Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-10-28
PARKER AND LABOR.
JUDGE PARKER'S LABOR RECORD
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF.
Ills Decisions Have Been of InestimabIe
Value TO the Cause OF Labor
Throughout The Union

'iI'hih JubE' ! tlh'G he elected Pres
ld"nt Of tn" United States. h" could
b" safely trusted TO uphuld the interests
"f labor ~ against those who would
Cypress ana degrade the American
wnrkingmnn. Ills record nn this sub.
J""t is clear and straightforward.
Ih"r" i nn duplicity about 1t: no
beating around Tia" bush: 10 carving
water on both -hould"r>-th" ]iayoritr
method 10y which Mr.. Roosevelt cvudrS
personal responsibility, ana seeks t.
"oIlrlll1ic thu trusts, while trying At
tn" sam" tim" -" catch the labor
vote"
Judg" Parker mad" his record OF
the labor issue long before H.. wa>
thought "i for any other than judicial
office. DOuhtlr>~ his sympathy will
labor and his Er"n sens" III IN" rlghrs
of th"S" who have 10 toll for Il living
an" rooted in tn" fact that from tn,
iirst hr had 10 earn a living for him
self. AMI worked FOR years at humble
compensation whiI" huilding up tn,
reputation which hrlprI To- raise h!m!
I" til" highest Judicial office. in ia,
stat" "i New York. In Republican,
campaign Literature" IT i stated al
lh""Iur" l:uu~rN"li. a. >umrthiu. t.
hra= of. that Ii" never needed To do Il
. 'tNN - 49, u ~ ' ] W. ~sNaNl N|
Jud=" Iark-r. lie J. Il poor man To-
day. AMI from huyhuud ho has had 10
WORK i"r a living. Th'. Republican,
Iul~t that their uariv has nominated
for President a man who Uneven
needed ;o Gr Il DAYS work" while tn,
Democrats hay" Nominated "A man whr
has uIwuN- had To- work to maintain
himself and his family. illustrates IN.
difference between the. pariIr~ - wei.
o.. in,. men. I'VE fhr uariy of
arisiucrury ami nI -ar,ny. which n9,
NAMED Roosevelt for head of The Ma
ton. and the uurly Of liberty and ,uua..
ifv. with ParErr for standard hca,rr.
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puliir,u ,4iurnI.r Irrum,uI saws
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never nll,. ,n sr..,k or wnr.fr.Iu. u
wilbnu, - .u,,.r -. when H.. ,,iI In
hi, hook "Hpu,L Iifr" ,h,t "tl,.y
,rnv hny. ,r. murh h,t,.r f~,Ir,,ys uu,I
Mic, n romn,ninus than su,,I
farmers or agricultural Iohnrrrs nor
nr, rh. mechanics and wnrEmru oC a
,rrn, ci,v ,n IA. u.u,inurJ I'm th,. sam,
breath :"
II,w liuor.r, rho ,,uc which rur.
hrnuuh tho uuurrrnu. Lcri.inns -,
.Irnr.. Parker In cases l,cfurr him ,r
f~nctirr ia. RIGHTS ~ lrI,nr ,h,. RIGHT
~ MIS- f,.IInyy.rI,izrus whom mink,
nous,v.It Ia, In,.. mot r,.,,rL az I'm
fnri,rs Inn, ns .u,inls ,u ,yrry r,surr,
IN hIus,lf,
Iuhnr I'm tho S,ot, ~ E,yv WORT
,ud I'm th. I-uE,.d S,,,c. ,yr,s - I,rr,
d,.ht ia th, hr,uImgul.J L.,isInp. of
Jud.. p,rE,r whn h,s ,tnrIf,,tIy -.
fused tn hr svu,rd ar warmed nom
his consistent mniutruuuc. of ever,
mrasur,. tending tn secure. To- IN. worE
inrmuu the rights Of which men of IN,
Roosevelt siImn who. rs hnus,riI IN
Rrpuhlicnn campgIgu literature. "uryrr
needed to do n days work." would like
To drurIyc him. Hut for this attitude
nf judge Parker. rs u member and
Chief Justice az the Court of ApprIIs.
laws intended to prnmot" Tia" interests
OF labor would have become dead let
tiers. ana the wurklngmau striving Ia
better his condition with III" aid of
WHOLESOME" Legislation. would have
been at "A gray" disadvantage.
1t is n"t necessary, therefore. to
guess at Judge THrkCr's course toward
labor, slI"uld lie hr elected President.
II Is also certain that. with his
strong regard for the Constitution. and
th" rights whi"l II guarantees to every
citizen. judge Parker. rs President.
would not l." inactive. rs Roosevelt
has been. white Tia" Republican GOV
rrunr of Colorado, or any other State.
used the military, Ht the will of IN
Scrupuluus employers. to deprive citi.
ZrnS "f their constitutional rights. AMI
Ia drport them from their places ui
residence. l;uus"N"it has by silrnr"
ami iuHUiion tolerated these uulrIGCS,
and given Encouragement To l;rpuhli.
can Governor n"lhuhy aud Republican
militia Grnrral IiCll, of Colorado. to
persist In their cnurS" OF violence. or.
preston and persecution Of labor. al.
though his sworn obligation ~ Pres
lent leaves M doubt nf his duty IT, In.
%tcrfcrc. with Parker IN tn" Ircsi.
DENTAL chair Peabody and lIrll would
never have dared 10 dcpOrt miners
from the state because they belonged
Ia n labor union.
Judge I'ark"r's vigorous advocacy Of
The rights aud dignity Of labor Is H.
lusirAtcd I'm his whole judicial career.
In u strong dissenting opinion. ease
Of Rodgers v. Colrr. loo s.. y. |. Judge
Parker argued IN defense Of the right
Of the Legislature to require that pre-
Willing wages hc pail To those en-
ploycd upon tate AMI municipal work
\,,.r h,y a Iml,. igrl luuuuupn rlpur