The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-07

0er mat metneoe pura0e0 y ina opera
within the Law. To destroy them and
70 eliminate the wealth thsy represent
from the producing capital q the coun
would throw q Of employment myrtads
Of wo~rkingTnen and workiugwcmsn- 6uch
Z result h wholly unnecessary to the
accomplishment OF the needed reform.
greater punishment than upon the guilty.
The democratic platform does eot pro-
ps ss.,. = a's spe !, i nsap rssa'; & q % ,ns , ..n::
thing In = different way. The busiu~sa
OF this country IL largely dependent upon
. pro!ectsve system Ct tariffs The husi-
10 protected with the other businesses Of
tho country. The democratic pla form
proposes 10 take on the saF.n on all
those produced by the % called .trusts,.'
md to put them On the free Hist. n
such . course would be utterly destruct-
would not only destroy Tho trusts. but al
Of their smaller competitors.
The ruthless and tmpracticahls charAe-
ter Of the proposition Srcwe palmer a.
realized.
TO take the course suggested by the
democratic platform In these matters -
IN II N. In the punishment Of the guilty.
whls cur policy l. to stAmp put the sps-
ciac evil.
Doctrine 81 Protection.
The republican doctrine Of projection. a.
definitely announced bv the republicans
this year ard By previous conventions, -
that . tariff shall be imposed on all I'm
ported products. whether OF the factory,
farm or mine sufficiently 9reat 10 equal
tho difference between the coNt OF pro-
duction abroad and 1T home. a THAI
this difference should. OF course. inciuoa
tho difference etwee the highsr 3
paid In this country and the wages paia
ahYOAA Ard embrace 4 YNaMOnAbfe pY0Ny
to tho American production system
Of protection thus adopted And put Ia
force has led to the establishment OF =
rate OF wages here that has greatly en-
HANGED tho standard Of living Of the Ia
boring man. II = h policy OF the re-
publican party permanently 70 cc1inns
tina standard OF living. In 1877 the Ding
ley tariff bin was passed, under which
We have had, as already said. = period Of
enormous wealth
The consequent material dsveiopmsns
which many articles described pY tne
schedule Of tho tarin are now prOdpce0
Tho tArin In . number OF the echeduiee
exceeds the differences betwsen - cost
OF production OF such article abroad 2
At homo. including a reasonable prenf 20
tho American producer. The excess over
but offsrs = ,smpta,,on 10 those Who
would m~onopolise the production and the
sale Of such articles In this country 20
profit BY the excess overrAte- On the efn-
er hand, there are other schedules IN
which che tariff 10 not sufficiently high
TO give the measure Of protection wh!on
they should receive upon republican. ps4n-
ciples. ~ to those the tann should De -
duced. A revision OF tho tartn under
taken upon this principle. which II At ths
basis Of our present business system ~
new Standardization and considered a ths
special session with the preliminary m
vestigatons already begun by the eppro-
pirate COMMITTEES Of the House y SEN
incident to such . change a. little -
possible.
THIS democratic party in its platform
convictions on the subject OF tho arm
robbery OF the many for the benefit OF the
change the tariff with a view 20 reaching
q revenue basis and thus TO depart from
the protective systsm- The introduction
into power OF party with this avowsa pur-
OF the more recent financial depression
and produce business disaster In com.
partson with which our recent panic and
depression will seem small indeed
Question Of Labor.
We come now TO the question OF labor.
Ono important phase OF the qualities OF
tho present administration has been
anxiety TO secure for the wage Garner an
equality OF opportunity and such positive
statutory protection as viii place him on
a level In dealing with his employer. The
republican party has passed an employ
ers' liability act for interstate railroads
and has established m eight-hour law for
government employees and on government
construction. The essence OF the reform
affected by the farmer Ii the abolition OF
the feliow-servant rule. and the introduc-
ton of the comparative negligence theory
by which an employe injured in the ser
right to recover because OF slight neglt-
gence on his part. Then there Is the act pro-
viding for compensation for injury TO gov
ernment employees. together with the va
upon interstate railroads for
the protection OF their employees and lin
ting the hours OF their employment
the republican party TO Go justice 10 the
wage Garner. Doubtless q more conserya-
tive measure for compensation OF gov
rnmen employees will be adopted In the
future: the principle In such cases has
been recognized, and Is necessarily some
what slow course OF legislation will b.
more fully embodied in definite statutes.
The interests of the employer and the
employee never differ except when IL comes
to q division OF the joint pront OF labor
and capital into dividends and wages
This must be q constant source OF peri
odical discussion between the employer
and employe As indeed are the other Germs
OF tho employment
To give to employees their proper posi-
ton In such a controversy to enable them
to mairtafn themselves against employers
hav,ns great capital; sney may wei. unite;
AA 1tAASA haAtA 80 10 80 &&atAA
without II each Individual laborer and en-
ploye would be helpless. The promotion
OF Industrial peace through the instru-
mentality Of the trade agreement II often
one OF the results OF such union when In
diligently conducted.
There il q large body OF laborers. how
ever. skilled and unskilled. who are not
organized into unions. Their rights be-
fore the law are exactly the same As those
OF the union men, and are to be protected
With the same care and w~atchfulness.
Rights q Labor.
In order to induce their employer into q
compliance with their request for changed
terms OF employment workmen have the
right to strike In q body. They have a
right to use such persuasion az they may
provided IL does not reach the point OF
duress. to lead their reluctant c~o-laborers
TO join them In their union against their
employer and they have q right. II they
choose. to funds TO support
those engaged In \ strike. TO delegate 10
officers the power to direct the action OF
the union. and 10 withdraw themselves
and their associates from dealings with, or
giving custom to those with whom the,
are In controversy.
What they have not the right 20 DO II 70
inJure their employers property. to In
jure their employers business by use OF
threats or methods Of physical duress
against those who would work for him OF
deal with him or by carrying on What It
sometimes known a. q secondary boy
oott against his customers or thoes with