Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-03-05
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their number, is properly taken az an encouragement and an appreciation of their progress. aud hiS just policy shall be pursued,
 The Appoirtment Of Negroes. '
 But ii may well admi, uf doubt whether in ease If auE ta,.' tn ap puintmcnl of .uc ci the.g ,ljnber to local office ill a commNai,y n which the race feeling is 5" wiGasnFr4d and acute ::s to interfere Ai;h thr ra<e and facility with which the iu,:il govern mcnt business can hr tionc by t4e ap putlitce i' of sufficient hcnc'ji hy way ni rncouiagcnent tn tlr r:l't. tn out- weigh the rcru1r,""r and i.~Gtt&>c rf race feeling which !,,} :'.l :. ain! mpnt is likely la etlgcndc. !,'g ,fptr the executive il rrrn"i.i'n.: j'..' .tc.; 'p race by appoiNtmr.n-. sn~' ts.,.,i e T, careful tlis"r"fioIi rHi I0l"el .o jy more harm Iha!, -.-h Nn tt,s, cH.-,r hand, we must b. ffrrful to %s courage the mere pfvtrn.e - S- q =. ing manufactured iH tl,. i,t,1l i of .:;, dilidual political ;lsss'jjilsss
 No Race Feeling la White t.ousa
 Personally i have uot tli. .:h5u@tt race prcjudiec or fCc,ing. ana rncc@li ton of it's existence only alvakens in my heart a deeper sympathy for those who have to bear il or suffer from tt. and l question thc wisdom uf policy which is likely to increase il Mean fine, if nothing is done io prevent, a better feeling between the negroes and the whites iu the south will continue to grew, and mere and lunre of the white people will come to reaiiXe that the future of the south iS tn he much benefited by the ig,.ustliai and intel lectunl progress of the ne:srt The ey- crclsc of political Franchises hy those of his race who are intelligent and well to do vii l." nc,lnirSced in. and the right to yot" will be withheld only from the ignorant and irrcspon .il,c of both races
 The Labor Question
 Fhelc k one other mattri. to which Sitlll refer. l Was made the subject "f great controversy during tl,r cleo. tion aud calls fer at least :, passing reference now. My is;ine,isl,etl pred cccsSor has given ,alich attention to the cause of labor. Wiih whose strug- gle for better lhin:,7 hc has shown the sinccrcst sympathy. At his instance congress has pas. T hc bi,l tixiug the liability Of Interstate carriers 10 their employees for ini,ly sustained i'll the course ot employment. nb0Iislin3 the rnlc of fellow scrHan, and the common law rule as to rontributory negligence and substituting therefor th. so called rule Of comparative negligence It has also passed law fixing tlc comDel,- @at1on of government employees for ihinrSes sustained in tn" employ of the government through the negligence of lhe superior. It also passed q model child labor Inv for tue Dist rict of Co lunbia. Il previous administrations an arbitration law for interstate com melcc 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 icgisla ion of this kind was passed by the outgoing congress
 us l hope to promote the enactmen; of further legislation If this character am strongly convineed that the gov cl}'ncnt should make itself as respon. sible to employees injured in it's cm- ploy as an Interstate railway corpora. tion is l4aGr responsible by federal law to it's employees, and 1 shall be glad. whenever any additional rcaSona- hle safety device can be invented to reduce the loss of life and limb among railway employees. to urge congress tu require it's adoption by interstate railways.
 Use of lnjunctions 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 lniuntions in industrial disputes. AS to that, my convictions arc fixed. Take away from courts, if il could be taken away, the power 10 issue injunctions i'll labor disputes. and l. would create privileged class among the laborers afN, save the lawless among their num- beT from q most noedful remedy avail able to all men for the protection of their business against lawless invasion. The proposition that business is not . property ur pecuniary right which can be prote. ted by equitable injunction is utterly without foundation in prece- dent oi reason. The proposition is usually linked with one to. makR' the secondary boycott lawful Such proposition is at variance with tho -N""rican instinct and will find no support. in my Judgment, when submit. ted to the American people. Tlie sec o!3earE boycott is ail instrument of tyr"nnN and ought not to be made legitimate. a f,* A.
 The lssui:g Of temporary restrnin. ing order without notice has in several inSta ucpS fMcN NhuSrI hv ftS 4ttnor