The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-10-15
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RIGHT o. labor
His Friendly Views Accented as a
classic Interpretation Of law:
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crees Acknowledged 20 BE This.
by the Ablest Leaders OF the La
Dor AEovement-Ilry Voted For
Bill Which Shut Factories.

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Thanks to the stubidity OF Mr.
Bryan and his campaign managers n
attacking Mr.. Taft's record on 4apor
questions, the leaders OF the great
labor organizations have MADE
searching investigation OF the whole
subject, only to be convinced more
thoroughly than ever that Mr.. 40LSt
instead of being hostile to the inter-
ests OF wage-earners, has been srLlt.trs
steadfast and one OF their most pow
erful friends. Mr.. organs record on
the labor issue IS merely an ups,
broken story of unfulhl1ed promAses
and false prophecies. He never do
thing directly ahectlne the y -
of the Worlingman except to help en-
act the Ubiquitous Wtlson-Gornaan
tarfH of 1894. which paralyzed Amer
ican industry. forced the closing OF
hundreds OF mills and factories, drove
tens of thousands OF wage-earners
into idleness and brought want ana
misery to their families.
That Is absolutely all that Ar.
Bryan ever did for American labor.
The memory OF the ruinous law which
he helped to enact Is a nightmare to
American Workingmen. The record
Is a reproach to-Mr. r43ryans be y
not saying a word about 1t In this
campaign, because he dare not. Choa-
lenge him to defend &c and he VIII
squirm like an angleworm impale6 on
Mr.. Taft's record on the labor
question Is a record of practical posi-
tive results AS judge on the bench
he gave decFsions which for the hrst
time clearly defined the rights anu
privileges OF labor organizations M,
der the law He made 1t clear that
workingmen may legally form unlonss
that these unions may combine VIII
one another; that they have the right
to maintain funds for those OF their
members whose pay is considered M
adequate; and that they may appoint
officers to advise them as 70 the
course to be taken in relations with
their employers.
Thus. while administering the law
with jealous regard for the interests
of Justice, Mr.. Taft rendered service
to the cause of labor surprising that
of any Of his contemporaries on the
bench He set forth the rights and
prerogatives of organized labor so
distinctly that his views have been
accepted by all our courts as classic
Interpretation of the law on those
subjects. In some quarters Mr.. Taft's
rulings on labor questions have been
honestly misunderstood, but in 9TH
ers they have been deliberately mis-
For that reason the
careful examination OF the entire mat
ter which has followed the Demo-
cratic attack upon Mr.. Taft's labor
record is a most fortunate ctrcum-
stance. The more thoroughly 1t Is
scrutintzed the better for the Re
publican candidate.
The great value to labor interests
of Mr.. Taft's judicial DEGREES was
long ago recognized by the ablest
leaders of the labor movement. AS
this, the head OF one OF
the great organizations of railway
men said to Mr.. Taft few days ago:
when you made your labor de-
cision we all thought 1t was an out
rage until we got down to st: Louis
and had to fight Gould, and then We
read through your decision and to
our great surprise found that you had
laid down there the Magma Charta
upon which we could depend for the
of our rights.
Mr. Bryan has nothing for the
but an Offering of simply
promises and a prophecy of disaster.
HIS record is blank except that In
one instance he helped to enact law
which struck a deadly blow to labor
interests and drove an army OF wage
earners into want and despair.
Mr.. Taft, on the other hand, pre-
sents record of honorable service In
behalf OF labor He has helped to
establish the rights of labor under the
law. He has pointed out how the
wage-earners of the country may law
fully unite for their protection ana
how they may work together, one
with another, to promote
their common interests. The story OF
his splendid efforts in behalf OF the
wage-earner will be read with grati-
tude long after the name OF Organism
has faded from the memory or man.
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