Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-04
He Says Control Of Capitastic Combinations Is Para
mount lssue--=L ynching Discussed---Not Race
Question-=-Asks for Income Tax Free Trade for
M Philippines, National Marriage and Divorce Law
and Strong Navy

no the Senate and House Of Represent
atives: .s, ,j5S5,g I. .,". " b. r.. "a.
s5 AS q nation we still continue to en-
JOY literally unprecedented pros
perity, and 1t is probable that only
reckless speculation and disregard Of.
legitimate business methods on the
part Of the business world can ma
terially mar this prosperity. l@
( No congress In our time has done
more good work OF Importance than
the present congress. There were sew
eral matters left unfinished at your
last session, however, which I most
earnestly, hope you will complete be-
fore your adjournment. j.
Corporation Campaign Contributions.
again recommend a law prohibit
Ing all corporations from contributing
to the campaign expenses Of any party.
such bill has already passed one
house d. congress. Let indiy duals con
tribute as they desire. but let us pro-
hibit In effective fashion all corpora
lions from making ontributions for
any political purpose, directly Or indi'
rectly. tS:85 NJ. Nj
ceysrnnnsnt's Right Of Appeal. IN
Criminal Cases.
Another bill which has Just passed
one house OF The congress and which
It Is urgently necessary should be en-
Rcted inta II that conferring upon
the government the right Of appeal in
criminal cases on questions OF iaw.
This right exists ii many Of the states.
It exists Id the District Of Columbia by
act OF tie congress. It is or course not
proposed that in any case b verdict for
the defendant on the merits should be
set aside. Recently III one district
where the government had indicted GER
tain persons for conspiracy in connec-
ton with rebates the court sustained
the defendants demurrer, while in an
other jurisdiction an Indictment for
conspiracy to obtain rebates has been
sustained by the court, convictions OBJ
tanned under 1t and two defendants
sentenced to imprisonment. The two
cases referred to may not be in real
conflict with each other, but It is unfor-
tunate that there should even be an
apparent conflict. At present there Il
no way BY which the government can
cause such conflict, when 1t occurs,
to be solved by an appeal to higher
court, and the wheels Of Justice are
blocked without any real decision of
the question. / cannot too strongly
urge the passage OF the bill In question.
"a failure to pass It VIII result In sera-
ously hampering the government in ita
effort to obtain Justice, especially
against wealthy individuals or corpo.
rations that do wrong, and may also
prevent the government from obtain.
Ing justice for Wageworkers who are
not themselves able effectively to con.
D test q case where the Judgment Of an
inferior court has been against them,
ID have specii cally In view a recent de-
cision BIZ q district Judge leaving rail-
way employees without remedy fo
violation OF a certain so called labor
statute. lit seems an absurdity to per.
NIT a single district judge, against
what may be the Judgment Of the i'm.
smense ma iorit,y 81 his collea g1es III
the bench. Is declare j law solemnly
enaeted by the congress- to be ''uncon.
stitutio ana then to deny to the
government the right to have the su-
preme court definitely decide the ques,
Hon.
1T Ii well 80 recollert that the real