The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1904-12-09

PRESIDENT MESSACE

FFu.ldcut R55se,eirs me sage has
80 leiire-ei O. cJagress. Its main
feafurts arr us follows:
atf enlargement OF score OF the
f1farfious 81 the national government
reguiued ty our development us ma
fnn Involves. ~ course. increase OF ex-
prueo. ant the period Of prosperity
fhruuzh which the country is passing
fuEtnes expenditures for permanent
improvements far greater than would
D. wise On hard times. but abundant
rercuuos and a large surplus always
invite extruvaCance and constant care
Eiuuid D. taken 90 guard against IN
neoessary Increase OF the ordinary ex-
Tsuees of government
Capital and Labor.
uhe rCintions az capital and labor.
and especially 81 organized capital and
urrauiEsi labor. 90 each Otler and to
a. pubiic % larEe come second in i'm
puriance only 90 the intimate questions
of family life. Our peculiar form OF
rurerumeut with it's sharp division OF
auihurity between the nation and the
several states. has been on the whole
Ear mune advantageous 10 our develop
mcnf than n more strongly centralized
EuForumcnt But II Is undoubtedly re-
EnoIsl,'ie Tor much OF the difficulty Of
meeting with adequate legislation the
ueU problems presented 10y the total
rllrn-r in Industrial conditions on this
cununcut during the last half century.
~ actual practice Il has proved eX-
corlluziy d.dicult ana in many cases
lmnuss liiic. 90 get unanin.i,y Of wise
action among tie various states on
tlu-e subjects. From the very nature
az the case this is especially true of
the laws affecting the employment Of
Curif1l On huge masses.
With regarJ 90 labor. ne problem =
- lcrs Important. but Il is simpler. As
lunr ns the states retain lie primary
couirli of tue police power tie circuTl-
siuuucs must be altogether extreme
which require interference by the fed
erul authorities. whether in the way Of
safeguarding the rights Of labor or in
tile wy 81 sccing that wrong is not
done by unruly persons who shield
themselves behind the name Of labor
M thcrc o. resistance 20 the federal
cuurts. interference with the mails or
s.s...s.s.. ..-,.-.r,.r,y,.o .,v r,,olps+affou of
fedeful property. or II the state authOri-
tios in some crisis which they are I'M
able o. FACE call FOR help. then the fed
era government may interfere; but
thourl such interference may be caus-
"a az condition Of things arising out
81 trouble connected with some Ques-
lion 90 labor. the interference itself
simply takes the form Of restoring or
der without regard to the questions
which have caused the breach Of or
der. Ia tie District OF Columbia and
IN the territories the federal law COW
ers the entire field OF government But
tle labor question is only acute in
uopuious conters Of commerce, manu-
facfures or nl2ing. Nevertheless both
in the enactment and IN the enforce
rneui ~ law the federal government
within lts restricted sphere should set
an example 20 tie state governments,
especially IN q matter so vital as this
affecting l1bor.
Labor Unions.
I believe that UnLer modern indus
trial conditions 70 IS often necessary and
even where not Necessary it is yet Of
ten s. - that there should be OrganiZa-
fiou of labor in order better to secure
the rights Of the individual wagework-
er. An encouragement should be given
o. any such organization 50 long as II
a. conducted with a due and decent re-
card Tor the rights Of others. There
are iu this country some labor unions
which have habitually and other labor
unions which have often been among
the most elective agents in working
Tor good citizenship and for uplifting
the condition OF those whose welfare
should be closest 10 our hearts. But
when any labor union seeks improper
ends or seeks 20 achieve proper ends
by Improper means all good citizens.
and more especially oil honorable pub
Ne -eTvautS. must oppose the wrongdO-
ina a. resolutely as they would oppose
thc wrourioing OF any great corpora
ton. Violence. brutality or corruption
should ~; for one moment be tOlerat-
ed.
Entire Right TO Organize.
WaupVyOrkPrs have an entire right
o. organize and by all peaceful and
honorable means TO endeavor to per
suade their fellows 10 join with them
an organizations. They have a legal
right. which. according 10 circum-
stances may or may not be a moral
right. % refuse 10 work In company
with men who decline to join their or
CARNATIONS. They have under no cir
cumsfances the right 70 commit VIC
lence upon those. whether capitalists
or wagewOrkers. who refuse TO support
their organizations or who side with