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Judge Turney interviewed.

me from tne present duuhihlSlId-
ton, it is said, and it was widely cir
culated. Campaign speakers pro-
claimed it from the stump, and used
whatever other means they could
employ to hurt his candidacy with
.e laboring classes All Of tits seems
to have gone far of it. marx, as Judge,
Turney is walking squarely over all
opposition, and will be Tennessee's
next Governor. The Chattanooga
Times, however, sent representa-
tive to Judge Turney's house Mon
day to interview him with regard to
the charge. The remarks he made
to the Times reporter are straight
from the shoulder, and brlstles with
sentences that should arouse every
Democrat in the State to action in his
behalf.
Eyes" said the Judge, 81 have
heard that such charges have been
made, and one of the attaches OF the
present administration has been SO
Incorporate in his opposition ana
hostility to me as to aSsail my record
on the bench, and charge that l had
made decisions in the interest OF the
corporations and against organized
labor. but have not felt called on to
notice him, or the charge. L nave
preferred to let my record on the
bench aud the intelligence OF the pe0'
pie cope with such charges. l sup
pose there has been no man occupy
ING a seat in the judicial department
in Tennessee, or elsewhere, that IS
entirely free from errors, but if there
could arise set of circumstances that
called upon me for defense OF my
motives in the discharge OF my duties
upon the bench | would at once retire
from the race for Governor. ANY man
who feels called upon to defend his
record on the bench is not worthy To
he the Democratic candidate for that
high md responsible office.
"TwO cases have been cited by
some of the employees of the present
administration as evidencing my hos
tility to the organization OF labor
State VS.. Jenkins and State vs. Jack
both reported in Goth Tennessee he
ports.
"Neither case involved any Labor
question affecting the rights OF organ
lied labor.
"The first involved the construc
ton of the statute passed in 1887, pro
viding that coal miners might cleo
and pay a check Weighman, ana IN Ak
ing il nisdemeanOr for any person
to interfere with such WeIghna'
while in the discharge OF his duties
Mr.. jenkins was the owner OF mine
II notified his employees lhat NJ
would no longer work his mine uh
less they diScharg Il the chect
Weighman elected by them. TIT
court was OF the opinion that the own
er OF mine might lawfully refuse t.
operate ii If he SO chose, ana that
he chose to close his mine rather thai
submit TO the presence oil checl
wejghman he had IA right to do SO
and that what he had "A right TO IL
he had right to say he would a.
without subjecting himself to lndlcl
IN nj under that statdte. There wa
no question as to nttrferenCe VIII
the check weighman while in tn
interfer ance with the Weighma
while un duty was the only thlh
made IA crime by the act.
"lu he Jack case ii was sought
present the question of the power
Inc lessees Of the cOnVicts to SUI
lease their labor. We thought tn
question did not arise upon writ
nabpas corpus. The prison at Brlc'
vale was branch prison by act
the Legislature. Cunvicts there wei
IL the custody of the state, throug
it, wardeus, just as completely as
in the main prison at Nashville
lnasmuch rs the convict applying IL
the writ Of habeaS corpus WAS Whel
tho law placed him we held that +
could not, by means of writ
hablas corpus, try the right of SUI
lpssec5 to receive the benefit of h
labor. The validity OF leases or sui
leases of couvictS was not decide
and.was not presented in any SUI
way rs to enable the court to pass u
on them.
~ have 10 apology to make f
these decisions, for when they fell
the liuo of my duty | simply d
cArcd the law ns | understood
without considering the popularil
or unpopularity OF the decision
There can hC but on permanent $
carity TO the liberties Of the peopl
aud that is in the courts decarir
the law to be as it is written and the
understand it, regardless of wheth
il isa goo law or a bad law, pop
lar or unpopular
These declarations should bani'
any impression that may have be-
made upon the public mind on tn
subject, by schcming politicians WI
would turn heaven and earth to be
Judge TuInpy for governor of TIE
uessee. There is manly utteran
running through the entire intervie
that, when read by the masses, mu
Certainly prove boomerang to /
enemies. Judge Turney alwa
talks when he is called on. |
never refuses to be interviewed.
strikes straight from the should
md there is no whipping the de'
around the stump with him. lie
"A man, and he is the one person W
shuuid be made governor of Tenh'
see.
Strength and Health.
If YOU are not feeling strong a
healthy fry Electric BittprS If 1"