Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1908-10-01

in the case you criticise.
Child Labor Bill.

Child Labor Bill.
The president come to the local
aHairs of our State and assails me
for vetoing a child labor bill.
Trne. | did so, simply because the
oiii went too far and included things
not desired by our people. Union la
Dor Representatives approved my veto.
l nope the president will survive this
veto of local bill and permit us TO
run our local affairs.
The College Professors.
The president complains that wa
removed certain professors from our
state university. our three State
normal schools and preparatory
school. in violation of civil service
rules That is. the president in hi.
usual impetuosity and reckless dis
regard OF others. misstate the facts.
Less than one-fifth of the faculties :
are changed. All changes were for
good causes other than politics ana
done by boards of regent and not by
the governor.
The Creek Indians.
The president complains that
there are several suits pendinr
against me to reclaim Creek Indian
land. The president should have
gone further and said that was
not dealer In Indian land and onl,
came In as subsequent purchaser
ana only incidentally party without
personal interest at all. and esnec-
iaily he should have said that il *
quite apparent that those who are
oelhg used in those land cases an
pear TO be. and apparently are. the
victims OF political chicanery which
the president can better explain tba,
l. In short, the president and Mr.
Hearst picked the wrong man ami
are now driven into ward politics
ra'her than surrender like men.
What President Thinks.
me president assumes that an
Oklahomans are grafters lust he
"ause his territorial associates iusti
hned that name; that all the railroad
contractors are bad. just because
faul Morton needed his protecting
arm: that we all in Oklahoma violate
the civil service law. lust becaus,.
Mr.. Roosevelt removed the bcst
the only reason being that he voted
for good Democrat instead of n bad
Republican. and then the presiden,
appointed his cousin to fill the va
cancy.
AS To the rights of labor in a
child labor bill and my work in the
interest OF labor, Mr.. President
please remember with me. it's do
things. With you it's talk only.
You are the same president who
threatened TO turn down our consti-
tuition because it provided jury
trial in certain contempt cases
Don't forget. Mr.. President. | natly
dared You to make tnat objection.
He Knows His Position Is False.
But as the price OF your an
proval You did compel us to cut Out
the prohibition of removal o.
personal injury cases against foreign
corporations from State to federal
courts. and several other good pro-
visions that would benefit humanity
and curb special interests.
Not content with your own
threats against our constitution. YOU
sent Secretary Taft here To speak
In our campaign year ago to in
duce the people to vote to turn down
the best constitution ever written
We remember that we preserved Mr.
! Taft's speech. II differs widely from
his speeches of this year
Knowing all THESE things. the
president must pardon us for thus
taking issue with the occupant OF
the high Office We all respect Let
us hope that in the future he Will
appreciate and preserve its dignity
and not try TO reflect upon the char
acter of q humble citizen. We fail
to concede his false position when
he knows il is false.
&C. y. HASKELL"