Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1908-08-28
A CAUSTiC REPLY.


II has Systematically refused to en-
ter into any combinations with other
institutions for the purpose of raising
prices. fXinG rates. or In any other way
doing anything that would look toward
the formation Of 4 trust. Ii has been
4 principle of AnglO-SaXCn law that
man accused OF crime should be
tried by a jury. United States jurors
arr not selected in one particular spot,
bGt from the entire district. They come
from the great body of the people and
there Is no reason in the world why
a man charged with crime in an indus
trial dispute should not have the same
right of trial by jury which he would
have if charged with any other crime
in The calendar The Democratic plat
form at Denver is not an attempt 10
permit lawlessness. destruction OF
property and loss of life You either
did not read il or if you did you were
not honest enough to admit that there
is absolutely nothing in that plank that
any fair-minde manufacturer cvUuld
object to. You were neither business
nan nor lawyer when you say that
speedy punishment for contempt is
the thing which prevents attack on
property and life; it is the injunction
that prevents it. The contempt u the
Injunction. whether punished by the
TWO-STANDARD =. e.. =. a..
court or by the jury, is 4 punishment
for crime and has nothing whatever
to do with the preservation of either
life or property.
A to the second point which you
make in regard to labor associations
there is absolutely nothing in It, You
have organized, as we understand it,
- fight labor. You say that you got
the Chicago convention to come to
your terms. Now you claim that labor
obtained some concessions at the Den
yer convention. 1t becomes well the
pot to call the kettle black So long
rs the manufacturers of this country
Land themselves together and deliber-
ately announce that labor shall have
TO rights. that long. you may be as
have its rights. You pretend to be
dislntereSted. when, as a matter of
fact. your scheme of banding together
the manufacturers of America in an at
tempt to throttle the voice of the peO-
pie is as vicious, Ubiquitous and thor
Oughly selfish in its character. as the
worst form of advice that was ever
given by walking delegate Protest
as much as you please against any
discrimination in favor Of labor and
that protest will find hearty response
from the American people. IL you are
protesting on general principles. but
,'hen you begin to assume that the
manufacturers OF this country own
America. its voters, its political par
ties. and all the machinery of govern
ment. you have started fire In this
country that will not soon die out.
The advice of an humble manufac-
turer who knows that a square deal
will always prevent trouble with his
employees. to you. is. to disband your
organization. cease to control political
parties and legislation, deal squarely
and equitably with your employees. and
my word for it, they will meet you
half way. II you want to advocate the
Republican platform and cincerely be-
lieve that dollar is worth more in
America than a man, then don't mas.
querade as an independent but strictly
say just what you area part of that
system which believes that 1t is the
business Of the government to look out
for the few and the business of the
many to quietly eat what may fall
from the tables of the few. imagine
that you are one of the men who are
In favor Of so tanning the trusts that
they will quietly walk up and eat out
of ROOsevelts hands without fear of
| being captured
Yours truly.
s. p KAIER