Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1906-12-06
Iniunctions.

On the subject of the abolition of in
functions in labor disputes, he says:
'In my last message l suggested the en-
actment of a law in connection with the
issuance of injunctions, attention av-
ing been sharply drawn to the matter
ing injunctions in labor cases should be
wholly abolished. 1t Is at least doubtful
whether a law abolishing altogether the
use of injuuctions In such cases would
stand the test of the courts; In which
case of course the legislation woul be
ineffective. Moreover, l believe it would
be wrong altogether to prohibit the use
of injunctlons. 1t is criminal to permit
sympathy with criminals to weaken our
hands in unfolding the law; and If men
seek to destroy life or property by moi
violence there should be no impairment
them in the most summary and effective
way possible. But SO far as possible the
abuse of the power should be provided
against by some such law as l advocated
last year.
The Negro Problem.
The negro problem is given considera-
BILE attention, after calling attention to
the fact that no section of the country
is free from faults. and that no section
has occasion to jeer at the shortcomings
of any other section. he turns to the sub
ject of lynchings. and especially as ap-
piled to the negro of the south. He says
the greatest existing cause for mob law
is the preparation by the blacks of tie
crime of rape, a crime which he terms
even worse thar murder. He quotes the
admonitions to the white people poken
by Gov. Gambler. of Georgia, some years
ago, and by Gov. Jelks, of Alabama, re-
Gently, and then says:
Every colored man should realize
that the worst enemy of his race is the
gro criminal who commits the dread
full crime of rape; and 1t should be felt
as in the highest degree an offense
against tho whole country, and against
fha nn1ara1 raan In arftatInr for a
colored man to fall to help the officers
of the law in hunting down with all
possible earnestness and zeal every
such infamous offender. Moreover. in
my Judgment, the crime of rape should
always be punished with death, as Is
the case with murder; assault with in
tent to commit a should be made a
capital crime. at least in the discretion
of the court; and provision should be
made by which the punishment may
follow Immediately upon the heels OF
the %offense; while the trial should be
so conducted that the victim need not
be wantonly shamed while giving tes-
timony. and that the least possible
publicity shall be given to the details.
The members of the white race on
the other hand should understand that
every lynching represents by just so
much a loosening of the bands of civ
ilization; that the spirit of lyncking
the community all the foul and evil
creatures who dwell therein. No man
can take part In the torture of a hui
man being without having his own
moral nature permanently lowered.
Every lynching means Just so much
moral deterioration in all the children
who have any. knowledge of II. and
therefore just so much additional
.Let justice be both sure and swift;
but let it be justice under the law,
and not the wild and crooked savagery
Capital and Labor.
On the subject of capital and labor
the president takes the agitators Of class
hatred to task n says ito preach
hatred to the rich man. as such,
to seek to mislead and infiame to mad.
and who have not the kind of mental
training which, will permit them to ap-
p~reciate the danger in the doctrines
preached is to commit a crime agains,
worthy principle and tradition Of Amer.
lean national lifc." Continuing on this
subject he says:
mechanics, farmers. merchants, work
ers with head or hand, the men to
whom American traditions are dear
who love their country and try to act
,decently by their neighbors. owe II to
themselves to remember that the most
damaging blow that can be given pop
ular government Is to elect an un-
w worthy anu binlBtbr dBltatOr on 9
platform of violence and hypocrisy
Whenever such an issue Is raised In
this country nothing can be gained BY
finching from IT, for in such case dem
government under republican forms Ia
Itself on trial. rhe triumph Of the
mob Is Just as evil O thing as the tri-
umph ~ plutocracy and 70 hays
whatever IL we sucuumb TO the other
In the end the honest man. whether rich
or poor. WHO earns his own living and
frIes 10 deal Justly BY his fellows, hal
a. much 10 lear from the ~insincert
and unworthy demAGog, promising
much and performing nothing. Or elss