The Teton peak., 1904-09-08
who are the most ready

t. Judge Parker all possible
'' '"' MS upright life and his per.
%hai honesty Of purpose freely admit
.nat instead OF bringing to the high office
OF president the experience of an actual
oaa sf Affairs, he would examine and
ss0ee epon every great question merely
- judge does. upon general principles
ana without much regard to the ordinary
conditions Of life. This inexperience Of
.uoge farker, his evident inability to un-
asrstand the tremendous conflict now 60.
.ng ON between capital and labor. and
MS significant silence on this subject in
speech which was full of mere specu.
lation on general principles, has had an
EXTRAORDINARY influence upon the men in
control OF the great labor organizations.
ana while they will continue to keen
those organizations out of politics, they
90 not nesitate to express their own opin-
ions as to the the course to be pursued
W the friends of organized labor gen
sraliy IN the coming campaign.
Views of Mr.. Debs.
In recent interview, Eugene v. Debs.
Who Is the Socialist candidate for Presi-
cent and who represents certain strong
element in the labor camp, gave express
sion TO very general sentiment among
the members of labor unions, which il
universally hostile to the nomination of
Henry G. Davis OF West Virginia as the
Democratic candidate for second place
on the ticket with Judge Parker.
An important factor in causing dcser-
tons from the Democratic party" said
Mr.. Debs In the interview referred to.
is the fact that Henry G. Davis, the
vice presidential candidate, has always
been violently opposed to organized la
Dor, refusing to allow his own employees
10 JOIN labor unions, and being mainly
instrumental in bringing the court in
functions in West Virginia issued against
labor unions. particularly those who were
trying to organize the coal miners in that
State"
In sharp contrast with the silence of
Judge Parker and the open hostility of
senator Davis is the record of President
Roosevelt, who has stood for the laboring
man Mt all times. and who has never hes
ltated to declare himself OH this subject
II is no political clap-trap winch infiu-
ences the President of the United States,
whenever he gets off a train, day or
| night. to walk to the head of the plat
form to shake hands with the engineer
| and fireman. 1t is as natural to him as
1t would be to shake hands with any of
the great men of the nation, because he
is essentially democratic and because,
| from his cowboy days onward, he has
| made friends of those about him, what
ever might be their rank in the social
or industrial world. He was never shut
up in a study. he has always lived among
i h., al
industrial problems of the age, and his
record on this subject is singularly in
contrast with that of his Democratic op-
| ponent.
Roosevelt's Declaration.
| When MIR. Roosevelt, at his home on
Sagmore Hill. accepted the nomination
made by the Republican convention at
Chicago, he was silent upon nothing.
| He expressed his views on every subject
with entire frankness, and the clearness
and the honesty of his declaration on the
labor question seem to have won for
him the profound confidence of the heads
OF the great trade organizations, whose
alternating currents pulsate SO visibly
here at the Hoosier capital. More than
one of these leaders carries a little card,
on which lis printed President Roose-
velt's declaration on the la Dor question.
in his speech of acceptance. which reads
as follows:
| 1--WE recognize the organization of cap
ital and the organization of labor as nat
| ural outcomes of our industrial system.
Each kind of organization is to be fav-
ored. so long as it acts in a spirit of JUS
tice and of regard for the rights of 9TH
ers. Each is to be granted the full pro-
lection Of the law and each in turn is
to be held to strict obedience to the
law, foi 40 man is above it. and no man
below it. The humblest individual is to
have his rights safeguarded as scrupu-
lously as those Of the strongest orgauiza-
ton. for each is to receive justice, no
more and no less. The problems with
which we have to deal in our modern in
dustrial and social life are manifold, but
the spirit in which it is necessary to ap-
proach their solution is simply the spirit
of honesty. of courage and Of common
| sense"