The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-29

the security and profit of investments cannot De tPo So. sreauys naas infsrssted snd to wage earners. to farmers ana 70 oust- ness men, whether the introduction in- to power of the Democfanc Pasa;y; r;,n wa ths business destruction that It openly ao- yocates as a remedy for present evlls, will bring about the needed conhoehce for the restoration of prosperity.
 Republican Doctrine of fkOtectfon.
 The Republican doctrine Of protec- tion. as aenniteIy announced py sne Republican convention of this year and by previous conventions. IS tnat a Tariff shall be imposed on all im- ported products, whether or the rae to equal the difference between the cost Of production abroad and at home: and that this difference should. ot inc higher wages paid in this coun-- try and the wages paid abroad anu @ embrace a reasonable profit to- the American proad9cer dnn a,s system nut ,n ei force has led to the establishment Of rate of wages here that has greatly eh. eh hanced the standard Of living ok the Republican party permanently to con tinue that standard of living m 1897 the Dingley Tariff Bill was pass ed, under which we have had. as all ready said, a period of enormous
 Necessity For Revision of Tariir;
 an. The h sonsesuts1nt esst1n cbanssd ssa the eondi ttons under which many articles de- scribed by the schedules of the tarin are now produced; rne tar,n xcaadn he difference between the cost ol proauc. < ton of such articles abroad and at home. including reasonable pront 70 over that difference serves no useful purpose. but offers a temptation to those who would monopolize the pro duction and the sale of such articles in this country, to profit by the ex- cessive rate. On the other hand. there are few other schedules in which the the measure of protection which they should receive upon Republican prin- ciples, and as to those the tarin should be raised. A revision or the tariff undertaken upon this principle, which is at the basis of our present business system, beg un promptly up- on the incoming .'fsns 9f the new adman naoisi session with the preliminary fnvesti- gations already begun by the appro. priate committees of the House ane business incident to such a change as little as possible.
 Democratic Tariff Plan and Its Bad
 Effect on Business Conditions.
 The Democratic party in its plat form has not had the courage or It's previous convictions on the subject or the tariff denounced by 1t in 1904 as for the benefit of the few, but 1t does declare it's intention to change the tarifr with view to reaching a reve- nue basis and thus to depart from the protective system. The Introduction Into power of a party with this avoW- cd purpose cannot but halt the grad ciaI depression and produce business disaster compared with which our re- cent panic and depression will seem small indeed.
 The Farmer and the Republican Party.
 As the Republican platform says. the welfare of the farmer Is vital to strongest hopes of returning prosper ity is based on the business which his crops are to afford. He Is vttally inf terested in the restraining of excessive end unduly discriminating railroad rates. in the enforcement of the pure food laws, in the promotion of scten- tIfic agriculture. and in increasing tha comforts of country life, as by the ex- tension ot free rural delivery. The policies of the present administration, which have most industriously pro- noted all these objects, cannot fail to commend themselves to his approv- al: and 1t Is difficult to see how with his intelligent appreciation of the threat to business prosperity involved in Democratic success at the polls he can do otherwise than give his full end hearty support to the continuation of the policies of the present admin- Labor and What the Republican Party
 Has Dome Far It.
 We come now to the question of labor. One important phase of the policies of the present Administration has been an anxiety to secure for the wage-earner an equality of opportun- ity and such positive statutory protec- tion as shall place him on a level in dealing with his employer. The Re- publican party has passed an employ CTS liability act for interstate rail- roads, and has established an eight hour law for government employees and on government construction. The essence of the reform effected by the former is the abolition of the fellow servant rule. and the introduction of the comparative negligence theory by which an empIoye injured in the service of his employer does not lose all his right to recover because of slight negligence on his part. Then there is the act providing for com h5gy With tsS yaTeps statutes requiring safety appliances upon interstate commerce railroads for the protection of their employees, and limiting the hours of theIr employ ment. These are all instances Of the desire of the Republican party to do Justice to the wage -earner. Doubtless more comprehensive measure for compensation of government em- ployes will be adopted in the future; the principle in such cases has been somewhat slow course of Legislation will be more fully embodied in def- nfte statutes.
 Interest of Employer and EmplOye
 Only Differ in Respect to Terms of Employment.
 The interests Of the employer and the employe never differ except when 1t comes to a division of the point profit of labor and capital into diVi- dends and wages. This must be constant source of periodical discus- sion between tke employer and the employe, as indeed are the other terms of the employment.
 Advantage of Union.
 To give to employees their proper i position in such controversy, to en- able them to maintain themselves against employers having great cap ital, they may we'll unite, because in union there is strength and without 1t each individual laborer and employe would be helpless. The promotion of industrial peace through the instru- mentality of the trade agreements is often one of the results of such union | when intelligently conducted.
 Other Labor.
 There is large body of laborers, however, skilled and unskilled who rights before the law are exactly the l same as those of the union men, and are to be protected with the same care and watchfulness.
 Rights of Labor.
 In order to induce their employer into compliance with their request for changed terms of employment. a body, They have a rigat to use such persuasion as they may, provid- | ed 1t does not reach the point of l duress, to lead their reluctant co-la- | borers to join them In their union against their employer, and they have