The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-11-02
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR
PRESIDENT VISITS SEVERAL
OHIO TOWNS BEFORE GOING TO
CINCINNATI HOME.
HE is TIRED BUT HAPPY.
sTaft Smile" Is As Broad and In
fectious as Ever, notwithstanding
His Long, Wearisome Speechmaking
Trip.

Buffalo, N. Y, Nov. At having
been brought to Mr.. Taft's attention
that labor leaders, who have no sym
pathy with Mr.. Gompers politically,
were in great concern that Mr.. Taft,
If elected, would allow reprisals on the
part of his administration and refuse
to continue the work for labor done by
Mr. Roosevelt. issued the following
statement last night:
II have been honored by Mr.. Roose-.
welt in the last four years by being
called on to assist as an adviser in
respect to all the executive and legis-
lative measures projected in his ad-
ministration in the interest of labor
and 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 bill ought
probably to be amended. The compen-
sation for Government employees ought
TO be enlarged and liberalized. with a
view to making the Government liable
in the same way as private employer
while in its employ.
"It Is the legitimate and approved
practice of labor organizations to pro-
pose legislation of this kind to the
Executive for recommendation and to
Congress for action, and it will be a
pleasant duty on my part. If | am
elected. as / expect to be, to consider
Ill loh
upon Congress those measures ap-
proved in the Republican platform as
we'll as such others as commend
themselves to my judgment and my
desire to aid labor.
The functions of the Commissioner
of Labor may very we'll be enlarged to
make the bureau more useful to the
cause Of labor and all proposals in
that direction will meet my hearty con-
currence.
"The bitterness and injuctice of the
attacks made upon me by Mr.. Bryan
by Mr. Gompers and by Mr.. Fuller
will not in the slightest degree turn
me from my consistent attitude to-
ward labor; from my sympathetic in
terest in its behalf and earnest desire
to aid it in every way that Federal
legislation can provide.
"The statement made by Mr.. Fuller
that refused to give hearing to
laboring men in response to a cut In
their wages of 10 per cent made by the
receivers of railway company grows
out OF his failure to note full and
complete decision on the subject.
showing not only a full consideration.
hut the fact that l called in another
Judge to help me, as we'll as the sub
mission OF a great deal of evidence and
SITS careful consideration.
What Caused the Trouble.
"The failure of the men. having 30
days notice of the proposed order. to
der was to go into effect led to re-
fusal to suspend the order. because
there was not time for hearing, but
Snll opportunity to modify or revoke
was given upon five days notice of
the employees to the receiver and this
oportunity was improved by them and
the hearing had.
''The statements of Mr.. Bryan and
Mr.. Fuller on this subject included
garbfed sentences from one of the two
opinions and give the impression that
the court reached exactly the opposite
conclusion from that which 1t in fact
reached in respect to the propriety of
o hearing in such cases.
"A reference to the decisions on the
subject will confirm this statement and
show the utter injustice OF Mr.. Fuller's
attack.
THE case reported later was men,
Continued ON Pare Ffye.l