CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1908-12-10

tts most effective effort IN the shape
Of an appeal to the old doctrine Of
states rights.
The proposal to make the national
government supreme over. and there
fore to give it complete control over,
the railroads and other instruments of
Interstate commerce Is merely pro
poeal to carry out TO the letter one OF
the prime purposes. II not the prime
purpose, for which the constitution
was founded. 1t does not represent
contralixation.
believe that the more farsighted
eocporations arc themselves coming to
recognize the unwisdom Of the violent
hostility they have displayed during
the last few years to regulation and
control BY the national government OF
combinations engaged IN intsrstato bosi-
nssA
Thsro are many matters affecting IA
boe and the status Of tho wageworker
to which should IKE 10 draw your
attention. Az far % possible hope
to see Q frank recognition Of the ad-
vantages conferred By machinery, or
sanization and division Of labor. ae-
companied BY an effort to bring about
q larger share In the ownership By
wageworker Of railway. mill and fac
tory. In farming this simply means
that We wish to see the farmer own his
own land. We do not wish to sec the
farms % large that tbsy become the
property Of absentee landlords who
farm them by tenants nor yet 20 small
that the farmer becomes like Q Euro
pean peasant .
The depositoFs In our savings banks
now number over one-tenth Of our en-
tire population. These arc all capital
lists who through the savings banks
loan their money to the workers-that
n, In many cases to themselves-to
carry on their various industries.
Postal savings banks hill make Il easy
for the poorest to keep their savings
in absolute safety. The regulation Of
the national Highways must be such
that they shall serve all people with
equal justice. Corporate finances must
be supervised % N to make 1t far
ssfef than at present for the man OF
small means to invest his money In
stocks. There must be prohibition OF
child labor. diminution Of woman Ia
Dor, shortening Of hours Of all me-
chanicai labor. Stock watering should
be prohibited. and stock gambling. so
far a 10 possible. discouraged. There
should be q progressive Inheritance
tax ON large fortunes. Industrial edu-
catjon should be encouraged.
psstsseisn Fer wsass~srssr.
These b one matter with which the
consreas should deal At this session.
Thsre should no longer be any palter.
ing With the question Of taking care
Of ths wagewoekcrs who. under our
pro1aut Industrial system, become XIII
"a. c9ipplsd or worn out as part OF the
regular incidents Of q given business.
TIE object sought for could b. achiey-
ed 10 q measurable degree. ~ far N
thoos killed or crippled are concerned.
by proper employer liability laws.
Al far - concerns those who have
been worn out. I call your attention to
the fact that definite steps toward pro-
vSding old age pensions have been
taken In many Of our private indus
tries.
Pending Q thofouGheoinK invsStiEa-
eSon and action there b certain leGis-
lation which should be enacted at
once. The law passed at the last sea-
sion Of the congress granting com
psnsation tn certain classes Of EN-
ployesa Of the government should BE-
extsnded to include an employees Of
the government and should be made
moro liberal In its teFmA In this re-
spsct the generosity Of the United
statss toward its employees compares
most unfavorabiy with that OF every
country In Europe-even the poorest.
The terms Of the act are also q
hardship IN prohibiting payment in
cases where the accident u In any
way due to the negligence Of the en-
ployes. II 10 inevitable that daily IA
miliarity with danger viii lead men to
take chances that can Be Construed
into negligence.
renew my Recommendation made
In Q previous message that half holi-
days be granted during the summer to
all wageworkers In government en-
ploy.
also renew my Recommendation
that the principle Of the eight hour
day should ms rapidly and n far as
practicable b,. extended to the entire
work being carried on BY the govern
ment
The Courts.
I most earnestly urge upon the con-
gress the duty OF increasing the totally
inadequate salaries now given to our
JUDGES. On the whole. there b no
b,cy Of public servants who do ms
valuable work nor whose moneyed
reward Is 30 Inadequate compared to
heir work. Beginning with the su-
preme court. the judges should have
their ealartes doubled.