The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1904-12-15
To the Senate and House of Representa-.

together WIFI our great hhtuiuI ic
| sources; but an important factor therein
Is the working of our long continued
governmental policies. The enlargement
of scope of the functions of the national
government required by our development
rs a nation involves, of course, increase
of expenses; and the period of prosperity
through which the country Is passing jus
titles expenditures for permanent I'M
provements far greater than would be
wise in hard times. Battleships ana
forts, public buildings and improved wat
erways are investments which should
be made when we have the money; but
abundant revenues and large surplus
always invite extravaganza, and constant
care should be taken to guard against
unnecessary increase of the ordinary ex-
penses of government.
Capital and Labor.
In the vast and complicated mechan-
ism of our modern civilized life the domi-
nant note is the note of industrialism
and the relations of capital and labor.
and especially of organized capital and
organized labor. to each other and to the
public Mt large come second in impor-
tance only to the intimate questions of
family life Our peculiar form Of gov
ernment, with its sharp division Of au-
thority between the nation and the sew
eral States, has been on the whole lar
more advantageous to our development
than a more strongly centralized govern
ment. But 1t Is undoubtedly responsible
for much of the difficulty Of meeting with
adequate legislation the new problems
presented by the total change In Indus
trial conditions on this continent during
the last half-century. In actual practice
It has proved exceedingly difficult, and
In many cases impossible, to get unanim-
ity of wise action among tho various
States on these subjects. From the very
nature of the case this is especially true
OF tho laws affecting the employment OF
capital In huge masses. As long as the
States retain the primary control OF the
police power the circumstances must be
Altogether extreme which require inter
ference by the federal authorities, wheth-
or In the way Of safeguarding the rights
Of labor or In the way OF seeing that
wrong Is not done by unruly persons VINO
shield themselves behind the nome OF Ia.
Dor, IL there IL resistance TO the federal
courts, Interference with the mails, or
interstate commerce., or molesthtlon OF
federal property, or II the state nuthor-
tiles In some crisis which they are un-
able TO face call for help then the fed
erai government may Interfere but the
Interference itself simply takes the form
OF restoring order without regard TO the
questions which have caused the breach
Of order, | believe that under modern
Industrial conditions 1t ~ often neess-
sary, and even where not necessary " Is
yet often wise, that there should be or
ghmnau,1a 49,, ria,,s % s"f ~ ,hs lndividnal wage
seuu,a "s nn,onra gement should Ee
Wefhs,, 81 nh nrgs ni,otion 3" Lone
sNrh anX Xuo,sd " viii, iWs and deo"nl
,sanrS w. ~ ths rights of others. But
wien any labor union seeks improper
ends, or seeks 10 achieve proper ends ny
Improper means, all good citizens ana
more especially VII boporabls public ser
wants must oppose ths ,WfohgielhG %
ves0lltsly ~ they would OPPOSE ihe
wr0Rgd0iDg 0f any great corporation, W
tioD should not for ons moment be toll
Grated
Wagslw0Iksfs have M eptlrs flEht 70
DFgaBigs and NY all peaeeful ana h0noFas
bic means W enhsat0r ~ persuade tlelr
fellows 70 Join WIN tlieI!i w GrHaHlsaH
lions They baVe n legal rlHlif, whleh,
according 10 circumstances, liaY of may
mol be a morai right, W refuse 10 work
IN company ,Witl HieB Ml0 degllne " Join
no circumstances Ne, Fight ~ commit Vl0'
leHea upon those. whether capitalists NJ
wAgs workers, who refuse N, siipp9fi
tteIf organization ~ who side wlth
those with whom they ere M 6ddsI for
mob rule II int0iefabie IN any FORM
PVeyeVtj8U Of NNjjpGad Accidents,
f,hs syaprjDepe6s sjDa casualty jjst Ubob
aus ra ii,oads js n uiai,ag IN stave b,iblje
sSnass6' and ,iraatljy calls fsp aSt,11 bs
t6s Gaaspass, xfaiy nf o,ip iaadjba roads
fays basa foge,,,6st Ia ti,e ad6pj;o6 6f
iie n6st approved sareuuafds for the
0f travellers and employees, yfi
The iisj 0f clearly ay0iiable accidents
uDdUly large, w6ujd point
mi 10 ihs Congress ibp' urgent need 0f
In Tie interest 0f the bublie
sGfeiY limiting The hours Of lab6r for
employees IN tf8jb spryjrp i,poN |
railroads engaged IN Interstate e0ii,peree,
ana providing that only trained aDd OK,
pprjetred pprsoDs be employed IN posj. |
tions of responsibility connected with |
HE operation Of trains. Of course moth. |
ing cnn ever. prevent accidents caused by
human weakness or misconduct; and
there should be drastic punishment for
ANY railroad employe. whether officer or
man, who by Issuance of wrong orders |
or By dlsobedlehce of orders causes dis |
Aster.
The Hureau Of Labor.
Much rso In dopo he Tho vovor,u.,,