The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-08-31

msnent impartial board is created TO which
either party Of on industrial dispute may
appeal which cnn Of Its motion institute
AL inquiry, public opinion may bo relrod upon
TO enforce the finding II there is compul-
sorry submission 10 investigation, it is not
necessary that there shall be compulsory
acceptance OF the decision. for . full and fair
vestigation will in almost every case bring
about settlement.
No reference to the labor question is
complete that does not include some mention
Of what is known as government by injunc-
tiop. AS the main purpose OF the writ Is 10
evndo trial by jury, it Is really an attack
upon the jury system s and ought ih 10 nrou.o
est thief is guaranteed trial by jury, a
jury ought not 70 be donied TO wage esrners.
However, as the writ. is usually invoked in
cnse Of strike the Importance Of the sub
jeot would be very much reduced by the
adoption OF system OF arbitration, because
arbitration would very much reduce, even
il 1t did not entirely remove, the probability
OF q strike,
just another word in regard TO the labor
Ing man. The struggle TO secure an eight
in sure to be settled in favor Of the working
mon The benefits OF the labor.sav ma
chinery have not been distributed with
equity. The producer has enormously null
tipliod his capacity, but 30 far tho owner
Of tho machine hos received too much OF the
increase and the laborer too little. Those
who oppose the eight-hour day do il. / am
convinced, rather because of ignorance OF
conditions, than because OF lack OF sympathy
with those who toll. The removal OF work
tho husband from his wife and the father
from his children, while the growth of our
cities has put increasing distance be
oo as and tho Of s
than formerly. He is citizen we'll
as a laborer and must have time for the
study Of public questions il he Is to be an
his bed to his task and from his task back
TO his bed is TO deprive the family of his
company, society OF his service and politics
of his influence.
Deals With National Issues.
Thus far have dwelt upon subjects which
may not be regarded az strictly partisan, but
am sure that you will pardon me II in
this presence / betray my interest in those
policies for which the Democratic party
stands. have not had an opportunity TO
and no one-not even political enemy
could be so cruel as to forbid me speak OF
those policies on this occasion. Our oppo-
nents have derived not only partisan pleas
ure, but also partisan advantage from tho
division caused In our party by the money
question. They ought not, therefore, be-
the fact that unexpected conditions have
removed the cause Of our differences and
permitted us to present united front on
prsesdented Increase in the production Of
gold has brought victory to both the ad"
vocstes Of gold and tho advocates OF bi:
.sads1S Which hsT fSr%sT ssGpns The The 9s
securing the larger volume Of money for
which they contonded. We who favor b.
me,nllism are satisfied with our victory il
the friends OF monometnlism satisfied
with theirs. And we cnn invite them to =
contest of zeal and endurance in tho effort
TO the people the rights which have beon
gradually taken from them by the trusts.
The Investigations which have been in
progress during the past year have dis.
closed the business methods Of those who
their schemes and hid their rasoaiity under
high sounding phrases These Investigations
have also disclosed the source OF enormous
campaign funds which have been used to de.
bauch elections and corrupt the ballot.
Corporation Contributions.
The people see now What they should have
seen before, namely, that no party can e1'
terminate the trusts 30 long as II owes It's
present sucoess TO campaign contributions
secured from the trusts. The great oorpo.
party except for Immunity expressly prom.
ised or clearly implied. The President has
recommended legislation on this subject, but
SO far his party has failed TO respond. No
important advance can he made until this
baneful influence is eliminated, and I hope
that the Democratic party will not only
challenge the Republican party to bring for
ward effective legislation on this subject
but will set an example by refusing campaign
contributions from the corporations and by
opening the books 30 that every contributor
OF any considerable sum may be known to
the public before the election. The great
majority OF corporations are engaged in le-
gtimate business and have nothing to fear
from hostile legislation, and the officers
should not be permitted TO use tho money
OF the stockholders to advance their politi-
osl opinions.
Contributions should be individual. not
corporate, and no party afford to re.
ceive contributions even from individuals
when the acceptance of theso contributions
secretly pledges the party to . course which
1t cannot openly avow. In other words
politics should be honest, and I mistake
present conditions N America II they do not
receive Improvement in the conduct Of cam.
paigns.
While men may differ as 10 tho relative
Importance Of issues. and while the next
Congress will largely shape the lines upon
which the coming Presidential campaign will
be fought, l think IL is safe 70 say that at
present the paramount issue in the minds of
o large majority Of the people is the trust
issue l congratulate President Roosevelt
upon the steps which he has taken TO enforce
the antitrust laws, ard my qualification is
not lessened by the fact that he has followed
the Democratic rather than rhe Repu blican
platform in every advance he has made. II
has been q great embarrassment to him that
the platform upon which he was elscted was
filed with praise Of the Republican nariI; a