The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1908-09-12
REPUBLICAN PARTY
AND LABOR
An Equality OF Opportunities So.
cured for Wage Farmers.
William H. Taft's Speech Of Accept
anoe Gives Party Record In Behalf
Of Labor.
civilian II. Taft In his speech Of &C
ceptance)

civilian II. Taft In his speech Of ac-
ceptance.)
We come now to the question OF Ia
Dor. One important phase OF tne poll
Giles Of the present administration has
been an anxiety TO secure for the wage
Garner an equality OF opportunity and
such positive statutory protection as
shan place him on leysl ~ dealing
with his employer, .sssxeEsSai~
The Republican party has passed an
empioyefs liability act for interstate
railroads. and has established an eight
hour Law fof e5vsrkfnant employees and
ON government constfucticn- The es-
sencc OF the reform effected by the for
mer. Is the abolition Of the fsilow-ses-
want rule and the introduction OF the
comparative negligence theory By
which an ernploys injured In the service
OF his employer does not loss all his
right to recover because OF slight negli-
gcnce on his part -~tess ss7Bs
Then there is the act providing for
compensation for injury 70 government
employees, together with the various
statutes requiring safety appliances
upon interstate commerce railroads for
the protection Of their employees and
limiting the hours OF their employment
These are ell instances OF the desire
OF the Republican party to do justice to
the wage-earners.
Doubtless a more comprehensive
measure for compensation OF govern
nent employees will be adopted In the
future the principle in such cases has
been recognized and In the necessarily
somewhat slow course OF legislation
Will be more fully embodied In definite
statutes. - ,ts"-'
The interests OF the employer and the
employe never differ except when 1t
comes b division OF the joint profit
OF labor and capital into dividends and
wages This must be constant source
Of periodical discussion between the
employer and the employe. as indeed
are the other terms OF the employment
To give TO employees their proper po-
sition In such a controversy. TO enable
them to maintain themselves against
employers having great capital, they
may well unite, because In union there
Is strength. and without n, each indi-
vidual laborer and employe would be
helpless The promotion OF the indus
trial peace through the fundamentally
OF the trade agreement Is often one OF
the results OF such union when intelll-
gently conducted.
There Is n large body OF laborers.
however. skilled and unskllled who are
not organized into unions. Their rights
before the law are exactly the same as
those OF the union men. and are 10 be
protected with the same care and
watchfulness
In order TO induce their employer
into compliance with their request
for changed terms OF employment
workmen have the right 10 strike in a
body
They have right TO use such per-
suaslon as they may, provided II does
not reach the point OF durss. 10 lead
their reluctant co-laborers to join them
in their union against their employer.
and they have a right, n they choose,
bo accumulate funds 20 support those
engaged In n strike to delegate 20 Of
ficers the power to direct the action OF
the union. and TO withdraw themselves
and their associates frcD dealings with
or giving custom 20 those with whom
they are in controversy