St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-12
PREPARING TO PLUCK.

A local paper contained this signifi-
cant item:
Col. W. ii. ROBINSON, of Mayville,
n. d., prominent member of the
Northwestern Lumbermen's association,
was at the Merchants yesterday. and
said that injecting of the association
Will be held in Minneapolis next Mon
day for the purpose of taking steps rem
dered necessary by the Bonn decision.
The association was tied up by the in
junction which was Issued. Nothing
could be done to secure new members
or enforce the rules among the old ones.
Now, however, they are free to proceed
with the work of the organization which
has been so long interrupted.
The decision of the supreme court of
this state in the BONN case bears fruit
quickly. 1t Is easy to conceive the
purpose" of this meeting and ''the
steps" it will take. Firms not members
Will be advised of the decision and of
the power it cOnferS on the members.
They will be advised that it will be i'm
possible for members to deal with par
ties who are SO little in sympathy with
the purposes of the association that they
do not care to become members Of it.
They will be offered their choice be-
tween the trade of the members and the
privilege to sell to any citizen who cares
to buy of them. Local dealers, those
valuable and necessary members of the
social organization of whom the court
was so tender, will be referred to the
valuable rights secured to them as men,
berS of the association by the court of
Ia Ct in tofo In
quick to see and utilize it.
The GLOBE has received from many
OF the lawyers of the state warm APP.
proval of its criticism of this decision.
1t has heard no defense of it attempted.
A district judge pronounces it san out
rageous decision" A lawyer in the
southern part of the state writes to
urge that the de cision be not allowed to
rest unchallenged, and that motion for
rehearing be made. that the court may
be given the opportunity to correct its
error i'll this case. as 1t did i'll the
CnAUNCEY-WA ASS case, where Justice
was sacrificed TO the technicalities OF
law.
Very much more than the equities
between the lItigants in this ease is in
VOWED. 1t denies right of the people to
buy where they can buy the cheapest.
1t authorizes and legaliZes a combination
formed for the express and sole purpose
of denying TO the public that right. 1t
may be true that man has a right to
refuse to buy of any other for any rea-
son good Or bad; but it is not true that
he has the right to incite and procure
others to join with him in this purpose.
That means that men can combine to
destroy the business of fellow man.
That is virtually what this association
is for; it would destroy the business
of the Bonn Manufacturing company if
1t persisted III selling to 1.-The Forgotten
Man." A combination for that purpose
cannot be lawful. Our sense OF natural
Justice rejects the proposition.
Unless the plaintiffs in that suit move
for rehearing, the decision must stand
until some other person is sought TO be
coerced by this association, when the
question can be presented anew to the
court; and, with the changes made in it
10y the voters of the state, there is hope
that, should the question be again be-
fore that court, the Forgotten Man will
be remembered.