Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-10
WILL FIGHTWITH BALLOT.
osissstes From, Trades Unions Hold
Meeting and Form Labor Party.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Oct. IA
meeting composed OF delegates of every
trades union in the, atty. was held last
night for the purpose OF considering the
formation OF state labor party. -
The speakers az the meeting spoke OF
many acts of injustice which they saia
had been done the iaboring. men in the
state. especially I'm the courts, citing cases
In which injunctions' had been. secured
against them by capitalists. The speakers
claimed that there were cases IN which
the laws OF the United states had been so
changed as to almost entirely take away
from the laboring men nearly everything
that would AFFORD him protection In cases
OF accident. 1t was said that already four
cities have begun the work OF organiza-
ton OF an independent party 20 be known
as fthe Tennessee Independent Union
W0rldngnnen's club.
Arcouamfttee composed of Ave members
Of the Chattanooga branch of the club
VAS appointed 70 go to Nashville upon the
can Of the state secretary, and there for
mulate a platform. This platform VIII en-
body the principles for which labor or
eanizatlons have been fighting for mum
her OF years. AS soon as the state organi-
ration has been formed money will be
raised. and work begun Tickets will be
made out candidates selected and an ac-
tiss. campaign institnted IN which every
laboring man, viii be asked to assist -
The following resolutions were. adopted:
-VEnefaas The right Of triaf by 5pry.
given US IN the constitution OF the United
States and of this state, has been taken
AWAY from as by the courts Of the United
States md this stafe1by means OF demur-
rers TO evidence and setting ide-sver-
diets Of honest juries- tsags't -
ssWhereas, The right of trial by jury
means that no Judge has the right to set
an fax of
the same parties except for corrupting a
jury. where the supreme court has passed
once on the law questions in the case and
has no right, where there is no law to linn
a the amount of damage, to set aside a
verdict because, the judge don't agree with
the jury as TO the amount OF damages
, ssfherefore. In view OF the approaching
Judicial election In this state. we pledge
ourselves to ignore. party politics in the
next judicial election and will refuse 10
vote for any candidate who has heretofore
held 90 the doctrine Of demurrer to evil
dence' or the right to set aside a verdict
the. judge thought was excessive. -.s.-9
I'VE ask every body Of organized labor
in the United States 70 help us to make
this night before Tennessee Is hopelessly
lost so that. as in many ether states in the
United States, employees are permitted to
recover against their employers 50 much
and no more than the presiding judges
are7wfllin< to allow them. and then only
when It suits those Judges to aIlow any
recovery. -rf - ai..rrrs ~ s.r
r.Resolvsa. That committee OF ,three
members Of this body be appointed. 10
whom this preamble and resolutions be
submitted for the purpose Of obtaining
the corporation Of every law abiding cit
iEen in Tennessee. ~ 'e-f nt ~ $50
Resolved, That we request newspapers
throughout the state to help us IN this
hght to restore right. OF trial by jury =