Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-12-07

rBr upuu the government the
a appeal in criminal cases on
ms of law. Continuing. the
t1t says:
mot too strongly urge the pas
he bin in question. A failure
wnvtll result in seriously ham
,he government in It's effort to
mr.ce. especially against
M Individuals or corporations
. a wrlng. and may also prevent
rernmcnt from obtaining justice
rreworlers who are not them
able effectively TO contest a case
the Judgment Of an Inferior
has been against them. | have
tcally in view Il recent decision
district judge leaving railway
rees without remedy for viola
4 a certain so called labor statute.
mp5ltance of enacting into law
|mricuIr bill in question Is fur
| lcreas pd by the fact that the gov
on, has now definitely begun a
l. Of resorting to the criminal law
|me trust and interstate commerce
! where such a course offers a rea-
g.. L., .s,y, ~ p,,apncG
Proper Use of Injunctions.
nv last message | suggested the
tnent of a law in connection with
Issuance of injunctions, attention
II been sharply drawn to the mat
h the demand that the right OF APP
/ Injunctions in labor cases
IA be wholly abolished. 1t Is at
doubtful whether a law abolish
the use of injunctions
ch eases would stand the test OF
Ourts. in which case, of course, the
ation would be ineffective. More
| believe 1t would be wrong alto
II to prohibit the use of inJunc-
II IS criminal to permit sym
for criminals to weaken our
in upholding the law, and II
seek to destroy life or property
ob violence there should be no Inn
tent Of the power of the courts TO
with them in the most summary
Effective way possible. But so
possible the abuse Of the power
be provided against by some
aw as / advocated last year.
Against Lynching.
Il your attention and the atten-
I the nation to the prevalence OF
among us and, above all, to the
lc of lynching and mob violence
brings up now in one part or our
y, now in another. Each sec
lorth, south, east or west, mas
n faults. No section can with
n spend its time jeering at the
of another section. 1t should De
rying to amend its own short
IS. To deal with the crime OF
lion it is necessary to nave an
led public conscience ana 10
uent this by whatever legisla-
III add speed and certainty III
acution of the law. When we
,th lynchlng even more is neces-
4 great many white men are
! Int the crime Is peculiarly
# in respect to black men. Inc
I existing cause of lynching is
rpetration, especially by BLACK
the hideous crime Of rape, the
,bominable in all the category
les. even worse than murder
essness grows by what it feeos
md when mobs begin to lynch
pc they speedily extend the
of their operations and lynch
nv other kinds Of crimes, SO that
rds of the lynchings are not
De at all, while a consldefaole
ion of the individuals iyncheu
ocent of all crime.
, is but one safe rule In deahns
lack men as with white inen'
he same rule that must De ap
n dealing with rich men anu
,en-that is, to treat each man.
,er his color, his creed or his So
sition. with even handed justice
real worth as a man. W nus
owe it quite as much to them.
as to the colored race to treal
ae colored man who shows w
that he deserves such treatment.
is no question Of social equail'S
o domination involved.
y Judgment, the crime OF rap
always be punished with deatn,
he case with murder. Assault
1tent to commit rape should DC
a capital crime, at least in the
ion of the court, and provision
be made by which the punish
may follow Immediately upon
els of the offense.
aore shortsighted policy can NC
ed than in the fancied interes.
class to prevent the education n
ther class. The white man. Il
wise. will decline to allow the
S in q mass to grow to man
md womanhood without eouca
acher. of Mere Discomfort"
ealing with both labor and cap
it'll the questions affecting ooln
atoms and trades unions, tnere
matter more important to re-
II than aught else, and that Is
mite harm done by preachers u
llscontent. These are the inen
EEK to excite a violent class Ia
,ainst all men of wealth. Ihey
0 turn wise and proper move
for the better control of corpora
and for doing away with tne