Evening journal., 1908-09-18

party believes that there should be a
Department of Labor with a cabinet
officer at it's head. The Republican
party does not favor this. 1t was IN
nv platform eight years ago. l be-
lieve that labor should be represented
by an oaicer in the cabinet.
Second. as to the ANTITRUST law. We
saw that labor organizations ought to
be taken out of its operation. Tne
Republican party is unwilling to do
this. The difference between labor
organizations ard industrial eomhina-
tions is so great that you cannot ds'
scribe both under one law. A labor
organization is combination OF
human beings. An Industrial CONS
bination deals with dollars with
merchandise and matter. / never did
and never shall believe that human he.
ings should be degraded TO the level
of merchapdise' ,-.i...
Tile third difference is in our relation 70
the Injunction. We say that an industrial
dispute is not in itself sufficient ground
for an Injunction. and that before the is
sue there must be conditions which should
Justify an injunction even If there were no
industrial dispute.
Trial by Jury.
The fourth point relates to trial by jury
in cases Of indirect contempt We insist
that in a charge of indirect contempt,
CONTEMPT outside of the sight Of sthe
court the prosecution is in the nature of
criminal prosecution and that the man
accused shall have a trial by jury. It is
even more important In a case of indirect
contempt than in an ordinary criminal
case, for the ordinary judge in a criminal
case is not interested in the prosecution.
In the case Of indirect contempt the Judge
is prosecutor, law maker and judge and
we say that If there ever were a case
where a man is entitled TO a trial by jury
IL is in this case, where the judge is every
thing.
DO not let Mr.. Taft terrify you by say
ing that we are attacking the csirbs 1t
is not an attack upon the judiciary to in
sist upon trial by jury. Does the criminal
Judge feel odense when a man under a
criminal charge demands a trial by jury?
We charge that the Republican party
has been alternating labor and capital and
that the request of the great corporation
employers the Republican leaders will
jeopardize the peace Of society. We be-
lieve that labor and capital must cooper
ate, that they cans be successful unless
they are friends.
Let me take another questionable trust
question. We oppose the principle Of pri-
vate monopoly The Republican party does
not oppose this. It wants to regulate
the trusts. Mr. Taft says he's opposed to
the determination Of the priNiple of pri-
vate monopoly. Instead of regulating the
I trusts the Republican party has been
regulated by the trusts" II Mr.. Roosevelt
with all his strenuoslty has not been able
to regulate the trusts wonder what
chance the complaoent Mr.. Taft will have.
Our parties differ also on the tariff ques-
| ton. I'm very glad TO find that the Re-
} publican leaders at last admit that 'some-
thing must be done"
We believe in a reduction of the
tariff. not merely a revision" and !
believe that the duty should be taken
of articles entered in competition with
articles made by trusts.
Mr.. Taft has abandoned argument
for threats. He says that if our policies
are attempted there will be a panic in
our country. II he thinks my cleo
ton will bring a panic, then I want
him TO give bond that his election will
bring prosperity. The Republicans
might as well recognize that this is no
1906 campaign 1applause). 1t happens
to be the same candidate, but condi-
tions are different. There Is only one
wav in which they can throw the panic
OF last fall on nAe. and that is TO say