The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-10-05
IN HIS TRUE LIGHT.
SPEAKER CANNON REVEALS HIM
SELF TO The people,.
Practically Announces That re FaVors
Government by Injunction ana
Resort TO Star Chamber
Methods OF Procedure.


18TH OF August which Is likely to cost \
his marty as dearly as anything that I
hammered in connection with the /
Homestead affair in 1892. Mr. Cannon |
not only upheld the tarin law OF 1897 /
under which the trusts Of the present /
iay have grown up. but he made VI /
: cious assault upon the American in
sutuiion OF trial by jury and eulogized
the system of trial without juries In
criminal cases which prevailed IN the
English court Of star chamber lie
did not mention trial by jury or the
star chamber but he denounced the
opponents OF government by inlunc'
=. ton: and government by injunction
= means the elimination of jury trials
and a resort 10 the star chamber
" method of procedure. by indirecuon'
by fraud. and by tricks. the speaker
: assaulted the constitution. the Demo
cratic party. and organized labor all
AT once. He also misstated facts lie
= says.
> MIR. Gompors. with Mr.. Stillings.
his attorney. advocated a bill intro
: duced hy request 10y Representative
Pcarrc
L This statement is untrue Mr
Gonlpefs did not advocate any 0iil
= but n r. 4i45. introduced by Mr.. Lit
= tie of Arkansas Al page - OF the
: hearings before the judiciary commit
u tee OF the house of representatives
y ffty-ninth congress. first session, IN
% relation 90 antiiniunction and re
IN strainins orders. Mr.. Gompers IS 9
- ported a. saying.
The judiciary committee OF the
81 house OF representatives has recon-
ou mcnded the passage of the bill which
IS | advocate-H r. i4i5. The house
on passed il once Again In the same
II volume. ar page % MIR. Andrew Furu
70 seth speaking for the Federation oil
at Labor. is reported as saying We
oy want H. II. 4i45 We don't want H. X
81 9S2s"
Now r. r. 44i5 is "A literal copy o.
tho Hoar- Grosvenor bill which passe'
cd the house May >. 1902. with Nh Can
aid mons approval Immediately after
had been read in the house. the ioI
lowing proceedings took place.
NJ Mr. RAY. OF New York. NJ
er sneaker. if there is no comment d.
'es sired | move the previous question.
NIL Tho Speaker: The gentleman iron
Isl New York moves the previous due'
nv ton
VIC ..Thr previous question was ordere
7 and under the operation thereof IN
'oi hiu WAS ordered 20 be cngrossed Tor
third reading. and being engrossea'
~ was accordingly read the third Urn
'he and passed Congressional RECORD
-. Vol -. p. 1925.
~ Mr. Cannon was in the speaker
chair and approved the whole procee'
,,on ms.
an. The bin did not pass the senate o.
ra il would be unjust to assume thai ti
70 Republican majority of the house
n representatives knew in advance M
ON, j, would fsil. and voted for Il perm
iouslv. in order 10 deceive the labo
he. ing men Of the country Mr Oann'
SEQ is now doing his best. however.
re force that view upon the public
GOV his speech al Danville. H. August !
Graf 1906. ne said
,em MIR Gompers claims that in co
you tests growing out OF strikes or zoe
con outs he is cd TO violence on q
Ia mart of any one connected with q
attic controversy. I will not question .
q good faith of the claim. but ! do s.
ann that II the legislation ne deh'ah
were enacted destruction OF proper
BIZ irresponsible persons in such &C
troversies would increase. Again.
such legislation were enacted una
its cover vicious and irresponsible y
"'o' sons belonging to the criminal cha
not engaged in labor or seeking
labor would avail themselves OF
wing ,nnortunitv. as they have in many
-. stsnces I'm the name of contest
labor. of destroying property. and
owner thereof would be without =
Nih edv. The legislation that MT. p'
tried ners demands would turn loose
times OF trouble the criminaliy
ct N posed
lands II this is true today. ghy WASH
play. ,r,,c on the second day OF May. Il
when the identical bill which
Gompcrs advocated before the G.
us -.,ittec on March 4. 1906, was pas
bv the body over which Mr.. Cam
~ =, presides. and which he practically
trolls. ne and every other Republi
and every Democrat in that body
fact scnting to IL why d'u ne anu
over Republican MAJORITY asree ="
TO be such an opportunity 10 'i0ious
rites. irresponsible persons oeionsi"s W
/ con. criminal class at that time?
did he and his party then agree
height turn loose in times of trouble
70 Co. rriminally disposed Are the la
rs Tor ing people any worse now than
we're then? or is he simply Sian
ing those people now, besides imp
os. ing the honor of every kepubl
member OF the fifty seventh congr
wolves "
-rherc was one improvement In