The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1909-03-04

sneir number. Is properly taken as an
encouragement and an appreciation Of
their progress, and this lust policv
shall be pursued
The Appointment Of Negroes.
But 1t may well admit of doubt
Whether In case Of any race an AID
pointment Of one OF their number To
a local office In a community in which
the race feeling is so widespread and
acute as to interfere with the ease and
facility with which the local govern
ment business can be done by the an
pointee Is OF sufficient benefit by wsv
or encouragement to the race IN out.
weigh the recurrence and Increase NJ
race feeling which such an appo,nt-
ment Is likely to engender. Therefor.
the executive In recognizing the negro
race by appointments must exercise q
careful discretion not thereby to do n
more harm than good. On the other
hand, We must be careful not to en-.
courage the mere pretense Of race feeI-
Ing manufactured in the interest Of in.
dividual political ambition.
No Race Feeling In White House.
Personally l have not the slightest
race prejudice or feeling, and recoepi.
ton OF its existence only awakens I'm
my heart deeper sympathy for those
who have to bear 1t or suffer from II
and l question the wisdom of a policy
which Is likely to increase it. Mean
time, II nothing is done to prevent a
better feeling between the negroes ana
| the whites In the south will continue
TO grow, and more and more OF the
white people VII come to realize that
the future OF the south Is to be mush
benefited by the Industrial and intel.
iectual progress Of the negro. The ex-
ercise OF political franchises by those
OF Dis race who are intelligent and
well to do will be acquiesced In. and
the right to vote will be withheld onIv
rom the ignorant and irresponsible OF
both races.
| The Labor Question.
There Is one other matter TO which T
shall refer. 1t was made the subject
or great controversy during the cleo
uon ana calls for at least passing
reference now. My distinguished pred
ecessor has given much attention 10
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 or employment abolishing the
rule or fellow servant and the common
law rule as to cOntributory negligence
ana substituting therefor the 80 called
rule OF comparative negligence 1t has
also passed a law fixing the compen-
satlon OF government employees for
injuries sustained In the employ of the
government through the negligence of
the superior. 1t also passed a model
child labor law for the District OF Co
lumbla. In previous administrations
an arbitration law for interstate com
merce railroads and their employees
1and laws for the application Of safety
kdevices to -SRESothe lives and Labs of
kempioyees OF interstate railroads had
, Ibeen passed. Additional legislation O
, this kind was passed by the outgoin,
congress.
1 wish to say that, In so far as l cal
hope to promote the enactment {
:. further legislation of this characte
am strongly convinced that the GO
eminent should make itself as respol
sible to employees injured in it's en-
ploy as an interstate railway corpor
ton is made responsible by feder
law to it's employees, and 1 shall
glad, whenever any additional reason
!. BILE safety device can be invented
: reduce the loss of life and limb anon
railway employees, to urge congre.
to require it's adoption by intersta
railways.
Use of Injunetions Necessary.
y Another labor question has arise
which has awakened the most excite
discussion. That is in respect to th
power Of the federal courts to issu
injunctions in Industrial disputes. A
. to that, my convictions are fixed. TAX
. away from courts, If it could be take
away, the power to issue injunction
;. in labor disputes, and it would Great
privileged class among the laboreI
and save the lawless among their nun
Der from @ most needful remedy avail
:. able to all men for the protection {
their business against lawless invasion
' The proposition that business is not
property or pecuniary right which ca
, be protected by equitable injunction
utterly without foundation in prec
! dent or reason. The proposition
usually linked with one to make tt
secondary boycott lawful. Such
- proposition is at variance with tt
American instinct and will find L
: support, in my judgment, when submit
70 ted to the American people. The Sc
III ondary boycott is an instrument L,
tyranny and ought not to be mad
legitimate.
4 The issuing of temporary restrai
T. ing order without notice has In sever
ID instances been abused by its ince
u siderate exercise, and to remedy II
II the platform upon which / was elet
Ill ed recommends the formulation In
ie statute of the conditions under viii
n such temporary restraining ord
u ought to issue A statute can al
j. ought to be framed to embody the be
TO modern practice and can bring the su
fs ject so closely to the attention Of t
D. court as to make abuses Of the proce
O. unlikely in the future. American pt
I'd pie, If understand them, insist th
he the authority of the courts shall
II sustained and are opposed to a
st change in the procedure by which {
| no Eon
re and the fearless and effective adm