The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-12-07

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psoQ9ey. 1T what = far more impor-
tant tAs home. the chief prop upon
whi1A or whole civilization stands.
Such . theory n ever adopted would
mean the ruin Of the entire country.
but proposals for legislation such as
this herein advocatcd are directly OPP
posed to this class OF socialistic the
ories.
enforcement Of the Law.
A few years ago there was loud CON-
plant that the law could not be In
yoked against wealthy offenders. There
Is no such complaint now. The course
Of the department OF justice during the
last few years has been such as to
make II evident that no man stands
above the law. that no corporation Is
so wealthy that II cannot be held to nc
count Everything that can be done
under the existing law and with the
existing state OF public opinion. which
so profoundly influences both the courts
and juries. has been done. but the laws
themselves need strengthening They
should be made more definite. so that
no honest man can be led unwittingly
TO break them and so that the real
wrongdoer can be readily punished.
Moreover. there must be the public
opinion back OF the laws or the laws
themselves will be OF no avail. The
two great evils In the execution OF our
criminal laws today are sentimentality
and technicality. For the latter the
remedy must come from the hands OF
the legislatures. the courts and the law
yers. The other must depend for It's
cure upon the gradual growth OF a
sound public opinion which shall insist
that regard for the law and the de
mands OF reason shall control all other
Influences and emotions In the jury
box. Both OF these evils must be re-
moved or public discomfort with the
criminal law Will continue.
lnjunetlons.
Instances OF abuse In the granting
of injunctions In labor disputes con-
tinue 10 occur, and the resentment In
the minds OF those who feel that their
rights are being invaded and their lib
erty OF action and OF speech unwar-
rantably restrained continues likewise
TO grow. Much OF the attack on the
use OF the process OF injunction is
wholly without warrant. but am con
strained 10 express the belief that for
some OF II there Is warrant This ques-
ton Is becoming one OF prime impor-
lance. and unless the courts will deal
with Il In effective manner 1t Is GER
tain ultimately 10 demand some form
OF legislative action. IL would be most
unfortunate for our social welfare II
we should permit many honest and
law abiding citizens 10 feel that they
had just cause for regarding our courts
with hostility. | earnestly commend
TO the attention OF the congress this
matter, so that some way may be de-
vised which VIII limit the abuse of IN
functions and protect those rights
which from time 10 time II unwarrant-
ably lnvades. Moreover, discomfort Is
often expressed with the use OF the
process OF injunction by the courts.
not only in labor disputes. but where
state laws are concerned. | refrain
from discussion OF this question as
am Informed that II VIII soon receive
the consideration OF the supreme court.
The process OF injunction is an es-
sential adjunct of the courts doing Its
work well, end as preventive measures
are always better than remedial the
wise use OF this process Is from every
standpoint commendable. But where
II Is recklessly or unnecessarily used
tho abuse should be censurcd. above
all by the very men who are properly
anxious TO prevent any effort to shear
the courts of this necessary power.
Tho courts decision must be final. The
protest Is only against the conduct OF
individual judges In needlessly antici-
pating such final decision or In the
tyrannical use OF what IL nominally a
temporary injunction 10 accomplish
what is in fact permanent decision.
Fhe president urges tho passage OF
model employers liability act for the
District OF Columbia and tho territories
TO encourage corporations TO treat In
Jured wageworkcrs better He en-
phatically indorses the eight hour day.
The president urges the states TO
fight tho child and woman labor evil
He says:
The national government has as an
ultimate resort for control OF child la
Dor the use OF the interstate commerce
clause 10 prevent the products OF child
labor from entering into Interstate COM
MERGE. But before using this II ought
certainly TO enact model laws on the
subject for tho territories under It's
own immediate control.
Presidential Campaign Expenses.
Under our form of government vot-
Ing IL not merely a right, but duty.
and. moreover, fundamental and nee
essary duty II man Is to be good
citizen. II Is well to provide that cor
porations shall not contribute to presi-
Dental or national campaigns and, FUR
thermore. to provide for the publica-
ton OF both contributions and expendi-
lures. There IN. however. always dan
ger In laws OF this kind. which from
their very nature are difficult OF en-