Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-18
CANDIDATE WILSON AND LABOR.


The Capital Journal advised its readers wait thirty days be-
fore making their minds what to do about supporting anyone
The for this was that an unusual condition presented
itself and necessary to let the candidates come fully be-
This was not necessary in the case Of President Taft
President Roosevelt but it necessary in the case OF Mr. VIII
son, the Democratic nominee.
AS college professor college president writer OF books
political economy and history he is man who has stated his
views fully great questions.
Whether those views harmonic with his PLATFORM whether
these views expressed during his long educational career would
be acceptable or not remained to be seen
Here the first round in battle Of Candidate Wilson with
the of Professor Wsonwhen he not candidate
Congressional Record.
Representative Hill: exceedingly glad this morning to
read in the paper where that Mr. GOmpers and Mr. Mo
son and number of other gentlemen at Sea r consulting
with the candidate the presidency the Democratic ticket
and sincerely hope that they asked him to explain some remarks
made by him this great subject in 1909 in baccaaureae
sermon delivered Princeton University contained in the Tren
ton True American June a. 1909 1t was delivered on Sunday
the day preceding The text from the seventeenth chapter
of Luke tenth verse, which he says, reads as follows
We improbable servants We have not done that which
our duty to do
DR.. Wilson treated the subiectin this way
You know what the usual standard of the empoye IN
our day It is to give little he may for his wages La
Dor is standardized by the trades union and this the
fered to do more than the average workman do In
trades and handcrafts suffered to do more
hours allotted to days work. and work out of
hours at all volunteer anything beyond the minimum.
And gentlemen the other side this your candidate for
president
81 need not point out how economically disastrous such
uaton Of labor is"
Let me inject Last night in my place and asked
inos consent to place tariff address of DR. Wilson, delivered
before tariff commission holding public hearing for that
purpose held in Atlanta Ca in which he aimed to the Of
a authorities of the United States his views the tariff
To be sure that 30 years DID, but he has not changed them
he said only few days or few weeks ago. IN
New York that the whole Republican position and platform
Ignorant preposterous He appeared in Atlanta free
trader and in my judgment he is free trader today and yet
Democrat refused to allow to publish the remarks of his
candidate for the presidency on the tariff question am
giving not opinion 80 Old but giving
baccaaureae delivered in Princeton three
and it is directly pertinent to this bill
81 need not point out how economically disastrous such
ulation of labor is"
commend that to nv friend from Pennsylvania Mr. Wilson,
and to my friend from Illinois, Mr. Buchanan.
improbable to the employer that in some trades
will presently not be worth while to attempt anything at
ALL He had better stop altogether than operate at nev
table and nvarabe loss The labor of America is rapidly
becoming improbable under the present regulation by
those who have determined to reduce ii to a minimum.
Now do not believe that gentlemen. do not believe
friend from Illinois, Mr. Buchanan my friend from Pennsy
Vana Mr. Wilson, unprOfabe servants in this country
know that the who live in district and who honest
straightforward wOrkngmen members of labor unions
reputable high0ned responsible industrious and
faithful any citizen applause the Republican sde in it.
whether they be lawyers doctors presidents of universities
working "unprofitabe servants he desgnates sim
ply because they belong TO trade union
Mr. Moore of Pennsylvania DO believe that Mr. Qompers
believes that?
Mr. Hill No. do not And think it was high time for him
Democrat 80 to Sea Grt yesterday and try to reach
working compromise with the candidate Of his party.
Let me close this up.
Our economic supremacy may lost because the country
grows more and more full of Improbable servants
The substance Of the above expression is that the organized
Dor is an improbable servant
The Capital Journal gives the above merely to keep It's read
ers informed Of the trend Of the campaign