New-York tribune., 1908-09-24

An urgent telegram from Indiana Harbor. re- |
questing ten minutes stop and promising
good crowd from that place and Hammond. was
complied with, and the promise of the crowd |
fulfilled
SQUARE DEAL FOR LABOR.
go after Bryan and give him Hail Columbia"
was the admonition from the audience and |
taking the cue Mr.. Taft went after Bryan
With this concluding sentence, Mr Tart aroused
three hearty cheers for himself:
IF I am elected President, hope and be- |
lieve 1 shall be. purpose and 1t will be one of
my most pleasant duties. to devote my time |
and ali the ability have to the construction OF
legislation which shall give labor square deal, |
and not more than square deal"
If it be true that Chicago is Democratic city
there was no indication of the fact in the recep-
ton accorded the Republican Presidential can
didate when he arrived here at o'clock this
evening brass band and Gordon OF police |
men awaited the arrival of Mr.. Taft and his
party at the La Sale street station, and the
streets leading from the station to the Audito-
rum Annex were lined with thousands OF
cheering citizens. while every available inch OF
space on the tall buildings was crowded with
appauding men and women.
Every fire escape carried it's quota of enthu-
siastic Republicans, and at times the press OF |
people in the streets great that 1t was
with considerable difficulty the automobiles
made their way through without running them
down. When the party swung into Mlchgan
Boulevard enthusiastic crowd cheered the
candidate who throughout the trip had r1doen
hat in hand acknowledging the cheers and salu-
tations from all sides. Another cheering cro"u
greeted the candidate at the Auditorium Annex
and throughout his brief stay in Chicago there
was everywhere shown the greatest enthusiasm
for the Republican candidate.
Mr. Taft Orchestra
was packed from pit to topmost gallery. Every
inch of standing room the first floor and IN
the three galleries was occupied, the audience
being notable for the great number or women
present Over five thousand persons were un-
able to secure admission to the hail. but they
formed an overflow meeting which Mr TAFT ad-
dressed later in the evening. When the can
didate arrived, at S:25 o'clock, the great audi
ence arose, and every one cheered A feature or
the evening was the presentation to each mem
Der of the audience of a photograph OF Mr. Tart
When Mr. Taft arose to speak he was cheered
for five minutes before he permitted to be-
gin his address.
ADDRESS TO RAILROAD MEN
Speaking to the organized railroad men at
Orchestra Hall, Chicago, tonight, Mr.. Taft
said:
am glad to meet SO many members of or
ganized railroad labor. l have accepted TINS
opportunity to address an audience or mem
bers of the brotherhoods in order that 1 may
take up question to which has been given
great prominence in this campaign, and in
which | must say that every effort mas peen
made unjustly to arouse the preouolce OF OF,
ganized labor against the Republican party ana
its candidate.
In the first place, 1 wish to affirm, without
fear of contradiction, that the Republican
nartv has done vastly more than the Demo-
cratic party, both state and national leg
islation, for the protection and In the interest
a.
ministration the eight hour law for govern
ment workmen and gave an impetus 10 re-
duction of hours in other employ1nents. Inc
safety appliance acts, by which railroads en-
| gagged in interstate commerce were required
| to make provision for the safety or thelr EN-
Moves and thus reduce the shocking Joss
| of life and limb among railroad employees, were
| passed in the same administration Amendments
! to this act making more detailed specifications
for improvements in safety appliances, including
especially the fire pan, have been passed IN tne
| motion of arbitration between the railways ana
! their employees in interstate commerce is also
| one of those acts Of benefcence to both en-
plover and employe. The last congress en-
! acted a law which was declared uncohstltu
| tional and then in it's second session re-enacteo
! the law TO avoid the constitutional ooJectlois s.
! Bv this act railway employe VINO prlhgs suit
| for damages against the company canhot now
! he defeated on the ground that the negligence
was the negligence of a fellow servant II ne
! is shown to be guilty of negligence himself IN
a slight degree, he does not forfeit ms rlgnt
of action, but it is left to the jury 10 aPpoI PpI
/
In addition to this, a law limiting the hours
If Ia bor of interstate railway employees mas
! been passed. A bill was also passed by the iast
session of Congress providing for compensation
| 70 government employees for injuries received
| in the government employ. 1t is an inadequate
| law and will doubtless be improved by coming
| Congresses An issue however. has arisen as
| to the attitude of the two parties on the SUD-
iect of intunctions in labor disputes
RELATION TO LABOR PROBLEMS
7 nropose now TO take up first my personal
relation TO this question 1t fell to my lot to be
| a Judge of the Superior Court of Cincinnati for
three wears, and judge of the united states
Circuit court for the 9Th District. including
Michigan. Ohio Kentucky and tennessee. TOT
| eight years and during that time mad 10 con-
slider a number of important cases lnHolVills
| the rights of labor and the rights of the en-
! rIover as well as the practice in equity with
! reference to the issuing of 1nJunctions IN such
| eases The first case was not an injunction sult
| AZ all A boss bricklayer quarrelled with the
| union and their members who were In his en-
| nIov struck In order TO embarraSs MIN tne
| union notified all the local dealers in materials
! that they would boycott any hrm Whlch lur-
| Diebed him with material Moores Il co. had
| a contract to deliver TO this boss br1cklayer a
! lot of lime In order to avoid trouble they Sc
| cured from his a release from the contract but
| he sent his wagon to the freight station ana
| ho1lght lime out of the car where Moores & Co.
| sold lime TO any who applied. The walking
| delegate of the union discovered Il and boycott
| T,ae beeun Moores & Co were prevented from
| selling TO their usual customers any lime or
| other material for a great number OF months,
and suffered severe financial loss to thelr ousl-
| ness They sued for damages and the case was
| tried before a jury The jury returned a verdict
! for 81 500. Now, gentlemen, in that case heid
| and decided with two colleagues that second
! arv boycott was unlawful injury and that
| ,,betber II was perpetrated by laboring men or
| otherwise That is the law to-day. and my
friends, it ought to be the law. l know that
to know that there is difference IN or