Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-10-08

| by fire or explosion and at the risk o.
| their own lives make every effort t
extend succor.
"He voted for proposed amend
ment to the national eight hour law
the effect of which, If passed. woult
have been to require that no money
appropriated by congress should bt
| paid on contracts which did not full!
honor the eight hour law.
"He voted for the Hughes amend
ment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill. The effect of this amendment, l
| passed. would have been to proven
monies of the United States set aside
for the prosecution of violations OF the
antitrust law from being used in tn
prosecution of organizations having II
view increase of wage, shortening O
hours or lettering conditions of la
Dor, or doing only those things Whicf
were lawful in such connection. Fail
as this provision was, 1t was defeated
regardless Of his aid.
"Mr. Kendall in congress introduced
an Injunction bill, which is now on the
calendar for passage. The substance
of this provides that no Injunction III
labor disputes shall issue except aftel
the service of notice upon the defend
ants. and after first giving them
hearing. and then the court must enter
OF record his reasons for granting the
Injunction and also that final hearing
must be had within seven days. The
burden Of proof being upon plaintiff!
to show good cause for issuance of the
writ, and that all contempt proceed
ings for violation Of the writ OF in
junction shall be triable before a jury
His Action When Voting.
"Mr. Kendall furthermore voted for
the following amendments to the
house rules, thereby taking his stand
for one Of the greatest strides ever
made towards the establishment and
maintenance OF popular government. q
government, as Abraham Lincoln sald
sof the people, by the people, ana for
the people,
"First-By establishing calendar
Wednesday, when all measures re-
ported by committees are bound 10
come I'D for action, thus assuring tnat
a favorable report from committee
may not be side tracked by an an
tagonistic speaker.
aSecond-I the number OF
members upon the rules committee,
making such membership elective by
the house instead of appointive by the
sneaker: and removing the speaker
from membership upon SUCH commit-
tee. thus assured that the house
should in fact have that first and
right of all parliamentary
law; that the house as whole ana as
q ma; rity should for itself say now
II should be governed, instead OF pelng
ruled by the will of one man.
"Third-By providing that If com
mittee refuses to report bill pending
before it any member of the house
NAV Ale a motion to and withdraw
thereby the bill from the committee
and have it voted upon by the mousse.
This puts a. stop to the practice OF
various committees pigeon hollng
bills, laying on the
table deserving measures, and ends ENDS
the stirling and putting to eternal
sleep of bills which public welfare IN
the Judgment of the house requires
should he enacted but which do not
hannen to meet the approval OF
small committee. This amendment 70
the rules is separate and distinct from
mat relating to calendar WEDNESDAY
Compared to Hamilton.
"Jn the face of this record, as dls-
closed by authoritative sources, re-
snectfully submit that Mr.. kendall mas
we'll earned your support.
"The Hon. Dan Hamilton, demo
cratic candidate for election as con-
FRESHMAN from this district opposed
- M Kendall, has served one term
in congress, the same length OF time'
81 less, than Mr.. Kendall mas Deen
here. What is Mr.. Hamilton's record
IN these subjects? invite comparison.
"Furthe Mr.. Kendall is on
record in favor of the dollar day
pension bill While the democratic
Marty If the Hon. Claude Porter, It's
candidate for governor of this state, Is
- he accepted as it's spokesman, is IN
FAVOR of abolishing all pensions That
there may be no mistake about tnls
beg to quote from Mr.. Porters open
ing speech of this campaign at Sioux
City, September 20: :,
"Counting all of our war expendl-
tures including our pension list, our
ANIMAL expenses are one-half billion
dollars. Think of the agricultural COL
leges that sum would erect and estaD.
lish. Of the irrigation projects 1t would
finance for the establishment OF more
homes for our people; Of the puplc
hnildin~s it would erect In otner
words. what Mr.. Potter says leaves no
other inference possible than that the
democratic party would abolish an
nens;ons and use that money, $lol,.
a73 703.77 in 1909 or 81 per capita OF
mr. regulation, in building schools our
states have already established anu
arc maintaining suitable to all re-
nuirements, in promoting irrigation
nroiects we are already giving ample
aid to. and in constructing postomces
we are already building with lavish
expenditures, and leave our old sol
diers unprovided for in their OLD age
and feebleness. Considering the fact
mat in giving up their lives, health
or limbs on the battlefields, the march,
and in rebel prisons these veterans
under the leadership of Abraham LIN
colin and the republican party, In Tree
mo ali white labor from the competl-
ton Of unpaid slave labor, did more
for the cause of labor than ever pc
80 oocomnlished in the history of the