The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1908-12-08

ANNUAL
MESSAGE
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( The sdfosal Inhige the natiol1aa
government FFenne over. ana there
3DFc 70 I've .it COM lete control over.
the Faflfbads and other instruments or
ffiteFstill e5mtnerce b merely a pro
p0isal 70 c5rrY out to the letter one OF
the prime purposes. Il NOT the prime
purpose, for which the const tuition
was foupded 1t does not represent
eentralizaE Hon:
n believe that the more ftIrsig GIFTED
corporations are themselves coming to
Recognize the unwfsdom Of the violent
hostilIty they have displayed during
the last few years to regulation and
control By the national government OF
CginbinatiOns engaged in Interstate hnsi-
ness.
Labor.
There are many matters affecting la
Dor and the status of the wnGeworSer
Is switch should like TO draw your
attention. As far as possible hope
fb3see ~ frank recognition OF the adj
xantages conferred by machinery, or
Ranfzation and division OF labor, nc
cOmpanied, by an effort to bring about
a larger share IN the ownership by
VsagewdrkeF of railway. mill and fac
r6fy. IN farming this simply means
that we wish 10 zee the farmer own his
own Iantl We do not wish to see the
farms so large that they become the
property of absentee landlords who
farm them by tenants nor yet so small
that the farmer becomes like Euro
peansf peasant.
The deposttors in our savings banks
now nilmber over pIle-ienth of our en-
tire population These are all capital
lists who through tho savings banks
loan tficlr money to the workefs-that
is. In many cases to themselYes-to
carry on their various industries.
Postal savings banks will make 1t easy
for the poorest TO keep their savings
In absolute safety The regulation OF
the national highways must be such
TINT they shah serve all people with
equal justice Corporate finances must
be supervised so as to make it far
safer tIan at present for the man OF
small means to invest his money In
stocks. There must be prohibition OF
child labor, dinlinlffon OF woman Ia
Dor, shortening of hours of all me-
chanical labor Stock watering should
be prohibited, and stock gambling, SO
Tar MS is possible. discouraged. There
should be q progressive inheritance
tax on large fortunes Industrial edu-
cations should lie encouraged.
Protsetion For WaseNwerksrB.
There Is one matter with which the
congress should deal at this session.
There should no longer be any palter-
Ing with the question OF taklng care
OF the wageworiSers who. under our
present Industrial system, become kill
ed, crippled or worn out as part of the
regulur Incidents OF given business.
The object sought for could be achIev-
ed to a measurable degree, ms far as
those killed or crippled are concerned,
by proper employers liability laws.
AS far MS concerns those who have
been worn ont, 1 cali your attention to
the, fact that definite steps toward pro-
vIding old age pensions shave been
taken in many OF our private indus
tries.
Pending n thoroughgoIns in~estiga-
ton and action there Is certain legis-
latIon which should bc enacted at
once. The law passed MT the last SEES
sion OF the congress granting COM
Densatiou to certain classes OF en-
p16yees Of the government should be
extended tn include hll employees of
the government and should be made
more liberal III Its terms. In this re-
spect the generosity Of the United
States toward its employees compares
most unfuvorubIy with that OF every
country IN Europe even.tlle poorest.
Tho terms of the act are also
hardship In prohibiting payment in
cases where the accident is in any
way due to the negligence Of the en-
pIoyeC It is Inevitable that daily ia
millarfty With danger viii lead men to
take chances TINT can be construed
into negligence.
renew my recommendation made
In previous message that half holl
days be granted during the summer to
ali waScworlsers In government en-
ploy.
also renew my recommendation
that the principle of the eight hour
day should as rapidly und as far as
practicable he extended to the entire
work being carried on by the govcrn-
ncnt.
The Courts.
most curiosity urge upon the con
Sress tho duty OF increasing the totally
Inadequate salaries now given to our
Judges On tho whole there Is no
body Of public servants who do as
valuable work nor whose moneyed
rewttrd is SO inadequate compared to
their work. RcgInuing with the SUI
prcme court. the Judges should have
tlcir salaries doubled.
II is earnestly to he desired tint
come method should be devised for do
iiit: away with the long delays which