The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-25
TELLS ROOSEVELT some LAW
~ DGE BlIDUIN CORRE(TS
COLONELS LOOSE ram.
shows mat No Competent Lawyer Could
Take Position attributed to the Con.
neetIcuI %, m ocratIr Candidate he.
mand, an Immediate netrAetIou.

neetIcut %, mocratIr Candidate he.
mand> an Immediate netrAetIou.
New HAvFN oct "a SimaonE Baldwin.
ex-Chief Justice 81 the Connecticut M
prene Court and Democratic nominee for
Governor OF this state sent an open letter
tonight 20 Theodore Roosevelt inform
ing him that lac had misrepre-snt sd him
m hls political sp.ach at Concord Y N
last saturday II the Newspaper reports
were correct and demanding "A rstracfion
Of tho false statements becauz.. they were
likely 20 hurt the Judges standing a.
u lawyer and prejudic. his candidacy
for Governor
Judge Baldwin. 10 H. understood. means
'o hrinR an artlon for libel against Col
Roosevelt 4 the TetraCtion "a not forth.
coming HIS open .-'tsr ~ az follOws
The Hon Fh'DJOys ROOssrsh. Ill ID
DEAR SIR In the newspaper reports
~ speech delivered 10y Won At Concord
y II pu DctphsT p n ~ stated that Won
remarked that the Democratic party
Of Connecticut had nominated fOE Gov.
rrnor a former iudR. VINO was "a man
who took the view that It was competeDt
for tie workman when driven - acCsId
any employment - bird himself not To
Tee ,ump.n Sit-i II hs lost III. or limb
va that O,,upJ'.pn
never took such view
i never stated that I took such a view
Such 4 view would b. opposed 70 the
set ed principles " law. and no compe-
tent lawyer could 81 would takst
'Ipublishri IN 1904 work on American
Railroad Law m winch I have treated
Of this subject a. follows
The hazardous nature OF it, business
exposes The servants IT a railroad com
Iany go constant risN Of bodily injury
and ia" cuInuany 20 frequent claims for
compensation for such injuries To pro
vide 4 remedy for SICh claimants other
Wis. than 10y Irrigation the company has
implied power 80 organize system ~
accident insurance tuf'en styled a relief
depart mont tor the mutual benefit OF
II self and IT. employees Ivy means 81 q
fund raised by their mutual contribu-
tons T. NAV ue made CONDITION Of
: heir employment that they shall cen
tribute 20 such a fund. and also that an
49, Of accident. II they resort 10 II. they
cannot also iu"k to tn" company. IL
yulld not . made a condition that they |
-huuld luuN only ~ ia" fund and waste |
any night ut action against the company |
ipage "a
CONTRACTS with servants IN bar II The !,
u atutuTy act ton IA Cas-. pt their death
When the person allied was a railroad
servant u viii b. no defence that IN con
-ideratiun IT 'aHIng nIu into the ServICe
u tho CpupAny he or III" beneiiciarieS
Tor Who's. beneNt the actor. was brOu ght
agreed with the company not 10 set up
luy CiaFD against u tOI injuries which
he might thereafter through negligence
Srn which i might be 'hargeable re-
"ive while o. IT. employment such q
Huu'rHC' - against public policy aud ii
uId. Bgf Il ~" cumpany -hOtld h. one
IA in, = relief deparr msni- organized
90 grant benefits 80 ~Ucn II tts servants
a cas'' II injury a. may chOo-s' to become
members - y pr 'o their appoin'ees and
~ l-.uenCIartr- under the rules of the
II Jhry rrceiv" the benefits
'an claim no damages against he company
," reason u sch injury. 4 payment
md aCp"ptanC" " benefits would found
~ equitable defence provided such bene-
iciarI'- were made par Ier to the sta
u'urv -rIit and were IN" ~ me- PERSONS
Or whoa urOtii th. action was given
. would ALSO IN case The benehciarie-
"Coiv"d III" fru'- IT a judgment re-
over'd for their u-sa against the COM
ANY IA statutory action bar any sub
@gVeni demand bv them on the relief
sparf renl 'rag" t3i1
l trust that your remarks at Concord
ere mI-lnter yr~t..d II not yuu Ger
ainy w"r" mI-lnfurmed
-lf Won did In fact make the charge
gains ~" Or one substantially ot that
hs ra,i"r. ] writ" TO rsqUe-t that YOU
Tuuid re'raCt ~. n y IL one calculated Z
ID affect my standing a. a lawyer tat least
mong thus" who do not know mel az
ell ~ 10 pre- udlCe my position a. a can
idat" for pUulr Office Yours truly
SIMEON r. BALDwIN
Judge Ra 'dwIn Discussing the eX-PreAi-
"nts attack said to-day
NAV" NJ recollection u ever taking
n any trIal ~ IN any judicial opinion the
Isw attributed 20 IN" by eN-presIdeut
.ou-"v"l' and do not holieve I over did
In view 81 IN" distinguished position
hich col Roosevelt has occupied a. e
resId"ui II ~" United States IT America y
do not care 20 MAX" any statement more :
re"ifC I
I do rpCollerr. however referring IN Y
n. u nv printed books 10 the autiqIIAted
nd outworT Tu" ~ imposing n limit ~ :
80 for m" lr-= VI life IN factory or r
nywher- e's" for which damages YER. .
end referring 10 the FAC, that
a recent action a. New England a phVsi-
an had recovered $40 GO Tor serious u
pdIy injuries against a railroad and 4,
n the railroad had killed him +,
would rr0hHblv have como N much q
lesp.'r under this absurd law
i will add that | do not think such n
,ntraCt ~ Pres dent Roosevelt has Z,
.scrih"d would T.. valid ~ law or would ?
'er have been under the principles IL =,
j" common law or the law " Connect
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