The Washington times., 1912-04-29
STOPS -.
Personal ATTACKS
ON COL. ROOSEVELT
In Swing Through Small
Town He Talks About
Employers Liability.

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ATTLEBORO, Mass, April 29.-Presi-
dent Taft, following Roosevelt's trail
through the factory district of Massa-
chusetts, abandoned his personal att
tack on his predecessor here and con-
fined himself to his Administration
labor record"-employers' liability and
workmens compensation.
The President also claimed for the
Payne Aldrich tariff the credit for the
prosperity of this busy jewelry manu-
featuring town.
Although II was in the morning,
a big crowd packed the station grounds
to hear Taft. He said I'm part:
"One of the things that Iaboring men
and working men have the right TO
complain of is the common law liability
of masters and employers to those of
their employees who were injured. The
law seems TO have been drawn at a
time when conditions were entirely diff
ferent and the laboring man and the
working man did not have a fair chance
when he brought suit for injuries sus-
tained in employment. Now that rela-
ton OF employe 10 employer, which
exists and comes within the jurisdic-
ton of the United States, has been
looked after by what is called an en-
ployers' liability act. That abolished
the fellow-servant rule, and In every
way gave fairer chance TO the In
jured working man. But, not content
with that, and in order to make the
injuries which the laboring men and
working men may suffer real basis for
insurance in their behalf. we have ap-
pointed Congressional committee
which has recommended a workmen's
compensation act by which, unless
man voluntarily and wilfully Injuries
himself, he receives compensation at
fixed rate according to his wages and
according to his injury. no matter what
the circumstances were under when
that injury was received.
I'm other words the employers OF the
railroads-that is, the railway com
panies, are required to have an insur-
ance fund that shall make whole thos1
of their employees who, suffering IRON
the dangers and risks Sof the business,
are subject to injuries which may pre-
vent their earning a livelihood at all.
Now I say that that kind OF legislation
Is not only progressive; not only just
but II shows that the attitude of the
Administration which has brought 1t
about iS the attitude which you or At
tlcboro ought to recognize and approve.
Now. my friends, | am very sorry
that I am talking with such froE-lke
throat but | appeal to you to make a'-
lowancC for the condition of the throat
and attribute to me better Will than
the rougtness OF the throat would in
dicate."
Nagel to Explain.
The Pr sident last night save out c
letter on the train which was carrying
him from Washington to the New Eng
land battle-ground, written by Robert Il.
Lincoln. son of Abraham Lincoln, de-
nouncing Roosevelt for ''perverting and
misapplyirg" his fathers words and
views.
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mcrce and Labor Nagel Joined the
President, and during the final swing
win attempt to explain how Roose-
welt happened 20 capture the Missouri
ment to divide it had been reached.
The President was in much better
voice today, the cold he contracted
while playing golf in the rain on
Saturday having greatly improved.
TAUNTON, Mass, April 29.-Presi-
dent Taft was net at the station to-
day by Mayor Fish and 5000 other
to city square whore fully 1000 peo-
pie gatliered--the largest political
gathering ever seen in Taunton.
At one time in his short address II
was thought that the President was
going to use a short and ugly word In
CharaCtcrizinE Colonel Roosevelt. but
he stopped. raised his hand smiled
and said:
"Do you think 1t wise TO select
man for President who is seeking
TO stir up class hatred in order that
he may be elected as President of the
United States?" President Taft shout
cd in another part of his address.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, April 29.--
President Taft received an enthus-
iastic reception here, today from at
least 10000 people along the streets.
The schools and fifty of tho sixty
seven mills in the city We're closed
The President spoke for an hour
from a platform where 10000 people
could hear him. 1t was the first Wis
| II of a Presid>nt since General Grants
visit forty years ago.