The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-04

suffer the penalties prescribed for such
violation The msanest thief and the
most brutal murderer are entitled TO trlni
by jury. why should this right be denied
the @bowng man? Those who oppose gov
eminent by Injunction are no IN favor OF
lowlessness, they are, on the contrary.
the pest friends OF law and order They
deny the right Of any man to violate the
law In an effort TO advance his own inter
ests, but they insist that It IL Inconsistent
with our Ideas Of government aud danger
Gus to all classes 10 invest any judge Win
.the threshold power. FIRST. TO make the
laws second, TO bring ACCUSE Ton against
those charged wish The violation OF the
laws, and third. 10 sic In Judgment upon
the case Government by injunction " so
lndefenelbio that The antl-iniunctlon bill,
Endorsed By the Chicago platform, passed
tho senate without yea and nay vote be-
Ing demanded, and since that time no
pnrty platform has specifically Endorsed
government by Injunction and no prom-
nent member Of any party has entered
upon defeuse or the SYSTEM aud yet
corporate influence Is so strong that It has
THUS far been impossible TO secure any
remedial legislation. The fact that United
StatcG senators are elected by legislatures
rather than by the people directly, lessons
tho laborlng mans influence in securing
action OF political convention must be
submitted to the voters for ratification
% tho polls, the convention 10 constrained
to nominate a candidate acceptable to the
people; but when q senator il chosen by
a LEGISLATURE the Individual voter is far
less considered. Even WHEN direct bribery
ia not employed. the indirect influence
which corporations can exert Is resorted
TO- and more frequently still money Is
10 80 tlaA Au
In close districts. Such obligations are usu-
ally repaid in the caucus and, rs rule,
tho majority in the caucus controls the
party which has the selection OF theisena-
tor IL this question was submitted TO
tho voters, the majority In favor OF the
election of senators by direct vote OF the
people would be Overwhelming, and yet
partisanship has delayed the adoption OF
this amendment Tue people submit To
policies which they dcpo like rather than
secure improvement by change in party
affiliations.
The laboring man fayors direct legsla-
tlon wherever practicable for the game
reason that nc favors the election Of SEN
ators by popular vote
Direct legislation brings the govern
ment nearer to the voter, There Is more
virtue in the people than ever finds ex-
grCson through thdr representatives.
TO hold that a representative can act for
the people better than they eau act for
themselves, Is TO assert that he is as
much interested in the people as they are
In themselves and that his wisdom Is
greater than the combined wisdom Of the
majority OF the penple. Neither PROPOSE
tien is sound Nest, II not all, OF the
evils complained Of In government, are
traceable 10 the fact that he representa-
tive Of the people has personal interests
at variance with the interests OF his col-
stltuency. Corruption in municipal, State
and Federal governments Is due to the
misrepresentation of the people by public
servants who use their positions for pri-
yate advantage. The people should have
an opportunity to vote on public ques
lions when those questions can be sub
mitted without too great neenyenlen
and expense But the labcrIng man IS
even more interested in the proposition
10 establish labor bureau with q cabinet
officer at It's head. Such bureau would
KEEP the executive in constant touch with
the wage earners of the country, and