The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-05-21

one striking evidence a. how demo-
Gratis disagree Is manifested in the
resolutions recently adopted by the
democratic party a. their convention
at Salt Lake Cit.'. In one pace the
Sutherland Makeshift" is condemn.
ed, meaning the Employers Liability
and Workmen's Compensation" bill
recently passed by the Senate OF the
United States, and over which Sena.
tor Sutherland OF Utah was In charge
or louise the intent is evident 1t
sl1ply being q means whe.:b" the
democracy strikes at Utah's senator,
using the bill as the means to strike
the blow. But 1t will be interesting 10
see just how Utah democrats have
reckoned against their host" This
III has been ably and vigorously
championed by Senator George Suth.
erian. from its introduction To- It's
Sassage. Many attempts TO a neni it
have been frustrated on account of It's
being so complete in itself that the
Senator from Utah has met every ar
gument and convinced his fellow sen.
ators OF its great merit. On the .th
Of May the bill passed by vote OF 81
in favor. with Is against, with IS
senators absent. Among the demo
cratic senators who voted for the bill
are the distinguished John Sharp
Williams, and Senator Percy Of Miss.
issippi, Senators Thornton and Foster
Of Louisiana, Senator Chiffon and
Watson Of West Virginia, Senator
Gardner a! 4 johnson OF Maine, ard
Senators Chamberlain OF Oregon,
Clarke Of Arkansas, Gore OF Okla
homa, Hitchcock Of Nebraska, John
ston Of Alabama, Lea of Tennessee
MARITIME OF New Jersey, Newlands o:
Nevada, O'Gorman Of New York,
Ponerne Of Ohio, and Swanson OF Wiz
s:nia. Nor have these democratic
senstors simply voted for It. They
have worked for and spoken for IL,
as for instance witness its d sfense ny
Senator Chiffon OF West vir,d.ia.
Scrstor Chilton q an able law sr and
orc OF West Vh',in't's most prom rc1t
democrats. Seuato. Chiffon sail
The battle cry Of modern progress
is to put "the man above the dollar
To that ! give my approval. Here !
give II my vote whenever / can sup
rort 1t by a grant clearly made in
terms in the Constitution, or reason
ably implied, as necessary, in admin.
istering or carrying into the law an.
other grant. In the matter before US |
there can be no doubt now of the
power Of Congress. This bill is ad
mitted to be within the powers OF
Congress. That il will help NOR
people than II can possibly hurt oaa
not be successfully denied. Accord
ing to the figures furnished by the
Junior Senator from Oregon, in 1897
there were more than 81 per cent "
the injuries to railroad workmen for
which there could be no relief. In
other words, by those figures for
that year there were $500 persons
whose injuries were compensated in
damages under existing law and 1854
" no could recover nothing. In 1917
there were 92,17S injuries and deaths
from railroad accidents, or more than
three times as many as in 1897. Ac-
cording to the figures of the Senator
from Oregon, of these 92,17S XII
and injured in 1907 less than II rer
cent could recover under existing law
Or 1850, while the other 76,5TS
would go without any redress what
he prosperity of the territories that
29,300 men against the dollars OF
3,sO9 and the railroads. BY the
figures OF 1907 " is 92,1O9 men against
he dollars of 1860 and the railroads
Il ought not to be hard to find on
which side Ct Tat propos ,ion is the
dollar and on which side is the man.
But ii has been argued that the es.
imated number of recoverles is too
small, and | admit that the Oregol
senator's figures We're taken frCpl
he statistics of Germany and that
my calculation based on them Is not
accurate. hut there is undoubted
weight in the estimate of Mr.. James
bennington, chairman of the employ.
us liability commission of Ohio,
ound on page I of the hearings be-
ore the Judiciary committee of .he
House of March Is and &c, 1912.
He estimates that after giving the
men the benefit of all so-called EN-.
Dloyers' liability acts there are "a