The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-09-14

versal that the publ can be depended
upon to support the fnSing OF an Impartial
board OF arbitration as certainly as II can
10 support the successful contestant In a
law suit The court OF arbitration Is one
OF the certainties Of the future. and when
Il Is secured and perfected. we shah won
der why It's coming was delayed q long.
THE blacklist, by means OF which EN-
ployeru combine TO deprive the discharged
workmcn ofreemploymenti Is one II the more
recent menaces TO the laboring nan. The
independence OF the wage Garner decrease
as the difficulty OF obtaining employing nj
increases. and the skilled workman whose
life has been spent In acquiring efficiency
in a certain trade or occupation. becomes
practically the ohattel OF the employer
II every opportunity 10 make use OF his
experience is closed by agreement.betNcen
employers.
''rhe iaborlng man Is also interested IN
legislation prohibiting oriental immigra-
ton. 10 H. unfair TO the American work
man. who Is the foundation OF tho nation s.
wealth in time OF peace and its def,nse Ia
time OF war, TO subject him TO tie danger
of having his occupation given TO an
oriental laborer, often brought Id by con-
tract who has no permanent interest Boa
our government. II the Asiaues come
here work for few years, live "a a lower
scale and then carry home the net pro-
ceeds OF their toll. the drain Ipou cur
money supply will be similar 90 thar caused
by laudlordism IN other countries. The
political objections TO oriental labor are
scarcely less weighty than the economic
ones Race prejudice cannot be disrogard-
ed. and We have seen how, In Cvorg indus
trial depression. race animosities result iu
riot and bloodshed. We cannot AFFORD tu
bring into this country those Who cannot
anna lgamate with our people.
''rhe attempt TO use the injunction OF a
IA. a. #HH ~
by jury should alarm an our people. Tor
while the wage Garner Is the inst to lee!
its effects. the principle which uuderhts
government by injunction II so fdr-rsach-
ing that no one can hope 10 escape ulu-
mately. The thing forbidden by IN injunc-
tion would without the injunction BE- either
legal or Illegal n IL would be iegal the
Judge usurps the function Of the legislature
when he forbids H. II Il would b. Illegal
the Injunction OF the court Is unnecessary.
for anyone who violates the law can. upon
conviction. he made 10 suffer the penaltirs
prescribed fOr such violation. The mCun-
est thief and the most brutal murderer are
entitled TO trial by jury. why should this
right be denied the labOring mani Those
who oppose government by injunction are
not In favor OF iawlessness: they are. on
the contrary. the best friends OF Law and
order They deny the right Of any man
TO violate the law In an enort % advance
his own interests. but they insist that u
Is Inconsistent with our ideas o. govern
ment and dangerous to all classes 10 Invest
any Judge with the three-fold power, hrst
to make the laws. second. 10 bring ACCUSE
ton against those charged With The viola
ton OF the laws. and. third 10 81 IN judg-
ment upOn the case. GONcrnment BY IN
junction H. so indefensible that he anti
Injunction bill indorsed by the Chicago
platform. passed the senate without yea
and nay vote being demanded. and since
that time no party platform has specihcal-
Ia Endorsed government by injunction and
no prominent member Of any party has
entered upon a defense Of the system. and
vet corporate influence II 30 strong that
IL has thus far been impossible 10 secure
any remedial legislation.
THE fact that United states senators are
elected by legislatures, rather than BY the
people directly. lessons the laboring MAJ
influence in securing favorable fecsral lsg.
islatlOn. When the action OF political
conventiA must be submitted % the voters
for ratintation at the polls. the contention
- constrained TO nominate ia (tlfle
acceptable 10 the people, bit wv. -
ator h. chosen by a legislature the iuhvie-
ual voter h. far less considered. EveuWhen
direct bribery h not employed. The iniirsct
influence which corporations can eHert ls
resorted 10, and more frequently still
money Is secretly used 20 aid legisiatiNe
candidates in close districts. such obliga-
lions are usually repaid In the calcus, and
as a rule. the majority In the caucus con
trols the party which has the selection OF
the senator. n this question were sub
mltted TO the voters the majority iu favor
Of tbs election OF senators by direct vote
Of the people would be- oyerWhe ming, and
vet partisanship has delayed The adoption
OF this amendment. The people submit
10 policies which they DO not Ike rather
than secure Improvement BY change IN
party Affiliations
.srhe laboring man favors direct leElsla-
ton wherever practicable FOR the same
reason that ne favors the election OF SEN
ators BY popular vote. Direct legislation
brings the government nearer 90 he voter.
There f. more virtue 10 the people than
ever finds expression through thsir repre-
sentatives To hold that representative
can act for the people better than they can
act for themselves. IL to assert that he h
as much Interested In the people as they
are themselves. and that his wisdom IL
gSater Than the combined wisdom Of the
majority Of the people. Neither proposition
Is sound. Most. n not all, OF the evils com
planned OF In COVE rnment are traCeahle 10
the fact that the representative OF the peo-
pie has personal interests az variance with
the interests Of his constituency Corrup-
ton in municipal. state and federal gov
eminent r. due 20 the Misrepresentation
Of the people by public servants. Who use
their positions for private advantage. The
people should have an opportunity 90 vote
on public questions when these que stiOns
can be submitted without too great neon
venience or expense.
But the labOring man II even more in
terested ia the proposition 20 establish a
labor bureau with cabinet officer az its
head. Such a bureau would keep The ex-
ecutive in constant touch with the wage
earners OF the country. and open tho way
TO the redress Of their present ana future
grievances. II labor is given "a place In the
presidents official household. the man Sc
lscted will necessarily be worthy and
trusted representative Of the people for
whom he speaks. and his presence O, cab
met meetings viii give 10 those who toll
for their daily bread assurance that their
interests viii be- properly guarded.
"Mr. Gompers. the chief executive n the
Federation OF Labor. has, iu his CORE
spondence with the secretary of an, treas
ury, so ably presented the lahOrinR raan' =
reasons for opposing gold standard and
"a national bank currency that lt is not
necessary 60 discuss those questions at
this time.
1.-THE laboring man has abundant reason
TO fear the trusts. Mr. Charles r. Flint.
in a speech delivered in Boston more'than
a year ago in defense Of the trusts frftkly
asserts that one OF the advantage OF those
combinations Is that in case Of aIocal
strikes or fires the work goes on elseyAere
thus preventing serious loss lsitpM ible
that any wage Garner can fail TO seNhow
completely the trust places the enIoye