The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-10-01

argument. by any cuI,Stdorat ion. who Will
vase relentless war On the successful
Wrongdoer among railroad men as among
all other men, who will do all that can be
done to secure legitimately low rates to
shippers and absolute eVenneSs among
the rates thus secured, but who will nei-
Their promise nor attempt to secure rates
SO low that the wage Garner would lose
his earnings and the shareholder, whose
money built the road, his profits. He
will not favor a ruinous experiment like
government ownership Of railways. He
will stand against any kind Of confisca-
ton of honestly acquired property. but
he will work effectively for the most eff
ficient type of government supervision
and control Of railways. so as to secure
just and fair treatment Of the people as
whole
What is here said as to his attitude
the railway question applies TO the whole
question Of the trusts. He will promise
nothing on this subject unless he firmly
believes he can make his promise good
He will go into chimerical movement
to destroy all great business combinattnEs
for this can only he done by destroying
all Daodern business, bat be will in prac-
tical fashion DO everything possible to Sc
cure such efficient control on behalf OF
the people as a whole over these great
combinations as will deprive them OF the
power to work evil. Mr.. Taft's decision
In the AGuySIOI6 llIpe l4llG C<toS W LllG o4i
the bench is proof by deeds, not by words.
of the farsighted wisdom with which he
serves the interests of the whole people
even when those of the most powerful
corporations are hostile thereto
If there is one body OF men more than
another whose support I feel I have a
right to challenge on behalf Of Secretary
Taft it is the body Of wageworkers of
the country. \ stancher friend. d fairer
and truer representative, they cannot
find within the borders OF the United
States. He will do everything in his pow
er for them except to do that when is
wrong He will do wrong for no man
and therefore can be trusted by all men.
During the ten years of my intimate ac-
uuaintance with him, since l have myself
as governor and president been obliged to
deal practically with labor problems he
has been one of the men upon whose judg-
ment and aid I could always rely in do
ing everything possible for the cause of
the wageworker, Of the man who works
with his hands or wiki both hands and
head.
Mr. Taft has been attacked because OF
the iniunctons he delivered while on the
bench. l am content to rest his case on
these very injunctons. L MAINTAIN that
they show why all our people should be
grateful TO him and should feel it safe to
intrust their dearest interests to him. Most
assuredly he never has yielded and never
will yield to threat or pressure or any
sort as little if it comes from labor as II
it comes from capital. He will no more
tolerate the violence of a mob than the
corruption and oppression and arrogance
| of a corporation or OF a wealthy man He
will not consent to limit the power OF the
| courts to put stop to wrongdoing Wher-
| ever found. This very fact should make
| the labor people feel a peculiar confidence
| In him He has incurred the bitter hostll-
tJNrla vfn s NV
his frank criticism of the abuse OF the
| power oe Injunction in labor disputes, and
| he is pledged to do all he can to put a
! stop to the abuses in the exercise OF the
i power of injunction. He will never prom
| Use anything that he will not do all in ms
| power to perform. He can always be
| trusted to do a little better than his word
/ and the fact that before election he will
| not promise the Impossible is in Itself
| guaranty that after election all that is
| possible will be done.
| His record as a judge makes the whole
| country his debtor. His actions and de
! cisions are part Of the great traditions OF
| the bench They guaranteed and set 1ortn
| in striking fashion the rights Of the gen
| eral public as against the selfish interests
| of any class whether of capitalists or or
| laborers They set forth and stand by the
| rights of the wageworkers to organize ana
| to strike as unequivocany as they set
| ioTt ana staiiu ps 'ie -. 80 s,,aJ
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| for the attack upon his injunctions IN Ia
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| for himself If he will CO so. instead of
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