The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1908-12-17

sponsihlc. can not be reached, can not be
| hold 70 account Democracy is IN PERI
wherever the administration of political
power Is scattered among variety OF men
/ who work in secret whose very names are
/ unknown 20 the common people. II Is not
in peril from any man who derives author,
itv from the people. who exercises IT. III
! sight of the people. and who IS from nm ne
to time compelled to give an account OF It's
( exercise 10 the people
Labor.
There are many matters affecting labor
and the status Of the wageworker 70 when
I should like TO draw your attention, bu,
an exhaustive discussion of the problem III
all its aspects Is not now necessary. Ms
administration Is nearing Its ond, anu
moreover. under our form of government
the solution Of the problem depends upon
the action Of the states as much rs upon
the action Of the nation. NeVcrthcies>,
there are certain considerations which
: wish to set before you, because ! nope ihat
+ our people will more and more keep them
/ I'm mind \ blind and ignorant resistance
to every effort for the reform of abuses
! and for the REIMBURSEMENT Of society to mod-
: ern Industrial conditions represents MOI
! true conservatism hut an incltement to the
/ widest radicaSm; for wise radicaIiSm ana
wise conservatism 20 hand in hand, one
bent on progress. the other bent on seeing
that no change IS made unless In the right
direction. believe in n steady EFFORT OF
PERHAPS It would bc more accurate TO say
In steady efforts In many ulncreht dircc.
tons, to bring nbOut u condition OF anairS
under which the men who work with hand
or with brain, the laborcrS. the kuUcrlh-
tcndrntS, the men WIN" pr9aucr ior me
market ana the men VINO hhI uathct t"I
the articles produced, shall own a Tar
greater share than at present Of the wealth
they pr"du''' ana re rn"hl'" |" intTHI a.
III IN" t""lS IN ,nH'' 49, - ~ ,"liiI
hope to see a frank recognition Of the al
vantnges conferred by machinery, organZa-
ll'h, Hna NV i'r"r ~ at'"' i, h ~,
AZ 'nWtl - - ,,,,,,. raiIw,v
tn H, oMmT'Cp W Nfor,'i,, thi. sirn"iv
mn, any !",t"' - ,,'' tl7' ,,.I,
,I!'",ta ,"9 1,T ,,,a H. ,.t ,,jsb f. gn, Tho
.,S -" - ' ir,, tb,t NOV bnrnn,o mo nrop-
"a. ,'' ~ ,I,gri7tac iguLlnf1. WIN farm tbcm
Iy'trronts nor vet so small that the farm
~ ,,,",,[[,'' iibo :, t-,,r,,,,,,n nn9spnt ADMIN
10 ~ dc,,',sitnrs In nnr ,,yiu',s hanks now
u'1r I w., ,,,r .tcrtb nr nnr entire nom
itin,, Tbrsc arr all cnuitaIists who
fhrourb tho savings banks loan their mon
y ~ thn workers that iS i'm many eases
~ tbcn'srlt tu carry ON their various in
drgtrirs Tho more we increase their mum
lrr tho more we Introduce the PRINCIPLES Of
ro.oprrltiDu into our industry. Every in
crease i'm the number Of small stockholders
i'm rnrroTgti.u~ is n good thing. for the
same reasons: and where the employees are
mo Stockholders the result f. particularly
good Very much Of this movement must
Nr outside of anything that can b" accom-
ullshuh hy legislation, but Legislation can
do good drHl Postal savings banks VIII
make II easy for the poorest To- Keep their
savings i'm ah~ulut" safely. tn" regulation
uf the national highways must Toe such
that thry Shall serve am people with equal
Justice. COrpUrat" finances must Ice super
Ei~cd So rs 10 make II iEr safer IN ln NJ
present for the man OF small means ~ II
cost his money III stocks. There must M
prohibition Of rhiId IHhoE Hlninuiun 81
woman labor, shortening of hours of an
mcrhaulcAl lHhnf, St"'h watering SH'"'
hc prohibited. ana STOCK gambling SO FAR a.
is possihl" discouraged lherr should De
progressive inheritance IdN ON llIEf i'I'