Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-12-11

eontso! 10y lle GaIioal government 4
eombihAtioas engaged In interstate bus
hess.
Labor.
inere are many matters affecfin.. Is
Dor and the status If the wacewarke
10 which | should like 10 draw vnu
attention. As far as possible hop
10 see frank recognition II the ad
'ahtages conferred by machinery. OF
eanizati"n anI division OF lal5yr. sc
companied 10y m effort to bring abru
larger share I'm the ownership b,
wdseworker Of railway. mill and fac
Tory. In farming this simply mean
that We wish Ia see the farmer own hi,
own land. We do not wish 10 see th,
FARMS 50 large that they become tn.
properly ~ absentee landlords who
farm Them by tenants nor vet so small
that the farmer becomes Ike a Euro
pean peasant.
The depoSltorS in our savings banks
now number over uHe-tenth of uur en-.
tire population. These are all CAPITAL.
lists who through tb" savings banks
loan their money to the wurkers-that
Is. In many cases to themselvcs-t to
carry "n their various industries,
Postal savings banks will make II easy
Tor the poorest 10 keep their savings
In absolute safety. The regulation Of
the national highways must be such
that they Shal! serve all people with
equal justice: Corporate finances must
be supervised So as to make II far
safer than at present for the man Of
small means to invest his money In
stocks. There must he prohibition OF
child labor, diminutiun Of woman Ia
Dor, shortening of hours of all me.
chanical labor. Stock watering should
be prohibited. and stock gambling. so
far as Is possible, discouraged. There
should be a progressive inheritance
tax on large fortunes. Industrial edu-
cation should be encouraged.
Protection For Waseworkers.
There is one matter with which the
congress should deal at this session.
There should no longer he any palter.
ing With the question Of taking care
or the wasewurkcrs who. under our
present Industrial system. become kill
Ell, crippled or worn out as part of the
regular incidents of IL given business.
The object sought for could be achiev-
ed To n measurable degree. as far rs
those Killed or crippled are concerned.
by proper employers liability laws.
AS TAR as concerns those who have
been worn out, call your attention to
the fact that definite steps toward uro-
viding old age pensions have been
taken in many of our private indus
tries
Pending a thoroughcoing investiga-
ton and action there IS certain lepis.
iatlon which should he enacted at
once. The law passed at the last SEES
sion or the congress granting com
penSation Ia certain classes Of en-
Dloyees of the government should be
extended to Include all EMPLOYEES of
he government aud should be made
more liberal In It's terms. In this re.
'pect the generosity of the United
states toward its employees compares
most unfavorably with that ce every
country In Europe-even the poorest.
The terms Of the act are also a
in prohibiting payment in
asses where the accident is in any
way due to the negligence of the en-
'loyec. 1t is inevitable that daily IA
with danger will lead men to
AXE chances that~c be construed
nto negligence.
! renew my recommendation made
previous message that half holt
ays be granted during the summer to
II wageworkers in government EN-
10y.
| also renew my recommendation
hat the principle OF the eight hour
ay should as rapidly and as far as
be extended to the entire
'ork being carried on by the govern
lent.
The Courts.
| most earnestly urge upon the con- 1
ress the duty of increasing the totally I
adequate salaries now given to our (
ldges. On the whole. there Is no {
odr of public servants who do as
aluable work nor whose moneyed
ward is so inadequate compared to
iefr work. beginning with the su-
RENE court. the judges should have
leir salaries doubled
1t is earnestly to be desired that
me method should be devised for do
g away with the long delays which .
Nv obtain in the administration of
stice and which operate with pecul-
r severity against persons Of small :.
cans and favor only the very crimi- :
lis whom it is most desirab BILE to pun :.
b. :
AT the last election certain leaders :,
organized labor made violent and :,
weeping attack upon the entire ju- -
ciary Of the country. an attack :.
uched in such terms as to include ~,
e most upright, honest and broad
lnded judges no less than those Of
rrower mind and more restricted
tlook. Last year before the house IL
on the Judiciary these same Ill
Dor leaders formulated their de- al
ands. specifying the bill that con- u
med them, refusing all compromise, III
ating they wished the principle Of u
at bill or nothing They insisted on ho
provision that in n In hOr disnuta M
junction should issue except to pro- bi
It property right and specifically NJ
divided that the right 90 carry ON pl