The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-18

are devoted to questions in which the la
| boring classes have an immediate inter
est, but which more remotely effect on
entire population. While what is general
ly known as government by injunction i
at present directed chiefly against thu
employees of corporations, when there i!
a disagreement between them and thei
employer, 1t involves principle which
concerns every one. The purpose Of the
! injunction in such cases is to substitute
| tril by judge for trial by jury. and is E
covert blow at the jury system. This
| abolition of government by injunction /:
as necessary for the protection of the rep
utation of the court as it is for the Sc
curity of the citizen. Blackstone, in de-
Tending trial by Jury, says:
1.-The impartial administration of Just
| ice, which secures both our persons. and
our properties in the great end of civil
society, but If that be entrusted entirely
to the magistracy, select body of men,
and those selected by the prince such as
enjoy the highest offices Of the state their
decisions in spite of their natural integ-
rity will have frequently an involuntary
bias toward those of their own rank. and
dignity. 1t is not to be expected from hui
man nature that the few should be al
ways attentive TO the interests and good
of the many"
If the criminal laws are not sufficient
for the protection of property. they can
be made more severe. but citizen charg-
ed with crime must have his case tried be-
fore a jury Of his peers.
THE BLACKLIST.
The blacklist as now employed in some
places enables the employer TO place the
enploye under practical duress, for the
skilled laborer loses his Independence
when the employers can not only dis
charge him, but prevent his securing any
similar employment. The blacklist en-
ables employers to secure. by mutual
agreement, that control over the wage
earners which a private monopoly exer-
cises without contract
ARBITRATION.
The platform renews the demand for
arbitration between corpora tons and
their employees. No one has observed the
friction which arises between great cor
porations and their numerous employees
can doubt the wisdom Of establishing an
impartial court for the just and equitable
settlement Of disputes. The demand for
arbitration ought TO be supported as
heartily by the public, which syferes in
convenience because cf strike. and lock-
outs. and by the employers themselves.
as the employees. The establishment CT
arbitration will insure friendly relations
between labor and capital and render Oh
solete the growing practice OF calling IN
the army 10 settle labor troubles
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.
I can not too strongly emphasize the
Importance OF the platform recommend
ten OK the establishment o. department
OF labor with n1e-ber - the cabinet a.
its head. When re remember how in
pcrtant position the isbo-er hIls in our
economic, social sad political fahTic. Il
is hard TO conceive cf raid objection
being made . this ccgnltiou or his ser
vices. Agriculture Is already represented
II the PRESIDENT. of1eiai household: -.
army ard navy have the!r rep-sseztz-
uves there; the state department zish
Us consular service. ard -. treasury de-
partrleat. with its ci-ss connection 18th
fiscal aHairs. keeps ire exscutfv. = .ozeA
With the business zzd co=msrciaI Inter
sSts- a cabinet ef1csr raly representa-
tive az the vase earning elsss would -
% invaluable as6. ret only - Ire totIsr.
bat 20 fhe president
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
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an advantage % sAs c5gztTy, ard ~ 4
continuance zzs strict enforcement. -
wei as rs extension - othsr similar /
races. are snaeratively necessary Tes /
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American that Ne car Hos y 4ssia.lz;esi !