The Labor enquirer., 1888-03-31

OOMEi iniNO III ldVOI Ol OW-
Derby: Bishop Corrigan says,
through his other mouth-Mon-
,ignor Preston-that the K. of L.
are going to pieces. Mr.. Corri-
gan and Mr.. Powderly must have
had "spat."
The judiciary and the Laboring Masses.
For the Enquirer
1t is only necessary to cite a
few of the many instances. which
can be cited-to show that the cor
porations and monopolies select
judges after their own liking, par
ticularly those who preside in the
federal courts. There are ex-
United States circuit judges, Dill
lon and McCrary. both railroad
attorneys, one for the Union
Pacific and one other for the Atch-
ison, Topeka and Santa Fe. When
there was vacancy on the bench
of the United States supreme
court during Hayes administra-
ton, the president sent Stanley
Matthews name to the United
States senate for confirmation as
associate justice in this high tri-
bunal. This mar, Matthews, was
so we'll known as corporation
lawyer that even the senate re-
fused to confirm him. 1t evidently
then had a little sense of decency
left. When Garfield succeeded
Hayes he again sent Matthews
name for confirmation. During
the consideration of the appoint
ment Jay Gould wrote letter to
Senator Plumb, of Kansas, that
Matthews was very acceptable to
him. 1t is presumed that other
members received like missives.
This, however, was a little more
than Mr.. Plumb could stand, and
he voted against his appointment,
but when it came to the test
Matthews was confirmed by one
majority, that one being the noble
Voorhees, of lndiana(a democrat
too). The appointment and con-
hrmation of Lamar are fresh in
the peoples minds. Stanford and
Gould were active in his behalf.
Lamar hadperformed good service
for the corporations when he was
secretary of the interior. He had
reversed Commissioner Sparks
decisions in the interest of the
people without any compunctions
whatever. Readers, do you won
der that in all their big land grant
cases, the railroads and corpora
tions win? We sometimes hear of a
small case being decided in favor
of the settler and against the mo-
nopolist for the sake of the asso-
ciated press sending it over the
country as vindication of the
peoples rights, in order to give
the common herd taffy. Rats!
Ed Wolcott the attorney of the
Denver & Rio Grande and Chicago,
Burlington & Quincy wants to
go to the United States senate.
Would he vote for an honest man
to sit on the supreme bench, or for
one who would be inclined to give
justice to the individual in prefer
ence to straining points in favor
of corporations1 1t cannot be
expected. Just bear in mind when
the matter of granting a writ of
error in the anarchist case was be-
fore this high tribunal, that just
prior to the decision denying the
writ, Jay Gould took his miserable
carcass out of the country. Did
he know what the decision would
bea 1t is very probable. Before
the decision of the Illinois supreme
court was announced in this case.
the attorney of the Chicago &
Alton railroad. told correspond
ent of the Chicago Tribune what
the verdict would be. The fore
going facts are very significant.
They show how cunningly the
corporations rob the many of their
rights. What does it matter as to |
the justice of a law on its face, if |
a hostile tribunal construes it3 1t
is evident that the people have
been too indifferent in the selec-
tion of judges. and that they have
allowed the monopolies to over
reach them. What show would a
settler have claiming government
and against a railroad comnar,,