The sun., 1900-11-05

MS friends.
! The mere statement of such views ana
| OF such revolutionary designs IL enough 10
revolt the soul OF every American citizen,
! But. not content with attacking the high
| est court In the land. one which has STOOD
! the test and trial Of n century, the SO
, called Democratic plat form and the can
, didate alike attack the inferior Federal
courts aud their action in granting or
ders OF injunr'o to protect human HE
| and to prevent the wAntOn destruction oI
| proDerty
! The Kansas cry platform says We ar"
/ opposed to government by Injunction. bht
Tor the Interpretation of this phrase va
must 60 back TO the platform of lsOs. reaf-
hrmed and indorsed at Kansas city
w" denounce arbitrary Interference hy Federal
authorizes In local affairs a. violation of the CON
>,luton of the United States and crime againS ffee
institutions, and We especially obleri to government
by injunction aS new and highly dangerous form oi
oppression by which Federal Judges. in con~npt OF
the laws Of the States and rights Of ciuE'ns become AZ
once Legislators, Judges and eSecutioners
Mr. BEyAN in hs letter OF acceptance
| published on Sept ~. discourses on gov
ernment by Injunction, thus;
| While what is generally known ss government, by
in!uclon is a, present directed chiefly againstthe EN-
poyec, OF corpo aion> when thete Is Disagreement
between them and their employer. II nyolyesa pfh
cpls which every one The purpose oil IN" IN
Junction in such cases IS to substitute trial By judge
Tor uai by iu'y and Is covert blow al the Jury s!s
,.m The abolition ot government by Injunction Is
ns necessary for the protection OF th. reputation Of
the Court as It is of the security OF the citizen
" IN" cmlnal laws are not suN cent for the pro
lection u! property thcS can be made more severe hni
a citizen charged with crime must have ris case tried
before n Jury OF his peers
What does all this specorls talk mean?
Simply ths. that when rioters and anar-
chsts take possession of railway terminals,
burn up stations aud freight cars, turn the
switches and deral locomotives and trains.
hold up and stop the due transmission of
the mails. and in various ways destroy
property by wreckinc. arson and pilage.
and through wanton malevolence take
or endanger the lives Of the inno-
cent then no Federal court or Judge
shall have the right to sign or issue
an order tnioIning or foTbidding the
commission OF such offences. because
that would be government by injunc-
rlon,' As the law now stands the
person violating or refusing 70 obey the III
junction OF a Federal court can be punished
for contempt. and it is alone this power Of
summary punishment which gives force and
effect 10 the order OF the Court. Mr..
BRYAN wishes 10 take away this power
from the Court and TO substitute therefor
a trial by jury of sympathizers with the
rioters. such trial To take place. IL ever.
months after the commission of the Of
fence In this way there would be no pre-
ventive or deterrent safeguard or check.
Mines could be blown up. railway
uepots burned, tracks torn up. trains de-
rallied and innocent citizens killed while
the rioters were ont on small bail and
waiting for the trial which probably would
never take place
The judicial power OF the United States
vested by Article Ill. in the supreme Court
and in the inferior Federal courts is thus
TO be destroyed, by packing the highest
court with subservient creatures and
changing the life tenure Of the Judges TO
short elective terms, and by taking away
from the other courts their most salutary
and precious power 10 protect life and
property.
The next attack on law and order made
by Mr. BRYAN Is the proposal to subvert the
Constitution so as 10 abridge further the
liberty OF the citizen 10 make contracts, by
taxing away from tne several otales 'he
right TO control manufacturing and COM
uerce wholly within their own borders This
proposition hinges logically on the pro-
Posdi W ues"os '"' ''up'c'o Coui" r"s''
lessen ana degrade the JuuiclaI power.
then increase and further centralize the
GIANT strenrth Of the Congress- 40 as 10
,,t.. A.. ,.orio,. ,,ouor. and ,,i,,vo,o,
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ieiIiaihHis W ''o ec'"'"i o'e'c'' uia - tiio
general scneme.
80, ,,
Inc ha"s"' ivy p'a''o' u"
The whole Constitutional power Of Congress over
interstate commerce the mails snd all modes OF inter
r,sr, of comnr,h,n.,,, l,u, unon IN. sph,ec, nj,
trusts"
Vas this language used In sheer iyno-
ranoe nv the trainers of tho nlatform or
merslv IA clap-,rap 10 nislead the nuhlic,
A,v. LAWYER or legislator could have told
,bar, ,ba, tho Conpress had anacted on