The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1922-10-26
GRIFFITH, ROCKWELL AND
TIMBERLAKE SPEAK HERE

agricultural section, and that at all
times he had the interests of the farm
ers at heart.
Mr. Timberlake cited a number of
bills enacted by Congress which are
of great benefit to this agricultural
section, and which received his favor
able vote. AS a member of the i'm
portant Ways and Means Committee
of the House he outlined the work ac-
complished by this committee. He
e.nrhatically edclared himself in
favor of the Bonus Bill which was
vetoed by President Harding, and
stated that the Congressional Record
would show that he had worked for
and voted for this bill. He lauded
the patriotic services of the soldiers
in the World War and stated that
some legislation in the matter of COM
pensation for the World War Veter-
ans should be enacted by Congress.
Following Mr.. Undertakes re-
marks Mr.. Griffith, the republican
candidate for governor was introduc-
ed by chairman Parker.
Mr.. Griffith devoted his address in
a large part to an examination of the
Republican and Democratic state
platforms. He first pointed out that
the Democratic platform has no men,
ton of the matter of prohibition and
its enforcement. While William F.
Sweet, the Democratic candidate for
governor, has claimed that this omis-
sion is an oversight, said Mr.. Grif-
fifth, Mr.. O'Brien, the candidate for
lieutenant governor on the same
ticket is the only man in the state
senate who voted against the ratifi-
cation of the national prohibition
amendment. Noting that the lieuten-
ant governor presides over the ses-
sions of the state senate and in the
death or absence of the governor as
sumes the duties of that office, Mr..
Griffith remarked that it is signi-
ficant that Mr. Sweet and his running
mate have not appeared on the same
platform in the present campaign.
Industrial Commission Upheld
Mr.. Griffith pointed out the oppo-
sition of the Democratic party to the
state industrial commission law. This
measure, enacted by Republican
legislature under a Republican gov
ernor, former Governor Carlson, pro-
vides that employers contemplating
wage reductions, or employees propos-
ing strike for wage increases, shall
notify the commission and that the
commission shall investigate the pro-
position. The plan is not compulsory
arbitration but compulsory investiga-
ton, said Mr.. Griffith, giving the
people time for thought and medita-
ton in threatened industrial disputes.
Mr.. Griffith brought forth warm
applause when he declared, "Both la
bor and capital must at all times be
subscrvient to the law, and under,
not over this government of ours"
This declaration was in answer to
the opposition of Samuel Gompers to
the industrial court of Kansas and
the industrial commission of Colo
RADIO. Mr.. Griffith, however. did not
discuss the merits or dement's of the
Kansas industrial court. He de-
nounced the proposed amendments to
the industrial commission law as an
effort to substitute class conscious
ness for the action of the governor
all the people of the
state. Such an idea, he said, did not
originate on this side of the water but
came from Russia, where minority
has substitted rule as tryannical as
the former regime of the czar.
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