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their number, Is properly taken as an
encouragement and an appreciation OF
their progress. and this just policy
shall be pursued.
The Appointment Of Negroes.
But IT. may well admit OF doubt
whether IN Gaze Of any race an ap-
pointment OF one OF their number 10
u local Office III a community In which
the race feeling Is SO widespread and
acute as 10 Interfere with the ease aud
facility with which the local govern
ment business can be done by the ap-
polntee Is of sufficient benefit by way
of encouragement 10 the race 10 out
weigh the recurrence and Increase OF
race feeling which such Gn appoint
ment is likely 20 engender Therefore
the executive In recognizing the negro
race by appointments must exercise
careful discretion not thereby TO do it
more harm than good. on the other
hand. we must be careful not 20 en-
courage the mere pretense OF race feel
ing manufactured IN the interest OF In
dividual political ambition.
No Race Feeling In White House.
Personally | have not the slightest
race prejudice or feeling aud recogni-
tion OF It's existence only awakens IN
my heart deeper sympathy for those
who have 10 bear II or suffer from Il,
and ] question the wisdom OF a policy
which Is likely 10 increase t. Mean
time. II nothing Is done TO prevent,
better feeling between the negroes and
the whites IN the south Will continue
to grow, and more and more OF the
white people VIII come 10 realize that
the future OF the south is TO be much
benefited by the Industrial and intel
lectual progress OF the negro. The ex-
ercise OF political franchises by those
OF his race who are intelligent and
well 10 do VIII be acquiesced I'm. and
the right 10 vote win be withheld only
from the ignorant and irresponsible OF
both races
The Labor Question.
There Is one other matter 10 which
shall refer IL was made the subject
OF great controversy during the cleo
ton and calls for nc least a passing
reference now My distinguished pred.
ecessor has given much attention 10
the causc OF labor, with whose strug-
gle for better things he has shown the
sincerest sympathy AT his instance
congress has passed the bin fixing the
fl!abillty Of Interstate carriers to their
employees for injury sustained IN the
course OF employment abolishing the
rule OF fellow servant and the common
law rule as 20 contributory negligence
and substituting therefor the SO called
rule OF comparative negligence IL has
also passed a law fixing the compen-
sation OF government employees for
injuries sustained I'm the employ OF the
government through the negligence OF
the superior IL also passed model
child labor law for the District OF Co
lumbla. Ia previous administrations
an arbitration law for Interstate com
merce railroads and their employees
and laws FOR the application OF safety
devices 70 save the lives and limbs OF
employees 81 Interstate railroads had
been passed Additional legislation OF
this kind was passed by the outgoing
congress.
! wish 70 say that, IN SO far as I can.
n.y. ~ lANAAANAA AlA' NiNANiHtAA vi
further legislation Of this character.
am strongly convinced that the gov
eminent should make Itself as respon-
slble 70 employees injured ln It's en-
ploy az an Interstate railway corpora
ton Is madc responsible by federal
Inv 70 its employees. anu shall be
glad, whenever Hny additional reasona-
bile safety device can be Invented 20
reduce the less ~ lIfe AID LIMB among
railway employees to urn congress
% require its adoption hy Interstate
railways
Use of niunetiona Necessary. -
Another abor question has arisen
which has awakened the most excited
discussion That o. No respect ,o the
power of the federal courts 10 issue
lnluuctions lu irdnstrlal disputes As
70 that, my convictions are fixed. Take
away from courts, n Il could be taken
away, the power 10 issue injunctions
IN labor disputes and Il would create
a privileged class among the laborers
and save the laWless among their num-
Der from a most ncedful remedy avail
able 20 AL men for the protection OF
their business against lawless invasion.
The proposition thnt business Is not
property or pecnniary right which can
be protected by equitable injunction Is
utterly without foundation IN prece-
dent or reason The proposition Is
usually linked with one TO make the
secondary boycott lawful Such
proposition IS az variance with the
American instinct and will find no
support In my judgment, when submit
ted to the American people. The sec
ondary boycott Is an instrument OF
tyranny and ought not 70 be made
legitimate.
The issuing OF a temporary restrain
ing order without notice has In several
instances been abused by It's incon-
slderate exercise. and 10 remedy this