The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-27
ATTITUDE TOWARD LABOR
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE IS
SUING LITERATURE.
Some Facts That Will Be Published
in the Republican Newspapers
of Indiana.

sued a series OF articles on the labor ques-
ton to be printed in the Republican news
papers of the State prior TO Labor day The
facts are to be used as plate matter" and
are now ready for publication. The purpose
in getting up these articles is to show the
position of the Republican party on the
labor question and to show how some or the
leading statesmen in the party feel on this
question. The advance sheets containing
the matter have Governor Durbin's Labor
day proclamation with a portrait OF the
Governor and also portraits of Senators
Fairbanks and Beverage of Indiana, and
Senator Hanna, of Ohio.
Some of Senator Hannas sentiments on
the labor question are quoted thus: THE
golden rule is the best guide in every walk
and experience in life
when business men and employees of
labor appreciate and understand that labor
ers in their employ are really their part
ners in business better conditions Will gov
ern the commercial world.
Capital is palsied without labor and
labor is helpless without capital. They
must unite and it is an insult TO ordinary
intelligence TO imagine they will not be
brought to see it.
EXTRACT FROM A SPEECH
The following extract is given from the
speech of Senator Fairbanks in support Of
the Chinese exclusion act: THE Repub
Hcan party adheres to the wholesome doc
trine of protection against unfair COMPETE
ton with alien cheap labor, and the country
itself is the amplest testimony to the
wisdom Of this policy. The admission of
Chinese laborers whose condition is so far
below ours is in fragrant violation Of the
very principle and purpose of protection.
If the Chinese would speedily rise to our
standard the case would be Inherent. But
experience unfortunately demonstrates that
they continue upon lower plane, and the
inevitable tendency is to bring American
labor to their undesirable level. Can il be
possible that American labor and Chinese
labor can work side by side, the one recev-
ing less than the other in wages and sub
sisting upon much less than the other? 1t
follows as night the day that the lower
paid and lower fed will cause his higher
paid and better fed competitor TO come
down 10 his unfortunate condition. Against
this we enter our protest. We do 1t from
ungenerous motive toward the Chinese
empire: we do il out Of national self-re-
spect and in our national self-interest. and
justly challenge the wisdom of
our policy
OTHER UTTERANCES.
T. L. McMahan, secretary of the Inter
national Steel and Copper-plate Printers
Union of North America, in a letter accom-
panying resolutions indorsing Mr.. Hemen-
way adopted by that branch of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor on June %, 1902,
said: 1T was Mr.. Hemenway and Mr..
Watson of Indiana who drafted the amend
ment to the immigration law providing for
an educational test, and in their unselfish
desire to secure its passage had il intro
duced by Mr.. Underwood. of Alabama. with
the hope of securing additional votes, and
thus secured its passage through the
House.
Representative A. L. Brick, Of the Thir-
teenth district, is quoted as saying: 1.-The
only hand that can light the lamp of prog
ress and prosperity is the hand Of tOil-Of
intelligent and exultant labor-and l want
that hand and arm upheld and protected by
this law"
The following is taken from the speech
atism," in Chicago on Feb. %, 1892: There
is no place in this country for the abso-
lutist of capital. There is place in this
country for the absolutist of riot. The
bully or wealth shaking his cenched fist
of gold. is wealth's worst enemy. The
bully Of labor shouting denunciation, is
labor's worst enemy. Let the wiser laborer
elbow from his company, him of the fam
ing utterance and untruthful tongue. Let
the wiser capitalists suppress their would
be czars Out with the element of un-
reason in both camps, and the divided hosts
will be one! Out with unreason every
where in the Repubici Let the spirits of
Washington be monarch Of the hearts and
minus OF men everywhere beneath the flag
which Washington established"
OTHER EXPRESSIONS.
Representative Jesse Overstreet is Quoted
as saying: mo stronger partnership was
ever formed than that of heart and hand.
The result of this partnership is honest
labor. Through il the wonderful develop
ment of our country has come; no avenue
of trade but bears its marks. and no walk
of life but enjoys it's blessing. Forge, field
and factory have been dignified by it, and
on its broad, strong shoulders the Nation
demands for its support. The children of
our workingmen share the benefits of our
schools, and their sweet voices gladden.
homes bought and owned by their fathers
In no other country than this does labor
play so strong part, nor hold so honored
a position"
The following is taken from Representa-
tive George w. CrOmer's speech on the
Chinese exclusion bill in the House of
Representatives:
1T is the proud boast Of our people that
better clothed, better housed, more am
bilious, more intelligent, more public
spirited, and consequently more happy and
contented than the toilers of any other
land beneath the sun. BY organization
and cooperation American workingmen
have been able TO demand and to receive
from capital a portion of the profits Gre
ated by their own toll. They are lettering
their condition as years come and go. |
hope the time VIII soon come in this coun-
try when man who tolls will be able to
earn, by working eight hours a day.
enough wage to support himself and family
with the neceSsarieS and comforts of life
in his own happy home of peace and plenty
and accumulate and lay aside sufficient
money to support his old age and his loved
one after he is gone"