The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-06-07
THE DEBBS CASE.

v. DeDS contempt case WHICH HoN ~
pells Mr.. Debbs to go to Jail for six
months.
1t was given out and generally under
stood by all that the lower court would
be reversed before the highest tribunal
in the land but this has proven a mis-
take. The court is at least consistent
in all OF It's decisions in it's efforts to up
port the rich and powerful, and the geo
pile might have known after the income
tax decision what the outcome OF this
ease would nave been, as every point OF
law seems to be on the side OF those who
least need it.
In this decision the laborlug people
have received another chilling blast,
which will help to cool his already re.
duced ardor for this great, grand and
glorious land Of the free and the home OF
the brave. 1t is perhaps to harsh to
charge the supreme court with corrup-
ton. for it may be perfectly honest, in
all It's decisions. We have no doubt but
many OF the most lnhuman and unjust
acts OF the race have been lone all SIN
cprely and honestly. The officers OF the
inquisition, those who burned the
witches at Salem, Mass. and those who
applied all the tortures that could be
devised by men to heretits in times past
we're undoubtedly honest and prompted
by what seemed to them sincere motives,
buttheir acts are n the less barbarous
sad If1I,,rr,D1 - flFa. NY - oorflIn orI
t9at is our entire governmental machi-
merry is to far from the people
q I'd especially is this true OF the supreme
curt. These recent decisions may be
h ,uestly rendered and in accordance
y IN law, but if they are then SO much
, rse for the law. as he must be short
: ,ilted indeed who thinks for a moment
I t the people cannot distinguish JUS
/, from injustice and they can make
i distinction Just as easy whether it
lone lawfully or unlawfully.
ne following is what Governor Alt
of Illinois has to say OF the decision:
s.manding Debbs to Jail is in itself a
: ter ofiittle Importance. but the prin-
( e established is of transcendent i'm.
lance. This decision marks a turn
point IN our history, for it estab-
eS a new form OF government among
:, that is a government by Injunction.
Ter this procedure. a federal judge
I'M in a rear room can, on motion Of
.e corporation attorney, issue a
,e, which he calls an injunction, for
ing anything he chooses and which
aw does not forbid. Where the law
.is a thing no injunction ls necessary.
her words, he can leplslate for HIM
and having done SO, he can then
around and arrest and imprlson as
people as he pleases; not for vio-
any law, but on the mere pretext
they disregarded his injunction,
mark you, they are not tried by 4
rcordlng to the forms OF law, but
me judges who issued the ukase
o claims his dignity was offended
tries the case and whether any
proven or nothing ia proven, he
nd men tt prison and there is no
provisions OF the constitution
no man shall be deprived OF his
without a trial by an Impartial
) practically wiped out by this
IN Of of the United States supreme
and the theory that ours was ex-
v a government Of law is o at
for every community ia subject
v every whim or caprice that
eral judge may promulgate. and
u judges can do this then it will
tong until state judges will follow
iample. The constitution de-
hat our government has three
nents, the legislative, judicial and
We, and that no one shall trench
other, but under this new order
ar a federal judge becomes at once
pr, court and executloner.
Governor then reviewed Debbs'
howing that there were two
proceedings. That in one case
regularly tried by a Jury, and it
out that there was absolutely no
inst him for unlawful acts COM
during the strike. On the other
oder an injunction proceedings
aent to Jail.
sing, the governor enumerated
! that have sprung from the
follows:
The striking down OF over one
6I the nlonev Of the world, thus
f the debtor class and paralyz-
,5istrv.
ssssD-The growth Of that corr,.pt
saalth which is undermining OF
Ions. debauching public officials
legislation and creating judges
8 i bidding.
g~e-Exetnl,ting t = rich from taxa
m1-T substitution Of govern