The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1906-12-06
Recommends Legislation on
New and important
Subjects.
INCOME : INHERITANCE TAX
He Believes Such Laws Would Curb
Growth Of Fortunes to DAN
gerous Proportions.
His Views on Negro ouestion-Aeks
for Currency Reform, and Shipping
5iiI-WouId Make Citizens Of Japs
MANY Other important Subjects
Discussed.

Washington. Dec. S.-President Roose-
velts message to the second session of
the Fifty ninth congress deals with a
number of new and important subjects,
chief OF which is the government prose
cution OF the trusts, the abuse of injunc-
tons in labor troubles, the negro dties-
ton. the preaching OF class hatred
between capital and labor. additional legis-
lation for the control of large corpora
tons. federal Inheritance and income
tax law and currency reform.
The message opens with "a statement
OF what the last congress left unfinished
and OF this he says:
II again recommend a law prohibiting
all corporations from contributing to the
campaign expenses of any party Such
gress. Let individuals contribute as they
desre but let us prohibit In effective
fashion an corporations from making
contributions e.lii,! for any political purpose,
Another bill which has Just past one
house OF the congress and which Is ur-
gently necessary should be enacted into
law IL that comforting upon the govern
ment the right OF appeal In criminal
cases on questions Of law This, right
exists In many of the states; II exists In
the District of Columbia by act OF the
congress. II Is OF course not proposed
fendant on Uhe merits should be set
aside. Recently. In one district where
the government had indicted certain per-
sons for conspiracy In connection with
rebates. the court sustained the defend
ants demurrer; while in another jurls-
dictlon an indictment for conspiracy to
obtain rebates has been sustained by
the court, convictions obtained under II,
and two defendants sentenced to impris-
onment on, h The two ns,s cases & referred to may
but " is unfortunate that there should
even be an apparent conflict At pres
ent there Is no way by which the gov
ernment W
II occurs. to be solved by an appeal to
higher court; and the wheels OF justice
are blocked without any real decision OF
the question. | can not too strongly
urge the passage OF the bill In question.
failure to pass will result in seriously
hampering the government In its effort
to obtain Justice. especially against
wealthy individuals or corporations who
9ro from d oStanins so prey,sn. tne
wageworkers who are not themselves
able effectively to contest a case where
boen against them. / have specifically
In view recent decision by a district
Judge leaving railway employees with
out remedy for violation Of a certain so
called labor statute; IL seems an absurd
ty to permit single district Judge,
against what may be the Judgment OF
on the bench, to declare a law solemnly
enacted by the congress to be "uncon-
government government the the right @ to % have @ the he sue sue
preme court definitely decide the aues-
tOn,'
Evasion by Technicallties.
I'm connection with this matter, I would
like to call attention to the very unsat-
isfactory state OF our criminal law, re-
setting aside the judsmsn,s Of I inferior or
courts on technicalities absolutely un-
connected with the merits OF the case.
that there has been any failure OF sub
stantial justice. II would be well to en-
sS.,: sSs ,s.,. Il. providing something to the
mo Judgment shall be set aside or new
trial srantsd N any cause, civil or Grim
$ , a sfSS"s q OF Of q.
matter Of pissdins or procedure unless.
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lively appear that the error complained
or has resulted " a plsssrriase Of
,rs@0 aa1E Y - =, ~ 8X-tr
L. lnJunctions.
On the subject OF the abolition of in
functions in labor disputes, he says:
setnant Of Q law In connection with the
been Sharply VS drawn snsson to the matter nas
~ the demand that the right OF apply
ing injvnctions in labor cases should Be
:S.r ws.s .so'i:ssd i:% .ons ossssn i dSSetdS sSs
uB Of injunotions IN such cases would
5sase 5sS s sss,SisuSn SHIIss Would " Shss s.
lnsfective. Moreover, believe It would
be wrong altogsther to prohibit the use
ini,notion: Il is criminal IN to psrmi. mi,
sssf d' L. N ss.Sssss !ss pfSsst @ ssa %ss %ss
Violence hs1 ,hSaid be-, BE- no impslrmsn, opal
H4p W Ihs mQsi summary and S..,S, effectiy. ~
abuse Of the power p 1nouia inc, 20 ProvideS
ssain.t by some suoh law as advocated
=: jim ;si: matter q inju1sstio,ns, net there !.
lodged in the hands OF the 1udiciary
ss .sSssss q "is possSy % grave sSs''nsss asass
II is a power that should be exercisee
h t to the % i: rany iS1Is of ali Ii
and condemnation should be meted ou
as much TO the Judge who fails to us'
Who So'a uses wnsp 4 wsnsoniy or r. oppressivsiy res
or course, a Judge strong enough to b.
nj for his once win enJoin any resor
Conspiracy, no matter what his opinioi
may be OF the rights OF the original quar-
rel There must n,sod be no n, aeslts.ion ,hst mn.
likewise be no such abuse of the In
1unctive power as is implied In forbiddini
men IN psscs 60 ssye anS ss SwS wass
NOR must the Injunction be used merel,
ito aid some big corporation in carrying
Ss fsn a Sws p4sm
srSntsd Without adequate proof (evel
when authority can Be found to supper
the conclusions Of law on which II
fhc9nSs ,y 9sssn ;ss sma tsereforp ee fo'spui
improperly granted may do irreparabi
4, assume 4 matter -of-fsct course grantin
Of preiimInary injunetiony to be tn
.erdinssy serd proper judicial disp9sitiso.
,edly bees .hasrant wrong. eommit!e
,by Judges In oonnectien with labor dis
,.pntes even within the last few year,
aitho 4 think much less often than
former years. Such judges by their un
wise action immensely strengthen ~
phsads cf those WIG are striving entirei
70 DO sway with the power Of injunctice..
sai thsssfsrs such careless use Of =
in1unet1ys process tends 70 threAten y
very existsnoS, for II the American Pc
pie ever bscome. .copyfnced thay IN
process y hahitualiy abused. . wnS.nsF
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~ The Negro Problem.
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