Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-09-24
TAFT'S TABOR SPEECH
BEFORE RAILWAY men
CANDIDATE HAS BUSY DAY AT BEGNNNG OF AGGRESSIVE CAM
PA1GN-DEFENDs REPUBLICA PARTYs RECORD FOR BET.
TERMENr OF LABOR coNDlr oNs-sPEAKs OF HIS COURT DE-
CISI0N ON INJUNCTI0NS

precedent in number of cases which
l cited, both in the Arthur case and
the Phelan case. l am not apofo-
gizing for. what did in those cases,
Tor they were in accordance with
my duty as judge.
another point which distinctly
decided in these cases, was that no
temporary restraining order or in
junction could issue to prevent a
mans leaving the employ of a rail-
road and therefore that no injunc-
ton should issue to restrain men
from acting. in concert and going on
strike.
objection is made to the use of
the Injunction in such disputes. All
| have to say on that point is that
precedent justifies 1t and that the
man whose business is injured by
unlawful action Of former employees
frequently has no other remedy
which is at all adequate. The own
er of business. whether railroad
business or any other, is entitled to
be protected in his pursuit of 1t and
to immunity from unlawful injury
to 1t. To take away from him the
remedy by injunction which has az
ways been his remedy. because 1t
sometimes leads to the punishment
OF those who violate the injunction
with trial by jury is to introduce in
to the law class legislation in favor
Of employe and laboring men and Is
to take them out of the ordinary
operation of the civil remedies be-
cause they are laborers. I say that
that kind Of class legislation Is per-
nicious.
1--WE are interested In that legis.
lation against the railroad that 10
just and only properly restrictive.
We are interested that there should
not be unjustiled drastic legislation
preventing their earning proper in
come. We are all interested. OF
course, that they should charge only
proper rates but we are also inter.
ested that they should not be made
t. do business on less than just
rates. have noticed with a great
deal Of interest that the railroad
laboring men are beginning to real
ize that the prosperity Of the rail-
roads is as much in their interest as
1t is in the interest OF the stocknold-
ers and officials of the road and that
they propose hereafter TO be heard
on the political issue as to the char
acter of the legislation that shall be
passed with reference to the regula-
ton Of railroads. With this direct
interest that railroad laboring men
have in the prosperity OF railroads
can they not see that it is of the ut
most Importance to prevent the ell
ection of the man whose record WIFI
make returning confidence and pros
perity impossible?
1.-The whole country is dependent
upon the prosperity of the railroads.
The truth is that the railroads are
the greatest single market that we
have for manufactured products. We
are all interested, therefore, that the
CT edits of the railroads shOuld De
such as to enable them to borrow the
money with which to carry on con-
struction work. Is 1t not apparent
to you, therefore, that the election
of Mr. Bryan to the powerful office
of president, with his unstable I'm
ancial theories and his uncertain
economic propositions, will convince
everyone having capital to invest
! that the business future OF this
country is threatened II capitalists
withhold their money. l submit tc
those most interested in this intel.
hgent audience that this is the issue
OF the full dinner pail that ought
to make them for a third time reject
Mr.. Bryan's claim to be elected tc
the presidency as a helpful friend
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