The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-28

In order 10 strengthen that plank IN the
Chicago platform dcnouncing govern
men; b. Injunction the silver press IS
sometimes given 20 Misrepresentation.
Iror example, western paper recently
said.
In Cleveland. o. FOR instance. Judge
/ Sage has onjoincd the Rod MIL workers
| from soliciting w0rkmcn 10 strike. In
other words has oniomod them from do
ing what they had q legal right TO DO.
But what are the facts? Read the ex-
act language OF the courts order:
"Now. therefore VIC. having regard 70
the matter in the said bin contained, do
hereby command ana strictly enioin you.
thc said defendants that YOU. with others
| havo been sued by tho Consolidated steel
and Wire Company. praying that pending
final hearing of said cause, you ana SAID
others and each and ail Of you be tenn
pordly restrained and enioinCd from in
amy manner interfering with or hindcring
or delaying said Consolidated Steel and
| Wire company or IFS agents. servants or
employees in the operation OF ITS plant and
mill Zoo the city Of Cleveland, county Of
Cuyahoga, and state OF Ohio and that
you ana each OF YOU and said others
may Dc restrained and onlOined from IN
amy manner entering upon the premises
Of said The Consolidated steel and Wise
Company and commanded 90 keep of
OF the said premises except as you may
have lawful right 90 enter the same for
the transaction OF lawful business with
Che said Consolidated Steel AID Wire
Company. and forbdding and restraining
lou and the said others and each OF you
from Jon any manner whatever moiesting
f..f f..ff 4.sff
personal OF said The Consolidated Steel
and Wire Company and from i'm any
manner whatever moleHing or Interior
ing with any property, real or personal
OF said The Consolidated steel ana Wire
Company. and from ia any manner mo-
( Testing or interfering with the employees
or the appliances or the machinery or
property Of the said Consolidated steel
and Wire Company, located at its plant
I'm said city Of Cleveland, and that you
and said others and each and all OF you
may be restrained from congregaiing at
or near the premises Of the said Consoli-
dated steel and Wire Company iD The
said city Of Cleveland for the purpose OF
inumidatlnc IT'S employees or soliciting or
cOcrcing said employees 10 Join said lodges
nr either OF them or for the purposes ot
inducing said employees 10 leave the cm-
uloyu,ont Of the Consolidated Steel aud
Wire Company aud from On any manner
interfering with or mOlesting any person
or persons who may DE employed by the
Consolidated steel ana Wire Company IN
the operation of the said mill and plant
and from nolcstng ana threatening. or
600 amy manner interfering with. or him
dcring any employee or officer of the Con
sondatcd steel and Wire Company in
the discharge Of his ordinary duties
m connection with said employment
and from I'm any manner interfering with
or mOlcsting said officers or employees
while going 10 o" from said employment,
or from interfering with said employees
officers. agents or servants, while they are
i'm and about tho premises Of the Consol-
idatod steel and Wire Company or at
any other place. while said employees or
officers are engaged in the line of their
duties ian comet ton with their employ
lnont by said company. and that YOU said
others and each of YOU may be further
restrained from melting. inducing, per
suading or attempting TO do so, other
persons To- do any of the acts or things
aforesaid. of which YOU and the said
others are restrained
There is nothing in this that forbids Inc
Rod Mill workers to solicit workmer TO
strike. 10 simply provides that the COM
pany shall nave the right 10 carry on
it's business without Interference from
outsiders ana trat employees Of the COM
pany shall have the right 10 work with
ont molcstation. There is nothing un-
reasonable i'm this. 10 is the privilege Of
every man TO work when he has Job
and il is his privilege 10 quit work when
ne wants to. IT is also the right Of every
man who conducts legitimate business
TO carry on his affairs without molesta-
ton from those who would hinder him.
II the courts do not protect men in
these rights, the courts are a farce
and liberty is gone.
We 90 not know anything about the
case in poin. except what we have seen
in print But We cite the charge which
the western newspaper made ana we
print tho courts order in refutation, that
the reader may see how easy It is for
partisan TO distort a thins that hc may
IoictDr nm his Ca1fea