The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-30

population with every advance of
mechanical invention, it is no ex-
aggeraton to state, has awaited that
precise knowledge which has come
only within the last five years
Problem of the Unemployed.
Given that knowledge, and given
wisdom, self-restraint and high pur-
pose in applying it, and there is lit
tie this nation cannot do for itself.
With free scope for our federal pro-
gram, we will do much toward help
ing each member of the industrial
army to get the chance to make ev-
Ierything possible out of himself. We
can solve this problem of the unem-
ployed best by having no more I'M
employable. Already our Bureau
of Labor, fer the past twenty years OF
necessity largely a statistical bur-
eau, is practically depar ment of
sociology, aiming not only 10 secure
exact information about Industrial
conditions, but to discover remedies
| for Industrial evils. AT this moment
we are conducting Investigations as
10 the labor of women and children.
the disease and mortality. rates of
the various occupations, the problem
of dealing with the unemployed, etc.
The whole principle of material and
social advancement has come to a
quicker fruition in our department
of Agriculture for the reason that
biology is more easily handled with
reference to seeds and plants and
cattle than rs re CARDS men. 1t is
our confident claim, however, that
applied science, il carried out ac-
eor1ing to our program, will sue
caei in achieving for humanity,
1b1Ne all for the city Industrial work
!, results even surprising in value
hose today in effect on the farm.
in'iiyi,iua!jsn and Socialism.
We believe tbat America should
al.e the lead in this work. Much
it can begin nov All OF it will
ave to he d ne az some time, and
g first .l2ce in the world will come
t-.& csuntgy which does it first
n h. FIX york has already been
/. azua tner to:s administration.
viii be continued and amplided
n,er Mr.. TAFT 4 will he brought
% ruin If Mr. Bryan is elected. The
ational government must help to-
ward this great reform by putting
the results Of its extended researches
at the fres disposal Of all citizens.
We believe not merely in retaining
but developing 10 the utmost pos
sihle extent Individual initiative, l5u,
we are not to be frightened by any
cutlery of paternalism or socialism
from going into any experiment
which promises to benefit either
farmers or wage-earners; for we re-
gard a lawlcss and impractcable in
tividualism IS in itself quite as un-
Iesirab Bile as the most deadening form
Of socialism.
Labor Should Favor Taft"
1t has been charged that Mr.. Taft
and the administration in which he
has borne so prominent a part. have
not been Sufficiently interested in
economic and industrial questions.
The above is, it seems to me sufficient
answer TO this charge. Mr.. Taft's
election should be advocated by all
who believe IN making a far-reach-
ing effort toward the heterment of
our scheme of social and industrial
life. 1t should also be advocated by
all who wish an immediate advance
i,, ;o1 Il i
tons
If Mr.. Taft is not elected, period
Of industrial chaos and business bad
times will ensue in which the work.
ingman will suffer far more than any
other class. they are the people,
VITO, more than any other, Will Fay
the penalty. Because of their own
material interests / believe that they
should support Mr.. Taft. and, fur
thermore, ! believe that they should
support him because he has by his
actions over and over again proved
himself to be a singularly Hearless
and effective champion Of ta rights
f labor; and, above all, ] ri that
they should support him 3 good
american citizens, because Ae en-
bodies what is best and Ii 1ast in
our American citizenship,
Sincerely 70 IS,
Theodore Roe welt.
Mr. P H. Grace,
brotherhood of Railroad Train
men,
9s Clinton street,