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property right for which there Is no ade-
quate remedy at law, is older than the Con-
Stitution. and as well tahliShed as any

quate remedy at law. is older than the Con-
stitution. and as well established as any
other principle Of law or equity. The In
alienable right of each citizen, be he weak
or strong. Is to come and go to and from
his property without molestation. and to
carry on business thereon, and. in the exer-
else Of such right he is entitled to call upon
the government for protection through the
courts.
Mr.. Gompers claims that In contests
growing out of strikes or lockouts he is op-
posed to violence on the part of any one
connected with the controversy. l will not
question the good faith of the claim, but I
do say that If the legislation he demands
were enacted destruction Of property by ir-
responsible persons in such controversies
would increase Again. II such legislation
were enacted under its cover vicious and
irresponsible persons belonging to the GRIM
inal class not engaged in labor or seeking
to labor. would avail themselves Of the
opportunity as they have in many instances
in the name of contesting labor, of de-
stroying property. and the owner thereof
would be without remedy. The legisla-
ton that Mr.. Gompers demands would turn
loose in times Of trouble the criminally
disposed. In charity for him, 1 do not be-
lieve that he realized the consequences
that would result from that which he ad-
vocates. and. in Justice to all the citizen
ship of the republic, in justice to every man
who lives in the sweat Of his face by hon
est endeavor. am now. and will be at all
times opposed to this legislation which he
demands.
.Gompers and Organized Labor.
For thirty years have represented dis
trict where nearly all the constituency have
lived and are living by their labor. They
and those like unto them stand for law
and order, for protection Of property and
the inalienable rights of every citizen. Those
who labor have trot and are treading. no
path that I have not trod and that my de-
scendants will not tread. The organized
labor that Mr.. Gompers claims to repre-
sent Is composed Of people who have the
right to organize. They are Of all churches
and OF no church: they are skilled and un-
skilled; they belong to all the different
parties; they are as intelligent and as pa
triotic as any other equal number Of citi-
zens Of the republic. In the transaction Of
the business Of their organization I have
no doubt that they will cooperate with
those who from time to time they place in
authority, but in their party Affiliations, in
choosing the policies Of the republic, I am
ready to take my chances with them, and
this too, without regard to the demands of
Mr.. Gompers when he seeks TO control their
action at the ballot box.
The record Of trust prosecutions and In
vestigations into their practices Is too long
to here recite. but 1t Is acknowledged to be
most creditable. even by our political oppo-
nents.
with the President and embodied into law
more of his recommendations than has
fallen to the lot Of most chief executives. 1
believe the record Of the Fifty-ninth Con-
gress made in its first session will go into
history as one Of the best records of leg
islation for the benefit of all the people
that has ever been made The railroad
rate law the pure food law, the meat In
spection amendment to the agricultural ap-
preparation act, the free alcohol law, the
consular reform legislation. the employers
Congress make q record OF legislation
which has not been paralleled in many
years.
The amendment to the Interstate COM
merce law, known as the Elkins law Of
1902, and the rate legislation just enacted.
coupled with many decisions by the Su-
preme Court Of the United States. render
reasonably certain that practices which had
grown UP by large shippers of commodities
demanding and receiving from common
carriers exceptional rates for Transports
law and penalized both as to the railway.
or other common carriers, and the ship
per. So that 1t Is safe to say that each
citizen In the United States will be treated
the same as every other citizen. With
equal privileges to all, there Is no reason
to doubt that by enterprise, Industry and
competition under equal conditions mo-
nopoly is decreasing and will finally cease
and q square deal afforded to every COM
peting citizen.
We are willing to stand by the record
and trust to the intelligence of the people
as to whether they will continue this rec
ord of prosperity and wise regulation OF
abuses or accept the preachings ana prom
iseS of the demagOgue.