The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-09-19
WORDS FROM JUDGE BAKER
HE ADDRESSES 4. III. DANIELS AND
GEORGE sCHoLTZ FROM BENCH.
The Men Are Both Found Guilty, But
Are Released Under Suspended Sem
tences-The Court Refers the III
Feeling of Prisoner Daniels for the
COurt-Other Points Brought Out.

Judge Baker Friday disposed Of the
last of the contempt cases pending in his
court which grew out OF the violation of
the restraining order issued by Judge
Woods during the recent railroad strike
The cases We're those against George
Scho,tz and A. H. Daniels Of Terre
Haute. Daniels was president of the
local A. r. u. and Scholtz was chair
man Of the grievance committee. The
cases were among the first set for trial
upon the opening Of court after the sum-
mer vacation. but owing to the conflict Of
testimony the court ordered the cases
continued and more witnesses summoned.
The evidence against the men was con-
elusive Friday. 1t was shown that
both used all their influence TO induce
men to leave the service Of the railroad
company and that frequently threats were
used. Daniels, it was shown. had thrown
a stone at Superintendent Corbett Of the
E. & T. II. road. and that in another in
stance he had partially demolished the
furniture and books in one of the COM
pany's offices.
Judge Baker found them guilty as
charged, but released them under sus-
pended sentences during good behavior.
In making the ruling he said:
"As 1 have already said. the court has
nothing 10 do with the question that is
so much talked about touching the con-
fiict between capital and labor. The
court believes that any attempt to make
a conflict between capital and labor is
unnatural and eminently unwise. Capital
is simply the accumulation Of past labor
and there ought to be. in the nature Of
things, no conflict between the accumu-
lation or the savings Of past labor and
the operations of the present. but If there
Is an antagOnism between capital and
labor it is an antagonsm which is al
ways unwise when fostered. All these as
saults alarm capital, they paralyZe bust
ness, and thus necessarily reduce the
wage fund, out Of which alone labor can
be paid. So that it necessarily results
that laboring people in every such con-
test that they wage are diminishing the
fund out of which they must be paid.
don't mean by this to say that I think
that labor always receives its fair share
of its production.
4 suppose that it is true. as Mr. Dan
les claims. that he did not mean in an
open and fragrant manner to violate the
injunction of the court. l don't suppose
that Mr.. Daniels. or any other man who
has the ability TO think and reason,
would care to openly. and fagrantly, and
ppdotlu44g lIdnlple uuutI lODL the process
OF this court. Whatever may be the
view those men had Of the courts. they
certainly know that 50 long as the reign
or law IS supreme that the courts-the
United States courts-have the power TO
enforce their orders They have the or
binary officers Of courts. such as mar
shals and their deputies. and back Of
that and above ii all the executive Of the
United States. who is bound by the con-
stitution and the oath that he took when
he became president TO see that the laws
be faithfully executed. These people
know that until the government is over
thrown and there is no longer law. but
simply anarchy, that a contest between
the courts and themselves is an unequal
contest II is a contest In which they can
not hope TO win. because the court repre-
sents the national supremacy, and the
court has behind 1t the pledge Of the
constitution that every power Of the
union. both its military and it's naval
power, If need be. viii be brought into
requisition for the purpose OF enforcing
the orders Of the court. And Il Is very
right that ii should be so because the
condition Of the laboring men and Of all
men would be most intolerable If instead
Of our being under a government Of law
we were under a government of anarchy.
where there is no law except the law of
single individuals. and where no one had
any right that was valuable to him ex-
cept what he could defend with his own
right hand.
Now. with reference to the case of
Mr.. Scholtz. the court disclaims any pur-
pose or intention or right to punish him
or any other man because they don't like
the court They may think that courts
are organized improperly. 1t is a matter
Of regret that a man should be so foolish
as to think that courts do not. bound as
they are by their oaths of Office and by
every influence that ought to actuate