The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-08-16

government by Injunction" and vio-,
lent attacks have been made upon the.
judiciary of the United States. Dur,
Ing the late session of congress labor
leaders differed as to the legislation
that was desired. Mr.. Gompers, pro-.
Tossing to speak for the American Fed.
Grafton Of Labor, denounced the So
called Fuller bill, pending before the
mouse committee on the judiciary and
advocated by Mr.. H. r. Fuller, the rep
resentattve Of railway labor unions. in
the most bitter terms, as being opposed
to human liberty and the rights of
labor Mr.. Gompers. with Mr.. Spelling.
MIS- attorney, advocated q bill intro
duced by request, by Representative
Pearre, and pending before the same
committee. which, In substance, pro-
niDited United States courts from is
suing tnjunctions In any case between
employer and employee unless neces-
safy to prevent irreparable injury to.
property or to property right of the
party making the application, for
which injury there is no adequate rem
edy at law. and in the next sentence.
provided, and for the purposes of this.
act no right to carry on business of
any particular kind or at any particu-
lar place or at all, shall be construed.
neld. considered or treated as property.
or as constituting q property right
Mr.. Spelling, speaking for Mr.. Comp
ers and himself, claimed that such
legislation ought to be enacted. It be-
Ing near the end of the session, fur
Their consideration of the proposed leg
islation by the house judiciary COM
mittee was postponed until the next
session of congress. Speaking for my
self, l am not in favor of this legisla-
ton demanded by Mr.. Gompers. The
power OF the courts to issue writs of
injunction to prevent irreparable in
Jury to property or to property right
lor which there ts no adequate remedy
at law. is older than the Constitution
ana as we'll established as any other
principle of law or equity. The in
alienable right of each citizen, be he.
weak or strong. is to come and go to
and from his property without moles-
tation. and to carry on business there
on, and, In the exercise of such right.
he is entitled to call upon the govern
ment for protection through the courts.
Mr.. Gompers claims that in contests
growing out of strikes or lockouts he
Is opposed to violence on the part Of
anyone connected with the contro-
versy. will not question the good
faith Of the claim, but do say that II
the legislation he demands were enact
ed destruction Of property by ire,
sponsible persons in such controver-
sizes would increase. Again, II such,
legislation were enacted under its
cover vicious and irresponsible per-
sons belonging to the criminal Glass;
not engaged In labor or seeking 10.
labor. would avail themselves of the
opportunity as they have In many in
stances In the name of contesting labor
OF destroying property. and the owner
thereof would be without remedy. The
legislation that Mr.. Gompers demands,
would turn loose in times of disputes
the criminally disposed. In charity
for him, do not believe that he real
ICES the consequences that would re-
suit from that which he advocates, and,
In justice to all the citizenship of the
republic. in Justice to every man who
lives in the sweat of his face by honest
endeavOr, am now, and will be at all
times opposed to this legislation which
he demands
For thirty years I have represented
a district where nearly all of the con-
stituency have lived and are living.
by their labor. They and those like
unto them stand for law and order
for protection of property, and the in
alienable rights of every citizen. Those
who labor have trod. and are treading,
no path that have not trod, and that
my descendants will not tread. The
organized labor that Mr.. Gompers
claims to represent is composed of
people who have the right to organ
ize. They are of all churches and of
no church; they are skilled and un-
skilled; they belong to all the different
parties; they are as intelligent and az
patriotic as any other equal number of
citizens of the republic. In the trans
action of the business of their organ
izations have no doubt that they will
cooperate with those who from time
to time they place in authority, but in
their party affiliations, in choosing the
politics of the republic, am ready to
take my chances with them, and this,
too, without regard to the demands of
Mr.. Gompers when he seeks to con-
troll their action at the ballot-box.
In the executive departments Of the
has been brilliant, courageous and
honest. and the name of Roosevelt"
has become q synonym for all those
qualities throughout the realms of CIV
ilization. He has been the president
of all the people, and he has been
tireless in his efforts to serve the peo-
pie by wise, just and fearless admin
istration of the law. He has been par
ticularly Jealous in administering the
law against the trusts and combine
tons CT capital which have ignored
the old adage of live and let live. The
beef trust. the paper trust, the tobacco
trust. the drug trust, the coal combi-
nation and various combinations of
railroads and shippers have felt the
heavy hand of the law and learned that
IT. Is strong enough to compel them to
give all square deal. The record
of trust prosecutions and investiga-
tons into their practices is too long
to here recite, but It is acknowledged
to be most creditable, even by our
political opponents.
The congress has worked in har-
mony with the president and embodied
into law more of his recommendation
than has fallen to the lot of most chief
executives. l believe the record of
the seth congress made In its first
session will go into history as one of
the best records of legislation e,r the
benefit of all the people that has ever
been made. The railroad rate law,
the pure-food law, the meat inspection
amendment to the agricultural appro-
priation act, the free alcohol law, the
consular. reform legislation, the EN-.
ployers liability law, all enacted at