Morris tribune., 1905-08-19

| Secretary Shaw duces them. On the
contrary, the Republicans appeal to the
| producer, saying that the greatest
| question is the price at which he can
| dispose Of his products, whether they
are labor Or the results Of labor. The
| opposition promised the consumer 'the
| best malsiet in the world in which to
buy" The Republican party promised
the producer 1.-The best market in the
world III which to SELL" He said that
business st0gnation and panic had
marked every experiment with tariff
for revenue only.
President Addresses Mine Workers.
Mine workers as we'll as temperance
workers comprised the vast throng Of
more than 10000 persons Who gave
President Roosevelt the reception Of.
his life, when he spoke on the same
platform with Cardinal Gibbons and
John Mitchell. at Wilkesbarre. 1t was
the eagerness of this great mass Of
people to get near the president that
came near causing frightful catastro-
phe, those in front being pressed
against the ropes by the thousands be-
hind. Only the personal magnetism of
the nations chief as he raised his
arms and shouted for order checked
. the dangerous movement. Cardinal
Gibbons, who was the first speaker,
said that the presidents coming would
be potent factor in cementing the
good relations between the miners and
their employers.
John Mitchell, speaking for the mine
workers, said the visit Of the president
marked an epoch in Industrial history,
and spoke of their gratitude for the
presidents Intervention in the great
strike Of 1902. He introduced the
president as one who had spoken for
the right of the workmen to organize
and who was an honorary member Of
one union.
The president said he was glad to
speak to the miners and under the
auspices of the G. T. A. U. He point |
ed out that mans own qualities were
mostly responsible for determining his |
success. Hence the Importance of So
briefly and temperance. To be a good !
citizen a man must first learn to gov
ern himself, and this applied as much |
to the wealthy as to the poor. The |
president declared that he strongly be- |
lieved In trades unions wisely and |
duty of both capitalist and wage work |
er to seek each other out and endeavor
to show broad and kindly human sym
pathy
chicasos Ownership Plans.
Mayor Dunno Of Chicago has de-
cided that the city should allow the
traction companies to continue to oper-
ate in the streets long enough to work
out their present franchise values,
while announcing it's intention to take
over the lines in the future. In an
interview the mayor said that it
would be his policy to avoid condem-
nation proceedings wherever possible
because they are so costly. Of the
700 miles of trackage in Chicago forty
miles would revert to the city at the
cost price within the next two years,
and in three years more the majority
of the 700 miles would revert in the
same way. After that he says that
the remaining roads whose charters
are for longer terms will find them
selves so surrounded by city lines as
to be glad to sell at a reasonable fig
ure. When that time comes, the sal
aries of employees will be higher and
hours of work shorter.
Connecticut Legislators Graft.
The people of Connecticut have been
startled by the report from Hartford
to the effect that the general assem-
bly,, whose session has just closed, ex-
pended $4,000 for pens and jack
knives for the use of the 29O legisla-
tors. This was sufficient to supply
each member with three fountain