The morning journal-courier., 1908-11-02
Answers Stories That Defeat of Bryan Will Halt Good Work Done by This
 Administration.
EXPLAINS SOME CASES
Says He Called in Extra Judge in Considering Case of Wages Independent oil Men
 Out for Taft.

Buffalo, N Y., Nov, l.--Judge Taft caused this statement to be issued here tonight as coming from him:
 Tt was brought to Mir. TaCt's atten- ton to-day that a number of labor leaders who have no sympathy with MT. Gompers in his attempt to com init the entire vote of labor to the democratic party were nevertheless In great concern lest the defeat of Mir, Bryan and MT, Gompers, which now seems to them certain, would lead to reprlsals on the part of the new ad- ministraton under MT. Taft and to refusal on his part to continue the good work for labor which had been done by MT Roosevelt and at this
 instance by republican congress. In a statement tonight Mir. Taft said:
 'I have been honored by Mir. Roosa- welt in the last four years by being called in to assist as an adviser in re- spect to all the executive and legisla- tive measures projected in his adminis- tration in the interest of labor and 1 have had a very deep sympathy with all that has been done. There are other measures in the interest of labor that ought to be adopted The sixteen hour bin ought probably to be amend ed. The compensation for government employees act ought to be enlarged and liberalized with a view to making the government liable in the same way as private employer for the injury of It's workmen suffered while in its employ It is tho legitimate and approved prac- tce of labor organizations 10 propose legislation of this kind to the executive for recommendation and to congress- for action, and 1t will he a pleasant duty on my part, If I am elected as expect 10 be, to consider all such labor proposals, and to urge upon congress those measures approved in the repub- lican platform as well as such others as commend themselves to my judg- ment and my desire to aid labor Tho functions of the commissioner of labor may very well be enlarged to make tho bureau more useful to the cause Of la bor and all proposals in that direction will meet my hearty concurrence. The bitterness and injustice of the attacks made upon me by MT Bryan by Mr. Gompers and by MT Fuller, will not in the slightest degree turn me from consistent attitude toward labor of sympathetic interest in its progress and an earnest desire to aid in every way that federal legislation may legitmately do it
 The statement made hy Mir Fuller that refused to give hearing to Ia ; boring men in respect to a cut in their wages Of ten per cent made by the re- ceivers of a railway company, grows out of his failure to note full and complete decision on the subject, show ing not only a full consideration, but the fact that l called on another judge to help me as well as the submission of great deal of evidence and it's careful consideration, The failure of the men having thirty days notice of the pro- posed order. to object to 1t until the day before the order was to go into effect, led to refusal to suspend the
 order, because there was not time foi
 a hearing but full opportunity to mot. fly or revoke it was given upon five days notice of tho employees to the re. cever. and this opportunity was im- proved by them and the hearing had The statements of Mir. Bryan and Mir Fuller on this subject include garbed sentences from oue nf two opinions.
 and give the impression that the court reached exactly the opposite conclusion | from that which t in fact reached ir
 respect to the propriety of a hearing ir such cases. A reference 10 the decis- | ions on the subject in the 62 fed rep. 1T. will confirm this statement and show the utter injustice of Mir Fulers l attack.
 "The ease reported later of @ Fed 1 Rep G69 was memorandum opinion
 which should have preceded the opin. ! ion reported in the @ Fed. Rep r., and | Inc rnal decision reached was contained 1 In the alter This may have misleh ! Mr. Fuller and Mir Bryan but it did 1 not justify the use of garbed extracts ] from the earlier opinion"
 | Ee loll"WlnE ttleEHm, received to-
 da% by Judge Taft was made public by
 him;
 Every absolutely independent oil 1 man l have seen interested in the pro 1 duction, manufacture and sale of ie- l troleum and its products whether dem 1 ocrat or republican. and I likewise In- | teresred, notwithstanding John D | Rockefeller's statement will vote for | you and hope for your election by an overwhelming majority. [ submit that ! If we, lighting the greatest battles Of | trusts, wish you elected, labor should
 moi be fooled by Bryan and the demo cratlc party, but vote for you and res
 toration of confidence,
 Charles Russell Burke, llG Broad l Iot,, ,zply