The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1908-09-17

more tolerate tho violence OF a mob ina.
the corruption and oppression and AFRO
man. He will not consent to limit the
power of the courts to put q stop 10,
~wrongdoing wherever found. This very
fact should make the labor people feel q
peculiar confidence in him. lie has in
Cured the bitter hostility Of foolish and,
oigoted reactionaries by. mis- frank criti-
junction in labor disputes, and he is.
pledged to do all he can to put a stop to
the IN , abuses in q the n exercise OF the power OF
thing that he will not do all in his power
to perform. He can always be trusted to.
fact that before election he will not prom
ise the impossible is in itself a guaranty
that after election all that is possible win
be done.
Country His Debtor.
His record as a Judge makes the whole,
country his debtor. His actions and de-
cisions are part of the great traditions of,
In striking fashion the rights of the gen
eral public as against the selfish inter
ests Of any class. whether Of capitalists.
or OF laborers-they set forth and stand hv
the rights of the wage workers to organ
lie and to strike. as unequivocally as they
no conduct will be tolerated that wolff
spell destruction to the nation as O. whole.
AS for the attack upon his injunctions in,
bench, I ask that the fnjunctions be care
fully examined. I ask that every respon-
sible and fairminded labor leader, every
labor organization. read these iniunctions.
himself. Il he will do SO, instead of con-
d de 1hana a1 them mn, he viii heartily approve.
tonishing fact that the principles laid
down by Judge Taft in these very %injunc-
condemn. are themselves the very prino.
ciples which are now embodied in the laws.
or practices of every responsible labor or,
No responsible organization wo,ld nou,.
hesitate h.niea 70 condemn ara the abuses against,
aimed aimed ? The pri netoe , Mhie6 6a ths were
so wisely and fearlessly laid down serve,
as a charter Of liberty for all of us, for,
eral public; for they rest on the principles
of fair dealing for all, Of even handed
justice for all. They mark the judge who.
of the whole people: as far as daylight is.
from darkness, so far is such a judge from,
or the bringing tool of great. corrupt and
%corrupting CORPORATIONS.
Judge Taft on the bench-as since, I'M
the war Observation-Disclosures himself to.
be a wise. a fearless, and an upright SER
want OF the whole people. whose services.
member that he rendered these services,
laWle Mnen 1i ed mag e Was t tbq ao sos but when.
malice, domestic and civic disturbances.
threatened the whole fabric of our gov.
oio vi ClNlllLdllOu, Ills. aCIlOnSs
showed not only the highest kind Of moral
courage but of physical courage as well,
threatened.
Employers Liability.
Let all fair minded man. wage workers.
and capitalists alike, consider yet another
bench Judge Taft Upheld in the strong
est, fashion, and for the first time gave,
iull vitality to, the principle of the en-,
ployers, liability for injuries done work
iI1Gu.s IQlS was before anV national lay w.,
on the subject was enacted. Judge Taft's:
sense OF right, his indignation against
tude that is not fair and just, drove him
TO tax a position which was violently,
e eoad eman,a by short ! SIGHTED capitalists
In advance of the time that it vas not
generally upheld by the state courts, but
of the land. Judge Taft was q leader, q.
pioneer, while on the bench. in the ef-,
fort to get justice for the wage worker,
all upright and farsighted laboring men
should hold it to his credit that at the
same time he fearlessly stood against the
stood against the abuses of capital. il
elected, he has shown by his deeds that
the people as a whole; he can be trust
ed to stand stoutly against the two real,
enemies Of our MISUNDERSTANDING the,
dernline the whole foundation Of ORDER
ly liberty. and against the man who in
tAe interest OF anOther class would secure
business prosperity by sacrificing every
right Of the working people.
1 have striven as president to champion
in every proper way the interests of the
wage worker; for I regard the wage
worker, excepting only the farmer, the
tiller Of the soil, as the man whose welk
being is most essential to the healthy
growth of this great nation. I would for
no consideration advise the wage worker,
to do what I thought was against his in
terest. l ask his support for Mr.. Taft
EXACTLY az l ask such support from every
f~arsighted and right thinking American
citizen. because I believe with all my
heart that nowhere within the. borders
of our great country can there be found
another man who VIII as %vigilantly ana
of the working mar as he will the rights
Of every man who in good faith strives.
to DO his duty as an American citizen. He
will protect the just rights of both rich
and poor, and he will war relentlessly
against lawlessness and injustice whether
exercised on behalf of property or Of
labor.
On the bench Judge Taft showed the
two qualities which make a great Judge:
wisdom and moral courage. They are also
the two qualities which make a great
president. Sincerely yours
Conrad Kohrs. Helena. Mont