The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-10-22

something. ! hope TO accomplish some
thing more before l leave office: and
have taken special and particular interest
In Mr.. Tart g candidacy because | believe
that he is the man best qualified for con-
tnulng the work OF securing TO the wage
workers OF the country their full rights,
| will do everything in my power for the
wageworkers OF the country EXCEPT
TO DO WHAT Is WRONG. ! Will do
wrong for no man; and with all the force
within my power I soemnly warn the
laboring man OF this country that any
public man who advocates doing wrong
in their interest cannot be trusted by
them: and this whether his promise TO
do wrong is given knowing that II is
wrong or because of n levity or lack of
consideration which makes him willing TO
promise anything without counting the
cost II thereby support at the moment
IS TO be purchased. Just as I have fought
hard and shall continue to fight hard to
bring about In the fullest way the recog-
milton OF the employee to he amply COM
pensated for injury received in the course
OF his duty. so | have fought hard ana
shall continue 10 fight hard to do away
with all abuses in the use OF the power OF
injunction.
Will Work for Labor.
1 will do everything can to see that
the power OF Injunction Is not uSeo 10
oppress laboring men. will endea,vot esa,o,
Therefore In the interest Of all good cru
zens be they laborlng men. business men;
professional men. farmers or memperS ol
have In their souls the principles OF
sound American citizenship. | deAounce
as wicked the proposition to secure law
which according to the explicit stateIaehs
of Mr.. Gompers is to prevent the courts
from effectively interfering with riotous
violence when the object is TO destroy
blacklist and the secondary boycott. both
of them the apt instruments OF unmaniy
persecution. But there is anotner aS-
count against Messrs. Bryan and Com
n M N m
empty sham. They arc seeking to delude
their followers by the promise OF law
which would damage this country solely
because of the vicious, immoral purpose
that would be shown by putting IT upon
the statute books, but which Wouio ,t pe
avowed purpose, have not the slightest
doubt that such q law as that proposed
by Mr., Bryan would, IL enacted py con-
gress be declared unconstitutional py
unanimous supreme court. nuless, Indeed.
Mr. BRYAN were able 10 pack TINS court
with men appointed for the special pur-
tional. 1 happen to know that certain
great trust magnates have announced
within the past few weeks In answer 10
the question as to why they We're opeNiy Mr
Bryan, that the laws that Mr.. Bryan pro
posed. including especially this law;
would undoubtedly throw them OUT ii nnG
that the promise to enact them would
therefore safely be disregarded'
Quotes Legal Opinion.
On July 2 last the special counsel to
the Central Association OF Building traces
of New York. Edward j. GaNegan SUP
mitted to that association an opinion i,,,on ON
which was openly endorsed and approved
the same day by the Central Association
OF Building Trades of New FORK; IN IN
this opinion In discussing proposals 10 DO
away with or modify the power of lSsu-
Ing injunctions in industrial disputes; Mr..
Gavegan said that the proposal to favor
defendants In industrial disputes above
all others would be class legislation ana
In the nature OF special privilege and
special privilege is the bane OF the work
ingman. Special privilege Is what creates
powerful special interests. what tne
wage worker wants and all he wants is
equality before the law. II Is playing into
the hands of the special interests TO enact
laws which are certain of annulment by
the courts, even when they are intended
In good faith for the betterment of the
rather see thousand favorable but un-
new laws enacted for the wage
Garner than to have him learn the tul,
power Of a single existing remedy. The
cannot in the very nature OF our system
furnish any needed relief. Labor
should concentrate and
use their influence for the enactment of
general measures calculated to protect
and not to destroy the remedy of injunc-
ton"
This is admirably sound, common sense
the opinion OF the counsel TO a great
labor body endorsed and adopted as its
own by that labor party. 1t Is a scathing
condemnation OF the proposals. vicious
and chimerical, to which Messrs. Bryan
and Gompcrs are committed. They prom-
se what would be in the highest degree
detrimental TO the interests OF the gen
eral public II 1t could be performed and
what as a matter of fact could not be
performed. ! believe both In the patriot |
ism and the Intelligence of the working
men. the laboring men of America, There !
fore, do not believe they can be mlslcd |
to their own deep hurt as Messrs. Bryan |
and Gompers seek TO mislead them: / do |
not believe that they viii permit Mr.
Gompers to deliver them like chattels to |
MIR. Bryan In exchange for a sham.
Sincerely yours.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
P, c. Knox, United States senator. |
Valley Forge. Pa,