The Ordway new era., 1905-12-08

to see such supervision and regulation
thsm maks IN tes ss,dsns hat G there Is
for public ownership. The opponents OF
goyerlment regulation dwell upon ths ".
intricate and involved nature of the prob
| lem. Their contention Is true. IL is =
kinds OF difficultics are sure to arise In
connection with any plan o. solution.
hoped for by It's more optimistic adher-
| ents. Moreover. under anv healthy pan
tho benefits will develop aradnaliy and not
] rapidly. Finally. we must clearly under
1 stand that the public servants VINO nfs
to. do this peculiarly Responsible anu
| delicate work must themselves be OF IN.
| highest type both regards integrity and
| efficiency. They must be well paid IOr
run Ein'' be ~ secured: and ihey must possess
a lofty probity which will revolt as quick.
iy at the thought Of pandering TO any
men as The thought Of anything even
remotely resembling subseryiency TO rish
| men. But while ! fully admit the am.
cuitles In the way DO not for a moment
admit that these difficulties warrant us
s'gppns In 9Sr eSr, Ssy % ssssIs saSe no
other effect than TO spur us on TO the
exercise of the resolution the ,'en-hand-
which We like to think OF as typieally
American. and which VIII In the end
achieve good results in this as IN othsf
| fields OF activity.
The necessity for safety appliances
on railroads. recommended In the
Presidents message to the last Con-
gress, Is emphasized. together with
the necessity for law regulating the
hours of labor of railroad men.
On the labor question, the mes.
sage says:
There has been demand for dcprivinE
courts OF the power to issue inJunctions
In labor disputes, Such special Limitation
OF the equity powers OF our courts would
h.s ttNaE a.xt
judges have misuscd this power: but this
does not Justify y denial Of the power
lIs the power SS to" to call ali = sifis. BY hbSr
leader would Justify the denial Of IN" right
procedure by recurring the judgc TO give
due notice TO IN. adverse parties before
granting the writ, the hearing TO be eS
partc II the adverse party does not ap-
pear Mt the time and place ordered.
What Is due notice must depend upon the
facts OF the case: it should not be used
as preteSt to permit violation Of law.
or the tcopardizlng Of life or property.
OF course. this would not authorize the
issuing OF n restraining order or Iu1unc-
tion In any case In which II Is not already
authorized BY existing law.
In any great labor disturbance not only
are employer and .mploye Interested. but
also also third narty-i,hc Te1rs.,l PUBLIC,
which Interstate commerce is Involved
should be Investigated hy tho government
and, the facts officially reported to the
putlic.
The question OF securing a healthy. self
respecting, and mutually sympathetlc at
titudc As between employer and .mployc.
one. All phases o; IN. inbor problem
prove difficult when apprua ched. But tn.
in nccaTdatice With which IN. problem
mus; be solved are entirely simple. We
can get Justice aud right dealing only II
We must face accomplished facts. and the
principle OF treating man ON his worth
as man ruthcr than with reference To
his social position. his occupation. or tn.
class to which h. belongs. There are
selfish and brutal men In all ranks OF life.
u they nrs capitalists ,heir seinshness
Indifference to suffering, greedy disregard
Of every moral restraint which inteTferes
cold -blooded exploitation OF the weak: or.
" they are lnborcrs, II. form of laziness,
ot wiiiinsnsss ness to @ psrtoTm % deeds fe of mnI, mr"
dcrous violence. Such conduct IL Just
nS feprchenSibl- In one case In the
other. and all honest and farsecing men
should Join In warring against II wherever
1t becomes manifest. Individual capital
ist and Individual wage-workcr. corpora
tion and union. are alike entitled to tn.
protection OF the Law. and must alike
obey the law. Moreover; in addition TO
II h" be really good citizen. must show
broad sympathy for his n.ighbor and
arising between them from the standpoint
OF that neighbor no less than from his
own: and to this end II is essential that
capitalist and wag.-workcr should con-
suit freely one with the other. should each
strive to bring closer the day when both
shall reaiiz. that they are pfopefly part.
ncrs and not enemies To approach the
questions which Inevitably aris" between
them solely from the standpoint which
treats each side ir tn. mass a. the en-
emy Of the other side IN tn. mans is both
wicked and foolish. In tn. past the most
dnciul among the Influences which nave
brought about the downfall of republics
mas ever D..n the sIUwtn of IN. class
tends to make n man zubotdinat- the wei
fare OF the public as whole 10 tn. wei.
belongs. This ineviiatiy 6rins. anou, a
tendancy to treat each man not on his
| tlon as belonging to certain class In
IN this Repu6iIe i, viii ultimately prov.
faiai TO every eommunl,y y in which 4 has
become dominant Unless We con
@ sanse edS ;se great ssics isndsmsnssi snd ''Tsas
truth truth, that % ,S our eossstn y With abe ndyduai
maS Sold nj S1s
waieh u has sehievcd among the nations The
n,ai nn, cara line. Q, s..vsT. .nens ou, people do
| gles to-. the lines OF cleavage which divide
oesup.,ion from OCCUPATION: vtleh Ovid,
large means. men Who live in III. towns from
line Of eiesvase is ID. line Which divides the ,as
honest man Who ,ries TO do we'll by hi.
by his neiEhbor. In o.aer words. ID. s;sn1.
ard vs shou:i establish IL the standard
OF CONDUCT not tbe htandArd OF occupation.
| OF means. or Of social position. II ia the
| mans moral qualify. bis attitude toward the
| his cleanliness Of life. his power TO Do his
duty toward himself and toward others, which
really count: and y We Substitute for tbs
| standard Of personal Judgment which treats
| each man according TO his merits another
| standard In accordance with which all men
/ o. one class are favored and all men Of ar
| other class disoriminated against. we shsIi do
| irreparabie damaxe to the body polite. be-
| iieve that our people are too sane. TOO self
| respecting. too At for sef-Hoyernment. ever
TO adopt such 40 a,ti,yde. This sovernment
| piutocracy. This government 10 not and
| never shall BE- government nv = mob IL
| shall continue 10 be In The future what IL
has been In the past. = government based on
/ the theory that each man. rich poor. is 10
| - treated simply and solely his worth ss
4 a man. that sii bis personal and property
rights are 10 be safesuarded and that he is
neither to wrong others nor TO suffer wrong
from othsrs.