The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-09

Tact tAas - are noes pesspssoas and eouss-
quently The naasos ere lee discontsntsd. ! an
swoe that every sign, even the Lest national
election, proves oonclustvoly that the masses
afe 0iseCntsnte6 Surely Red cite no author.
it's upon tAis point Il 10 conceded thas great
disconteat prevails amo09st the massea
II ON the other hand it should b. contended
that the reason for having lsss disturbances in
this country than IN Europe II due to the fact
that our masses azs bestsr educated, I reply this
10 only partially truA The wofkingman OF
America 10 certainly not better educated than
the workingman Of Germany and German
Austria, Jet socialistie uphsavais ere there of
frequent and common occurrence
A. stated before, occasionally law breaking
has taken place in isolated instances, yet 10 vas
due to . temporary condition and not TO deep
seated hatred Of lawful form OF government
therefore claim 70 have sufficiently cleared up
the point that the reason for IN not being cursed
with anarehy IL due to the fact that trades
unions stand between the vile anarchistic har.
asieator has no nsid upon which 10 ply his pro-
fession.
II We remove that barrier what will b the
natural RESULT Two bodies, hostile In their
very nature to each other, rightly or
wrongly 20. capital and labor occupy
to each other . hostile attitude Now,
take from one Of these two bodies the power to
itself and place itself In position nearly alike
with its opponent, what will followf The VIC.
lent use of force.
In all that have said do not intend to dis.
pute the position taken BY those judges, to-wis:
That II large number Of railroad employees
suddenly Quit work Q hardship 10 inflicted not
only upon the railway companies but also upon
innocent third partieA But IL that position b
true one, then We are forced to the conclusion
that public grievance exists. and submit that
the Judicial branch of our system of governments
Is not the proper branch to remove public griev-
ancea
When the people In . republic feel themselves
agrieved they do not apply to the royal or judi
ctal courts for remedies, but they apply to them.
selves. In whom alone lies the power to inflict
or remove grievances, for relief. That Is, they
apply to congress- II will not do to say that
some law that passed years ago meant to cover
the point In question. Undoubtedly the rule
laid down By the Psnnsylvania supreme court
to the eject that II the Legislature Intended to do
acertain thing 1t should have said 20. and in
plain English at that 10 the safest one
to 60 BY. II public opinion u ripe
and clear upon the point that strikes
are detrimental, and that railroad cor
porafions should b granted special privileges
In dealing with their employees, then let the
people say % through their only channel Of legal
exprsssion-the congress of the United States
ouV aos suoW sSy % IN pA1lu 6u8uen u tuSbs 30
that al may know where the responsibility 10
to b placed and save the courts Of this country
from being dragged into the miro and lose the
respect OF the people
As to whether these decisions b good or bad
law IL certainly not for me to say. Yet II law
means that which generally though IL to
mean, namely, an act passed for the purpose OF
promoting peace and good will between man
aud man. then decision % palpably ons-sidsd
cannot b good law. But, b ',ose decisions
bad or good law. We certainly n. not in posi.
ton to venture our oil upon an attempt to solve
spfoblem that has never yet been solved by any
age or nation. and that win perhaps mot be
to consider their interest mutually identical,
and instead OF - now fighting each other, will
fight together against thriftlsssnes, idleness and
anarchy. ABE SPRING.