The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1916-10-28

Ieeted.
Declaring that the campaign OF 1910
II ms important as the campaign or
1896 and resembles that campaign In
that the Democratic party and It's
candidate are seeking n vote OF power
FOR dlslnsenuous, unsound, but nllur-
!nx reason, william II. Taft. former
President OF the United States, deliv-
cred the opening address OF the New
Jersey Republican state campaign at
Trenton.
Mr.. Taft snld. In part:
"The great public advantage In or
gunizn,ion and combination Of cap
ital and Of wagc-carners we all recog-
nizc. The power they acquire may.
however. become so great as to tempt
60 serious abuse and public Injury.
md they have done 80. Hence. we
have had the antitrust law and the
Interstate commerce law. directed
chiefly against combinations Of cap
itnl but cfrcctlng In some measure
combinations OF labor. Labor leaders
have sought exemption from such
laws rs privileged class, and In some
cnses they have been successful.
While Mr.. Wilson In one Of his mo
mornndums attached to an nppropria-
ton bill avowed his opposition TO such
class legislation, he united with the
Democratic Congress In passing, Mt
the demand Of the unions, the Clay.
ton Act, which. the labor leaders
Sluim. takes unions out Of the limita-
lions OF the Trust Act.
"Unwisc subservicncy to the de-
mands OF leaders of organized labor
finds Its crowning Instance, however.
In NJ. wilson's dealing with the
threat tened strike Of the Railway Or
dcrs Of conductors. engineers. train
men nnl swltChLicn. The orders
claim to control 100000 men. who run
the freight and passenger trains Of
the country. which constitute the
ar;crlGl circulation Of commerce, and
aro necessary not only to the busi-
ness but TO the health and life of the
people. Were these men able TO tie
up the railways OF the country. as
they said they could and would, II
would mean enormous loss In busi-
ness, and great deprivation and suffer
ing 20 the public. II would mean that
many millions OF other workmen
would be thrown out OF employment,
ard lose the high wages they are
now receiving because without COM
merce local industries cannot pro-
coed. III, Hallway unions said to
the railway president ave wish an
eight day, with ten hours pay.
and II we work iiorc than eight hours.
We demand so per cent more an hour
for the extra hours. II you do not
give us this. we will not only inJure
you. but we will br.ns DISASTER to tho
country" The railway managers re-
fused the demand, but offered tn sub
nit IL To arbitration. They said II
would increase their cost Of operation
eco. 100000. and that this would have
20 come out Of the pockets Of the rail-
way stockholders, hy a reduction Of
profits. or ont Of IN. shipping public
by nn increase of rates. The labor
leaders said they had had arbitration
in the past and tSat II was not satis-
factory that now unless their de-
manIs We're fully granted, no power
under heaven could prevent the strike,
with its disastrous consequences.
Under the durcss Of the threat, tho
President of the United States and
Congress OF the United States sue
Cumbsd. II was one Of the greatest
national hum!liatlons to which tho
people Of this country have ever been
subjected. II struck most blow at
the principle OF arbitration for the
settlement Of Industrial disputes.
-air. Wilson as "a publicist, attacked
the enactment OF federal Child labor
law as IN absurd extravaganza, and .
departure from constitutional limita-
tions. and now within the last sixty
days he has personally visited Con-
gress to urge the adoption Of exactly
such n measure.
"For the purpose Of evading responss-
bility for present conditions, II Is ad'
vanced In behalf OF Mr.. Wilson and
the Democratic Administration that
Vne ConuiliOus III Sh'Ai'o "'iV "h ih
hcritance from the last Administra'
ton. The last Administration did
nothing to compl!cate Mr., Wilson's
problems. Iluorta had been twelve
days In power when Mr.. Wilson came
In. Up to that time nothing had beer
done committing the government e
one policy or another Had the re
publican administration been contin
ued, IIlerta would have been recos
pizcd, hut with only twelve days be
fore the coming In OF new Admins
tration, II would have been entlrel.
improper md inconsiderate for TN
outgoing Administration to commit TN
Incoming to any policy on the subject
Mr.. Wilson cannot shift the biam
for his blunders In Mexico. He ha