Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-06-16
DEFENSE or JUDGE JENKINS
The Minority Report Of the Judi
ciary Committee.
Claim Tina The Judge Had No Intent'os
of Preventing the Employees From
Quitting In u decent and
Reasonable Manner"

WASHINGTON, June 8.--Represent@
tive VIM. +. Stone Of Pennsylvania has
filed the minority report of the JUDI
ciary committee on the action OF Judge
jenkins of Milwaukee In restraining
employees of the Northern Pacific rail-
road from striking. The report alsd
bears the signature Of Mr.. Ray OF New
York, Mr.. Powers of Vermont and Mr.
Uodegraff Of Iowa. The report re-
views the causes which led to tho if
junction and shows conclusively 81
quoting from Judge Jenkins opin
ion that that gentleman dis
claimed any intention of %preventin,
any of the employees from quitting In Z
decent OF reasonable way. Mr.. Stone
quotes from the majority report OF th,
judiciary committee showing that
Judge Jenkins acted In good faith and
that testimony fails TO show any cor
rupt attempt on the part OF that gcn
tleman. Continuing, tho report says
1.-THE labor question in its relation
with railroads is m full of complicn
tons because of tho public intercst
which i%ntervenes. In ordinary cases
between employers and employed h
public have only q remote interest, but
here they nave n direct one; not
only free passage from place to pldce
lis prevented, but supplies arc cht OF
and business parnlyzed. On one hand
IL is for nobody's interest to cripple
railroad owners. for injury to them u
systematic and general would DO death
70 all improvements and bindrance "a
further railroad building. On the Other
hand, the men ure entitled TO fair wages
In the settlement of the amount OF which
they must have u reasonable combined
voice. IL must be still further aid that
some method OF adjustment must be
had which will secure public traffic and
the business OF all the people from be-
ing interrupted by the disputes of those
Immediately interested. II a DO seen
at a glance that such n ques'
tion cannot be settled by mere
language or by bids OF p%artisans,
but must be settled by concur
renee of both parties on n common
ground" Tho repart closes: III Judge
Jenkins had been, we will not say cor
rupt, but upduly swayed In the exer-
else of his functions by improper in
~fiuences, or has stated law SO badly
that /: is plain that he has violated his
evident duty as the holder OF the scales
Of Justice. as an arbiter between rival
interests, then he should be ~impeached.
In a word, IL he has been corrupt or
has so wrested the law of the land
that injustice has been done.
so evident that 1t carries with it truth
Of evil intent, then congress has q
plain duty TO perform. But IL 1t be o.
mere question Of law, then the judi
ciary have n duty to perform and con-
gress has ended its duty. OF course,
when the case Ia finished if
final appeal should demon
strate that the law is defective
then remedies should be applied. but
we ought 70 know what the law is be-
fore we act. IL IL should be finally de-
termined hat Judge Jenkins was
wrong, then the law may not need
amendment. The committee thinks he
was wrong. and yet they propose to act
as IL he was right"