The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-10-28

said in speech at Terre Haute in /
saved by working men. belongs to |
working men" He declares TIE stare |
and stripes is the flag of industry and |
that the life of ease is not the Amer |
lean life"
No one better demonstrates, in his |
daily activity, the truth of this last |
81 atement. Senator Beveridge is one |
of the hardest working Americans bs- |
fore the public.
On the question of organization |
Senator Beveridge said, in that same |
notable Terre Haute speech:
"A scale of wages is necessary to |
the best results from labor and to JUS |
tice for the laborer himself; but one
wages So thousands of laborers |
unite to get 1t. Higl wages could ot
be secured by each man separately. |
wnere thousands were employed; so
these thousands combine~to demand it.
Thus the unions of labor and capital
are justified by the same great prin-
ciple. Both work for the common good
Beverage lolds that organized labor
is right in insisting on the exclusion
Of cooLe labor He sees the justice
compensation laws and not only gives
public voice to his belief but seeks.
in the congress, to amend the law
ir me cause of justice.
Senator Beverage says that no de-
nand ever made was more righteous
t-lan that of organized labor for NV
forbldding railroads from making their
employees work beyonr their strength
He fought for the law with all mis-
might. squaring the deed with tie
word.
The demand Of organized labor for
safety appliances on railroads is upheld
as reasonable and right by Senator
Beverage, and ne is able to point to
his own work in behalf Of the safety
appliances law.
Labor's friend in the cabinet-tne de-
partment Of commerce and labor-was
one of the many important projects
supported and urged by Senator Bev-
eridge.
Senator Bevertdge. while pointing to
the laws passed for the betterment of
labor conditions, calls attention very
properly to the fact that all these laws
nave been republican in origin, passed
by republican legislators and signed
| by republican presidents.
| Labor Calls Beveridge Fair.
| Senator BeverIdge has been fair and
labor and labor's rights. He has been
just as square and fair in his efforts
| to put through legislation in the name
of justice to working men.
| In December, 1907 Senator Bever-
idge introduced his bill ito prevent
the employment of children in factor
les and mines" He Is still fighting for
that legislation and public sentiment
Is with him the nation over.
| Here Is the Beverfdgs idee of tegis-
lation concerning injunctions in la
Dor disputes as expressed IN the Bev-
eridge BILL
THAT no temporary Injunction or
| temporary restraining order shall be
issued without notice by any court of
| the United States in controversies
| between employers and employees, and
| ali such temporary invunotions and
| temp orary restraining orders shall be
heard by the court issuing the same
| within a reasonable time, not to ex-
coed seven days from the date when
said temporary injunction or temper
airy restraining order is issued: Pro-
| viied, That said court, upon agree
ment OF parties or at the application
of the defendant, may postpone said
hearing to a later date than seven
days, in the discretion of the court:
Provided further. That nothing here
In contained shall be held to authorize
| the issuing of a restraining order OF
an injunction In any case in which the
| same is not authorized by existing
law"
Senator Beveridge's bill dealing with
| fn1unotions IS pending at tni9 time
I and the justice contained IN its pro-
the public sense of fair play, to the
end that the legislation, In good time,
| will be written on the books along
| with that on child labor.
Senator Beverage, out of his own
| experience, knows and teaches that
! great reforms come slowly, but trey
| do come.
! A decade passed while the derart-
ment of commerce and labor was be-
! ing incubaeed, worked over and shaped
for creation. It was strongly opposed.
Yet there is no citizen who would do
away with that department now that
It is in working order
Senator Beveridge wrote the bin and
it bore his name. President Roose-
welt sent a special message, calling
the bill by name AMI urging It's pass
age And this is but one OF the laws
| which the people credit to Roosevelt
and Beveridge. working together for
good.
Beveridge Backed by Roosevelt.
1t is pointed out frequently that
nearly IT years were employed In paw
ing the way for the passage Of the
pure food law
Senator Beveridge was at tie front,
and was backed by Theodore Roosevelt,
in urging this great, human and be-
ne1cent legislation. 1t was forced
through by storm raised by meat bill.
( OF all citizens the working men are
most appreciative of these great re-
forms which go down into the nom IS
and lives of the plain people.
Senator Beveridge still has on hand,
and is courageously continuing his
fight to force the packers of foods to
date of packing. He still contends for
mis- bill providing that the packe- IS,
and not the government, shall pay the
cost of meat inspection