The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-03-04
Ne Rss. Feeling n WHIT. House.

civitual political ambition.
Ne Rss. Feeling n White House.
Persoua.,y ! have not the slightest
race 1reill..s 20 feeling ana rec1gli
ton - IS existence only awaken, in
u-y heart a ceeler sympathy f.r those
u D. have o. te-- it - suffer from IT,
and ! question the wisdom z policy
which e likely 90 increase i- Mean.
tine, = nothing is done o. prevent o
better fe-.in: between the negroes and
the whites 90 the south VIII continue
g grow. and more and more - the
white people Will come O. realize that
the future q the south j. 90 he much
benefited hv the Industrial and intel.
.ectra. Progress = The negro. The q.
ercise Z political franchises BY those
q h.s race who ere intelligent and
wei 20 d. wi. Do acqule>ced in. and
the r!ch- g. vote VIII - Withheld only
from the ignorant and irresponsible u
both races
IRE Lss9- cues;ier.
There Is one other matte. 20 which I
shall refer. !. was made the subject
q great controversy during the elec-
ton and calls frr at least RAISING
reference now. Ny DISTINGUISHED pred
e-.@ssor has .ireu much a'-eatlan 90
The cause 20! hor. with whose stru-
sle flr better things De has shown the
s!-ce-es- sympathy. A. his instance
congress has PASSED the bin axing the
.iah.Ary = interstate carriers 90 their
ewp,oyees f.r injury sustained 10 the
course q employment. abo!lShiuc the
rule q fellow servant and the common
law ru.e IS to coLt-lbGtory negligence
and substituting therefor the 80 called
rule 81 comparative negligence II has
also passed law fxir. the compcn.
Sation q government employees FOR
Injuries sustained 81 the employ = the
government through the negligence of
the superior. Il also passed O model
child labor law for the District of Co
lu-bia. In previous administrations
an arbitration lew for Interstate com.
merce railroads ard their employees
and laws for the application of safety
devices 90 save the lives and limbs u
employees Il Interstate railroads had
been passed Additional legislation of
this kind was passed 10y the outgoing
congress.
wish 20 say that. in SO far as I can
| hope 90 promote the enactment q
further legislation Il this character
! am strongly convinced tAst the GOV
eminent should make itself : respon.
slb!e 90 employees injured in itS ew.
pluy as an Interstate railway corpora.
ton j. made Responsible uy federal
law o. ltS employees and ! shall b-
glad. whenever any adli,l0u4! rea>ona-
bic safety device can De Invented To-
reduce the loss 4 lie and limb among
railway employees. to urge congress
20 require - adoption 10y Interstate
railways
Use e. ln!yre;iors Necessary.
Another labor question has arisen
which has awakened the most excited
discussion. That s., en- respect 20 the
power of the federal courts to issue
!Uiuucr.0us in industrial disputes. ~
o. that. my convictions are rNed Take
away from courts. II Il could Dee taken
away, the power Goo issue iujuuctious
in labor disputes. and IL would create
privileged class among the lalorers
and save the lawleSs among their num-
ber from q most ucedful remedy avail
able to al men FOR the protection of
their business against laW'rS~ invasion
Tie proposition that business j. not
property or le Gliary right which can
Se lrUte rel ly equitable Injunction j.
utterly vitlou, foundation IN prece-
dent or Reason. The proposition is
usually linked with one 20 make the
secondary boycott lawful such
proposition IS 40 variance with the
American Instinct and will nud no
support, ia my Judgment. when submit
ted % the American people. The sec
oudary boycott i an instrument II
tyranny and ought not 10 be made
legitimate
The issuing q temporary restrain.
irs order without notice has IN several
Instances been abused by ita incon.
s!eerate exercise. and % remedy this
the Platform upon which I was elect.
Cd recommends the formulation in n
statute q the conditions under which
such a temporary restraining order
ought 20 issue 4 statute can and
ought 70 be framed 10 embody the best
modern Iractlre and can bring the sub.
iect 80 closely % the attention II the
court as 20 make abuses of the process
unlikely IN the future. American peo-
ple, II understand them. insist that
the authority ~ the courts shall De
sustained and are opposed 10 any
change in The procedure by which the
powers q court may be weakened
and the fearless and effective admin.
iS'ratiou - justice he iuterfered with.
Having thus reviewed the questions
likely 20 recur during my administra.
ton and having expressed IN a sum
mary way the position which exuect
70 take IN recommendations 20 CON
eress and il my conduct as an execu-
tive. ! invoke the considerate SYM
paihy aDd supDSr, Of nv fellow citt