The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-03-27

Congress-.
We are warranted in saying that
the intellectual measurement OF
Madison X. Smitl, has been taken,
and that by the leaders of Congress,
he is regarded as one Of the strong
men Of the National House OF
Representatives. II any doubt were
heretofore entertaided It was fully
removed on the 3rd inst. when he
delivered an able and exhaustive
speech in the House on THE prosti-
tuition Of the Post ONCE Establish
ment by commercial detectives in
encouraging conflicts between CAPT
tai and labor; upbuilding of proper
ty rights to tho degradation OF the
divine rights of men; labor and the
courts; and the principle Of the
brotherhood Of man in American
business life.n
His speech covers twenty-five
pages Of the Congressional Record,
and is therefore too lengthy for II
thorough review in our limited
space. II Is to be hoped that 1t will
be printed in pamphlet form and dis
trihutcd among the people of this
district, as 1t is worthy of careful
thought and consideration; for while
II deals with labor questions, IL also
clearly demonstrates that the great
corporate interests have such firm
hold on the Republican party and it's
leading officials, that they have been
enabled to use the Post Office De-
partment to crush to death every in
terest and every organization that
has the manhood to oppose corpor-
ate greed and domination.
The main object Of his bill, to
which he was speaking, he says, "is
to protect labor and trade unions in
their lawful rights against the com
sleuth, who has been de-
scribed by genius in description in
these words: who never did any
thing n his life but lie and chea
and scheme, for >the life of com
sleuth Is living lie; that is
his business; he lives one; from the
time he gets up in the morning un-
til he goes to bed he Is dccciving
people and trapping people and ly-
ing to people and imposing upon
pcoplc-that is his trade Should
my bill become law, it would in "A
measure protect all voluntary assoc
iations from spies, imposters and
traitors. Such organizations are
admitted to he lawful and have n
right to exist and prosecute the OBJ
ject of their creation"
The speech contains II full state
ment of Mr.. Smiths observations
while attending the trial of William
ID. Haywood ut Boise, Idaho. The
Inter part Of the speech gives a
complete review of the attitude of
the Federal courts towards the
rights of property and the rights Of
men, wherein the courts put the
dollar above the man" and the arti-
fetal man (the corpOration) above
the natural man." His contention
is proven by the citation of n list Of
thirty Federal cases wherein the
courts have warranted these conclu-
sions and observations. Truly 1t is
n great speech, worthy of careful
and we join the Fred
ericktown Democrat-News In the
very favorable comment:
1.-THE Congressional Record OF
March 18th contains lengthy and
very able speech by our congress-
man, Hon. NJ. r. Smith, delivered
in the House of Representative on
the Sd inst. on prostitution OF the
post office by commercial detectives
In encouraging conflicts between
capital and labor, on the upbuilding
of property rights to the degrade
tion OF the divine rights of man, on
the restraint of organized labor by
the federal courts and on the just
of the brotherhood Of
man in American business life.
"The speech is SO extensive we re-
greet we cannot afford space sufiici-
ent to even summarize much less
analyze 1t, as we would like to, but
we conclude it will be published aud
generally circulated in pamphlet
form. II is sufficient for us to now
say that we have had no speech
heretofore from any congressman
representing this district that will
rank in intellectually and high, just
manly tone with this set speech by
Mr.. Smith. 1t is speech to delight
laboring men, students and scholars
alike. Particularly is the helpless
ness of labor In this day in its du-
ressed contracts with capital set
forth.
The last part of the speech where
In Mr.. Smith shows how the rights
of labor and of man are ignored by
the federal courts, who put property
rights above human right, is pitched
at a high key and Is In perfect good
taste as Is the entire speech. There
is no rant, fuss or demagoguery in
the entire speech, II reflects deep
thought and Is delivered from the
standpoint of n Christian and a M