The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-03-04

feneouras ament and ID Ion %
their nrogtess ana this iust policy
\ ehali be pursued.
j Tho lAppoint,H ;efI Negroes. t
1 But &C. may wen admit o. doubt
whether IN case OF any race an ap-
| peIntment OF one Of thelr number TO
a local office In! a ICON n,unltySins (which
/ the race feeling Is So widespread and
acute az to Interfere with: the ease and
facility with which the local govern
ment business can be done by the mp
poIntee Is Sot sufficient benefit By way
lof 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 n
careful discretion not thereby to do II
more harm than good. On the other
hand, We must be careful not to en-.
courage the mere pretense Of race feel.
Ing manufactured In the Interest Of In.
dividlal political ambition. IS
No Race Feeling In White House.
Personally I have not the slightest
race prejudice or feeling. md recogni.
ton Of Its existence only awakens IL
my heart a deeper sympathy for those
who have to bear It or suffer. from It.
and l question the wisdom Of u policy
which Is likely to increase 1t. Mean.
time, II nothing Is done to prevent, a
better feeling between the negroes and
the whites In the south will continue
to grow. and more md more Of the
! white people will come TO realize TINT
/; the future Of tho south Is to be much
benefited by the Industrial and Intel.
i lectual progress OF the negro. The OK.
crclse Of political franchises by those
/; Of his race who are intelligent aud
well to do will be. acqulesccd in, aud
/ the right to vote will be withheld only
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f5 The Labor Question.
There Is one other matter to which I
shall refer. twas made the subject
Of great controversy during tho cleo?
ton and calls for at least "a passing
reference now. My distinguished pred
ecessor has given much attention to
the cause Of labor. with whose strug.
gle for better things he has shown the
sincercst sympathy. AT bis instance
congress has passed the bill fixing the
liability Of Interstate carriers to their.
employees for injury sustained in the
course Of employment. abolishlug the
rule of fellow servant and tho common
law rule MS to contributory negligence
and substituting therefor the so called
rule Of comparative negligence. Z It has
also passed a 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 a model
child labor law for the District Of Co
lumbla. In previous administrations
an arbitration law for interstate COM.
mercc railroads ana thelr employees
ahd laws LOT tue application. OF; sa1ety
devices to save the ives ana limbs OF
employees OF lhterstate railroaas laa
peen passed. Aaulelonal lesl AEal Oh
this klhd was passed 7set by tue outgoing
congress. x s..
! WISH 10 say tnat''ln 80 1ar as can.
hope J" psosaose 'ae eaassmeat ..
iurtner, ieg'sia a' OF i.nis cna a17Il
am Strons'y eons!ncea .lut tne Sov ''
ernment SHOULD nuke ltseil ~ respoh-
s!o!e 70 enpioSees injured III l's el ll
pioy as an interstate raiIWay corpora.
,lon - lnaue ,esponslpie " teuelal
~" " 'ls EMPLOYEES, alu SINH w
e!ad' whenever any aau,tlolhl reasola- :.
ole sa1ety uc'iee van W ,nsen.eu ~
REFUGE tne loss " liie unu lin4p ulnons
railway ANYWAY EMPLOYEES, 70 urge CONGRESS
70 requlte i's auop'i Upli ~ iu.e a'"i
r 'nNl''y ~ IA, 4
Use Of lnlunctlons Necessary.
Another labor question has arisen
which has awakened the most excited
discussion. Tint is in respect to the
power of the federal courts to Issue
injunctions In Industrial disputes. AS
to that, my convictions are fixed. Take
away from courts, II It could be taken
away, the power to issue injunctions
In labor disputes, and 1t would create
a privileged class among the laborers
aud save the lawless among their nun.
Der from a most needful remedy avail.
ohlo n oil manf for tho tnrotoction NJ