The Daily Missoulian., 1912-10-30

From speech at Whitefish on big
Business and Its Employees:
There should be sympathetic in
terest between big business and its
employees. Such conditions cannot ex-
ist and cannot be expected to be
reality as long as big business Is al
lowed to feel that 1t is secure in its
control OF our governmental affairs.
In such control big business receives
its favors and concessions and enjoys
its special privileges through political
machines that become organized after
the counting Of the ballots of the rank
and file Of the electors. Should big
business be put out OF politics, such
favors and concessions as may be de-
sired by big business will have to
be granted by the people and under
such conditions big business will
find 1t necessary to do such things as
viii meet with popular approval. In
seeking favors at the hands of the
people big business" will realize the
necessity of and the Importance Of
pleyes, and will realize also that in
order to merit such active support on
the part of Its employees that regard
Will UuV0 " Nc SIlOWu IL AOI@ llles AIlSIC0L
and welfare Of such employees. Under
present conditions, and those condi-
tions which have existed in the past,
employees have secured the wage
scales. which are now In force and eff
feet, and nave secured the condi-
items under which their services, are
now performed through threats
strikes, arbitration and compromises.
Should big business be put out of
politics it will voluntarily create such
conditions under which services are to
he performed as will merit the ap-
prevail Of all employees and will vol
unfairly put in force and effect such
scales of wages as will indicate some
thought and consideration for the well
fare and success of all employees. By
so doing there will be created a SYM
pathetic interest between big busi-
ness and it's employees, and until such
time such employees, in order to best
serve their own interests can only be
expected to exercise their rights OF
suffrage in a thoughtful and benefi-
cial way by voting for such men and
measures as will retire their employer
from political control"
From speech at Libby on TAX Un.
fair Reservations:
"The Northern Pacific railroad was
given as subsidy in connection with
its construction 30 years ago 2O,000,-
600 acres of land The grant was
made by the government, conditioned
upon the railroad selling the land al
a price not to exceed $3.50 per acre
Subsequently the Northern Pacific
railroad went into the hands OF re-
ceiver and thereafter re-organized un-
der the name of the Northern Pacific
Railway company. The maximum
price fixed, and for which the lant
was to be sold, was thereafter totally
Gisregarded, and now the acreage i.
. sold at such price as the railroad
company sees fit to demand. Tht
railroad company now reserves to it.
self in, the sale of all lands. any de.
posit of oil, coal, gold, silver, copper
lead or other minerals. AS the rail
road company is not in the mining
business, it may be said that sucl
reservations are not conducive to th'
development of Montana. The validit.
of such reservations should, by thu
state, be contested in the courts, ant
If found thereby to be valid the stat'
should resort to retaliatory measures
Ry such reservations it could not b
unfair to presume that the deposit
referred to may be found under tn
surface, and therefore, should b.
taxed and taxed well, and to such al
eA.ent as will ultimately discourag
such practice on the part of a rail
way company that should contriIbut
to, rather than hinder, the develop
ment Of this state"
From speech at Hamilton on "Bi
Business Doesn't Want a Squar
Deal":
1T is said by some that big bust
ness is in politics for protection. Thi
statement is not true. Big bushes:
Wnnld not under any circumstance!