The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-02
Taft's Statement.

] have been .honored ny Ny hoose-
velt in the last four years by being
called in 20 assist as an adviser in re-
spect 10 all the executive and leeiSta-
tive measures projected la MS adnlih,
| have had q very deep sympathy with
all that has been done. There are other
measures In the interest OF labor mat
ought TO be adopted. The six Ntsen-hour
bill ought probably 70 be amended: the
compensation for government employees
act ought TO be enlarged and liheranzed,
with view TO making the government
liable in the same way as rs p pri%a,s, oe,,rnnn en-
suffered while in It's employ. lt is the
legitimate and approved practce OF Ia
Dor organizations 10 propose Legislation
Of this kind 10 the executive for rec
omme udation and 10 congress for action.
and II VIII be n pleasant duty on my
part I! / am elected. as l expect TO De:
10 consider all such labor proposals anc
TO urge upon congress those measures
approved in the Republican platform, as
well as such othera as commend them
selves TO my Judgment and my desire 10
missioner o. labor NAV very well be
enlarged 10 make the bureau more use
iul 90 the cause OF labor, and all pro
posals In that direction VII meet my
Will Not Hold Grudge.
The bitterness and Injustice of the at
tacks made upon me by Mr.; Brysm, oy
Mr. Gornpers and by Mr.. Fuller will not
in the slightest degree turn me from
my consistent attitude toward laoor OF
sympathetic interests In It's behalf and
earnest desire TO aid In every way that
federal legislation may leeltimately DO
IT. The statement made by Mr.. Fuller
that refused 70 give a hearing 10 Il Dor
ing men in response TO a cut In their
wages of 10 per cent, made by the re-
ceivers OF railway company. grows out
OF his failure 70 note full and com
plete decision on the subject. showing
not only a full considera ton. but the
fact that I called in another judge 20
help me. as we'll as the submission OF
consideration. The, failure OF the men
having thirty days notice OF the pro-
posed order 10 object 10 It until the day
before the order was 70 go into effect led
To q refusal TO suspend the order be
cause there was not timc for hearing.
but fun opportunity 10 modify or revoke
II was given upon five days notice OF
the employees TO the receiver, and this
opportunity was improved by them and
the hearing had. The statements OF Mr..
Bryan and Mr.. Fuller on this subject
include sarbled sentences from one OF
the two opinions. and give the impress
sion that the court reached exactly the
opposite conclusion from that which It
In fact reached In respect to the pro-
reference to the decision In the CO federal
report II will confirm this statement and
show the utter injustice OF Mr.. Fuller s
! attack.
Where Confusion Lies,
| The case reported later. Of 62 federal
| report 66a, was q memorandum opinion
| which should have preceded the opinion
| reported in tho 62 federal report II. and
the real decision reported was contained
| in the latter. This may have misled
Mr.. Fuller and Mr.. Bryan. but 1t did
not Justify the use of garbled extracts
from the earlier opinion.
The following telegram received to,
day by Judge Taft was made public by
| him:
Every absolutely independent oil man
have seen. interested in the produc-
| ton. manufacture and sale OF petroleum,
and its products. whether Democrat OF
Republican. and Z. likewise Interested
| notwiths tanding John .. Rockefeller
statement. will vote for you and hope
| for your election by an overwhelming
| majority. ] submit that we, fighting
| the greatest OF trustg wish you elected
Labor should not vote for Bryan or the
Democrats. but vote for you and the
| restoration OF confidence
CHARLES RUSSELL BURKE
ll6 Broad Street, New York.