The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1904-10-28
PARKER And LABOR.
JUICE PAgKERS LlBOz RECORD
SPEAKS FOR IIsELE.
lis DECISIONS Have Been Of Inestimable
TalHs to The, Cause Of Labor
ThroagaOat The Union.

Should Judge Parker be elected Pres
] ident OF the United States. he could
be safely trusted TO uphold the interests
OF labor as against those who would
Cypress and degrade the American
I HOrkingman- His record on this sub
Jet is clear and Straightforward
There IS no dUplicity about il; no
beating around the bush; no carrying
( water on both shOuldeEs-tbe faFOritC
I method by which 3Ir. Roosevelt evades
personal responsibility. ana seeks TO
c0Gciliatc che trusts, while trying at
( the same time 10 catch the labor
( vote
Judge Parker made his record on
/ the labor issue long before lie was
/ thought OF for any other than judicial
ONCE Doubtless his sympathy with
I labor and his keen sense OF the RIGHTS
Of those VINO have 20 toll for n living
I are rooted IN the fact that from the
{ first he had 10 earn Il living for him
/ self. ard worked for years at humble
+ compensation while building up tie
( reputation which helped To raise him
\ 10 the highest judicial office III the
; State OF New York. III Republican
+ campaign literature Il IS stated OF
/ Theodore Roosevelt, as something TO
\ b-Gg o. that ''ile never needed TO Go 4
days work This cannot be said OF
\ Judge Parker. de IS poor man to-
\ day and from EOTEOod he has had 10
work for q living The Republican
! boast that their party has nominated
I fer President man VINO never
I needed to 90 4 days WORK" while the
/ Democrats have nominated q utan who
/ has always had 10 work to- maintain
I himself and his family. illustrates The
/ difference between the parties as well
/ rs the men; between the party or
/ arlstOc-acy and Oligdrchy- which has
\ named Roosevelt for head Of the Ma
4 ton. and the party OF liberty ana equal
\ ity, with Parker FOR standard bearer
4 Roosevelt the aristCcrdt. who. a Re
I publican campaign document says,
/ never needed 40 do q days work." is
\ never able to speak of vEOrEinSmcu
\ without n sneer- as when ne said in
! his book Ranch Life" that they
! cowboys are much better fellows and
/ pleGsGnter companions than small
/ farmers or agricultural laborers; nor
/ are the mechanics and WOrkmen OF q
/ great city 10 be mentioned in the same
/ breath
I How different the tone which runs
Y through the numerous decisions Of
I Judge Parker in cases before him az
fecting the rights OF labCr-the rights
I Of his fellOw-citiZenS, whom. unlike
I Roosevelt, be does not regard as In
/ feriOrs. but as equals in every respect
to himself
Labor. in the State Of New York
and in the United States, owes i large
! debt to the broad-minded decisions OF
Judge Parker, who has steadfasIly re
fused TO be Swayed or warped from
his consistent maintenance OF every
measure tending to secure to the work
/ ingman the rights OF which men Of the
Roosevelt stamp who, as boosted in
Republican campaign literature, never
needed to do a days work" would like
to deprive him. But for this attitude
Of Judge Parker, as a member and
1 Chief Justice Of the Court Of Appeals,
/ laws intended to promote the interests
/ Of labor would have become dead let
/ tiers, and the wOrkingman striving 10
| better his condition with the aid Of
wholesome legislation, would have
| been at a grave disadvantage
It is not necessary, therefore, to
guess at Judge Parker's course toward
labor, should he be elected President.
It is also certain that, with his
/ strong regard for the Constitution, and
the rights which it guarantees to every
citizen, Judge Parker, as President,
would not be inactive, as Roosevelt
has been. while the Republican Gov
/ ernOr Of Colorado. or any other State,
used the military, at the viii OF IN
I scrupulOus employers, to deprive Cit
ZenS of their constitutional rights, and
/ TO depOrt them from their places Of
residence. Roosevelt has by silence
and inactiOn tolerated these Outrages,
and given encouragement TO Republi-
can Governor Peabody and Republican
militia General Bell, Of Colorado, to
/ persist in their course Of violence, OPP
preston and persecution Of labor, al
I though his sworn obligation as Presi-
I dent leaves no doubt Of his duty to in
/ terfere With Parker in the Presi-
I Dental chair Peabody and Bell would
never have dared to depOrt miners
/ from the State because they belonged
/ to a labor union
Judge Parker's vigorous advocacy OF
/ the rights and dignity Of labor is IL
I Illustrated in his whole judicial career
! In a strong dissenting opinion, case
/ Of Rodgers Y. COler, I66 n. Y. 1, Judge
I Parker argued IN defense Of the right
/ OF the Legislature to require that pre-
Failing wages be paid to those en-
/ ployed upon State and municipal work.
1 Never has q Judge used language clear
e.. or more direct and earnest than
/ Judge Parker used IN this case, which,
/ in a great State like New York, paying
1 out in the behalf Of the State aud its
municipal divisions millions OF dollars
I yearly TO Forkingmen, was OF the ut
most importance and value TO labor
/ throughout the Union
The New York State law providing
\ that all stone used in State and mu-
I nicipal works. except paving blocks
/ and crushed stone. shall be worked.
/ dressed and carved within the State, :"
I Judge Parker took the side OF labor.
I and delivered an opinion IN favor OF
I the law, which was needed TO prevent
! the cheap, unorganized labor OF Yer
/ mont. where Senator Proctor, one Of
ROOsevelt's right hand men, controls
/ the Quarries, from driving the union
stOnecUtters Of New York ont Of their
special field
Judge Parker, in the case Of the PEG
! pie y. Hawkins. upheld the law reouir-