The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1920-09-25


when Governor Cox proclaimed to
the country, T. am for progress he
struck chord that found response In
every section Of the country and
among our people In all walks of life
with the exception Of those who walk
In the ways OF great wealth and who
think In terms Of exploitation: self
aggrandizenent, and prohteering.
Fur Lahor's Rights.
ITO the: organized workers of the
country the Democratic party plat
70 rm offers free and full recognition
of the right Of organization, the right
Of collective bargaining and the right
to speak through representatives free
ly chosen. :, The Democratic party plat
form also takes TITS stand against 'un-
warranted issuance Of writs Of injunc-
tion.' Likewise guaranteeing the right
of trial by Jury in alleged contempt
cases committed outside the presence
Of court
"The platform upon which Governor
Cox is candidate reaffirms the prin-
cip1e enunciated in the Clayton law
that the labor of q human being is
not a commodity or article Of COM
merce. The platform is clear in its
opposition to compulsory arbitration,
except IN government service, declar-
ing it to be a method plausible in
theory but a failure in fact
ION the great issue of the high cost
Of living the platform upon which
Governor Coz Is a candidate approach
es the issue seriously and with in
f1nitely more of constructive states
| manship than is manifested in the
vagueness and 'norma1cy' Of the Re.
publican. platform. While the Demo
cratic platform plank on the high cost
Of living is far from what might have
been desired. 1t does approach the
question with a spirit of determination
and with a ring Of sincerity.
Platform Is Clear.
I'm relation to the ridiculous rail-
road legislation enacted by the last
Congress, the Democratic platform
calls attention to the methods adopted
by Congress in the enactment of this
legislation and pledges the party tc
rectif1catton of the defects in the law
While this declaration il not as spe.
cific as it should have been it Is .
frank recognition Of the evil nature OF
the law and is far removed from the
snug Republican boastfulness of sat.
isfied parenthood.
| ION the question Of our relations
with Mexico the. Democratic plank /.
in a measure divided against itself
the chief emphasis. however. being
based on what the labor analysis terms
a policy Of international morality IN
keeping with the highest and bes'
concepts Of Americanism.'
Let the verdict found in Labor.
analysis of, the two platforms be re.
peated. =. It is but fair tt
say that the Democratic platform
marks 4 measure Of progress not
found in the platform Of the Repub'
lican party. In relation to Labor
proposals the planks written into the
Democratic platform more nearly ap'
proximate the desired declarations o.
human rights than do the planks
found in the Republican platform :
"Of the Republican platform La.
boris analysis said: With the excep'
ton Of those provisions long since
almost universally accepted in politi
cal platforms as Just and undeniable
the Republican platform lie defiant o.
ito defense Of the enemies OF Labor
and calculated to secure for then
fresh advantages and greater priv
leges. The Republican convention
turned its back upon Labor
Governor Cox Progressive
Concerning the candidates them
selves Labor's committee said: There
can b hut one conclusion based upor
q careful ana impartial survey Of tn.
! actions. ana declarati Ions sof the candi