Evening times-Republican., 1903-10-17
CANDIDATES ANSWER UNION LABOR.

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demand of the Federation of Labor fo
candidates to declare themselves on
list of fifteen questions. The T-R. ha
secured permission from the legislatiN-
candidates on the democratic and re
publican tickets to make public thei
replies. The questions reached the can
didates signed by Messrs Georg
Brock and George Patton, two local la
Dor leaders who are generally suppose,
10 be socialists in their political views
and the questions propounded dea
| largely with soeialistic reforms
The replies of the candidates presen
an interesting study. Many are scarce
/ ly debatable and the replies are all
| have ever been members of a labor
union. the two senatorial aspirants
| having been farmers all their lives, and
the candidates for the lower house are
both lawyers of long residence here.
None believe that labor unions are un-
just in attempting to maintain a union
scale of wages and all are opposed to
convict labor competing With free la
Dor All. too. would legislate to eimi-
nate child labor. As to whether each
would join labor union If working at
a trade the replies are ne arly the same.
Mr. Eckles and MIR. Cummings qualify
ing by stating that they would view the
matter as business proposition and
join if there were any benefits to come
from it,
When it comes to the real test cues
tons the answers differ characteristic
eally Cummings and Eekles both be-
lieve in treating laboring men fairly
and justly, be they organized or unor-
ganized. and altho the question COM
ing from organized labor apparently
carried a threat, neither was afraid to
say that he would give all labor an
equal show for his employment. Both
democratic candidates replied that they
would give the union man the prefer
enee, altho Mr.. Shipton in giving this
answer admits that he doesn't know
why he would do so for he Knows
nothing about unions"
Both democrats believe in the gov
ernmeatii control OF railroads, Goa!
miaes, ste. Both republicans do not. II
i1'aS reasonably De presumed that the
saase fiisanent Mould appear had the
qses,i rs ineitdea flour. mills. wooler
n.iis. soe aetories ana grocery stores.
tei sissse Gre al very necessary TO hu-
i.iaa esistsnee.
Neither democrat believes in the
jus iee ot government by Injunction
Roth repubicans believe hat II is well
for The courts TO enioin against rioting.
destruction OF life or property during
;lny GRia"iui act in a business contro-
Setsy, but neither believes that the
power OF che courts should be used to
sajoiu an organized body of men doing
snything that an Individual would have
the right 10 do. This government by
Injunction is largely a fiction. being
known mostly 70 the Eryanistic cam
paigner and Messrs. Cummings and
flciSics have not ninched in answering
IS they have.
OF course none OF the candidates be-
ieve that laboring mer shold be com
pelled TO work more hours than pro-
fessional men and the republican can
iidates go farther and state that free
men in the struggle for business sue
.ess should not be prevented from
overtime IL they are paid for
Il. This answer will not suit the
inlon LABOR leader or socialist but 1t
viii suit most workiiigmen be they
inion members or not. The only hope
or man to get ahead in the world is
he free opportunity for toll that he
inds on American soil.
As to the amount necessary 70 sun |
'ort laboring man and his family the
andidates have evidently not read the
question alike. Mr.. Daily replies 81. 600
,ut he evidently means that he would
ike to have every laboring man get
his much for he must know that hun
reds of comfortable homes are main
aimed In this city on less tnan that.
shipton replies from $500 to 81 900 so
$ to be safe. The republicans have
read the question literally
o mean the minimum upon which an
economical man can support fam
" regardless of what he ought 10
ave for his work and both reply that
all depends upon the man Every
mployer knows that this is true
'hlifty men who possess economical
ives can prosper and live comforta blv
n a wage that would keep others AL
avs in debt. Shipton has got 1t about
light when he says that a man can't
et along Very we'll on less than $500
nd ought to live comfortably on less
aan Sl.o0o- He undoubtedly lives or
.ss than that sum himself.
Both naly ANA Shlpton believe that
tboi is not getting fair share of the
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