Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-05

jected at times to cruel injustice
growing out of it, they may well have
our profound sympathy and aid in
the struggle they are making. We
are charged with the sacred duty of
making their path and as smooth
and easy as we can. Any recogni-
ton of their distinguished men, any
appointment to Office from among
their number, is properly taken as
an encouragement, and an apprecia-
tion Of their progress, and this just
policy shall be pursued.
But it may well admit of doubt
whether, in the case of any race, an
appointment of one of their nmber
to a local in 9 community in which
the race feeling is so widespread
and acute as to Interfere with the
ease and facility with which the local
government business can be done by
the appointee, is of sufficient benefit
by way of encouragement to the race
to outweigh the recurrence and in
crease of race feeling which such an
appointment is likely to engender.
Therefore, the Executive, in recog-
nizing 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 encourage the mere
pretense of race feeling manufac-
tured in the interest of individual
political ambition.
Personally, have not theslightest
race prejudice or feeling, and rec
ignition of its existence only awak-
ems in my heart deeper sympathy
for those who have to bear or suf-
fer from it, and l question the wis
dom of a policy which is likely to
| increase it, Meanwhile, If nothing
| is done to prevent, better feeling
between the negroes and the whites
| n the South will continue to grow,
and more and more of the white peo-
pie will come to realize that the
future of the South is to be much
benefited by the industrial and in
tellectual progress of the negro. The
exercise of political franchises by
those of his race who are intelligent
and well-to-do will be acquiesced in,
and the right to vote will be with
! held only from the ignorant and ir-
responsible of both races.
Tire is one other matter to which
/ shall refer. l was made the sub
ject of great controversy during the
election, and calls for at least pass
ing reference now. My distinguished
predecessor has given much attention
/ to the cause of labor, with whose
struggle 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 employ
ment, abolishing the rule of fellow
servant and the common law rule
as to contributory negligence. 1t has
also passed law fixing the compen-
sation of government employees for
! injuries sustained in the employ of
the government through the negli-
gence of the superior. 1t also passed
a model child labor lawNfor the Dis
trict of Columbia, In previous ad-
ministrations an arbitration law for
the application of safety devices to
save the lives and limbs of employees
of interstate railroads has been
passed Additional legislation OF
this kind was passed by the outgoing
Congress.
| wish to say that in SO far as
can, | hope to promote the enact
ment of further legislation of this
character | am strongly convinced
that the Government should make it.
self as responsible to employees in
jured in it employ as an interstate
railway corporation is made RESPONSE
Bile by federal law to it's employees
and l shall be glad, whenever any
additional reasonable safety device
can be invented to reduce the loss
of life and limb among railway en-
ployes, to urge Congress to require
it's adoption by interstate railroads
Another labor question has ariser
which has awakened the most ex
cited discussion. This is in respect
to the power of the Federal court:
: to issue injunctions in industrial dis
putes. AS to that, my conviction:
are fixed. Take away from courts, 1
it could be taken away, the power t.
. issue injunctions in labor disputes
and it would create privileged elias!
among the laborers and save the law
less among their number from mos
needful remedy available to all mel