The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1916-10-21

lected.
Declaring that the campaign of 1916
Is as Important as the campaign Of
1896 and resembles that campaign In
that the Democratic party and Its
candidate are seeking = vote OF power
for disingooueus, uasound, but allur.
ing 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 said, In part:
"TAs great public advantage In or.
ganizatien and combination OF cap
ital and Of wage-earnsrs We all recog-
nize. The pawer rhas acquire may.
however, become 50 great "a to tempt
to serious abuse and public injury,
and they have done 80. Hsace, we
have had the antitrust Law and the
Interstate commerce law, directed
chiefly against combinations of cap
ital but eGectlng In some measure
combinations Of labor. Labor leaders
have sought exemption from such
laws as a privileged caass- aud In some
cases they have been successful.
While Mr.. Wilson In one Of his INC
morapdums attached to an appropria-
ton bill avOwed his opposition to such
class legislation, he united with the
Democratic Congress In passing, at
the demand Of the unions, the Clay
ton Act. which, the labor leaders
claim, takes unions out Of the limita-
tons Of the Trust Act.
"UnwiSe subserviency 10 the de-
mands Of leaders Of organized labor
finds its browning instance, however,
In Mr.. Wilson's dealing with the
threatened strike of the Railway Or
ders Of conductors, engineers, train
men and switchmen. The orders
claim to control 100000 men, who run
the freight and passenger trains Of
the country, which constitute the
arterial circulation of commerce, and
are necessary not only to the bust
ness but to the health and life Of the
people. Were these men able to tie
they said they could and would, It
would mean enormous loss in bust
ness, and great deprivation and suffer
ing to the public. 1t would mean that
many millions of other workmen
would be thrown out Of employment
and lose the high wages they are
now receiving, because without com.
merce local industries cannot pro
coed. The Railway unions said to
the railway president I'VE wish al
eight-hour day, with ten hours pay
ami II we work more than eight hours
we demand 80 per cent more an hour
for the extra hours. If you do not
give us this, we will not only injure
you, but we will bring disaster to the
country" lie railway managers re
fused the demand, but offered to sub
NIT 1t to arbitration. They said II
would increase their cost of operation
$60,00O,OOO, and that this would have
to come out of the pockets of the rail
way stockholders, by reduction Of
profits, or out Of the shipping public
by an increase of rates. The Labor
leaders said they had had arbitration
In the past and that 1t was not salts
factory that now unless their de
mands were fully granted, no power
under heaven could prevent the strike
with its disastrous consequences
Under the duress of the threat, tli,
President of the United States nnC
Congress of the United States sue
cumbed. 1t was one of the creates
national humiliations to which thu
people of this country have ever beer
subjected. 1t struck most blow Il
the principle of arbitration for tn
settlement of industrial disputes.
"Mr. Wilson as n publicist, attacked
the enactment of Il federal child labo
law us an absurd extravaganza, and |
departure from constitutional llmita
lions, and now within the last siXt.
days he has personally visited Con
gress to urge the adoption OF exactl.
such measure.
"For the purpose Of evading response
billy for present conditions, II Is ad
! yanccd In behalf of Mr.. Wilson ant
| the Democratic Administration tina
the conditions In Mexico We're an in
herituncc from the last Administra
ton. The last Administration di'
nothing to complicate Mr.. Wilson
problems. Huerta had been twelv
days In power when Mr.. Wilson cam
in. Up to that time nothing had beel
done committing the government Z
one policy or another. Had the Re
publican administration been contin
ued Huerta would have been recog
nlzed, but with only twelve days be
fore the coming In of II new Admins
tratIon. It would have been entlrel
improper and lnconsiderate for I'll
outgoing Administration to commit tn
incoming to any policy on the subject
Mr.. Wilson cannot shift the hlam
for his blunders IN Mexico. He ha
clean slate upon which 10 Wr..
when he came in.