The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-09-14
ROOSEVELT EM|TS
I. a "A The RAUCOUS ROAR
J" FOR CROWN PRINCE

can only be done by destroying all
modern business; but he win in prac-
,ical fashion do everything possible 10
secure such efficient control on be.
half of the people as n whole. over
these great combinations as will de.
prive them of the power to work evil
( Mr.. Taft's decision in the Addystone
Pipe Line case while on the bench Is
proof by deeds not by words, of the
| farsighted wisdom with which he
serves the Interests of The whole peo-
pie even when those of the most pow
erful corporations are hostile thereto.
! If there is one body OF men more
than another whose support | feel
have right to challenge on behalf
of Secretary TAFT it is the body Of
wage workers of the country. A
stauncher friend a fairer and truer
representative, they cannot find with.
| in the borders of the United States.
He viii do everything in his power for
/ them except that which is wrong; he
will do wrong for no man, and there
/ fore can be trusted by all men. Dur
ing the ten years of my intimate ac-
quaintance with him, since ] have
myself, as governor and president
been obliged to deal practically with
labor problems, he has been one of
the men upon whose judgement and
aid | could always rely in doing every
thing possible for the cause of the
wage worker, of the man who works
with his hands, or with both hands
and head.
Mr. TAFT has been attacked because
Of the lnjunctions he delivered while
on the bench. | am content to rest
his case on these very injunctions
maintain that they show why all
our people should be grateful to him
and should feel Il safe to entrust their
dearest interests in him Most assured
ly he never has yielded to threat or
pressure of any sort. as little II i'll
comes from labor as If It comes from
capital; he viii no more tolerate the
violence CT a mob than the oOrrup
ton and oppression and arrogance Of
a corporation or of a wealthy man. He
viii not consent to limit the power OF
the courts to put a stop to wrongdo-
ing wherever found. This very fact
should make the labor people feel
peculiar confidence IN him. lie has
incurred the bitter hostility iof fool.
ish and bigoted reactionaries by his
frank criticism of the abuse OF the
power OF Injunction Ia labor disputes.
and he is pledged to do all he can 10
put q stop to abuses In the exercise
of the power of Injunction. He will
never promise anything he will not do
all In his power TO perform. He can
always be trusted to do a little better
than his word, and the fact that be.
1 tore election he will not promise the
I impossible IS in itsolf a guaranty that
/ after election all that is possible will
be done
His record as. a Judge makes the
whole country his debtor His actions
and decisions are part Of the great
traditions OF the bench They guar
anteed and set forth in striking fash
ion the right Of the general public as
! against the selfish interests of any
class, whether OF capital or OF labor
ers. They set forth and stand by the
rights of the wage workers to organ
ize and strike. as unequlyocally rs
they set forth and stand by the doc
trine that no conduct will be tolerated
that would spell destruction TO the ma
ton as a whole As for the attack
upon his injinctions In labor disputes,
made while he was on the bench, ask
that the injunctlons carefully ex-
amined. | ask that ev,iy responsible
and fair minded labor leader. eye,y
responsible and fair minded member
of labor organization, read these
injunctions for himself. II he will do
so, instead OF condemning them he will
heartily approve of them and viii rec
ognize this further astonishing fact
that the principles laid down by Judge
Taft in these very injunct1ons, which
laboring people are asked TO condemn,
are themselves the very principles
which are now embodied In the laws
or practices OF every responsible labor
, organization. No responsible organi'
zatlon would now hesitate TO condemn
the abuses against which Judge Taft's
/ injunctions we aimed. The princi
pies which he therein so wisely and
: foarlessly laid down serve as a charter
OF liberty for all OF us, for wage work
: ers, for employers for the general pub
. lie; for they rest on the principles VI
{ fair dealing for all OF even HANDED
justice for all They mark the judgl
} who rendered them as standing for III,
r rights of the whole people, as far al
e daylight Is from darkness, so far z
q such a Judge from the time server tn
s trucker 10 the mob or the cdnginl
S tool Of great, corrupt and cOrrupunl
4 corporations. Judge Taft on the bencl
y las since in the Philippines. In Pan
4 anna, IN Caba, in the war departman
n showed himself TO be a wise, a feat
J. less and an upright servant OF IN
, whole people. whose services TO ~
e. whole people were beyond an prics
s Moreoyer,ilei an coed citizens remen
3 %. ihat be rendered these services
'r noi when II wos easy 10 do 50, bu
$ woeu lawlegs violence was threateneg
d when malifs. domestic and civic dii
7, tprbance threatened the whole fabrl
4 pr our goYernemnt and oi civilization
r. bis actions showed moi only the higl
II esl kiEd of moral courage bur OF phys
~ cal courage as we'll for his llfe wa
n freely arI .rfr 80 flr.af.r.H