Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-22

upon tho horizon, and are being sur repGitiously nurscd and encouraged by the unstable clements in both the Republican and Democratic parties to such an extent that dangerous com- promises are the result.
 There is but one way 10 prevent this; that is, for the WCll-balan ed, conservative forces to unite in d par ty committed absolutely to the pre- servation of the institutions that have made this country the freest and most pros porous of nations, in which neither class nor caste are feeo4niz- ed, and which institutions the dis contcnted, minimizing and ne'er-do- well elements of society, undcnt false leadership, would combine to tear to tatters in the hope of finding q content.
 And in the effort they would make the legislative, executive and judi cial departments of our government immediately responsive to every crazy, transient, popular whm and caprice, which tend to disintegrate the foundations upon which this COY ernment must rest, if we are t3 rc- main d prosperous and happy pca- pie.
 To-day the Constitution is ill necl of protection against these evils a. never before in our history. ihe fears of the fathers have been raa,- ized and their wisdom vinlicatfd
 "Thereforc. if neither eff t'iN lras- ent political parties will rise to the emergency with a platform free from all semblance of dnmagogy, anl la- ciate itself absolutely in defense of the constitution, q platform free from all attempts 10 catch it's share of the unstable and visionary vote of the people by promises of class leg islation and class privileges, of what soever kind, thereby emitting it to the solid support of the conservative patriotic vote of the people, then 1 repeat, a new party will be forced upon the country, whose platform will be the reservation of the consti- tuition as it stands and the principles which Lincoln gave. up his life to pre- serve.''
 Mir. Kirby made bitter attack up- on both the American Federation of Labor and the National Civic Fedora tion, stating that in his opinion bota Samuel Gompers, of the former or ganization, and the Hon. Seth Low of the latter, were working for all end that would mean the most virulent form of socialism. He condemned closed shop unionism, drew pie ture of the harms it has worked, not only to capital but to the public at large, and suggested amicable con- ferences between capital and labor as the only method of adjusting differ ences without friction.
 Speaking on this matter MT. Kirby said in part:
 "A labor union is justified in claim ing and exercising every legitimate right and privilege arising from or ganization, when it recognizes and as sumes corresponding obligations, when the labor unionism seeks to monopolize the labor market, when it willfully engages in and encour- ages shameful economic waste, and when it becomes an intolerable me mace to society which all thoughtful people should unite in an effort to put out of existence. And the gov ernment that does not safeguard it's citizens against such a tyrannical system can but acknowledge its im- potency to make good it's constitu- tional guarantees. On these prop ositions to talk about middle ground" is to propose their ultimate surrender.
 'IaEor leaders who are continual ly crying about the wro4g of labor have the lesson to learn fthat society has also some grievances and that the wrongs of which they complain will never be righted by war upon it, nol by assaulting and murdering innocent workmen who do not agree with them, nor by destroying property and creating industrial chaos.
 Let combined labor deal with com bined capital, when both are willing