New-York tribune., 1900-09-04

been secured. Several years ago the secret ballot
That 92ot has mas been 9ota1eG 3e S 4d
yd or s copporaons are able to protect their
political rights and to use the ballot according 10
EVILS OF CHILD LABOR LEssENED
The labor organization has done much to lessen
the evils , OF ehllq labor No one can visit the fac
templatins the crime which IS being perpetrated
advantage in the employment OF children OF tender
age, 1t Is insignificant when measured against the
generations. 40 rob child of its school days IS
wnch oniy the adult is fitted is even ~ worse ao'
The labor organization has also contributed
should It's efforts until the eight hour
twenty-four hours must be given to sleep; if an
other third of the day is devoted to manual labor,
and from the place Of work for the n reading ii Of
social intercourse and domestic life sinee he
hours occupied in eating and travel cannot be en-
must be taken from the time devoted to intellectual
dexbeioPmbent b d bGn recreation and the family.
persistent advoeas Of the doctrine of arbitration,
this reform should be thrown upon the laborng
man Surely the employer, If ne would take .
be as much benefited by arbitration as the en-
Pi6gr and because every prolonged contest between
and pecuniaTy loss To those who in no way re-
is even more Interested than employers or en-
ployes The desire for justice so universal that
finding OF an impartial board Of arbitration as Ger
testagt in aw sn nj SuPSrt dne M sgccesx1ui con
one Of the certaintes of the future, when it
coming was delayed so long
The black list, by means of which employers COM
bine to deprive the discharged workman Of re-em-
Ployment Is one of the more recent penaces to
Garner decreases the difficulty of obtaining en-
pi2ymenS increases, and the skilled workman.
certain trade or occupation, becomes practically
tne chatIe oi the employer il every opportunity to
Is ClO byy
between employers.
The laboring is also interested in legislation
prohibiting Oriental immigration 1t is unfair to
the American workman. who Is the foundation of
fence in time of TO subject him TO the danger
o. o, having ms occupation given 10 an Oriental
laoorer OFTEN brought in by contract, who has no
permanent interest in Government. If the
lower scale and then CARY 5eme tSe ne VG pro 9
ceeds OF their toll the drain upon our money sup
entail labor are scarceiy less welgbty fhan the
garaed, and we have seen how, in every industrial
bloodshed We eannot afford to bring into ii thIs
people
CONCERNING COURT INJUNCTIONS.
| The attempt to the injunction of a Court to
deprive the laboring man of trial by jury should
alarm all our people, for while the wage Garner
Is the first feel its effects, the principle which
underlies government by injunction far
| ". The thing forbidden by an injunction would
! without the Injunction be either legal or illegal
of the Legislature when he forbids H. If it would
be illegal the injunction of the Court is unneces-
scribed for such violation The faea pest t5if 2Dd
| the most brutal murderer are entitled trial by
Jury Way should this right be denied the labor
Those who oppose government by injunc-
ton are not in favor OF lawlessness; they are
They deny the right of any man to violate the
Jaw % IN an eHort @ TO &dyanee ms own interests; put
tney insist that IL Is inconsistent with our IDEAS
of government and dangerous 10 all classes to in
make the laws second to bring aecusat ation against
those charged with the violation of the laws, and
ment by Injunction is indefensibe that the
anu-injunction bill, ndorsed by the Chicago plat
| form, passed the Senate without aye and no
! vote being demanded. and since that time no party
platform has specifically indorsed government by
| injunction and no prominent member OF any party
has entered upon a defence OF the system. And
| yet corporate influence Is so strong that II has
thus far been impossible to secure any remedial
The fact that United States Senators are
| elected by legislatures rather than by the peo-
in securing favorable Federal legislation When the
action OF a political convention must ne submitted
Yention is constrained TO nominate a candida te
! acceptable 10 the people; but when a senator IS
| empl0ved the Indirect influence which corporations
money is secretly used to aid legislative candidates
! in close districts Such obligations are usually re
/ paid in the caucus, and a rule, the majority OF
the caucus controls the party which has the selecI
ton of the Senator II tins question was suomittel
the voters the majority in favor OF the election
/ of Senators by direct vote OF the people would be
! oyerw helming. and yet partisanship has delayed
/ the adoption of this amendment. The people sub
| nit policies which they do not like rather than
secure Improvement by change in party affiliations.
DIRECT LEGISLATION FAVORED.
| The Iaboring man favors direct legislation wheT-
! eyer practicable. for the same reason that he ia
| vors the election Senators by popular vote. Di-
| rect legislation brings the Government nearer 10
! the voter There virtue in the people than
ever finds expression through their representative.
| To hold that a representative can act for the peo-
assert that he is much interested in the people
! as they are in themselves, anu that his wisdom is
| greater than the combined wisdom of the majority
| of the people. Neither proposition is sound. Most.
if all of the evils complained of in government
are traCeable the fact that the representative of
the people has personal interests at variance with
| the interests of his constituency Corruption in
| municipal. State and Federal governments is due
! to the misrepresentation OF the people by public
| servants. who use their positions for private ad-
The people should have an opportunity to vote
! on public questions when those questions can be
submitted without too great Inconvenience and eX-
pense But the laborng man is even more interested
In the proposition to establish lahor bureau with a
! Cabinet officer at its head. Such bureau would
keep the Executive in constant touch with the wage
redress of their present and future grievances If
| labor is given place In the PRESIDENTS official
| household the man selected Will necessarily De a
| worthy and trusted representative of the people
for whom he speaks. and his presence at Cabinet
meetings will give to those who toll for their daily
! bread assurance that their interests will be prop
| erly guarded.
| MIR Gompers. the chief executive of the Fedora
ton of Labor, has In his correspondence with the
| Secretary of the Treasury, so ably presented the
| laboring mems reasons for opposing gold stand
! ard and a National bank currency that 1t is not
| necessary discuss those questions at this time
| The laboring man has abundant reason fear
| the trusts Charles r. Flint in speech delivered
in Boston more than year ago in defence Of the
! Of these combinations is that, ''n case of local
| strikes fires, the work goes on elsewhere. thus
| wage Garner fail to see how completely the
! trusts place the empoye at the mercy of the en-
The resolutions adopted by various labor organ