West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-10-19
WHOM SHALL YE CHOOSEq

In no previous Presidential cam
paign has the American workman,
which includes the ditch digger, the
day laborer, the skilled laborer, the
coal miner, the mechanic, the railroad
er, the clerk, the school teacher and
all other classes who have to earn
their bread by the sweat OF their face.
been confronted with the issue of
Capital VS.. Labor as in this campaign.
Candidate Chas. Z. Hughes by his de-
nunciation Of the eight-hour law has
forced this issue to the front. BY his
remuneration OF the eight-hour law
he virtually admits that he is the can
didate of Capital. His record shows
him to be no friend OF the workman.
When the Sherman antitrust law was
enacted 1t was Immediately used
against organized labor, the courts
taking the position that the labor of
the human being was a commodity.
and Chas. E. Hughes concurred in the
decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States, of which he was a
member, in the famous Danbury Hat
ters' case, that this was so. AS a re-
suit OF this inhuman decision, mem
bers OF organized labor throughout the
United States and Canada each con-
tributed one hours pay to pay fine
of $4,000 and costs, a total of $780,
600. But Mr.. Hughes says he is a
friend Of labor? Do you believe it.?
There is an old proverb which says,
by their deeds ye shall know them"
During President Wilson's admins
tration the Clayton antitrust law was
passed (they couldn't pass it under
Republican administrations) the most
important legislation in behalf OF the
workman ever enacted by an Ameri-
can Congress. It declared that labor
Is not a commodity and, therefore, in
reference with It cannot be restrained
or enjoined by an equity court We
know Il as the anti-injunction law.
For the first time in the history Of
the United States labor is represented
In the Presidents cabinet. President
Wilson selected as Secretary Of Labor,
Vim. y. Wilson, a trade unionist and a
member Of the United Mine Workers
Of America. Besides, the following
legislation was enacted by the Wilson
administration, all in the interest Of
labor and the common people, namely.
the Clayton act, the seaman's act. the
industrial act, the eight-hour act, the
children's bureau act, the parcel post
law, the anti-phosphorus match law.
ahe child labor law. the workmen's
compression law. and the granting OF
thirty days leave Of absence TO all
Federal employees with pay. And in
this connection we beg TO add that
Senator William r. Chiffon worked
and voted for every one OF them, which
proves he Is the true friend Of the
workman.
Still Mr.. Hughes claims Wilson is
failure and that he alone is the
friend OF labori Again we ask. do
you DetleFe III
Basil M. Manly, who wrote the re-
port OF the commission on Industrial
relations, says: "Only two American
Presidents, Lincoln and Wilson, have
understood or sympathized with the
aspirations Of labor. LincOln's great
action, however, affected only on race:
the seaman's act and the child labor
act are landmarks OF labor history.
Wilson's unequivocal endorsement OF
organization and the eight-hour day
IN the present controversy is the
greatest forward step ever taken BIZ
any American statesman"
] cannot be denied that much has
been accomplished for labor under the
Wilson administration; Il cannot be
proven by the record that Republican
administrations have ever done any
thing for labor. Then who Sc entitled
10 the labOring mans voter Each one
must decide for himself how be shall
vote. But before voting ask yourself
the question, Is Il safe 70 swap horses
While crossing the stream, since
Charles Evans Hughes has made the
isgue in this campaign. capitainsrsus
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