The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-07-17

night that it is the duty of every man
stand by the men who are at all times
loyal to your interests.
Dan Sims Scorched.
1.-The political machines of both par
ties in the state of Indiana are already
setting their lieutenants to work to
nominate a machine man for governor
Of this state. 1t has been but a few
weeks ago that / was sitting in the
court room listening to the arguments
before great judge, on the constitu-
tionality of one of the recent laws en-
acted by the legislature for our benefit.
In that court room was a lawyer by the
name of Dan Sims, chief counsel of the
Wabash railroad. and a resident of La
fayette, Tippecanoe county. pleading
for the interests of the corporations of
the state of Indiana and denouncing
the railroad organizations for having
the full crew law enacted by the recent
legislature; hurting defiance at the
working people of this state wherever
he could get an opportunity, and in less
than six months he will be going over
the state of Indiana patting the labor
ing men on the back. and asking the
democratic party to place him in nom
nation for governor of this state; the
same can be said of Sam Ralston, an
other democratic candidate who has
been a machine man all his life.
Miller Machine Made.
Turning over to the republican side
of this question. we find several men
aspiring for the highest office within
the gift of the people of this state, who
have been antagonistic to labor all
their life. Charley Miller. of Goshen
Ind, is a machine made man. and if
you ever get an opportunity, ask him if
he ever did anything for labor while
attorney general of the state of Indi-
ana. | have heard the name of James
Watson, congressional candidate from
your district, frequently mentioned for
governor of this state. All that l can
say to Jim is, that he had better keep
out of the running. because the labor
organizations of this state would sure
ly lay him upon the political shelf for
all time to come. | need only to refer
you to his record in congress to con-
vince you of this fact / wish to say
to you tonight that both political par
ties have men who have been ever
ready and willing to aid and assist us
and it is our duty to see that the po-
litical parties of this state nominate
good, conservative men at both polite
al conventions for the state ticket. and
then it will be our duty to aid and as
sist in the election of such men TO the
legislature and to the congress of the
United States. who are ever ready and
willing to assist us.
Are Just and Reasonable.
81 claim that the full crew law and
several other laws enacted by the last
laws. and l need only refer you TO the
Safety Appliance Act passed
by congress several years ago; the rail-
road companies spent millions of dol
lars trying TO defeat that measure
which l believe today is the greatest
for their benefit that has ever
been enacted into a law During the |
last session of congress thousands |
upon thousands of dollars was spent |
in defeat of bills that were of vital /
Importance to the people. The rail- /
roads openly disregard the law at all /
times, and whenever an accident hap |
pens they try TO make the public be- /
lieve that their employees were to |
blame. Recent investigation of acct
dents in the state shows by the evil /
dence that the railroad company was
entirely TO blame. yet they tried to i
make the public believe that it was /
the employees If we will but take an /
active interest in the election of men /