The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-04


an impartial board % arbitration as -er-
taiuly as Il cnn support the successful
contestant IA q lawsuit. The court OF ar
bltraton ~ one Of the certainties of the
future and when u Is occurred and perfec-
ted We shall wonder why it's coming was
delayed so long.
''The lahoring man g. also interested IN
Legislation prohibiting Oriental immigra-
grafton. II is unfair 10 the American work
man. who ls the foundation Of the ma
tioH's wealth ln time Of peacc and It's de-
feusc IN time uf war. 60 subject him 10
the danger of having his occupation given
60 an Oriental lah0rer. often brought IN
by contract who has no permanent inter-
est Ia our government. If the Asiatics
come here. work for a few years. live on
lower slalc and then carry home the
net proceeds of ;ha!g toll. the drain upon
our money supply viii b. similar 10 that
caused hy landlordism IN other countries.
The political objections 10 Oriental labor
are scarcely less wcighsy than the eco
notnic ones. Race prejudice cannot be dis
regarded, and we have seen how in every
Industrial depression rnce nnimosiues re-
suit in riot and bioodshei. We cannot af-
ford 20 bring into this country those who
cannot amalgamale with our people.
Government by Injunction.
'The attempt 10 use the injunction Of a
court TO deprive she lahoriug man of trial
by jury should alarm all our people for
white the wage-enrner Is the FIRST 20 feel
its effects. che principle which underlies
government by injunction Il SO far-reaeh-
iug that no one can hope 20 escape ulti-
mately.
Those who oppose government by in
junction are NOT IN favor Of iawiessnesg.
they are. on the contrary. the best friends
Of law ana order They deny the right
Of any man TO violate the law In an ef-
fort to advance his own interests, but
they insist that Il Is inconsistent with our
ideas Of government nnd dangerous to all
classes 60 invest any judge with the three
fold power-first. to make the laws: sec
ond. 70 bring accusation against those
charged with the violation Of the laws
and. third. 90 sit In judgment upon che
case Government by injunction Is SO
indcfensihie that the multiplication hill,
Endorsed hy the Chicago platform. passed
the senate without "A yea and nay vote
being demanded. and since fhas .iime no
party platform has specifically Endorsed
government by injunction. and no promi-
nent member of any party has entered
upon a defense ~ the systems and yet
corporate influence D. 80 strong that Il
has thus FAR been impossible 20 secure ans
remedial legislation.
islation wherever practicable for the same
reason thar he favors the election Of SEN
ators by popular vote. Direct legislation
brings the government nearer to the vut-
er. There Il more virtue IN the people
,han ever finds expression through their
representatives To hold that a repre-
sentative can act for the people better
than they can act for themselves. Is 90
assert that he is as much Interested IN
Al a.
that his wisdom is greater than the com
bined wisdom Of the majority OF the peo-
pie, Neither proposition is sound sloss
II not all. of the evils complained of tn
government. are traccable 10 the fact
that fhe representative Of the people has
personal interests ~ variance with the IN
terests OF his constituency. Corruption
In municipal. state and federal govern
ments is due TO the misrepresentatio of
tho people by public servants. who use
their positions for private advantage
Reason 60 Fear the Trusts.
''The laboring man has abundant reason
70 fear the trusts. Mr Chaa r. Flint. IN
speech delivered IN Boston mere than
year ago. In defense OF the trusts
frankly asserts that one Of the advantages
~ these combinations Is that. I'm case Of
local strikes or fires the work goes on
elsewhere thus preventing serious loss
II Il possible that any wage Garner can
fail to sec how completely tho trusts
place the empoyed at the mercy OF the
employer
The resolution adopted BY various la
bor organizations for condemnation OF
mill.nrism and imperialism justify me in
making a hrlsf reference 20 those anes-
ticns No class contributes mere than the
lahoring class. 10 proportion 10 It's num-
bars 90 The rank and file Of the army
no class contributes more In proportion
70 its numbers to the expense of the
army. and no class Is more menaced by
the existence of "A large army Most OF
the countries IN Europe which maintain
large military establishments collect an
income tax which adjusts tho burden Of
the government to the income OF the citi-
zen Here our federal taxes are largely
collected upon consumption. and while
they are income taxes. in the sense that
they must be paid out OF the incomes of
the people. yst the exsctionm are proper
tionatc 20 the income. The taxes upon
conHump ion bear heaviest upon the poor
and lighteat uron the rich and are IN fact
gfadsd income taxes The per cent. coll
leeted decreasing as the income increases
without large percentage Of the la
tiou In the United states. The men who
work for wages can, by throwing their
votes on tne one side or the other. de-
termine che policy Of this country. They
need not march IN parades. they need
not aaorn themselves with the insignia
of nny parry, but on election day their
silent ballots can shape the destiny Of
this nation. and either bring the govern
mens hack 10 It's ancient landmark or
turn Il into the pathway followed by en-
plres Of the Old World"
Gov. RooscvcIt's speech.
Gov. Roosevelt said in part.
1T must be always a peculiar privilege
for any thoughtful public man 70 address
a body OF men preiominantiy composed
Of wage workers. for the foundation ~
our whole social structure rests upon the
material and moral well being the intel
ligencc, the foresight. the sanity. the
sense Of duty and the Wholesome patri-
ogism OF the wnge-workers. This ie
douhiy the case now, for IN addition 20
each mans Individual action. you have
learned the great lesson Of acting in COM
hination. In addressing you. the one
thing that / wish 20 avoid is any mere
glittering generality, and mere high
sounding phraseoiogy. and above all, any
appeal whatsoever made IN a dcmagogic,
spirit. or IN n spirit Of emotionalism.
eve must beware Of any attempt 20
make hatred In any form the basis OF
action Most emphaticaliy each OF us
needs to stand up for AIS own rights. but
10 feed fat grudge against others.
while II may or may NOS harm them. Il
sure IN the long run 40 do infinite harm