Semi-weekly herald., 1909-03-08

! by the appointee. is OF sufficient bene
/ ht by way Of encouragement to the
/ race to outweigh the recurrence and
Increase Of race feeling which such an
appointment is likely to engender.
Therefore. the executive. In recog
mixing the negro race by appointment
must exercise careful discretion not
thereby to do 1t more harm than good
On the other hand. we must be careful
not to encourage the mere pretense
of race feeling manufactured In the
Interest of individual political ambi.
ton.
Personally have not the slightest
race prejudice or feeling, and recogni.
tion of It's existence only awakens in
my heart deeper sympathy for those
who have to bear it or suffer from It,
and question the wisdom OF a policy
which Is likely to increase IT,
Meantime. IL nothing Is done to
prevent, better FEELING between the
negroes and the whites In the south
VIII continue to grow. and more and
more OF the white people VIII come to
realize that the future of the south
Is TO be much benefited by the indus
trial and intellectual progress OF the
negro. The exercise of political fran.
chise by those OF his race who are
Intelligent and wellto.do will be ac.
quiesced in, and the right to vote will
be withheld only from the Ignorant
and irresponsible OF both races.
There Is one other matter to which
shall refer. 1t was made the subject
of great controversy during the
election, and calls for at least a pass
ing reference now. My distinguished
predecessor has given much attention
to the cause OF labor with whose
struggles for better things he has
shown the slncerest sympathy. At
his instance congress las passed the
bill fixing the liability OF Interstate
carriers to their employees for injury
sustained In the course OF emnloy.
ment. abolishing the rule OF fellow.
servant and the common law rule as
to contrlbutory negligence, and sub
stituting therefore the so-called rule
or comparative negligence.
| III has also passed law fixing the
compensation OF government employees
FOR injuries sustained In the employ
OF the government through the neg.
ligence of the superior. II also passed
a model child labor law for the Dis.
trict OF Columbia. In previous ad.
ministrations an arbitration law for
Interstate commerce railroads and
their employees. and the laws for the
application of safety devices to save
the lives and limbs of employees OF
interstate railroads had been passed.
Additional legislation OF this kind was
passed by the outgoing congress.
II wish TO say that In SO far MS |
can, hope TO promote the enactment
of further legislation of this character
| am strongly convinced that the goy
eminent should make itself as respon
sible TO employees injured in its EN-
ploy as an interstate railway corpor
alton is made responsible by federal
law to Its employees; and shall be
glad. whenever any additional reason.
able safety device can be invented to
reduce the loss of life and limb
among railway employees, to urge con.
gress 10 require its adoption by inter.
state railways
Another labor question has arisen
which has awakened the most excited
discussion. That is In respect to the
power OF the federal courts to issue
injnnctions in Industrial disputes. As
to that. my convictions are fixed.
Take away from courts. If 1t could
be taken away, the power to issue in.
functions in labor disputes, and II
would create privileged class among
the laborers and save the lawIess
among their number from most
needful remedy available to all men
for the protection Of their business
against lawless invasion.
"Tbe proposition that business 1,
not property or pecunlary righi
which can be protected by equitable
Injunction is utterly without founda
tion in precedent or reason. The prop
osiiion is usually linked with one t,
make the secondary boycott lawful
Such a proposition is at variance Will
the American instinct and will f,nd n,
support in my judgment when sub
mitted to the American people.
THE secondary boycott is an instru
ment Of tyranny and ought not to b,
made legitimate.
THE Issuing OF temporary re
straining order without notice has II
several instances been abused by IT.
inconsiderate exercise. and to remed,
this the platform upon which wa
, elected recommends the formulation
OF a statute Of tho conditions unde
which such temporary restrainin,
order ought to issue.
"A statute can and ought to b
, framed TO embody the best moderl
practice. and can bring the snbjec
so closely TO the attention OF tn
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