1'bi.mtNT TO
Dakota County Herald
Dakota City, . Nebraska.
Friday, October 30, 1908.
TUFTS ELECTION
MEANS GOOD OSES
Protective Policy o? the Republican
Party Means General Pros
perity and Steady Work.
Jlepublicana Aro Opposed to Reduc
ing tho American Laborer to the
Levil of Pauper Labor ol Lurope
Scale of Wages.
In addressing himself to organized
lirixir at Zanesvlllc, Ohio, the other day,
tbi lion. William Howard Taft said:
"I laid down the law and 1 laid down
the principle upon which tlic labor or
gnuizatioris In this country have since
built up their prosperity and their use
fulness, nnd instead of saying that
am. an enemy, recognize that 1 nni one
cf the greatest benefactors labor has
had. I decided the case against the
Brotherhood of Engineers and the
Brotherhood condemned nie. In four
years they pot Into court lu St. Louis
nd they had to cite my case to Induce
the court to withdraw the Injunction
there beennse I had laid down tho prln
clplos upon which they could organize.
could hftyc. their olllecrs, could ralHe
their funds; could go on and conduct
strikes under advice of the officers,
and that case they induced, on the
authority of my decision, the Judjje to
wltlHlraw his injunction and they went
head and won the strike, .- That same
ftUdl if lUimi 111 it HHII I. Ill 1111 11111,111,
and in a decision rendered In Chicago.
If yon will examine the eases you will
find that Instead of helps an oppressor
n I.. M 'I . w A ....... t
ef labor, I am Its benefactor." .
Taft's Lnbor I'ollo.
If Mr. Taft Is elected President he
-Will carry out the Republican policies
nd give every man u square deal.
The protective tariff of the Republican
party restored general prosperity to the
country, taking the place of the d
prcssion and ruin that was brought
u by Democratic Free Trade. Tho
tariff has protected our people against
the competition of the underpaid and
iinilfirf.l ivnH.-nieii if fYirol-'ii i.mn.ti'tiw
Tine condition ot tliese people, is much
rleit tin frieivrl nf liiim.iliitv- ...m vi'tsl, tn
it duplicated on this continent.
1 In1 laborer earns about twice as
jell in America use- does In Euglmid
.... Ill im ; . .,
UepmiUcaiil protective tar'
ff.
Dfinorriipf Vs. Orjinlsed Labor
The principles of organized labor
hampioiied by Judge Taft are Irroeon-
liable to the free trade policy of the
einocrHtic party. The country can
ave one, or the other, but not both.
rganlzed labor of this country Is pro-
fled from the sweating and uniler-
ald laborers of Europe only by pro
active tariff. Labor unions exist, as
udge Taft says, to enable working-
icn, by union and combination among
hemselves to meet employers on equal
kins, and to bargain with them.
If there were no labor unions nnd no
"inbinatioii. capital would be too
rong and labor would be at the mercy
f capital. Another object Is to secure
le highest wages which aro consistent
ith tbe conditions of each trade, to
LIse the standard of living and pre-
nt unfair competition. Every one of
kese measures is opposed to Demo-
atie Tree trade, which would mean
e degradation of 'American labor to
e level of the pauper labor of the Od
orld.
What Cioniprrs Said.
Ia 18!7 at the time general prosperity
as returning, after three millions of
had gone out of employment ou
outit of the Democratic tree trade
Iley, President (Jumpers of the Auicii-
rederation of Labor In his report
ed these words: "It Is agreed by nil
t the wage earners are the principal
isuuiers of American products. It
essarily follows that a reduction In
ges lnvolvesa diminution In the power
'Oiisutnption, and consequently a tico-
trtlotiftte decrease in production and
turally sNo in the force of labor re
fer! for the production. A reduction
wsge. therefore, results In an in-
ae In the army of the unemployed."
Great Labor Hrcorri.
he Democratic pndty has never
m anythlns for labor. AM the la-
laws on the federal statute hooks
e been placed thereby Republican.
ne of these laws are:
he elpht-bour law. tbe first of Its
d In tbls country, since Intended to
lude employes on public works: nro-
Itlon of Importation of contract la-
ers: restriction of Imiulsratloii : ex-
Ion of Chinese; abolition of peou-
prohlhltion of Involuntary scrvl-
of kidnaped foreigner, added re-
'tions upon importation of cheap
ign labor; creation of Department
Labor, all votes agiinst II belirtr
biocratlr: compulsory use of auto-
Ic couplers and ear brakes for lu
late traffic; protection of seamen:
Uctlon of steuni vessels; Inspection
oal mines; compulsory monthly re
s of accidents by common carriers;
isiou for boards of arbitration;
Isiou for Incorporation of national
le unions ; child labor law for Dis-
of Columbia; appropriatlou to In-
igate worklnit coudltlous of tele-
e and telegraph employes whose
Bianles do interstate business; pro
lu to compensate laborers injured
vernment work. This Is tbe rec-
of tbe Republican nartv In federal
r leglsjattou and against the long
THE ALL
From the Kansas City Journal.
list the Democratic party has absolute
ly nothing to offer.
Prosperity (or All.
Under the continuation of tbls Re
publican iHjlicy. Mr. Taft as president,
this country will enjoy the highest de
gree of prosperity. The Interest of
every lending laboring community re
quires diversity of occupations, pur
suits and objects or industry. The
more that diversity Is multiplied nnd
extended, the letter. To diversify em
ployment is to increase employment and
enhance wages. Where there Is work
for the hands of men there will bo
work for the teeth. Where there Is
employment there will bi bread. It
Is a great blessing to the poor to have
cheap food, but greater than that, prior
to that and of still higher value, Is the
blessing of being able to buy food by
honest nud respectable employment.
Employment feeds and clothes and in
terests. Employment and well paid la
bor produce, in a country like ours,
general pros)ierlty. content and cheer
fulness. Com par I Hon ol Wauccn.
Under Republican ruie high wages
nnd prosjierity in America have been
constant companion! , The scale of
wages per week lif I lie United States
and Europe for
lines 'of Industry
of leading
nnd Labor at Wa.l
;tou, are as fol-
lows: 4'
ed Ger- O reat
States many Britain
Illacksmitbs .
.$1(1.52 $15.92 $ 0.74
P.ollermakera .... 1".!)"
fi.2
fl.:i7
11.44
4.07
7.0r.
ti.oO
4.4tt
0.03
Prieklayers 2t!.2C.
O.S!)
10.03
(5.00
Carpenters ....... 17.7!
Hod Carriers .... 1S.74
Compositors 22.I1H
v.!7
Iron Moulders ... 1 7.150
Laborers PUS
Plumbers 21.70
10.18
r..:o
9.9:5
Shall the wages of laborers in the
United States bo maintained or reduced
to the pauper level of Europe? It Is
for voters to say on Nov. 3.
WHY GERMANS FAVOR TAFT
Believe Bryan Theories are Menace
to Business.
Tbe German Is, as a rule, a good
business man. He believes In the cold
standard which Bryan does uot; he
veiieves In protection for American In
dustry which Bryan does not; be be
lieves In expending the iiiot.py of tlie
government for the benelit of aM the
people. In the rural free delivery, tbe
irrigation of arid lands, tbe preserva
tion and utl.Izatinn of our forests, tbe
Improvement of agriculture and other
great public services which Bryan, ac
cording to tho political platform which
he lias subscribed, regards as "uniieceS'
sary and wasteful."
The prospect that Bryau would be
nominated drew bitter protests from
leading Germans and German newspa
pers, Including the newspaper con
trolled by Bidder, tbe present Demo
crat le campaign treasurer, who de
clared that be would never support the
advocate of free silver and repudiation
and of other vagaries offensive to the
sound Judgment and honest cbaract-.'r
of Genuine Ainericiiiw. The fact that
Mr. Kidder has seen tit to change bis
attitude toward the ca mil dale vl.oe
nomination he regarded as equivalent
to defeat does not mean that there has
been any general desertion on tbe part
of German-Americans from the prin
ciples of sound money hi.i! of protetc-
1 Ion for American Industry. Citizens
of German origin. Democrats as we;', as
Republicans, throughout Use United
States, are for Taft and the policies
which Taft represents.
Tbe German's common ser.se tells
him that Bryan U a menace to busi
ness; that bis political schemes are
visionary and Impracticable, and that
be depends for bis only substantial sup
port iiHiu a form of class hatred tend
ing to undermine nnd break down
Auierii an institutions.
His Prises aaa the Fara.tr.
It Is related that a Nebraska farmer
who complained that a reaper cost
$10 more than la 18tX5 was reuiluded
by tbe Morekeeper that he paid for
the old reaper with (iOO bushels of
corn at 1 cente a bushel. The mer
chant sjM : -If you w ill brlna me 000
bushels of corn "w I will give you a
reaper, a surn-.r ior your wife and $00
in cash." Tli - farmer admitted that
there must bo prosperity somewhere.
St. Louie Globe Democrat.
iiuber
f 1 nil nilr'
I 1
Unit
IMPORTANT
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WHICH PARTY KEEPS IT PTJLLP
TAFT TEL MAN.
His Life Marked by Sincerity, Faith
fulness, Purity, Kindliness and
Devotion to Duty.
There has been much talk about Mr.
Taft's religion, and many have cried
out against him on the ground that he
is not "orthodox." He Is a Unitarian,
as his father and mother were. He has
never sought to conceal the fact. He Ss
willing to lose the presidency if a man
is to be shut out of it for cherishing
the religious views of John Adams,
John Qulncy Adams, Jefferson, Madi
son, President Eliot, and Everett Hale.
Professor James of Harvard says that
one needs only to worry about those be
liefs which, express themselves In ac
tions, and we who know Mr. Taft are
willing that be he Judged by these. If
sincerity, faithfulness, purity of person
al life, kindliness, and an uncompromis
ing devotion to duty are not Indications
of a true Christian fnlth and character,
we do not know what Is. The Home
Herald.
a President ho tb'jlares that what
uooseveic diis aone to establish inter
ests Is as nothing compared with what
be will do. Those who are employers
or professional men want business.
To Learn the Troth. I
tf niiv fillA flmiltta tlint tiifiw,t,rtn frnm l
.j.." ' ""uii nor, ior 1110 niiuuir or mar, ex-ireas-his
Democratic friends. Whether thoynrer Haskell, who urned Insomelcni.
are employers or emnWyoA a '.r'.liJ?" Ifwiaasamii 1 isaa r J--.iaa rrx-
llrirfln la imitara IBt nil. , . . m
-rwai(t.MiflwHPTie" TOuncror Hie apIanU. Therefore Hie list may not bo
opinion that the country does nnt n-mori w a .,.,i.u.,i.. it. t-
MR. TAFT'S MEMBERSHIP CARD.
HQNORAfEHlP CARD
STEAM. SHOVEL
Tlie October number of tbe "SUain Shovel and Dredge" explains as fol
lows why Mr. Taft was made an honorary member of tbe International Broth
erhood of Steam Shovel and Dredge Men :
As tbe members of our organization are well aware, Mr. Taft was made
an honorary member of our Brotherhood Jo recognition of bis fairness to our
members in all bis dealings since he hits been Secretary of War. He had
direct vbarge of the construction of the Panama Canal, the greatest engi
neering work of modern times, and In all bis otllclal acts and personal rela
tions -with members and officers of our Brotherhood on that work be has al
ways ehowu himceif fair and Just.
When -contractors on government work showed a dlsjiositiou to disregard
or violate the Rfghl-Hour Law, Mr. Taft started prosecutions against these
contractors through the United States Attorney General's Otll.e.
When an effort was made this year to cut wages nt Panama, Mr. Taft
used bis Influence to prevent it, for his knowledge of conditions on tbe
Isthmus convinced Mm that the prevailing wages were at least fair and
just and that, there should be no reduction in pay on that work. Sine Mr.
Taft has been Secretary of War be lias had a great many dealings with or
ganized labor In Us different branches, mid b bus always shown a spirit of
ubso!ule fairness. We have tbi utmost coiilld'Mice In cuse of his election to
the presldei.ty f tb- coniinuaiice of Die fair a:.d Just policies toward or.uu
Ired labor t!:at pveval'd while bo was Sctretnry of War
. The committee wuieb presented Mr Tuft with an honorary membership
card In our orgui:lzat on was composed of members of our order from dif
ferent parts of tbe United States, acd they received a very eord:al reception
when they called on Mr Taft ot bis home In Ctncicnatl and presented him
w ith his card. In accepting the. membership rard In the Brotherhood, Mr.
Taft said, uu:oi;g other things- "l utr. glad to Lave at your bands this ex
pression of confidence In my efforts to do justice while I wuh Id office. As to
tho work upeu which many of your members were engaged in one capacity or
another, we all endeavored to facilitate the greater construction work of
modem times. I am especially gratified for ttls compliment because your or
ganization and Its members evince a liberal and Impartial view In thus tender
ing me this re-ognltiiu. be uue In the administration of work on the Isthmus
I did not always decide In favor 0f your contentions. In accepting tbls com
pliment of yous organization. I shall always cherish it as one. of the evidences
that there are some men whom I have convinced through my otllclal work of
my desire to do tho square thing for everybody."
Some politicians are trying to make it appear throughout lu' country
Hint Mr. Tart Is opposed to organized labor and its principles, but close study
of his record will convince the most sUeptlcni that h,. Is a fur aod Just man
to all Interests, whether labor oigaiilzutlous or any other organizations.
aiawATuni
QUESTION
Those who are wage earners want
work. And business and work are
plentiful In times of financial peace
financial iieace being quite as essential
to prosperity as industrial peace. San
Francisco Chronicle.
War Taft Weil Soatk. '
"I am going south to make a fetr
Seeches one in Kentucky, one In Ten
nessee, ono In North Carolina, one in
Virginia and one in Maryland not so
much with a view to carrying those
stntes as to show the people down there
that, no matter whnt they think, they
are a part of the Union, nnd, being a
part of the Union, they ought to vote
for the Republican party, voting for
which will make them a part of tho na
tion nnd give to them that Influence
which people ot their Intelligence nnd
energy and progress and enterprise
ought to enjoy." William H. Taft.
Pnlillrlty Under Saaplcloa.
The list of contributions or $100 nnd
more to the Democratic campaign fund,
published with so much ostentation nt
the request of Mr. Bryan, has no affi
davit attached to it. Neither Chairman
Mack nor Treasurer Rldder was sworn
taiuly not compromising, unless tbe $V
000 check of Charles J. Hughes, a lead
ing corporation attorney of Denver,
should put Mr. Bryan on the defensive.
New York Sun (Ind.).
ttta i a n c k
jmaBmBMEU
11
op Mtsnsi
10 UIBOB.
Act Provides for Compensation to
Employes Injured in Govern.
ill
mcnt Service.
Receive Pay for Ono Year Secretary
of Department of Commerce and
Labor Administers Act Families
to Be Taken Care Of.
The act of May 30, l!)0s, entitled
"an Act granting to certain employes
or the I nlted States the right to re
ceive from it comiMMisntlou for In
Juries sustained In the course of their
employment," which cnnie Into effect
on August 1, is a measure of great Im
portance In the domain of labor legis
lation. Under previous taws, compen
sation in Ci.o of Injury is paid to em
ployes In the railway mall service and
In the life saving service. The new
law applies to persons employed by the
government as artisans or laborers In
the following services: Arsenals, navy
yards, river and harbor construction,
fortification construction, hazardous em
ployment In the reclamation service,
namely In construction and In control
and management of works, hazardous
employment under the Isthmian canal
commission, government manufactur
ing establishments.
Scope of Liw I.arae.
According to a rough estlnmto made
by tbe department of commerce and la
bor, olwut 75,000 government employes
come within the provisions of the luw.
Compensation will be paid under this
act only for such injuries to an em
ploye as occur In the courso of bis em
ployment and cause Inability to pursue
his employment for more than fifteen
days. Coiupensitlou Is not paid If the
Injury Is due to the negligence or mis
conduct of tbe employe himself. Tlie
act applies only to injuries received on
or nfter August L
The compensation consists of a con
tinuance during the period of disabil
ity, but not over one year, of the same
pay which tho employe was receiving
at the time of the Injury. If the em
ploye Is killed by the accident or dies
from the results of the Injury received
and leaves a widow or children under
1(5 years of go or deiendent parents,
tlie same iMiiount of compensation Is
pa id to these dependent relatives until
the completion of the twelve months'
ls'rlod. 1
Dlscretloaarjr Power la One Man.
The administration of the act Is in
trusted to tliti sea'tary of commerce
nnd labor. All questions of negligence
or mlscoiilfu'ct nro to be determined by
ipCUMll lllll
among ttifmflependetit relatives entitled
to it must Lie umdo ycordlng to his or
ders. Cases ' of rrrjirles to employes
comlug under this act must be reported
to tho secretary of commerce and labor,
nnd compensation may be paid only
when approved by him.
No compensation will be paid either
for Injury or for death unless tbe per
sons entitled to such comiciisatinu
make application for the same. Tbls
application must bo made by tho lu
Jured employe, or, In case of his death
by bis dependents and forwarded by the
olllelal superior of the injured employe,
accompanied by a physician's certifi
cate, through the regular official chan
nels to the secretary of commerce and
labor. Iho secretary Is authorized by
tho act to demand such additional In
formation, or order such Investigation
lis Is necessary for the proper admin
istration of the Taw.
Ilra-olatlona of lair,
Regulations have been prepared by
the secretary of commerce and labor
for tbe guidance of officials and em
ployes In the government service, and
tho necessary forms and blanks have
been prepared, printed and distributed
among the government offices through
out the country, where persons are em
ployed who come under the provisions
of this act According to these regu
lations, reports of injuries must be
made by tbe official superior of the
employe to the secretary of commerce
otid labor not later than tho second
day nfter the accident. Application for
compensation must bo made as aoou as
possible after tho first fifteen days of
disability. If the application ; Is ap
proved the compensation will die paid
during disability, hut for a period not
exceeding els months, at the cud of
which period, the Injured person must
make application for re-examlnatlon
by a physician provided by tbe secre
tary of commerce and labor, and after
this examination has been made and
ieported, a new approval by tbe sec
retary for further payment at compen
sation Is necessary. This procedure Is
demunded by section 5 of the act. The
only other condition required Is a pres
entation to tbe disbursing officer on
each puy day of a physician's certlfl
cnlo as to the disability of tbe in
jured person, approved by tbe official
superior.
Furnlia Aceidrat Statistics.
Applications of dependents for com-is-nsation
In rase of tbe death of an
employs from accidental injury must
be made within IK) days after such
death. The records of the application
of this act will furnish valuable ma
terial for statistics ot accidents, wbleb,
for this country are quite meager. In
order to make tbe statistics more com
plete and valuable, reports of all acci
dental injuries to government employes,
regardless of tbe application of tbls act,
have been requested from all govern
ment establishments and offices. As thai
number of United States government
employes exceeds 800,000, these statis
tics will prove of great scientific value
and practical use In tbe future.
The Tot t'aadldatea.
Here Is tbe difference: Mr. Tafr'a
fitness can be measured by bis acts,
but Mr. Bryau's bus to be measured
by his words.
EISHOP URcLo iiiiiiJISTS
TO CAST VOiES FOR TAFT.
Church Head la Southern Asia Say
Republicans Aro Material Aid t
Christianity in the Philippines.
P.Miop W. l Oldham, head of tM
.Methodist Episcopal chiirdi In South
ern Asia, .residing In Singapore, ad
dressed Chicago Methodist ministers
yesterday morning In the Eirst Metho
dist Episcopal church, Washington ami
Clark streets, uiid made an eloquent
plea to those present to do what they
can to prevent a change lu tho admin
istration In the Philippines. To do tbls,
be said, It would be Incumbent uisja
them to stand by the party In power.
"Do not subject us to demagogic ex
periments In the Philippines," said he.
"Every missionary lu the islands Is add
ing his plea to mine. Our missionaries
are giving their life to the work and
the wonderful progresa they have inndu
In the last four years, during which tlie
membership In tbe Methodist church
has Increased from 4.000 to 28,000,
shows the Is'iieflelal effect of the ad
ministration, us directed at present
If the candidate of one party is tho
irerless one,' the leader of the other
Is the 'fearless one,' and we want tbe
fearless one. The presence of old glory
has had much to do with our success lu
the Philippines, where we have imido
more converts In the Inst four years
than we have In the entire Chinese en
pire In twenty-four years."
ORDERS IF TAFT IS ELECTED.
Traveling Man Says He Has Taken
Many Such in tho Last Few
Weeks.
"Talk to tbe effect that the traveling
men, or any considerable proportion of
them, will vote this year for Bryan Is
tommyrot," declared T. R. Travis or
Kansas City in the lobby of tbe Loyal
Hotel, at Omaha. "If Bryan gets 20
per cent of the commercial travelers'
vote he will lo n good deal belter than
I expect. Practically nil the men In our
Hue are Republicans In tbe first place
and believe In Republican principles.
In the second place, nil of tbein. know
full well that they will get precious few
orders if Bryan should win. This Is
not so much because Mr. Bryan could
do any great barm himself, for he could ,
carry none of his wild schemes Into)
effect, but because business men are so
afraid of him.
'If he, by any miracle, should get In
things would shut down absolutely for
year. Everyone would be afraid of
bis neighbor; would think, and think
rightly, that Brown and Smith ami
Jones would be afraid. It is exactly
the same principle that causes runs on
bank. Many Intelligent depositors are
not afraid of the bank which has ample
resources, but they are afraid that their
fellow depositors will be afraid and so
they hurry down to get in line.
'I have had many orders lately sub
ject to Taft s election. This was
business contract nnd not dtiM;n
Influence me. reople simply'
. A vni'; 01111)111
PIT tbe Peru's UJei-
pontics. It k
anie to swu
Vaitue and Dangerous Theorlat.
While sitting in Denver, watching the
convention, we jotted down tbe opinion
t lint Mr. Bryan's best hope for election
lay lu retiring to tbe bottom of the
Pacific and allowing not a single bubble
to escape. -Since that time he has
talked a great denl about the best way
of regulating trusts; he has made a
SH'elal slogan of the Oklahoma patent
meilicliie bunking plan; be, the vision
ary, has claimed to bo belr to the prac
tical Roosevelt; he has been desper
ately Involved lu an encounter with,
that almost Invincible politician; and
be lias cast false aspersions on the In
tegrity of the governor of New York.
Too many hubbies bnve escaped. What
ever may be thought of the President's
taste, lu tbe controversy lietween bint
and Mr. Bryan tho country will, we
Imagine, feel the difference between
vague nnd dangerous theory upon the
one band and shrewd, practical reform
upon tbe other; between hesitating and
vacillating arguments and the heavy
battalions of establishment fact. Col
lier's .Weekly.
Whr the Workers Sapport Taft.
It Is noticed that n largo majority
of the labor union leaders who are do
ing any talking lu the campaign are
praising Mr. Tuft and are promising;
to vote for hlni. In all bis addresses
to workers and he has made many ot
them Mr. Taft has made an excellent
Impression. lie is now traveling;
tl rough a region covering Ohio, West
Virginia and New Jersey, lu which tho
labor unions are particularly strong',
but everywhere he la meeting with a
very cordial greeting. He is getting so
many tributes from labor union chiefs
that the Democrats are resorting to
their old cry of "bribery." St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
Ilnahea Not Hart by Brraa.
Mr. Bryan does not appear to advan
tage in assailing Governor Hughes for
his veto of tho two-cent fare bill. lie
Insinuates that tbls Is evldeace of the
governor's strong leaning to the side ot
the corporations as against the people,
while as a matter of fact It is nothing
of the kind. The two-cent fare bill
was vetoed simply because the sate
was adopting tho policy of railroad rate
regulation through commissions with
mandatory powers. It would have been
the height of Inconsistency to create
commissions to regulate farts aud then
have tbe legislature itself aud at tbe
same time assume the function.
Springfield Republican.
Corporations are barred and excluded
rigidly from the Joys of giving to tbe
Bryan fund. But In glancing over the
names of some of the largest subscrib
ers tbe painful discovery Is made that
they are corporation magnates, and tbe
frightful thought arises that the nioaey
that some of them contribute smells
suspiciously of corporations. Balti
more Sun.
No one can doubt that If Mr. Taft la
elected he will redeem bis pledge im
mediately upon bis Inauguration to call
a special session of concrcss to re visa
a pure
f lmsl-
.A
the tariff. New Tort World (Detu.),