Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-08-22
eff TRUE IT'S PITY"

Recently, in speech at superior,
before a gathering Of citizens, most
ly Scandinavian Americans, Hon.
Niles J. Hangen, ex-member of con-
gress and present state tax commits
siGner. said:
.Who but the representative of a
large corporation would have
thought of government by iniunc-
ton? OF preventing "A man by order
of the court from quitting work and
sending him to jail for contempt If
he disobeyed the order? 1t is to the
credit OF our courts that this plan
has not been repeated. 1t was never
for % moment sustained by public
sentiment, but its recognition, even
in single case, should put labor on
its guard. A shrewd and unscrupu-
lous railroad attorney was able, ~ u
single instance, to induce n federal
Judge to grant such an order, which
no man with spark Of sympathy Tor
labor could have penned. 1t can
be accounted for only through
that arrogant, unsympathetic feeling
of brilliant but narrow aud con-
ceited man, who all his lille has
looked ut human rights through the
eyes of accumulated capital and
who stands upon the public arena
curling his lip contemptuouslY upon
the common herd below. Such "a
man naturally belle YES in titled ar
istocracy, and no dnlbt regrets that
his rgast j. not decorated with or
ders Of nobility. He may be sound in
his declarations, as to our new posses
slons. bur his eloquence is dangerous
in that il keeps in the shadow his
views on questions OF domestic policy,
which are, and always Will be, Of far
more importance To the people of the
United States than the government
of Porto Rico or the Philippines.
The future Historian Of the struggles
of organized labor in the United
States will wonder that the author
OF government by Injunction was
sent 10 the United states senate from
the free state of Wisconsin, unless
he inform himself of the political
power rNprtpd in the state by the
men aud corporations who urged on
the issuing of that order But it IL
not strange to those who knew some
thing or the political forces set at
work hy interested persons and cor
poration- in This country and espec-
tally IN Wisconsin, that he today i
the lspdlrof the opposition Of my
and a., REFORMS IN our political sys
tenn Nor Il II strange that we fiud
him actively supporting the claims
of the most corrupt of all the mat
chine politicians of the county,
Matt Quay, Of Pennsylvania, 10 Il
ttt G | a
which he was not elected, nor legally
appointed. Nor Is il strange when
hooters, u couple of years ago, under
took To rob the people of Havana of
their most valuable franchises. that
he supported the steal Thanks TO
the vigorous onslaught Of senator
Foraker of Ohio, that scheme was
frustrated. The Innocent purchasers
BIZ, which gave the railroads large
areas OF land which they had never
earned, Is another instauceo % vicious
legislation that can be traced sus.
piciuu-ly close 60 his door,
Nothing since La tollette's casti-
CATION Of The legislature Tor It's fail
IRE to redeem the republican party
pledge for equalization of taxes, has
so stirred mp the (ederal-onre hold
ing, torptratiou-ruied crowd of poltt-
zeal mtorrats commonly known as
Phstt1lge~, as these words OF Mr.
Haugcn's They hold up their hands
in holy horror, white thoir press rep
reseutatiycs give for condemnation
of it columns of space, under appul-
ling scare heads, suggesting that they
regard il ms more severe blow to
the peace of the country than the
declaration of war with spain, But
from uoneof them comes word deny
ing the truth of Mr.. Haugen'~ words.
They with one accord accept it that
Senator Spooner is the "shrewd and
INSCRIPTIONS railroad attorney re-
ferred 20, but only to denounce it as
"an arraigurneut of "A party leader
Now wheth Senator Spoouer or
some other pa Is leader" is referred
TO is immaterial l. the representa-
tion OF his acts and attitude affecting
public interest and individual rights
true That's the question of impor,
tauce on which the people wish to he
informed If it is a misrepreseuta-
tiou OF facts, IL cannot harm ~poouer
or who ever the accused party may
be,aud unless shown to be- uufouudui
it does the party leader" no inius-
zinc