The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-07-12
which nreveuts their association with

others and the response to
higher will. The indi-
vidual may feel himself alone
equal to cope with the conditions that
confront him, or unable to comprehend
the myraid of considerations that
ought to control his conduct. He Is
entitled to the highest wage that the
strategy of cessation from work may
bring, and the limitations upon his in
telligence and opportunities may be
such that he does not choose to stand
upon his own position of stratgetic or
other conditions. 1t is right to choose
q leader, one who observes, thinks and
wills for him-a brain skilled to OBJ
serve his interest is no greater pre-
tention than that which is recognized
in every other department of industry.
SO far and within reasonable rights,
associations of this character are not
only lawful but in my judgment bene-
ficial when they do not restrain indi
dual liberty and render enlightened
and conscientious leadership. But
they are subject to the same laws as
other associations. The leaders to
whom are given the vast power of
udg ng and acting for the members
are simply in that respect their trus.
tees.
"Their conduct must be judged
like that of other trustees by the ex-
tent of their lawful authority and the
good faith in which they have execul-
ed it. No man in his Individual
right can lawfully demand and insiEt
upon conduct by others which leads
to an injury to third PERSONS law.
full rights. The railroads carrying
have right to the service of each OF
its employees until each lawfully
chooses to quit, and any concerted
action on the part OF others to de-
mand or insist under any effective
penalty or threat upon their quitting
to the injury of the mail service or the
prompt transportation of interstate
commerce is conspiracy, unless
such demand or insistance js in pur.
suance of lawful authority conferred
upon them by the men themselves,
and is made in good faith in the exc
cution of such authority.
"The demand or instances under eff
fective penalty or threat and injury to
the transportation of the mails or in
terstate commerce being proven, the
burden falls upon those making the
demand or insistence to show lawful
authority and good faith iD its execu-
ton. Let me illustrate: Twelve CAR
penters are engaged in building a
house. Aside from contract Tegula>
tion they each can quit at pleasure
A thirteenth and fourteenth man,
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threats of holding them up to public
odium or private malice, induce them
to quit and leave the house unfinished
The latter in no sense represents the
former or their wishes, but are simply
interlopers for mischief and are guilty
of conspiracy against the employers
of the carpenters. But if, upon q
trial for such results, they prove that,
instead of being strangers, they are
the trustees, leaders OF the twelve
with full powers to determine for them
whether their wage is such that they
ought to continue or quit, and that
they have in good faith determined
| that question, they are not then, 80
far as the law goes, conspirators. Bul
| if it should further appear that the
supposed authority was used not IN
the interest of the II, but TO further
personal ambition of two, it would NJ
| longer Justify their conduct. Doing q
thing under cloak OF authority is Aot
doing it with authority. The injury
| to the employer in such an instance
would be aggravated by their treach
cry to the associated II and both en-
ployer and employees should all ash
assistance for the visitation OF the law
"If it appear to you, therefore, ap
plying the illustration to the occur
ences that will be brought to your at
tenIi0n that any two or more personI
by concerts action insisted or demand
ed under effective penalties
and threats, that men qui
their employment to the obstruction
of the mails or interstate commerce
you may inquire if they did thes'
acts as strangers to those men, o.
| whether they did them under tn
guise of the trustees or leaders OF al
association to which these belonged
and if the latter appears you may in
uuire whether their acts and conduc
in that respect wore in faithful ant
conscientious execution of their sup
| SuppDS6u duuuuIlOJ VI WOAS oi"PJ
use of that authority as guise to ad
vance personel ambition or satisf.
personal malice.
"There is honest leadership anon
these, our labOring fellow citizens, an
there is doubtless dishonest leader
ship. You should not brand any &C
of leadership as done dishonestly q
in bad faith, unless it clearly 30 al
pears. Hut if it does so appear, il al
person is shown to h We betrayed tn
trust of the toiling men, ana their act
fall within the definition of crime as
have given to you, it is alike The IL
terest, the pleasure and the duty
citizen to bring them to swift an
heavy punishment.
81 wish again, in conclusion, to I'M
press upon you the fact that the pre-
ent emergency is to vindicate the Law
If no one has violated the law und'
tbs rules have laid down, it Deec
NJ vindicatio1, but If there has bee
such violation there shonld be quic
and adequate indictment. l comics
that the problems which are ma1e tt
pret -xt for the present disturb ant
have not received the considerable
they deserve. 1t i our duty as cit
l zara IN take them I'D and by csndl