Arizona republican., 1916-08-23
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 SACRAMENTO, August 22.-Charles E. Hughes, before an audience in the Armory here tonight, declared for an adequate federal compensation law providing compensation to persons in jured in hazardous employments en- gagged in interstate commerce.
 MT. Hughes also spoke of labor leg islation enacted under republican ad- ministrations.
 "I rejoice in what has been done under republican auspices in the feder- al sphere-that is. in that department of activity which under our constitu- ton is subject to federal legislation," he said.
 Tt was under republican admins tration that the safety appliance act was passed. a great safeguard of safe ty of railroad employees. It was under a republican administration that that act was amended by congress so as to give a far wider degree of protection to safety appliances of various sorts than were formerly accorded
 Tt was under republican administra- tion that congress passed the hours of service act in order to prevent the un- due exhaustion of employees through hours of labor which were excessive. It was under republican administration that the employers liability act of 1906 was passed.
 We have had a remarkable record of achievement in the interests of fair legislation under republican auspices. desire to see legislation of that char acter and every reasonable sort for the protection of labor enacted. to the end that there may be a feeling through this country that justice is being done.
 And 1 desire to see our wasteful yet on nf " proper compensation laws. That has been achieved in many states. The bill before congress deals only with government employees. In my judg- ment there has been an adequate com pensation act dealing with this subject to the supervision of congress. in such hazardous employments in interstate commerce.
 Tt makes a great difference whether half or less or more large shares of the | recoveries go for attorney fees; it makes a great difference whether our courts are crowded with negligence suits with the uncertain results; ac- cording to the manner in which evil dence as to the ordinary injustice is developed. One man succeeds and an other man fails. Accident and the l risks of accident in hazardous employ | ment are certain; they are inevitable. | they should be dealt with as risks oL | employment under intelligent com pensation laws.
 | Tt is not mere poetry or rhapsody to speak of the ideals of human broth el hood. Unless we have in this coun- | try the spirit of true fellowship; unless ! the man with investments looks upon the man working with his hands as human being entitled to decent. prope1 | conditions of living and to faii | share of the work that is done for the | profitable results of that work: unles
 the man who is toiling recognizes the importance of successful productiou and of able management: unless those l in charge of the government realize tn
 importance of making sure the basis of
 successful achievement; unless throug
 out all is the spirit of cooperation, be cause we are fellow workmen in our different activities, working justly and
 honestly, the United States can never
 achieve its ideals and greatness of prosperity.
 "I had an interesting experience a-s governor of New York. When 1 let
 that office to go upon the bench wha, am about to read appeared in the o1 ficial organ of organized labor in New
 York. This is what that organ said
 in October, 1910, and 1 read it in ordef
 that there may be no misapprehensio1
 as to my attitude. Ii was said theu
 with candor, at time when I had re
 moved myself from the political field.
 Mir. Hughes read as follows:
 Now that Governor Hughes has re
 tired from politics and ascended to a
 place on the highest judicial tribuna
 in the world, the fact can be acknow
 ledged without hurting anybodys DO
 litical corns, that he was the greatest . friend of labor that ever occupied tht governors chair at Albany During hi. { two terms he has signed fifty-siX labor 7 laws. including among them the bes l labor laws ever enacted in this or any 2 other state. He also urged the enact : ment of labor laws in his messags tC
 the legislature even going so far as f to place the demand for a labor law 1T
 one of his message to an extra sessior Q of the legislature.
 , Only 162 labor laws have beer Q enacted in this state since it's erec f tion in TIT in 135 years. One-thir, f of these, exceeding in quality al Q others. have been enacted and signe, . during Governor Hughes term Q ' three years and nine month That is what organized labo
 through it's official organ said Q = my labor record after I had left II r field of politics" the nominee sait
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