Chicago, June 16,
1912.

Friends, Comrades and Fellow-Workers: We are today entering upon a
national campaign of the profoundest interest to the work