Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-12-10
NOTHING ABOUT STATEHOOD
Much Said About the FiIipinOs and
Other Foreign Subjects by the
Chief Executive.
GOOD ADVICE ON VARIOUS STATE QUESTIONS

q of course primarily due 10 tho
high individual average of our cit-
Eonahip. taken together with our great
natural resources ut an important
factor therein ls che working off our
Iona continued governmental policies.
The people have omphatiCnllY Cx.
pressed their approval of The princi-
plies underlying these policies. and
their desire that these principles ho
Kept substantially UNCHANGED al
though of course applied ig a pr1gros.
alvc spirit t1 meet changing cuudi.
tion8
Caution Against EStravaaanee.
Tho enlargement of scope ol The
functions ui the national government
required by our development ns "a ma
tiOn involves, OFF course. increase of
expense. and the period of prosper
ity through which che country is pass
ing jusufies expenditures for Dorma-
nOnt improvements far greater than
would be wl1c in hard times Battle
ships and forts. and public buildings
should be- made when WC have tho
money. but abundant revenues and a
large surplus always invite oxtrava.
Eanco, and constant care should be-
taken 10 guard against unnecessary
Increase of the ordinary expense OF
government The cost OF doing gov
eminent business should bs regulated
with the same rigid scrutiny as the
cost OF doing a private business
Capital and Labor.
In the vast and complicated mech
anism OF orr modern civilized life
enc dominant note is the note OF in.
duHtrlhlism, and the relations OF cap
ital and labor. and especially OF or
EanlEed capital and organized labor
20 each other and 90 the public at
largo come second in importance only
20 the intimate questions Of family
fife. Our peculiar form OF govern.
mCut. with ita sharp division ol auth
urity between the nation and the soy-
oral statca. has been on the whole
Gar more advantageous Co our devel.
opmont than "A more strongly central
iEcd government But o o. undOubt.
eddy responsible Tor mucn of the DIFF
ficulty OF meeting with adequate leg.
lHlhtlun the new problems presented
by the total change ln industrial con-
ditlOna ON this continent during the
last half century la aCtual practice
d has proved exceedingly difficult
and In many cases impossible, 10 get
unanimity of wise action among the
various states on these subjects.
F'rOm the very nature OF the case thls
Is especially true of the laws Affect.
arg the employment OF capital IN huge
masses
with regard 10 labor the problem
o. no less important but 10 rs sim
pier As long as the states retain
tho primary control OF che police pow
or the circumstances must be- alto.
inf
onco BY the federal authorities wheth.
er in the way of safeguarding the
righta at labor or in the way OF see.
lng that wrong ls not done by unruly
persona VINO shield themselves be.
bind the name OF labor n there De-
resistance 10 the federal courts. ln
reference with the malls, or inter.
state commerce. or molCstatlOu 90
federal property. or 20 the state an.
thorlties in some crisis which they
are unable 90 face call for help then
che federal government may inter.
foro. but though such interference
may De- caused by 70 condition Of
things arising ont OF trouble connect
cd with some question OF labor. the
interference simply takes the form
of restoring order without regard 10
che questions which have caused the
breach OF order-for 10 Keep order
90 "a primary duty and in time OF
disorder and violence AN other
questions sink into allegiance until
order has been restored IN the Dis
trict or Columbia and la the terrltor.
ies the federal law covers the entire
field of government hut the labor
question % only acute in populuus
Centeu OF commerce, manufactures.
!. ID d.
enactment and ln the enforcement of
Law the federal government within
its restricted sphere should set an OK.
ample Go the state governments, "a.
nnclnny in a matter so vital as this
Affecting 'ab0r. I believe that under
modern Industrial conditions 80 is OF.
tOn necessary. and even where not
necessary 10 Do yet often wise, that
there should be organization of labor
IN order h0Iter t0 secure the rights OF
tho individual wage-wOrkpr All en-.
c0uragement should be- giyen 10 any
such organization. 90 long aB 10 Do
conducted with a due and decent
regard for the rights OF others There
are In the country some labor unions
which have hahltually. and other la-
Dor unions which have often, been
among che most effective agents ia
working Tor good citizenship and for
uplifting tho condition OF those whose
welfare should bee closest 20 our
hearts ilut when the labor union
aeoha Improper ends, or seeks %
achieve proper onds by Improper
means. an good citizens and more 81.
pocially an honorable public servants
must oppose the wrongdolng OF any
great corporation. OF course any vic.
ionCe, brutality, or corruption should
not FOR one moment bo tolerated.
Wage.WOTkers have an entire right
90 organize and hy an peaceful and
honorable means 10 cndcavor to per.
Hundc their fellows 90 Join with them
lu organizations. They have "a legal
right, which, according 90 circum-
stances. may or may not De- "a moral
right. o. refuse 10 work in company
with men who decline to Join their
organizations. They have under mo-
circumstance tho rlght to commit
violence upon those whoihor capital.
SETS or wage workers. who refuse to