Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-03-05

their numbse, q properly taken a.
encouragement and az appreciation g
their progress. and this just policy
shall be pursued.
The Appointment Of Negroes. =
But It may well admit of doubt
whether In case Of any race an ap-I
pointment OF one Of their number tOa;
4 local Office In a community in which1
the race feeling is 80 widespread and3
acute as to interfere with the ease andl
facility with which the local g0vern-i
ment business can be done by the APP
p0intee is Of sufficient benefit by way
Of encouragement to the race to out
weigh the recurrence and Increase Of
race feeling which such an appoint
ment Is likely to engender. Therefore
the executive in recognizing the negro
race by appointments must exercise a
careful discretion not thereby to do It
more harm than good. On the other
hand, we must be careful not to en-
courage the mere pretense Of race feel
dividual political ambition.
No Race Feeling In White House.
Personally I have not the slightest
race prejudice or feeling, and recogni.
ton Of its existence only awakens in
my heart a deeper sympathy for those
who have to bear it or suffer from 1t,
and question the wisdom Of policy
which is likely to increase it. Mean
time, if nothing Is done to prevent, a
better feeling between the negroes and
the whites In the south will continue
to grow, and more and more Of the
white people will come to 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
we'll to do will be acquiesced in, and
the right to vote will be withheld only
from the ignorant and irresponsible Of
both races.
The Labor Question.
There is one other matter to which
shall refer. It was made the subject
Of great controversy during the cleo
ton and calls for at least a passing
reference now Ny distinguished pred
ecessor has given much attention to
the cause Of labor, with whose strug-
gle for better things he has shown the
sincerest sympathy. At his instance
! congress has passed the bill fixing the
liability 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 to contributory negligence
and substituting therefor the so called,
rule Of comparative negligence Ithas
also passed law fixing the compen-
sation of government employees for
injuries sustained in the employ Of the
government through the negligence Of
the superior. It also passed model
| child labor law for the District Of Co.
! lumbia. In previous administrations
an arbitration law for interstate COM
; MERGE railroads and their employees
! and laws for the application OF safety
| devices to save the lives and limbs Of
employees Of interstate railroads had
! been passed Additional legislation Of
j this kind was passed by the outgoing
congress. p,
wish to say that, In 80 far as can,
I hope to promote the enactment Of
further legislation Of this character1
| am strongly convinced that the gov
! eminent should make itself as respon-|
sible to employees Injured in it's EN-.
| ploy as an interstate railway corpora
ton is made responsible by federal
law to its employees, and I shall bel
/ glad, whenever any additional reasona-
bic safety device can be invented to
! reduce the loss Of life and limb among
railway employees, to urge congress-
! to require its adoption by interstate
, railways. i
Use Of tnjunct;ons Necessary. !
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
fnjunctions in industrial disputes. AS
to that, my convictions are fixed. Take
away from courts, If it could be taken
away, the power to issue injunctions
In labor disputes, and it would create
! privileged class among the laborers
and save the lawless among their num-
Der from most needful remedy avail
able, to all men for the protection Of
their business against lawless invasion.
The proposition that business Is not
property or pecuniary right which can
be protected by equitable injunction is
utterly without foundation in prece-
dent or reason. The proposition IL
usually linked with one to make the
secondary boycott lawful. Such 4
proposition is at variance with the
American instinct and will ind no
support, in my judgment, when submit
ted to the American people The sec-
ondary boycott Is an instrument Of
tyranny and ought not to be made
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