The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-13
FARMER MURPHY SPEAKS.
Further Exposition Of q Self.Made
Candidates Platform.

Candidates Platform.
To THE EDITOR OF THE suN-Str: Last
summer, before announcing that 1
wished to be considered as an anti-im-
migration candidate for the office OF
President Of the United States, 1 looked
over the situation and among all the
politicians of the country l did not see
one white hope.
All appeared to be favorins. or at least
tolerating, that imported un-American
institution that calls itself organized
labor In this country. To my view the
policy Of the labor unions 10 Incompatible
with a government OF equal rights. The
unions will have to give way to the Con-
stitution or the Constitution will ave to
give way to the unions. The politicians
cannot serve two masters.
My proposition is to restore oonstitu-
tional government, stop immigration and
give all the Idle people work.
There are more people In the country
tina can find employment, and my ex-
perience and observation as a farmer
convince me that the country practically
reached high water mark in the matter
Of food production In 1912.
As the importation Of the black men
caused the colored problem. immigration
has caused the unemployment problem.
To stop immigration 10 the only way to
solve that problem so far as II Is POSI-
BILE to solve II at this late day. II took
a war to put an m to slavery. Let us
hope that II will not take q war to stop
immigration.
Shallow pated Missionaries still pirate
about this being a land OF plenty for all
under proper conditions or under
proper regulations" They assume, with
out any apparent reason. that the nat
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less n inexhaustible. IL that were 20
sons and daughters OF farmers from our
Northwestern States would not be going
into the bleak regions OF Canada to seek
homesteads; 100. 900 went there in a
single year. II any class understands
the agricultural possibilities OF the coun-
try II Ia the farmers, not tho street agi-
tators and political job seekers who tell
the incoming hordes OF foreigners that
they should have access to the land"
Pretended philanthropists busy them
selves about the condition OF those who
are working as a means OF evading the
problem OF the unemployed. But the
pressing question IL, not how to cure the
unrest" OF the unions. not how to secure
increase OF wages and pensions for those
who have Jobs. but how to provide work
for all the unemployed. and that pres
emily. IL the problem cannot be solved
now. what chance Is there OF its being
solved In the future? Merely to cure the
unrest" OF the unions will not cure the
hunger and restitution OF the Jobiess
outside OF the unions.
To talk OF solving the unemployment
problem by means OF public works, by
having a tunnel dug. or n piece Of high
way constructed somewhere. when thou
sands OF women and girls and clerks.
statesmen and factory workers are idle.
Is ridiculous n to talk OF solving Il by
having the Commissioner OF immigration
and the Department OF Labor cut adver-
tisements for help out OF the newspaper
and distribute the slips among job seek
ers Is silly. Nothing is to be gained
by helping one set OF Job seekers to get
ahead OF others. To help immigrants to
get Jobs will not solve the problem.
There are plenty OF political dema-
gOgues and notoriety seekers Of both
sexes who are talking and spouting for
the unions. but ! am the only person
In the country. so far as l know, who has
risen TO demand that all the people have
work. II that Is too much 10 expeC'.
1t Is time for the politicians and those
who control the business and financial
Affairs OF the country TO say So and il
Is time 10 stop immigration. I protest
against the attitude OF those who are
contented with any conditions as long
as the unions are paclhed.
What Is there about the unions that
they should be so favored? Is II their
attitude toward the country's enemies?
Is II their attitude on the problem OF
national defence7
The unions have been the means of
bringing out In this country one OF the
worst crops OF political dcmagogues the
world has ever seen. They are attempt
ing 10 substitute the rules OF the unions
for the Constitution Taey boast OF
what they have done for organized
labor but We do not hear OF any OF
them telling what they have done for
unorganized labor. They overlook tn"
fact that this country was organized not
for a class but for all the people.
! would advise the promoters OF In
migration first TO teach themselves to
become good citizens, and then 10 teach
the politicians and the members OF the
unions. When they have become good
citizens they will uphold the Constitu-
ton and they will be in favor OF stop
ping immigration.
Some demagogues are crying Rookie
Teller! Rockefeller" while feathering
their " nests and trampling on the
rights OF others, They are maintaining
the american standard Of living for
The closed shop is unconstitutional
The purpose for which the union label is
used Is against public policy, Minimum
wage laws are unconstitutional II the
politicians passed n law which said. in
effect. TO working people. You must not
receive more than So a week. the masses
would set up a howl OF Indignation, ye,
such n law would be OF the same char
acter as one telling employers, You
must pay not less han IS a week"
Those tools OF the observation-disclosures
who represent that unemployment Is due
merely to maladministration OF work
ers cannot fool the people all the time
The sooner the masses realize that EN-.
ployers everywhere have all the heir
they need the sooner they will under.
stand the unemployment problem and
the sooner they will see the necessity OF
stopping immigration. T. l.. MURPHY.
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