The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-15
SATURDAY, OCTOBER ls, 1904,
Mr.. Hill Talks Buncon1be.

MI. Hill Talks Buncon1be.
In the course of speech at Wheelins'
". va. on Thursday last, Mr.. David -
Is 15nl declared that the Democratic parry
was opposed to government by 5'nouh ny
.ion,,, and said that a Democratic victory caT1y
would mean the enactme ntS Of a law grant
Ba, Ing 4 jury trial to persons held In con-
tempt OF court for the violation OF re-
strainng order Of a Federal Judge all -
that thereafter government by injunct'oh
rould no longer exist. He also declared
thar the Democratic platform sustained
that position
sd The clause In the platform TO when when Nl NY
IIill alludcs reads as follows Q ta favor
the ana ctmcnt and administration OF laws
giving labor and capital impartially their their
lust rights. Capital and labor ought not
to be enemies. Each is necessary 70 the
other. Each has its rights but the rights
Of labor are certainly no less vested no
less sacred, iand no less .inalienable, than
the rights Of cap!tals'''s y
If the trainers olthe national Demo-
cratic platform tntepdcd by this to put
the party on record as being opposed 70
Injunction proceedings to restrain mob
violence or trespass they had q very poor
b way OF expressing themselves We have
! never understood nor have we ever be-
fore heard It intlmatcd that this plank in
the platform had any such meaning. 7
is a dangerous doctrine which MI. HiIl
Is preaching, and he is making q rash
! promise The writ Of injunction Is as old
as the Roman law, and was introduced as
n q remedy for some OF the abuses of COM
mon law and as preventive when eva
sion Of common law provisions seemed
possible. 1T is to-day says a lnodern
writer on the subject, zone Of the most
potent OF the legal remedies OF an e1ulta-
81 Bile character which stands ontthe statute
Il books" 1T is the means employed by a
court OF equity when remedy Of law
appears inadequate to give the Wronged
party the complete relief to which lie Is
entitled. IT Is the proverbial ounce Of
prevention which is worth a pound Of
cure 1t Is an emergency measure to re-
4 strain men from committing acts Of law
4 lessness which, anpceo committed, could
have no suitable restitution In law. II Is,
to use an illustration, the means OF pre-
venting a paupcr from setting fire TO
house and bhrnlng 1t down. The panpcr
might be arrested and punished for his
crime, but that would be no restitution.
TO the man whoss property was destroyed.
1t is true that the. Injunction IS dan
gerous power in the hands OF q corrupt
Judge, but we are not to presume that our
judges are corrupt. And we must place
confidence in their integrity and in their
discretion ana give them this power 20
restrain men who would commit trespass
{ Our judges are men OF integrity and dis
erection, and they dare not use the in
junction to Interfere with the inaenable
rights Of law-abding citizens. II we take
away from them the power to Issue re-
straining orders In emergencies. we shall
destroy one OF the greatest and most
valuable and beneficial remedies Of our
court system.
Mr. Hill does not know what he Is Talk
ing about. The great body OF conservative
Democrats are not opposed TO the njunc-
ton. but believe in lpholding and main
taining II. and II the Democrats should
succeed IN getting control of both branches
OF Congress, we do not believe for one
moment that they would enact law de-
stroying the Injunction, nor materially
modifying tho law as it now stands and
as it has stood from the beginning, But
even should such bill he passed by both
branches OF Congress, il Alton -. Parker
We're President of the United States It
goes without saving that he would prompt
ly return II with his veto, and no one
knows this better than Mr. David H. Hill.
There Is not The renotest possibility of
the enactment of such law and In
promising 1t Mr.. Hin Is talking bum
n combe. The cause OF Democracy is not
10 be promoted by any such claptrap. f
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