The Penn's Grove record., 1908-02-14

there mas been Du1Ir up a volume or
judge made law that has made it al
most impossible for working people to
conduct their only form of campaign
against unjust conditions of employ
ment-namely, the strike. But Mr..
Taft goes further. Applauding in care
fully chosen phrase the injunction
which aids the employer, he denounces
the boycott, which is the last weapon
left to the wOrkingman. He condemns
the bill introduced at the request of
Mr.. Gompers of the Federation of La
Dor because it legalizes the boycott.
1.-THE boycott is an un-American weap-
on" he says, "and 1 do not think that
the American people will sanction any
measure that makes it legal"
Perhaps that is true. The easiest
way for a slick politician to avoid real
discussion of an issue before the peo-
pie is just simply to say it Is un-Amer-
lean. But it might have been worth
while for the gentleman who inter-
viewed Mr.. Taft to ask what he
thought of another form of boycott
namely, the boycotting Of manhood by
offended employers, or, to be more ex-
plicit, what is known as the blacklist.
Every student of labor conditions
knows that this system of ruling men
out Of employment is becoming more
and more common. Every working
man knows and breads it.
Mr.. Taft's last message to the Amer
lean workingman before sailing in
high state at public expense on a tour
around the world vas a defense of
government by injunction, al attack
upon the boycott and an implied ap.
prevail of the blacklist.
The Money Issue In the Campaign.
In 1908 it Is not going to be free
coinage of silver. So far as money is
going to be talked about it will be an
endeavor to determine whether Theo-
dore Roosevelt and George B. Cortel.
you acted honorably in accepting more
than a quarter of a million Of dollars
from men and corporations that had
favors to seek from the government in
the last week of the campaign of 1904.
Probably most people are familiar
with the story of this most disgraceful
sale of the power of an administration.
These are the facts briefly summa
rized:
Mr.. Roosevelt was president by in.
heritance.
MI. Cortelyou had been secretary OF
commerce and labor, intrusted with
the duty of Investigating the affairs Of
big corporations. Mr.. Cortelyou was
also chairman of the Republican ma.
tional committee, intrusted with the
duty of Eaising funds for MI. Roose-
velts campaign.
e. H. Hartman was a Wall street
manipulation of railway stocks and was
invited to come to Washington and dis.
cuss political matters with Mr.. Roose-
welt as zone practical man with an.
other"
Mr.. Hartman returned to New York
and with the aid of Senator Depew
and Cornelius N. Bliss raised 100000
all from Wall street men who as the
owners of railroads would have new
contracts to make with the United
States government or as bankers cast
avid eyes upon the deposits which il
is in the power Of the secretary of the
treasury to make in favored banks.
The $260,G00 was paid to Mr.. Cortel
you as chairman of the national Aom
mittee. Mr.. Cortelyou kept 100000 fol
the use of the national committee and
gave $20O.0G0 to Mr.. OGell, chairman
of the New York state committee.
This was one week before election
and what Odell could do then witt
S200,000 any one who understands New
York politics eau imagine. 1t was no
used for purposes of education.
Judge Parker accused Mr.. Roosevelt
of accepting money from the trusts
and was met by a denial in the truly
Rooseveltian style of abuse.
The truth of Judge Parker's allega
ton was proved first in the insurance
investigation conducted by the presen
Republican governor of New York
Mr.. Hughes, and is now admitted.
Mr.. Roosevelt has not withdrawn his
denunciation of Judge Parker as {
wantOn falSifier, but he did appoin
Mr.. Cortelyou, who took the money
first, postmaster general, which wa
handy for some of the contributors
and later secretary of the treasury
which is very advantageous to then
all.
These facts having been given wild,
publicity and called to the attention o
Mr.. Cortelyou, he answers thus: ''Th'
charges are false and menGacious. ant
when the proper occasion arrives l viii
give a full account of my stewardship
but meantime must adhere to my rul
of not replying to charges of this sort.
Probably Mr.. Cortelyou will answe
the charges, which are the most seri
Gus ever brought against an American
public man, about the time that MI
Taft intends to have the tariff revised
that is, after the next election.
Washington, D. G.