Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-08-07

ferred. In the coal mining region of
Pennsylvania and West Virginia min
ers have been enjoined from peacably
assembling and discussing their griev-
ances Eugene V. Debbs was enjoined
from addressing the coal miners OF
West Virginia. He was enjoined from
walking upon the public roads Of that
State. Men have been enjoined from
holding public meetings on land ad-
joining that of a corporation whose
men were on a strike, although these
men had the full consent OF the own
ers OF the land to hold their meeting.
Men have been ~epjoined from asking
imported workmen not to take their
places. Also from explaining to the
imported men the labor situation as
they saw it. They have been enjoined
from discussing labor matters In public
or at their private houses with other
workingmen. Men have been i'm
prisoned for discussing labor matters
with imported men, whore the i'm
ported men began the conversation.
Papers have been ehjoined from pub
fishing the facts about strikes. The
outrages at Wallace, Idaho, are of too
recent date to call for comment. Men
there were arrested without warrant
and held in prison for months without
any authority of law, and eventually
discharged without trial. They were
never accused of a crime, still they
we're imprisoned for months. Others
we're forcibly taken from one State tc
another without being either accused
OF a crime or having extradition pa
pers issued. Every personal right
guaranteed to American citizens by
the constitution, has been violated
, within the last twenty years; not once,
but repeatedly, by the Federal Judici
! airy and other Federal authorities,
Even a prayer for the success of the
workingmen has been held to be con
tempt Of court, because 1t was claimed
to violate an injunction order.
Notwithstanding these iniquities
American workingmen will tell 20,
that the Republican party ia a FRIEND
to labor, and that our Federal Judici
e airy must not be dragged into the mir
t of partisan politics. Politicians will
tell you that it is bad politics for tn
Democratic party to say anything
about government by injunction
Whether it be good politics or bal
. politics government by injunction
must be driven from our land Powe
must be taken from the Federal Judge
I to compel men 10 work for particula
corporations or starve. If men ca
n be compelled to work for a coal CON
Il pany on the c%ompany's terms; if work
u ingmen can be prohibited from doinI
collectively, what they clearly hav
the right to do singly; if they are tt
be treated as the chattels Of the trust
for which they work, liberty will no
be long in spreading her wings an
g taking flight from this fair land o
y ours.
Within the last few weeks Judg
Jackson has eyicted miners and the
imprisoned them for camping on thei
own lands near the lands of the Goa
company. These men were drive
from their houses on the lands OF tn
company, and then imprisoned for oh
tanning shelter elsewhere. Keep il
mind that these men are not accuse'
:; OF crime. The great body of then
have violated no law. They are arbi
9 trarily imprisoned by the mandate o
a Federal Judge. The Federal Judge
t by the use of the unrestricted con
8 tempt powers OF his court, Yields
j. despotic power that the King of Grea
Britain is wholly powerless to use
V aud which the Emperor of German,
would not dare to exercise.
The Federal Judge must be made t.
. realize that he is a servant of the pee
q Pile. The miners are taking one ste
Q in the right direction. They ar
arranging to have Judge Jackson i'm
peached. II they do not succeed, it q
% least will bring the matter before tn
people In such a way, that they an
their representatives in Congress wi
10 be compelled to take notice of the OF
70 pressions Of the Federal Judiciary
The labor unions are fighting in th
u twentieth century the battle Of fire
/ speech, free press and free thought.