Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-02

PupiiI seiNice. Inc first President to
| restore the law of the land to it's place
| putting an end to a regime of real law
| lessness, was the present Republican
candidate. The more aggressive trades
| unionists. now bent on defeating him
point with pride to the fact that ~.
/ candidacy has been in MANY instances.
deserted by those who seemingly were
most concerned over the maintenance
of the rights of free labor,
| The attitude of the Democratic nartv
in Congress is very clear and OF record
In the session just closed the "anti-
injunction bill" to prevent the applica-
ton Of that legal remedy to renress
certain forms Of mob violence, received
the support of every Democrat in tho
committee of the House of Representa-.
tives which considered 1t except ma
but the vote Of no Republican, Sinpu-
larly enough, party divisions fell on
exactly the same lines on the bill IN
require manufacturers of supplies to
put those engaged on Uncle Sans COLI
tracts into special class by them
selves on an eight-hour day. thus sepa-
rating Government jobs from the ordi-
nary work of the world. 1t is seldom
|
on eny measure of tariff or finance as
| in the measures which Samuel Gompers
| brings before Congress.
The reasons for the Democratic
party's slavishness to union labor are
not far to see. The southern members
have very little trades unionism at
home. but they want Northern support.
Northern Democratic members, who
come chiefly from Tammany Hall and
the factory cities, tell their Southern
| colleagues that such measures are
demanded by the Labor vote" of the
North, and these Southern men habit
ually believe it. With Parker's cleo
ton, of which there is now happily little
prospect. he would have to get along
with his party"
Parker's decision in the case Of the
steam filters, recently reviewed by
Mark Sullivan in the Transcript, in
which he ruled against the "Open
shop" emphasizes the contrast between
the parties. Parker has given the
impression that he stands very strong
with organized labor. Herman j.
Schulteis, the legislative agent of the
Knights of Labor whom Speaker
Cannon ordered out of his room last
winter, is proclaimng the view widely
THAT, from study of Parker's deci-
sions, Srhulteis believes him nearly as
good n labor man as Hearst. who was
SchulteiS's original choice for the presf-
dency 1t will be recalled that Fitz-
gerald of brooklyn published in the
congressional Record, as an aid to
Parker'S preliminary canvass, q series
of citations from his labor decisions to
the same effect A vote for Parker will
he an effective reminder to all future
Presidents that they must avoid the
Roosevelt precedent in the Miller case,
Does the country want to administer
such a reminder?
THE RIGHTS OF THE NEGRO
A scholarly son Of the Confederacy.
who understands conditions in the Gulf
States most fully and is a lifelong
| Democrat on the larger issues of the
day, announced to the writer not long
ago that he should vote for Roosevelt,
because he realized that ROosevelt's
defeat would be regarded by the South
as the nations Endorsement of it's policy
toward the Negro, made particularly
lolear in the last three years. The
South will be entirely justified in this
Interpretation Of the results.
| In all cases before Congress, like the
confirmation of Or. Crum to $11OO
office in Charleston, every Democratic
vote, Northern as we'll as Southern, has
been steadily cast against the theory
that the Negro has any rights as a
CitiZcn. If Parker and Davis should
carry West Virginia this year. with a
democratic Legislature, that State is
certain to crown the result by dis
lfranchising the Negro; just as Mary
land did as soon as the Democrats re-
gained control. after their loss of 1896.
German has forfeited no standing in
party counsels. even though he
persisted in declining the national
craftsmanship. His policies will be
favoritcs in West Virginia.
1t is a mistake to suppose that this
issue is confined to the South alone.
In many Northern cities it Is deemed
good Democratic policy to distribute
, cartoons showing Roosevelt and Booker
7 Washington eating side by side. John
Sharp Williams discussed the Indianola
: COURAGE at the Davis notification.
: Candidate Parker might now let it be
, known whether he believes the law of
|
= from assuming the power of confirma-
: ton over Federal nominations, now
( Theoretically possessed by the United
{ States Senate.
Every vote for Parker will be n vote of
condemnation of Roosevelt for doing any
, thing to maintain the constitution of the
r United States. as amended after the
greatest war Of modern times.
, 1t will hardly answer to charge vague
| ly that the Republicans are trying to re-
t open sectional issues. The white popu-
, lation Of Mississippi by the last census
numbered $1,000. The white popula ion
i of California by the same census numh"r
, ed 10000. Only whites vote to any eX-
. tent in either state. Both have the &amr
number Of seats in Congress. The Rcrub
| liCan pla form proposes on inquiry into
the equity underlying the present ratio
. of two and a half to one which the pe"Tlc
of Mississippi enjoy as n result OF their
f notification of the Federal consti alton
8 THE CIVIL. SERVICE REFORM CAUSE.
7 Two influences within the Democratic
. party greatly embarrasS IN" honest ac-
ltivities Of Democratic President in civil
service reform. and thes., are the South
tar, e n