The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1912-03-01
Made ca His IaDoT Record By
MaGllilG Agents.
he FAVORED Ill La30R BILLS

he FAVORED IL La30R BILLS
Gave Opinion on Pending Leqis,,tior
When ASKED ~ Senator Carleton
Eoehrc hiinortty stockho!der in
Foundry, Used Eve,y Mesns to Set
tie strike-Facts Krown 70 Labor
Men of Evansville. who Called en-
Him.
Mr. Boehne, when asked for an ex-
preston OF opinion concerning the
resolution passed by the Central La
Dor Union OF Evansville. with refer
ence to his attitude toward labor
said:
There is net even the remote shad-
ow Of truth in the allegations set
forth in the resolution or the state
ments of an Indianapolis labor man
upon which the resolution was predi-
Gated. The contentious advanced
come under two heads, which in a
general way are that | controlled the
actions of the members OF the legis-
lature Of the First Congressional Dis
trict during the last session and that
| used those legislators against the
interests Of labor. This is so far
from t'e truth that It should not re-
quire an answer, but | have always
made 1t my practice to be absolutely
frank and straightforward in all my
dealings. and | therefore am glad to
make this statement and give the ac-
tual facts as they really exist so chat
the great mass o. laboring men whom
| have found TO be fair and reason
able may have al opportunity to
Judge for themselves the injustice
that two or three misinformed and
misguided men seek to do me with
out cause or reason.
Kept Busy by Official Duties.
During practically all of the time
th1t 'Ie last legislature was in ses-
SION i was in Washington attending
the sessions Of congress. / made no
effort whatever to keep in touch with
the work of the legislature or to in
fuence any of it's members in any
manner whatsoever, except that
did ask some Dlembers with whom |
was personally acquainted to stand
by our platform pledges in the enact
ment OF labor legislation Senator
W. b. Carleton of Evansville was the
only member of the legislature from
the First Congressional District who
sought my advice or with whom
discussed proposed legislation either
directly or indirectly. When Senator
Carleton wrote me 9sking for my ad-
vice. l replied to HIM, in substance,
that | was elected as a member Of
congress, and that it required all my
time and attention to properly look
into the merits of legislation coming
before congress and to see that
correctly represented the views Of my
constituency. / told him further that
felt that the splendid delegation In
the legislature from the First Con-
gressional District was too well
equipped for legislative work for me
70 attempt TO advise them as to what
their course of action should be on
any subject. | did advise Senator
Carleton, however, in reply to his re-
quest for such advice, that the min
ers' organization in my district was
asking me to use my best efforts to
assist them in securing the enactment
of the miners qualification act, and
that the laboring men in the district
were all strongly in favor of the pass
age OF the employers liability act, the
child labor law. the miners qualifi-
cation act, and the shot firers law. |
%D1I =, fh0+ II
ested In those measures, and that !
bespoke favorable action for them,
and that in addition to those abovs
named, that l was interested in the
corrupt practices act introduced by
Senator Traylor and later passed
Having made my ideas on those sub
tects clear, as he had requested me
TO do. | asked him TO inform the 9TH
er members of the legislature from
our district OF what | had said to him.
Senator Carleton could doubtless
throw some light on the matter should
he care 10 do so. That was my sole
and only activity in connection with
the legislature. If Senator Carleton
made known my views to the other
members from our district, then they
oAA mat 4 was III ldNOl
ly OF all the measures above named
that most OF them were platform
measures and all of them | felt TO be
absolutely worthy. Having answered
the senator's request, | at no time
thereafter took any active interest in
the work of the legislature. but did
take an active interest in the work
OF the national legislative body, of
which | am a member, and strange
to say, no criticism has been offered
OF my record in that legislative body,
the record made by me personally
and for which l am personally ac-
countable, while the only criticism
that has been advanced has been pred
icated on the actions OF the Indiana
general assembly Of which ] am not
a member and with which | had nc
connection Ny only activity in con-
nection with the general assembly at
any time or In any way having been,
as I said. to merely inform Senator
Carleton. and 70 aak him TO inform