The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-25
WILSON NOT DISTURBED.
Portion of His Speech TINT Was Of
fensive to Judge Jackson.

Secretary w. B. Wilson was not at all
disturbed when he received word from his
attorneys yesterday that a warrant had
been issued for his arrest. He was in con-
sultation with his attorneys by long dis
lance telephone last night. ''Habeas corpus
proceedings will be instituted in the United
States Circuit Court of Appeals to-day"
said Secretary Wilson. raising the ques-
ton of jurisdiction in Judge Jackson's deci-
sion. We contended in our argument that
he had no jurisdiction to issue an injunc-
ton so long as the matter in question was
under the police regulation of the State. If
the prisoners are not released in the habeas
corpus proceedings then an appeal will be
made to the President for their pardon
What got Secretary Wilson in trouble
with Judge Jackson were speeches Mr.. Will
son made at ClarksbUrg and Paramount
about three weeks ago. When the argu-
ment was made in the injunction cases
Judge Jackson said he would release the
prisoners on their bond and reconiZance
providing they abstain from disseminat-
ing" their peculiar doctrine" which they
had brought from other States, and added
a penalty that they would not get justice
in his court. Without mentioning Judge
Jackson's name Secretary Wilson criticised
the advance decision and threatened inn
parchment proceedings. Following is the
Objectionable part of Mr.. Wilson's speech:
Yes, your courts and our courts have
enjoined US; your state courts and our
federal courts have enjoined us from doing
certain things. We recognize the power of
the courts TO restrain US from talking to
our men; recognize the power of the
courts to say to us that we must not go on
the highway, that we must not go upon the
railroad property, that we must not go any
where, but we deny the power or the court
after denying us the privilege of living on
the earth TO mandate us to purchase bal
looms in order to get away from its injunc-
tionS. Applause.
1--WE recognize the power of the courts to
do those things, but we deny the abstract
right of the court TO enJoin us from doing
those things that the Constitution OF the
United States guarantees us-the right of
free speech. Every court that has rendered
a decision in cases OF a similar kind has
said that workingmen have a right to or
ganize that they have q right TO meet,
right TO discuss their grievances and to
persuade their fellow-workerS to quit work
ing vet We are enjoined from doing those
things. Some of our people have been ar
rested and taken before the court; the evil
dence has been heard, but II has not been
analysed; it has not been argued; our coun-
sci has not yet pointed out what the law
in the case is. yet Notwithstanding that
the Judge sitting in the case says: If you
EXPECT me to consider your actions in con-
nection with the restraining order that has
been issued from now until the restrain
ing order has been raised you must not
preach your peculiar doctrine Now, what
does that mean? 1t means THIS: II you ex-
pect to get Justice from this court do not
preach trade unionism. Courts are like
other people; they are not fnfalllble. That
thew
when the decision of one court is reversed
by another. and I do not hesitate 10 say
that the Judge who makes the statement
that persons who expect to get justice in
his court must not preach trade unionism
is not a fit person 10 sit on the bench Of
the court of the United States.
1.-THE Constitution of the United States
provides a remedy, and ii lays with the peo-
nIe whether they will secure that remedy
or not The remedy provided is impeach-
ment and whenever a man, who, wearing
judicial ermine becomes so much of a par
tisan that he says before a contest is de-
cided that unless you quit talking trade
unionism YOU cannot get justice IN this
court then the proper thing for the people
10 do is to petition the Congress of the
United States TO impeach the Judge"
Concerning the order for his arrest Secre-
tarv Wilson said last night IF those peo-
ple in West Virginia hope to stop this
peculiar doctrine by pursuing such
policy they might well begin now TO in
crease their boarding facilities. The inter-
ests of the organization will be looked after
lust the same no matter how many they
nut in Jail. We propose to continue TO
spread our peculiar doctrine and ii viii
certainly require different methods to
stop US"
Mr. Wilson was not disturbed at any
time and last night was making little prep
aration TO be taken 70 West Virginia.