Cañon City record., 1908-10-29
Protective Policy Of the Repsbiiean
Party Means 0eneral Pros.
perity aad Steady Work.
Republicans Are Opposed to Rsdue-
ing the American Laborer to the
Level Of Paupsr Labor Of Europe
Scale Of Wages.

IoOof at GAINESVILLE, ONO. the otner Gay,
the Hon. william Howard Taft said:
~ laid down the law and laid down
the principles upon which the labor or
ganizations In this country have since
built up their prosperity and their use
fulness. and instead OF saying that
am an enemy, recognize that ! am one
Of the greatest benefactors labor has
had. l decided the case against the
Brotherhood OF Engineers and the
Brotherhood condemned me. In four
years they got Into court In St Louis
and they had to cite my case to induce
the court to withdraw the injunction
there because had laid down the prin-
ciples upon which they could organize.
could have their officers, could raise
their funds. could go on and conduct
strikes under advice Of the officers.
and that case they induced. on the
authority OF my decision. the judge to
withdraw his Injunction and they went
ahead and won the strike. That same
thing occurred In court In Cincinnati.
and in q decision rendered in Chicago.
II you will examine the cases you will
and that instead OF being an oppressor
OF labor, I am its benefactor."
raft's Labor Policy.
II Mr.. Taft is elected President he
will carry out the Republican policies
and give every man a square deal.
The protective tarin OF the Republican
party restored general prosperity to the
country, taking the place OF the de
preston and ruin that was brought
on by Democratic Free Trade. The
tariff has protected our people against
the competition Of the nnderpaid and
undcrfed workmen OF foreign countries.
The condition OF these people is such
that no friend OF humanity can wish to
zee Il duplicated on this continent
The latorer earns about twice as
much In America as he does in England
or continental Europe. and the purchas-
Ing power 4Se- dollar ts~ssry naarSy.
equal. This has been made possible
through the Republican protective tar
lR.
De0eeraey We. Organised Labor.
The principles Of organized labor
championed by Judge Taft are irrecon-
ciiabIe to the free trade policy OF the
Democratic party. The country can
have one, or the other. but not both.
Organized labor of this country ts pro-
tected from the sweating and under.
paid laborers OF Europe only by pro-
tective tariY. Labor unions exist, as
Judge Taft says, to enable working
men, by union and combination among
themselves to meet employers on equal
terms. and TO bargain with them.
If there were no labor unions and no
combination, capital would be too
strong and labor would he at the mercy
Of capital. Another object is to secure
the hiEbest wages which nre consistent
with the conditions OF each trade. TO
raise the standard OF living and pre-
vent unfair competition. Every one OF
these measures Is opposed to Demo
cratic free trade. which would mean
the degradation Of American labor to
the level OF the pauper labor OF the Old
World.
what 0ooDees sa1A.
In 1897 at the time general prosperity
yas returning. after three millions OF
men had gone out OF employment on
account Of the Democratic free trade
policy. President Gompers OF the Ameri-
can Federation OF Labor in his report
used these words: at 10 agreed by oil
that the wage carners are the principal
consumers OF American products. 1t
necessarily follows that a reduction In
wages involvcsn diminution In the power
OF consumption. and consequently pro-
portionate decrease In production and
naturally also In the force OF labor re-
quired for the production. A reduction
OF wages. therefore, results In IN In
crsase In the army OF the unemployed"
0rsas LaAos Record.
Tue Democratic padty has never
done anything for labor. All the la
Dor laws on the federal statute books
have been placed there by Republicans.
Some OF these laws are:
The eieht.hour law, the 6rst ot Its
kind In this country. since Intended to
include employees on public works; pro-
hibition OF Importation OF contract In
borers; restriction OF immigration: ex-
ciusiou OF Chinese: abolition Of peon-
age; prohibition OF involuntary servi-
tude or kidnapped foreigners. added re-
strictious upon Importation Of cheap
foreign labor: creation OF Depa rtment
a Labor, all votes against Il being
Democratic: compulsory use OF auto
matie couplers and car brakes for In
tsrstate traflc; protection Of seamen: |:
lnopeCtion OF steam vessels; inspection
u coal mines; compulsory monthly re-
pofts OF accidents By common carriers: :
peovision for boards OF arbitration |;
peovIsion for Incorporation OF national
tfads unicus: child labor law for Dis.
Srset Of Columbia: appropriation to In.
vooeieata working conditions Of teie-
nhono and telegraph employees whose
eompanleo DO Interstate businees; pro-
Viosen 70 compensate iAborees injured
q ausern0Put work. This ID the rec.
ee6 q the keVuniicen party b fsdefal
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