The times., 1897-08-29

when Judges Jackson and Martin threw
the weight OF their great authority on the
side of the coal opera tors and against the
mtrcrs demanding higher wages violating
every principle OF fair play between law
ful contestants, striking the weaker CON
testautS below the belt when they We're
not expecting such an assault and We're
entirely Unprepared for it. Neither the
uniawfulness of the acts nor their effects
upon the constitutional rights of citizens
nor the defiance of public opinion syn
pafhZing with those contending for better
pay stayed their hands.
The Supreme Court in the Debs case
(15S [. s, 593) said: Something more
than the threatened commission OF an Of
fense against the laws of the land is
necessary to call into exercise the in
junctive powers Of the court. There must
be some interferences, actual or threatened,
with the property or rights Of pecuniary
nature" So far as the public has been
informed there We're no ''interferencesi' by
"Debs or others;'' "actual or threatened, p"
with the property of the Alonongah Com
pany.
That such proceedings by courts are in
imical and opposed 10 the liberty of men
is apparent TO all. But what is the
remedy? According to the dispatch, Mr.
Debs intends to ignore the action of the
courts, and to act the same as if no in
functions had ever been issued. That
course is within his right, and Will test
the validity of the injunotions. But is
it the best way? This way viii be
doubted, for, if decision of the Supreme
Court is desired upon the lawfulness of
the iniEnctions, it can be reached without
any act violating the order OF the courts
Resistance to the order of courts, even
when Illegal, is, in it's essence, revolu-
tionary. 1t appeals to force, and appeals
to force cannct be looked upon with favor
so long as peaceful remedies are apple
able. The proposition is uudisputable that
the people of the United States will only
recognize revolution as Il remedy FOR po-
litical or social ills when all peaceful
means of righting them have failed
There is remedy for, this and aIrother
wrongs which afflict the body polite and
this remedy is the ballot. The men who
deposit the ballots are the ones who must
carry The guns, direct the artillery and
build earthworks in case force should be
resurted to, and IL these cannot be de-
pended upon to cast their ballots properly,
they cannot be depended upon to success
fully carry On q revolution
The country is ripe for the decision of
uNestions affecting the liberty of its
! ciNzens. The Democratic party has re
| volted and thrown off the yoke of Cleve.
| landisN and plutocracy, and has taken
| up the Sause of the people, and it is de
| termined that the equal rights of all shall
| be protected, and that special privileges
| shall he allowed TO none. The ballots oil
| the workingin3n cast for this party in the
| State, Congressional and national cleo
tions during the next three years will
| put in office meT who stand with the
| people in the greaA issues now before the
country. Under their administration sucf
| proceedings as those of Judges jackson
and Martin will not be had
There are many workSngmen who have
had no confidence in the democratic party
AS managed and controlled between 1S7.
and 1896 that party was not entitled L
the confidence of any citizen, but a
Chicago last year the party revolted, re
fused to acknowledge its old leaders, brok
the plutocratic bonds that had bound 1t
and which had been pat upon 1T when
was beguiled as Dellah beguiled Sam
son. returned to the faith of jefferson
ard Jackson, and under the lead of Brya
1 is awakening the people to tie danger