The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-26
JUDGE PARKER TELLS LAWYERS
TO DENOUNCE DEMAC0G|C LAWS

tiff, were heard fully. The Judge wrote
his opinion and then granted an inJunc-
tion upon conditions that would safe
guard TO the last penny every person in
terested. The right TO grant an injunc-
ton under such circumstances cannot be
denied, but the propriety OF granting, on
an ex parte application, an injunction
which refuses effect to statute can and
should be questioned.
| statute upon the face of which no inn
perfection appears and which will stand.
| unless IL can be proved that II will pre-
vent the property affected from earning
a reasonable return for the investment is
presumably constitutional. It's operation.
therefore Is not a matter to be suspend
ed for light reasons. Indeed, have no
hesitation In saying that In many such
cases an appeal to the discretion of a
Judge that injunction issue could well be
denied until after trial
RECKLESS REMEDIES.
The abuses lying at the foundation OF
the earnest but sometimes reckless CROP
| ing for remedies, must be checked. And
| II IL were necessary, In order TO promote
this result to pass through these process
es. many OF which will prove destructive
OF the rights and interests OF a multitude
OF innocent and honest persons-still II
would be well. For the property. the SER
vices and even the life OF a citizen should
be cheerfully sacrificed on the altar OF the
country's necessities
So much OF II though Is unnecessary
aye. worse than that, so much o. II is
deliberately mischievous. prompted by the
same spirit that cries out, Away with
law and It's restraintsl Lynch him, Lynch
him.. that every patriotic student OF the
times, while hoping for the best fears
that the consequences will be disastrous
unless We again take up and press for
ward in all earnestness the shibboleth OF
the fathers. "A Government OF Law not
OF Men" When we do this. we shall find
a faithful adherence TO the constitutional
plan of the Fathers today as nearly ideal
as IL seemed to them. We shall love the
common law as we have inherited and de-
veloped IL In this country, because as
body OF law IL approaches more nearly
TO the ideal. In that It's standard of justice
is furnished by the people themselves.
Hence. the better and higher the civilza-
ton, the more nearly does the common
law approach the ideal.
And we shall give more attention
to statute making. We shall have less OF
1t. but that which we do have will be of
better duhlity.
You cannot move legislators crazed with
ambition. But the people can and will do
so when they fully understand the situa-
ton And we need never fear they will
not understand II after a time. But the
people should be informed now Do not
iorBet' however, that III you attempt IL,
You will be announced by the demagogue
and cartooned by the yellow press a fate
whlch has come TO the few who have ap-
pealed to the reason and to Justice These
tactics have enforced silence upon many
whose hearts have prompted them To point
OUT the danger or government by passion
But they cannot keep silent the earnest
lawyers OF this country for n minute af-
ter they have determined that duty calls
them TO speak out God grant that the
hour OF that determination is ut hand.