The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-10-14
REPUBLICAN PARTY
AND LABOR
An Equaiity Of Opportunities Sc
cured for Wage Farmers.
William Il. Taft's Speech OF Accept
ance Gives Party Record IN Behalf
of Labor.
civilian II. TAFT IN his speech Of &C


ccptanee.1
We come now to tie question Of Ia
Dor One important phase of the poll
eies Of The present administration has
been an anxiety to secure for the wage
Garner an equality of opportunity and
such positive statutory protection as
shall place him ca level in dealing
with his employer
The Republican party has passed an
employers liability act FOR interstate
railroads. and has established an eight
hour law for government employees and
on government construction. The IS
sence II the reform effected lay The for
nler, is the abolition of the fellow
want rule aud The introduction OF the
comparative negligence theory by
which an empl0Ne injured in the service
OF his employer does not lose all his
right 10 recover because of slight negi-
gence on his part
Then there u the act providing for
compensation FOR injury 10 government
employees. together with the varioSs
statutes requiring safety appliances
upon Interstate commerce railroads for
the protection Of their employees and
limiting the hours Of their employment.
These are all instances of the desire
Of the Republican party 10 do justice 10
the wHge-earneTs.
Doubtless mere comprehensive
t,,...gSt1ra .ax concentration e
ment employees will lie 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
The interests Of the employer and the
,employe never differ except when it
comes to division Of the Joint profit
OF labor aud capital into dividends and
wages This must he a constant source
of periodical discussion between the
employer and the employe. a. indeed
are the other terms Of the employment
To give to employees their proper pc
sitioH IN such controversy. 10 enable
them 10 maintain themselves against
employers having great capital. they
may well unite. because IN union there
is strength. and without IT, each lndi-
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 81 such union when intelli-
gently conducted
There is a large body of laborers.
however sAilled and unskilled. who are
not organized into unions. Their rights
before the law are exactly the same rs
those of tbe union men. and are 10 be
protected with the same care and
watchfuness
In order 10 induce their employer
into compliance with their request
for changed terms Of employment,
workmen have the right to strike in
body.
They have a right TO use such per
suasion as they Inay. provided it does
not reach The point Of duress. 70 lead
their reluctant co-lahorers to join them
In their union against their employer,
and they have q right If they choose,
to accumulate funds to support those
engaged IN q strike TO delegate TO Of
ncers the power TO direct the action OF
the union. and Ia withdraw themselves
ard ,estIT assse.ss,,styss fr.g dealings with
or giving custom 70 those with whom
they are m controversy
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