The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-22

hired 90 labor and is paid for his work has
some sort OF equitable light IN the property
OF HE employer. together with right OF
perpetual employ ment. 1t has been said
on the floor OF the United States Senate
that the laborer has a sort of an equitable
lien on the property of the man for W hom
ne works. whose money bought the prop
erty. together with the right of perpetual
employment. 1t may do for men that are
reckless of the welfare of human society.
who care nothing for it's peace and good
order. TO imperil life. property and liberty
and the perpetuity of our institutions by
teaching such doctrines. but the Judge who
tolerates 1t ought To be stripped of his
gown aud be driven from the sacred temple
of justice:
think they have been deceived 10y falso
teachers but still they ouRht to have
known better than TO violate the law of
the land and TO trampie under foot the
solemn processes of the court. want it
TO be understood so far as this court Is con-
cerned that such offenses will not DO
deemed trivial and that the law cannot DO
violated with IMMUNITY by any oombina-
ton of men under whatever name thcy
may clothe themselves. They will not be
permitted TO violate tho law and then set
themselves above the court.
IL laborers wish TO organize to learn the
principles of political economy, to learn
something about the great laws of supply
and demand, to learn something about the
the number of laborers on the W age market
OF the country; If they want to organize for
the purpose OF quitting their employers, In
short. II they want TO organize to do any
thing that is recognized as within the pale
OF the law. have no word of criticism. /
think that such organizations for
lawful purposes are TO be commended.
But when these organizations. AS
i said on yesterday. combine and
confederate for the purpose of Selling other
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by force and intimidation to drive other
men away from employment. and thus de.
ny them the right of earning livelihood,
they commit u crime-they commit crime
that this court cannot suffer TO go unpun-
Ishej. There ought to tie blazed on the
minds of every one of these men that be-
longs to labor organization. as with o
hot iron, SO that they shall know and un-
derstand ii. that while it is lawful and
commendable 10 organize for legitimate
and peaceful purposes that it is criminal TO
organize for the invasion of the rights of
others to enjoy life. liberty and property.
Il Will not pass upon the cases of these
men now, and before do pass upon them
1 shall be glad to know who and what they
are, something about their former lives,
what they have been doing. whether they
have been engaged In criminal combina-
tions before this. The gravity of crime de-
ponds on the character of the criminal. An
ignorant boy who. in the heat OF excitement
or the impulse of the moment. IL led into
the commission of crime Is TO be looked
upon with sympathy, and ought TO be dealt
with lightly: but the man who is given to
lawlessness, who is confirmed criminal
and yiolator of the law. on whom reason
and mercy would have no influence ought
to be made to feel the heavy hand of the
law, so that. If respect for law and respect
for the rights Of their neighbors will have
no influence upon them, the power of the
law and it's judgments may have"
The application of the company for an
order to arrest Thomas Shannahap, q sa-
saloon. keeper who had said many things,
was shown in the evidence. calculated
to incite the men, was refused by Judge
Baker on the ground that the petition did
not show that at the time of the remarks
Shannahan knew of the complaint.