The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1906-09-06
The Nebraska Independent

created, to which either party of an industrial
dispute may appeal or which can of its motion in
stitute an inquiry, public opinion nay be relied
upon to enforce the finding. If there is compulsory
submission to investigation it is not necessary that
there shall be compulsory acceptance of the de-
cision, for a full and fair investigation will, in
almost every case bring about settlement
mo reference to the labor question is COM
plete that does not include some mention of what
is known government by Injunction. AS the
main purpose Of The writ is to eyade trial by jury
it is really attack upon the jury system and
ought to arouse unanimous protest However, as
the writ is usually invoked in case of a strike
the Importance of the subject would be very much
reduced by the adoption of system of arbitra
ton, because arbitration would very much reduce
even if it did not entirely remove the probability
of strike
Just another word in regard to the laboring
man. The struggle to secure an eight hour day
is an international struggle and it is sure to be
settled in favor of the workingmans contention.
The benefits of the labor saving machine have not
been distributed with equity The producer has
enormously multiplied his capacity but SO far the
owner of the machine has received too much
of the increase and the laborer too little Those
who oppose the eight hour day do it, |
WINGED, more because of ignorance of conditions
than because of lack of sympathy with those who
toll. The removal of work from the house to the
factory has separated the husband from his wife
and the father from his children while the growth
OF our cities has put an increasing distance be-
tween the home and the workshop. Then, too,
more is demanded of the laboring man now than
formerly. He is a citizen well laborer,
and must have time for the study of public
questions if he is to be an intelligent sovereign.
To drive him from his bed to his task and from
his task to his bed is to deprive the family
OF his companonshp, society of his service and
politics of his influence.
Thus far | have dWelt upon subjects which
may not be regarded strictly partisan, but
am sure that you will pardon me if in this pres
ence | betray my interest in those policies for
which the democratic party stands | have not
had an opportunity to make democratic speech
for almost year. and no one-not even politi-
cal enemy-could be so cruel as to forbid me to
speak of those policies this occasion Our
opponents have derived not only partisan pleas
ure, but partisan advantage well from the diyi-
sion caused in party by the money question.
They ought not, therefore, begrudge us the salts
faction that find in the fact that unexpected
conditions have removed the cause of differ
ences and permitted us to present united front
present issues. The unlocked for and unprece-
denied increase in the production of gold has
brought victory to both the advocates of gold
and the advocates of bimetallism-the former
keeping the gold standard which they wanted and
the latter securing the larger volume of money
for which they contended. We who favor bimet-
allism satisfied with victory if the friends
of recommendation satisfied with theirs. And
invite them to contest of zeal and endur-
ance in the effort to restore to the people the
rights which have been gradually taken from them
by the trusts.
"The Investigations which have been in pro-
gress during the past year have disclosed the
business methods of those who few years ago
resented any inspection of their schemes and hid
their rascaty under high-soundng phrases.
These Investigations have also disclosed the
source of enormous campaign funds which have
been used to debauch elections and corrupt the
ballot. The people see now what they should
have seen before, namely, that no party can ex-
terminate the trusts so long as it owes its po-
ltical success to campaign contributions secured
from the trusts. The great corporations do not
contribute their money to any party except for
immunity expressly promised or clearly implied.
The president has recommended legislation on this
subject, but far his party has failed to respond
mo important advance can be made until this