Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-26
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the best interests of organized labor"
Makes Friendly interpretation.
The president prepared his views
as to Mr.. Taft's fitness to serve the
labor element and wrote a letter in
which he credits Taft with a recent
decision of Chicago court upholding
the right of unions to establish pick
cts. exhibited the decisions of Taft
revolutionizing judicial procedure in
employees injury suits and reviewing
the economic progress under the pres
Cnt administration which he says will
be continued under Taft "and brought
TO ruin if Bryan is elected
President Roosevelt begins his let
ter as follows:
"Mr. Dear Grace: l thank you fo"
your letter. | need hardly say that |
take a peculiar interest in the men
who work on the railroads in this
country, and | prize as one OF the
honors of which | am most proud the
fact that | am an honorary member
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen.
Devoted TO Labor.
Throughout my whole term as
president, now in its eighth year.
have devoted myself with especial in
terest to the questions affecting labor.
The lasting prosperity of this country
rests upon the welfare of the wage
worker and the welfare of the tiller
of the soil. My greatest aim and de-
sire have been to do all that in me
lies TO advance their interest. l wish
to help them TO get the best out of
their present positions: | wish to help
them make those positions permanent
ly better, of permanently greater i'm
pOrtance and reward. No considera-
ton of party fealty or personal friend
farmer or working man to do anything
that was not for his permanent benefit.
Same Advice to All.
with the fact keenly before me,
earnestly advise all working men, in
their own interest as working men.
but above all as American citizens
concerned in the honor and the pros
perity of this great free republic, to
support Mr.. Taft for president; just
as | advise all farmers, business men
and men of the professions.
Il do not believe the wage workers
of this country have ever had a better
friend in the White house than Mr..
Taft will prove to be. He has already
shown his faith by his deeds. In the
matter of the injunctions he issued
he was absolutely right, and the prin.
ciples he laid down in those injunc.
tions have since then been accepted
| by every worth leader of labor, and
| they are embodied in the principles
and practices of all the railroad
| brotherhoods at the present Gay.
Exposed and Attacked.
| 'The abuses of injunction have beer
fearlessly exposed and attacked by
! Mr.. Taft. He recognizes, as in my
judgment all fair minded men mus
recognize, that again and again in the
past this process has been used to the
dCtriment of wage workers by certain
judges. He is doing and will con
tinue to do everything that can b,
done to do away with these abuses
He will not make vague promises i'm
possible of fulfillment. He will actu
ally and in good faith try to secur'
action"
| w. G. Brown for Taft.
Chicago. Oct. 26.-'I shall vote 70
William H. Taft because | believe hi
election will bring back to this coun
try the fullest measure of prosperity
81 believe that within three month
after his election the great rollin
mills and factories will be running t
their full capacity and employment
Twill be seeking labor instead of labo
walking the streets looking in val
for employment
With such forcible utterances a
these, accompanied by a declaratio
that "Mr Taft gave to labor it's magn
charta," William c. Brown yesterda
led more than 1,200 railroad men {
I Chicago to an enthusiastic demonstr;
ton for the republican PRESIDENT;
nominee.