The Cairo bulletin., 1908-09-24
TAFT TALKS TO
RAILROAD MEN
PAYS RESPECTS TO UNION IA,
EoR IN ADDRESS AT CHICAGO
LAST NIGHT.
HIS LABOR DECISIONS
When He Was on Bench Particularl,
pWet on BY Cond date--B Better.
ed Conditions at
Panama.

Chicago. Sept 3D. William II. Taft
! Republican candidate for PRESIDENT. /,
! Two addresses here tonight. openet
i what his leaders declare would BIZ
8 from now on an aggre ssiye campaign
& Speaking before the Railway Mems In
{, dependent TAFT Club, TAFT paid his re-.
/. speets to union labor, dealing particu.
+ larry with the decisions in labor cases
rendered by him when Judge.
! Taft's first speech was to several
. thousand people unable 10 gain admis.
sion to Orchestra Hail, where the prin.
cipal address was later delivered.
Most Of those inside Of the hall were
railway men, among them James Len.
non, who suffered a jail sentence dur.
ing the American Railway Troubles
IN 1891.
AL the opening of his speech Taft
cited the many laws passed by the
Republican congress for the benefit
especially Of railroad laborers- the
hour law, the safety appliance acts.
the arbitrations between railways and
employees, the employers liability act,
The compensation Of government en-
ployes for injuries received IN the
government employ
Followed Previous RuInos.
Taft here took up the matte Of Ii
functions. citing his personal relation
to the question. He showed that in
every instance he followed previous
rulings, the law and facts in the decis |
ions he made and further that these
decisions wer sustained by the higher
courts, even by the supreme court of
the United States Two or three in.
junction cases In which he was con
cerned were against workmen while
another was a combination of iron
pipe makers against whom he issued
injunction which resulted in the
of the combine
'SN HNi'Si W sHJunCllOnt
He said he was not the father of the
Injunction as stated by Bryan. IN
functions had been issued many years
before he went on the bench. ana he
followed precedents when the law and !
Facts warranted it and required il. In
.t declaration regarding notices in in. =
iunctionc, the Democratic platform.
Tart declared, merely resolves that
ought not to be ISSUED IN
Industrial disputes where they would n.
rot issue In other disputes. This is M
iiher meaningless or decetful. So p,
90, with the Democrats for jury trials -
n injunctions. This would result only IA,
delay and hamper Justice" ~,
As to the charge that he is un- ~
riendly to labor, Taft cited conditions 10
nthe Panama Canal. where he had
5000 laar.rs vaJer him for four
eas and Waosc condition he succeed
! ID ale...y approving.
Nslfa.e ei Railroads. la
ln the matter of railroad regula si
on he declared that his position was NJ
nat there should be no unjust ami lin
rastic legislation preventing their lto
lrning proper income. and at th9 bo
lme time they should charge oulv an
roper rates. The railroads must tc foI
Ich as TO enable them TO borrow In
oney with which to carry on con
ruction work. with their direct ia
rest that railroad labor.ag men have
the prosperity Of the railroads" be
died. can they not see that it Is Of ca.
q most Importance to prevent ths iur
-ction Of the man whose record viii ton
axe returning confidence and pros Inet
rity Impossible Is it not apparent Itha
sou. that the election Of Bryan to Isf
e powerful Office of president. with
unstable financial theories and hiz
certain economic propositions. viii III
lFince every one having capital 70
rest ttat the business future Of tho
mtry is uncertain. and that IL is FOR
er to withhold their moneve / sub n
70 those most interested. To this
diligence audience. that this Is the
le of the full dinner pail that ought O.
make them for The third time re- Al
{ Bryau's claim to be elected TO the ,a.
=s.ieucy as a helpful friend Of the -.u
IkiuE man
Hscussiug the Democratic pr0posl feaT
p for trial hT jury TN contempt -o-7
es. he catered protest against lars
p destructive step ia our juI- ses
3 Procedure the
ie challenged Bryan 10 prove that reaa