The Ordway new era., 1906-12-07
bmmends Legislation on
| New and Important
Subjects.
bME -INHERITAACE TAX
believes Such Laws Would Curb
Growth Of Fortunes to DAN
gerous Proportions.

Views on Negro ouestIon-Asks
" Currency Reform. and Shipping
SI,I-Would Make Citizens OF Japs
Many Other Important Subjects
lseussed.
kshlpgton. Dec. 3.-Presidcnt Roosc-
message to the second session of
IYIfy ninth congress deals with a
b<r OF new and important subjects,
OF which Is the government prose
IA OF the trusts. the abuse OF lnJunc-
In labor troubles, the negro ques-
the preaching OF class hatred
esn capital and labor. additional iegis-
for the control OF large corpora
n federal inheritance and Income
law and currency reform.
message opens with o statement
hat the last congress left unfinished.
b this he says:
again recommend n lnw prohibiting
Operations from contributing TO the
has already past one house of con-
! Let individuals contribute ms they
b: but let us prohibit In effective
en NIL corporations from making
nbutions for any political purpose.
My or Indirectly.
bother bill which hns just past one
OF tn. congress and which Is ur-
h necessary should be enacted into
Il that comforting upon tho govern
) tho right of appeal In criminal
on questions OF law. This right
In many of the states: IL exists In
District Of Columbia by act of the
Fess. IL In OF course not proposed
| In any case verdict for the de-
bnt on the merits should be set
Recently In one district where
1 for conspiracy In connection with
les the court sustained the defend
! demurrer. while In another juris-
|bn an Indictment for conspiracy to
n rebates has been sustained by
|rourt. convictions obtained under Il.
tnt. The two cases referred to may
|be In real conflict with each other.
|h is unfortunate that there should
Be an apparent conflict. At pres
pent can cause such n conflict. when
frurs. 10 he solved by an appeal TO
Ehsr court. and the wheels OF justice
blocked without any real decision OF
question. can not too strongly
shs passage Of the Bill IA question.
|pering the government In It's cnort
obtain justice. especially against
)thy Individuals or corporatIons who
wrong. and may also prevent the
lrnm..nt from obtaining Justice for
fuorkers who are not themselves
effectively to contest case where
Judgment Of an inferior court has
against them. ] have specifically
liew a recent decision by IA district
= leaving railway employees with
y labor statute. II seems an absurd
70 permit n single district Judge.
|nsf what may be the Judgment of
immense majority OF his colleagues
!he bench; to declare a law soiemnly
ltional.'' and then to deny to the
lmmcnt tho right TO have the su-
% court definitely decide the oues-
Evasion by Teehnicaiities.
, connection with this matter. would
70 call attention to tho very unsnt-
ng In large part from the habit OF
nE aside the Judgments of inferior
- on technicalitics absolutely un-
'ected with tho merits OF the case.
where there Is no attempt to show
dial Justice. II would be well to en-
J, : , law providing something to the
3 Judgment shall bo sat aside or now
efanted In any cause, civil or Grim
On the ground OF misdirection OF the
90 % OF evidence, or for error as to any
20 OF pleading or procedure unless,
3 opinion OF tho court to which the
'csuon In made, after an cxnmina-
~ the entire cause. II shall afiirma-
- :. resulted In . miscarriage OF
1nlss~aAt~~>
the subject Of tho abolition Of in
uons In labor disputes, he gays:
my last mesAAge sugEested the en-
,snt ,s OF law In connection with the
nee OF injunctions. attention hav-
zen sharply drawn to tho matter
~ IN ,,,a renand e,id that the right OF apply
~ abolished. Il IL ut least doubtful
,ner as law abol!shing altogether the
injunctions IN such cases would
she test Of the courts: in which
od course tho legislation would be
p.osiS, Sssys i sbs woas .s
,9u,nnctions. It 70 criminal to permit
Any with crilninalu to weaken our
IN npholding the law: and II men
40 70 Destroy lfc or. property by mob
vi . poMsr sssre os shSHld gu BE- no Impairment
!, N tne most summary and effective
possioie. But 70 far ~ possible the
y, q the power should b provided
~ ~. W some such law ~ ! advocated
il The ssnds q 81 sse 3Sdissrs sasrs
10y power which 10 nevertheless
~ 70 tho possibility Of grave abuse.
power that should BE- exercised
tc tcx,,sseme ,s care and khould b sub
so,a = ne Jealous scrutiny OF ali men.
iiSSn iSSn 70 tho tudGo who falls to use
'u.y u when nscsnsary as to tho Judge
on,cs I wsnton!y or oppresslveiy.
4 \, his ONCE will en3oin any resort
,sncc s,s.cc or intimidAtion. especially by
81 ~ no matter what his opinion
:. d;s With dlsordsr. But thsrs must
~. Do no such abuse OF the In |
irs ir power ~ T. implied IN forbidding
~ men to strive Tor their own bot
sSst y H. peaSefua and lawful ways:
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