Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-07

dealt; he successfully prosecuted some
Of the most powerful corporations in the
land. including the sugar trust and GER
tain great trunk railway lines, and re-
covered for the people nearly Si.O03,tOJ
from them. Naturally they hate him
and conspire for his undoing. and their
bitter hatred is the measure OF the re-.
gard which the people should feel for
their champion.
Stimson Deals Effective Blow.
Remember that Stimson's work
against these trusts was an effective
blow against the high cost of living:
whereas the wall paper trust and the
efforts by Mr.. Dix to have the tariff on
wall paper raised represent just the
movements that are responsible for s.
much OF the high cost of living as is not
due to worldwide causes.
Contrast this with Mr.. DiX's record.
OF public record he has none. In his
private record the most salient points
are his efforts to get the tariff ra sed on
his own product and by working his en-
pioyes thirteen houls a night.
II call the special attention Of the
wage workers to Mr.. Dix $ labor record.
Our aim is steadily to work toward an
eight-hour day; to guard wage workers
sive number OF hours under unhealthy
conditions; to secure an adequate work
iEgman's compensation act; to put stop
to the labor Of children; to regulate hours
Of labor for women.
"Mr. Dix is supported by the men who
openly boast that they are multiplying the
child-labor laws. He has declared him.
self in favor Of the judicial reasoning
which would nullify the right Of the state
to limit hours OF labor under unhealthy
conditions and nr,11ifv a.
workmen's legislation. including compen-
sation laws passed by the present legis-
lature. He works his own men thil teen
hours a night for scanty wages. Listen
to what John Mitchell says in his letter
of yesterday
Mitchell on Dix's Record.
Here Mr.. Roosevelt quoted in full the
statement given out yesterday by Mr.
Mitchell and also letter Of Timothy
Healy. the president Of the International
Brotherhood OF Stationary FiremeA writ
ten to Samuel Gompers some days ago,
in which he recites his efforts for the
eight-hour day in the paper mills. and
says the Dix mills are still i'm the eleven
or thirteen hour class. Continuing, Col.
Roosevelt said: 80.
us. for we are fighting the wage-work.
ers' battle. Every honest citizen snouli
stand with US. for we are fighting the
battle OF Abraham Lincoln's pain peo-
pie. The Wall street Tanimany cam
have not answered one argument iof Nfr.
Stimson's. They have not advanced a
single honest argument in their turn;
they have been hammered out of every
position they have taken. Their so e
chance of beating Mr.. stimson and his
policies, as frankly stated in the cam
paign circular distributed by Tammany
Hail through Wall street. lies in "A large
outlay OF money.
Vital Issues at Stake.
Against this frank appeal to the
forces of corruption we make our appeal
to the conscience and the reason OF ali
good citizens. The drift Is overwhelm-
ingly our way. Tor the good citizens OF
the state have begun to realize how vital
are the issues at stake. Fundamentally
the issue is between right and wrono !;
between honesty and dishonesty; between
the rule of the peOpe and the rule of a
corrupt and boss-ridden political ma
chine, acting as the ally and instrument.
Of the great financial powers that owe
their existence to special privilege. 1
firmly believe We will win, for / am con-
tident that our people will not tolerate
such an alliance, and ! wish. for the sake
and honor OF our state, to see the. tri-
uIHpu OtST@ucltuluSs LUZ VIC OWS II HOl
only to curse yes, but to the children
who are to come after US. to mark our
utter adherence Of the sordid evil which
would follow the success of such condi-
ton"
Republican Candidates Review.
Candidate stimson. in his last appeal,
reviews the contest which has been made
for the governorship. and I'm concluding
says, in part:
1.-The campaign Of our opponents upon
the state issues has virtually collapsed.
Mr.. Dix. who began with a philippe
the republican administration. has
utterly failed to give any specifications
of these charges.
ITO cover this collapse upon the real
issues of the campaign. he Is now trying
to ride into office. by appealing to the
discomfort OF the people arising out of
the increase in the cost of living. He
charges this suffering to the trusts and
the responsibility Of these evils. I am
willing that the people should judge be-
tween Mr.. Dix and me. even on this false
issue. lay before them my record i'm
fighting fighting ,. asainst the encroachment of
'I have a keen sense OF the tremendous
responsibility which goes. with the Office
Of the chief executive of this state, with
It's 3GOOOOW people. III erected, snail ad-
minister the Office with an earnest and
conscientious aim to be the governor Of
the entire people. without fear or favor. |
with exact and equal justice toward rich |
and poor alike, and in the interest of
ALL"
Dix Answers Shmson.
Mr.. Dix's chief statement Of the day |
was In answer to the twelve questions |
addressed to him by Candidate Stimson |
His statement Jumps questions to { and |
answers them an q paragraph.
They relate" he says ito my. posi- |
ton on the tariff and the high cost. OF liv- .