The state herald., 1908-10-23
Beveridge in
Colorado
pITEs FACTS OF INTEREST TO
EVERY BRANCH OF Or
GANlZED LABOR.


i4th, show what the Republican party
has actually done for the workingman,
In contrast with the promises of the
Democracy:
"As have previously spoken OF the
rights and wrongs of capital shall
speak tonight of the rights and wrongs
of labors. Labor has suffered many
wrongs and in the last seven years
has had more of those wrongs righted
than in all the years put together
since the organization of labor. This
has been accomplished under the lead
ership of Theodore Roosevelt.
Let me give you few examples
OF the demands of organized labor
which have been granted. Labor de-
manded that Chinese coolies should be
kept out of the ranks of American
labor. Organized labor was right In
this demand for the Chinaman lives
on rice and is content with meager
wages. But the American laborer
must live upon the American scale;
rear an American family; train his
children In American schools; raise
American citizens, and be one him
self. Organized labor was right in say
Ing that American labor must not
be compelled to compete with Chinese
labor. Congress passed law which
kept the coolies ont OF America. |
selected this for the particular pur-
pose Of showing the workingmen whom
his real friends are. When this ques-
ton arose there were demagogues in
both parties who opposed the passage
of the law, but 1t is Republican
congress that passed II and Repub-
lican who signed II.
Wrong is Riahted.
In the next place organized labor
demanded that a law should be passed
preventing railroads from working
their employees an inhuman number OF
hours. Up to two years ago the
interstate railroads in hundreds of in.
stances compelled their men TO work
without sleep or rest more than forty
eight hours Mt time. This was not
only a wrong 10 the laborer but was
also the cause of wrecks and loss OF
life. You all remember the wreck
that occurred near Washington in
which 275 men, women and children
were manglcd and burned. This was
caused by the railroad company's
greed in working their engineers and
train crew without sleep or rest for
more than forty-eifht hours. until
the engineers eyes were SO dim that
he could not distinguish the lights.
That Infamous practice was caused by
the greed OF the railroad managers
ORGANIZED LABOR DEMANDED
THAT THOSE PRACTICES CEASE.
CONGRESS PASSED A LAW END
ING THEM. THAT LAW WAS
under Democratic rule became worse
and worse until the people called the
Republican party to power again.
Writ OF Injunction.
Before President Taft's administra
tion is one year old we shall end tho
abuse OF the Injunction in labor dis
nctes. On this great question there
are extremists on both sides-both
wrong. ms extremists always are
There are those who declare that the
power TO onJoin has never been ab
surd-but the American bench and bar
know that II has been abused: work
ingmen know II. the whole people
know II. inJunetions have been is
sued without notice. hearings not
given until the trouble had passed
men punished for dlsobcdlcncc with
out their day In court. These abuses
arc not many. but there have been
enough OF them TO prove the evil. to
arouse sense OF injustice In tho
breast OF labor, 10 create unrest
throughout the nation.
"Tho possibility OF these abuses
must be stopped. Every man should
have his day In eourt-this is the first
great maxim OF law made liberty aud
liberty. made law. This Is the found
alton OF tho peoples respect for and
obedience TO the courts. when tho
meancst man beneath our flag Is do
nicd that right. tho republic ceases
TO bc free. No injunction should H.
sue without notice: and once issued II
should speedily be heard.
oompers Homes, But wrong.
II do not think that the men who
rrc demanding this law fully under
stand It's consequence: do not believe
they realize the Frankonstoln they
nre creating. No man means better
by his fcllowman than Mr. Bryan. bu,
ho hna not taken the time TO think
this nubjcc, out Mr.. Gompers Ia nm
honest, enthusiast, devoted 10 tho nm