The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-07

strike must DO subtractedf from the advantages
secured; and II they lose; their loss is aggra.
waited; But society at large suffers. no matter
how the strike terminates.
"Laboring, people have . special interest Just
noM in securing RELIEF from what Is Hptly do;
Tho extent to which ths writ of in.
junction has been abused within, recent
Almost ia" uniy "rg"iou So i hHis'', snI is th ,s
writ OF Injunction when applied TO the settle.
United States has already passed, with scarcely
q dissenting vote, a bill providing. for q trinl
,Sc i pTSs %nsrG Of }G ,Ss sG SoSri, X not s fSp% IN, as vG in
Of tins when government 6yin5Haction viii be
"Andlet mo add justin word-that Judges,
lIko other officers, arc creatures of law.
tho law gives them tho unly authority
they possess and the law,meking, pow.
Fl o hSS of : fud Flss' w ito sSr th I'%i Ss state to tG 1Sa@ @g;
or United states Judges. And II 10 somewhat
strange TO rue That n bill 80 universally con-
coded 10, ne right rs the one which nosscd the
Senate should be so long In passing the House
o. Representatives. which is supposed 10 como
been thought to be more responsive, to the rub
lie. VII than the Senate of Tho, United States"
LOOKING Ok f@!i for no mon sems G When Tr1 iTo S speaker FR rSpli S5G
mo; my friends, they arc not looking for
po ssT&s sSmP poniisse q ' Mr. R RHlatns gH%S SHS
an influence upon their CONDUCT, Mr.. Car.
llSlt, III MS. HpttCn VI 1900 ulNlutl Society
ors of idle %capitnl and tho struggling
masses taxsS o Th ,Sc p %Snn,Sy ING iIS w swrHrs Hmd Pa, Kay H., me
sympathies of the man who was then Secretary
q the Tre"smrynaId i hapg.enSi 70 be Mr.;
sympathies wore on that side he would coin tho
H it,'d"" by 'S Sh%' B 1"nd act, act SS'"I part p' Of
that remarkable speech is more worthy
{ h sSF'o Just sG ]1sisrSsd. H. th e"ri isS p %as to r}s Te'I ii
nssertint' that the action OF n public official is
controlled by his sympathics. nhis sympnthies
are with idle holders of idle capital his mind will
find "A plausible reason for doing what the idle
holders OF idle capital want done; If his sympR-
thics are With the struggling. masses this SYM
pathy will be manifested in his official conduct
1T was, as severe n charge as one official
that men in public life will be governed largely
by their symp' thies. and it is more important
lative government and on the bench by men
whose symTathies are with the masses OF tho
people han by mon Of extraordinary ability or
The writ Of injunction is generally sought
by employers. who. after combining among
s s4aa%ssi their he'll e en%SSySe 10 T PRrsT S"in ' pSTpose OF
the writ OF INJUNCTION in such cases is to avoid
trial by Jury Without entering upon a discus
sion ofthc subject, ldcsirc tosuggcst that trial bv
jury is more important to the American people
to-day than it ever was before in the nations
ton against royalty. and it is today the main
protection which the people have against plutoc-
racy, WnlCn Is IN tnlS country what royalty Is
under a mon irChical form of government"
Mr.. Bryan concluded his speech by reviewing
his conduct in the late campaign. saying:
" ] was subjected to criticism because l urged
employees to exercise the right given them
under the Australian ballot, even though in
so doing they voted contrary to the rolors
worn during the campaign. | believe
my language in substance was that they
should weor Republican badges Il they we're re-.
CURED to do SO. march In Republican parades IL
II WAS necessary, and even contribute to Repub-
lican campaign funds II they were compelled to
do so: and that, after having done all these
things. they should vote according to conscience
and Judgment.
And let me say here. my friends. that in ad.
vtsiuH men to vote according to their conscience
and their Judgment | did not mean to confne it
to men who would in so doing vote our wny. I
believe that II mans vote is his own, and that
unless you can convince him that he ought to
place his vote with you you have no claim what
ever upon his suffrage as an American citizen.
II was accused OF advising men TO lie hypo-
critics. The advice l gave and the criticism
which II mot raised an important political qucs.
ton. Has an employer n political right to evade
the Australian ballot ny forcing his en-
ployee to announce his intention before
votingi And. having forced him to announce
his intention, Is that announcement. made
under duress. binding upon the employee when
he comes TO votcf II IL Is proper to thus force
an expression from the employee and then hold
him to that expression, the Australian ballot
becomes q useless FORM"