Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-09-24
Chicago Address Deals With
Republican Candidates De-
ciSionS From Bench in Labor
Injunction Cases.
TRIP THROUGH INDIANA
ONE CONTINUOUS OVATION
flooSierS Enthusiastically Ac-
claim Standard Bearer of Ad-
miniStration and Invite Him to
Opponents Hail Columbia

lBy Morning Journal Special Leased WlreI
Chicago. Set. 23,--William IL. Taft.
in two addresses here tonight. opened
what his leaders declared would be
from now on an aggressive campaign.
Speaking before the Railway Mems
Independent club, Mr.. Taft paid his
respects to united labor dealing par
ticularly with decisions In labor cases
rendered by him when Judge.
Arriving In Chicago from Cincn-
natl, after having stopped at George
AIDES farm at Brook, Ind, the repuh-
llcan candidate went to the Auditor
ium Annex at once. and held short
conference with Chairman Hitchcock
After the conference Judge Taft
was taken to republican headquarters
In the Harvester building. The head
quarters force was just completing the
days work and Mr.. Taft expressed
the desire to meet all the men and
shake hands with them. They lined
up in the long passageway ana JuHge
Taft passed down the line and met
each one shaking hands and exchang-
ing pleasant greetings with each AZ
ter this incident Mr. Taft noticed Miss
Rochelle, the telephone operator, who
was busy handling many calls ana re-
marked that he had not met her.
Chairman Hitchcock sent relief to
the switchboard and Miss Rochelle
was brought forward and blushingly
met the candidate.
,DinR5r Was served for Mr. feft ~
Mr. Hllcheock's rooms whore thcy
finished their conference There V.is
no other present at the dinner. After
dinner Mr.. Taft drove In an automo-
- gfsa f4.a1I l.I
front A large crowd. forming an
overflow meeting, surrounding him
and standing In his automobile Mr..
Taft delivered an informal address
He said he believed that no Judge had
ever had the interest Of the laborlng
man at heart more than he had now
and had when judge He was proud
to say that he frequently had been
called in consultation with President
Roosevelt on labor matters and ttat
his own and the presidents views
were in accord. He referred to Mr..
Bryan and Samuel Gompers as among
those people who are always fun OF
enthusiasm for union labor when they
are running for office.
But" he continued you've got
to get men like Theodore Roosevelt
when you want them 10 40 tnlngs".
That Mr. Taft had not suffered from
the fatigues OF the day was shown
when after entering the hall aud be-
ing introduced by Frank I4arrahee.
chairman of the meeting, he an
nounced his willingness TO shake
hands after the speech making with
each of 5000 people, who were able
To gain admission. Most of his audi
tors were railway men. Among them
was James Lennon, an engineer on
the Lake Shore road, who suffered a
Jail sentence during the American
railway union troubles in 1924. Mr.
Taft began talking without any pre-
liminarics. lie said:
II am glad to meet so many mems
bers of organized railroad labor
have accepted this opportunity TO adj
dress an audience Of members OF the
brotherhoods In order that may take
up a question which has been given
great prominence In this campaign
and in which | may say every effort
has been made uniustly to arouse the
prejudice of organized labor against
the republican party and It's candidate
"ln the first place / wish to affirm,
without fear or contradiction that the
republican party has done vastly more
than the democratic party. both on
state and national legislation for the
protection and in the interest of la
Dor. II passed I'm General Harrison's
administration the eight hour law for
government worlSmen and gave an
impetus to q reduction of hours IN
other enjoyment. The safety applia-
nncc acts, which the railroads engag-
ed In interstate commerce. were re-
qulred to make provision for the safe
ty of their employees and thus to re-
duce the shocking loss OF life and
limb of railroad employees were passed
In the same administration. Amend.
ments to this act making more de-
tailed specifications for improvements
in safety appliances. including espe-
cially the fire pan, have been passed
In the present administration An
act for the promotion OF arbitration
between the railroads and their em-
ployes In interstate commerce Is also
one of the acts OF beneiiceince TO both
employer and employe The last con
gress enacted a law which was de-
clared unconstitutional and then In lts
second session re-enacted the law to
avoid the constitutional objections. BY
this act railway employees. who hring
suit for damages against the COM
pany. cannot now be defeated on the
ground that the negligence was the
negligence OF a fellow servant. N he
is shown to be guilty Of negligence
himself IN slight degree, he does not
forfeit his right OF action but II H.
left to the jury 10 apportlon the dam
ages and reduce them as equity shall
justify.
"In addition TO this. a law limiting
the hours of labor OF interstate rail-
way employees has been passed. A bill
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