The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1903-07-16
THE WHITE PINE NEWS,
Thursda, July 10, 1908
SOME QUE sTi0SS ABOUT THE
EIGHT n0u. LAW.

tine concerning tic eight-hour law wat
recently published in the Reno Jour
nal:
II note some disposition upon th'
part OF the Democratic and Silver par
ty press to eoncede he nnconstltution
atty of tho e.ght.honr law as passed 10y
the legislature OF last winter, and alst
to assume that somebody acted in bad
faith ia the framing of the law for The
purpose of making il defective. l Dc
not know who drew up the BIZ that
was enacted into law. but suappse that
Representatives Of the labor unions
were looking after It, aud that IL was
altogether satiSf letory to them. Nell
ther do know The exact grounds up
on which Judge Murphy heid the law
to be unconstitutional But whatever
they were. matter Of such importance
to labor ought not TO he allowed to 60
to final judgment upon the decision oI
District court Il shout ] al meinf
be taken to our highest judicial trib'
unal. and presume that those having
the matter in ch arge have already Ia
ken steps having that end IN view.
meanwhile, ia justice to tho men,
tiers of The last Leg islature, there should
be cessation of the charges and inu-
endos that some OF them we're corrupt
and Intentionally nude the law uncon-
stIiutional. for up to the pre- sent tine
not a scintiia of proof has been offered
in support of such charges and inuen-
dos.
ut is quite within the possibilities,
and not 80 very Improbable that the
Supreme Court may reverse Judge
Murphy's decision Tbs Is, of course,
a general presumption ia favor of the
correctness OF a District Courts judg-
ment but there IS just as strong pre-
sumption in favor of the uuconstilu.
tionality of law solemnly enacted by
the State Legislature. Should the SUI
preme Court sustain the law. those who
have been imputing wrongful motives
to those who enacted II, would he placed
10 very awkward aud even ridiculous
position. .
Aft Chartz replies 10 the above in the
Carson News is follows:
Hon. H. +. 3 .rtine, in letter to
the Reno Journal has practically adj
vised the several unions in this State to
appeal 10 the Supreme Court OF Neva-
da from the decision Of Judge NJ A.
Murphy, Judge OF the First judicial
District Court of the State OF Neyada,
declaring the so called eight-hour law
unconstitutional.
His letter IS anstere and digniied.
and unmarried by any in-inuations with
reference to the object Of men seeking
personal profit or political advantage
l hope my answer will be construed as
breathing similar spirit However,
reading his letter as a whole, | ask MIR.
Bsrtine few questions, which, II an
swered, may tend 10 reveal bis posi- iDp
/. Do you believe the so-calied eight.
hour law good or bad far the best in
ierests of the State OF Nevada rs a
whole?
2. Do you claim that mans right
TO contract with bis fellow man can
be infrnged upon, @hen The satiect OF
contract does not affect their brothers
iujuriously, under tue Constitution OF
the United Stale-?
Do you'claim that tho legislature
of the State can, under tue Coustitu-
ton. single out a GER ain Glars from all
Other classes, which class may enjoy
the benefits nf law. apd all othcl
classes shut out Of such benefits?
'A severely strained condition OF
feeling has been excite by the act Of
IL islature which has not white mark
- its credit, and avery act OF which /
a di-grace and blolch aud black cloud
on the pages Of our history. and cen.
slider it about time for men who holG
the best interests of the State at heart
to step forward. IN the breach, and stay
the hau1 of demagogues and Office
seekers. | have shown 10 former let
tiers. the business prosl Gets Of the State
| cain that the S hour law, so.called,
instead of being benehcent dew aud
rain from above on the parched soil,
has affected the soil like the srew fiou
rattlesnakes, whitening, blasting and
bill ,iering everything it touched.
III Mr.. Blrtine differs radically from
me 10 this opinion, | woull like to read
his reasons. believe | have gwen
mine 10 former letters.
The invitation is not extended to Mr.
Bartne alone. but 10 W. a. Burn
Assem- bl yman Skaggs of Eko, Senator
Nate Rolf and Assepblyman Cook o.
Washoe. and Senator c. II. e. Hard
of Humboldt. and uny and all Other
posers as friends al the laboring mao.
.swheie do YOU stand, gentlemen, a.
to wheth n the bill Is eoad OF bad Ton
the best Interests OF the State OF New.
q LAP
"Where do you stand on he ques-
/ on Of mans ght to cohtract vi II hi
~ low man. Us long as the contrlct /
a ace ,rl in.,, win goal IN 1rlls?
why. tho ltborins man himself VIII
a ever brook any interiereuca with his
palienable civil right TO contract ana
10 as he pleases, 81 long as he does not
,ha..by I, iu,e lila iuhtor.n