The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1907-12-06


box. Both of these evils must lie re-
moved or public discomfort with the
criminal law will continue.
lnjunctons.
Instances Of abuse in the granting
Of injunctions in labor disputes con-
tinue to 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 to express the belief that for
some Of it there is warrant This ques-
ton is becoming one of prime impor-
lance, and unless the courts will deal
with it in effective manner it is GER
tain ultimately to demand some form
of legislative action. 1t would be most
unfortunate for our social welfare if
we should permit many honest and
law abiding citizens to feel that they
had just cause for regarding our courts
| with hostility. I earnestly commend
| to the attention of the congress this
matter, SO that some way may be de-
vised which will limit the abuse Of in
| functions and protect those rights
! which from time to time it unwarrant-
ably invades. Moreover, discomfort is
| often expressed with the use of the
process of injunction by the courts,
i not only in labor disputes. but where
! state laws are concerned. l refrain
from discussion Of this question as l
! an informed that it will soon receive
i the consideration Of the supreme court.
The process of injunction is an es-
sential adjunct of the courts doing its
work WE'LL and as preventive measures
are always better than remedial the
| wise use Of this process is from every
! standpoint cOmmendable. But where
| it is recklessly or unnecessarily used
! the abuse should be censured above
all by the very men who are properly
| anxious to prevent any effort to shear
! the courts Of this necessary power.
! The 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
f! tyrannical use of what is nominally
temporary injunction to accomplish
what is in fact permanent decision.
The president urges the passage of a
model employers liability act for the
| District of Columbia and the territories
to encourage corporations to treat in
! jured wageworkers better. He en-
! phatically indorses the eight hour day.
! The president urges the states to
! fight the 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 to prevent the products of child
| labor from entering into interstate COM
merce. But before using this it ought
! certainly to enact model laws on the
subject for the territories under its
own immediate control. =:
Presidential. Campaign Expenses.
Under our form of government vot-
ing is not merely right, but duty,
and. moreover, q fundamental and nec-
essary duty If Il man is to be good
citizen. 1t is we'll to provide that cor
porations Shall not contribute to presi-
Dental or national campaigns and, fur
! thermore, to provide for the publica
tion of both contributions and expendi-
lures. There is, however. always dam
ger in laws of this kind, which from
their very nature are difficult of en-
forcement the danger being lest they
be obeyed only by the honest and dis
Obeyed by the INSCRIPTIONS, SO as to
act only as penalty upon honest men.
Moreover. no such law would hamper
an INSCRIPTIONS man Of unlimited
means from buying his own way into
office. There is very radical meas
ure which would, believe, work a
substantial improvement in our sys-
tenn of conducting campaign, al
though am well aware that it will
take some time for people SO to famil-
iariZe themselves with such a proposal
as to be willing to consider its adop-
ton. The need for collecting large
campaign funds would vanish If con-
gress provided an appropriation for the
proper and legitimate expenses of each
of the great national parties, an appro-
pria ton ample enough to meet the ne
cessity for thorough organization and
machinery. which requires large ex
penditure Of money. Then the stipu-
lation should be made that no party
receiving campaign funds from the
treasury should accept more than a
fixed amount from any individual sub
scriber or donor, and the necessary
publicity for receipts and expenditures
could without difficulty be provided.
The Army.
The president recommends legisla-
ton to increase the number Of officers
In the army. especially in the medical
corps. The rate of pay Of officers
should be greatly increased. he de-
clares. There should be relatively
even greater increase in the rate of
pay of enlisted men if we are to keep
the army in shape to be effective in
time of need. The president recon-
mends severe examination of officers
for promotion up to the rank of major.
From that point promotion should he
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