The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-03


POINT 81 American policy The qaes
ton shoald be spproaessed parcis
from q business standpoint both ne
tIme and Tie manner Of :thoi eit;,s:s
being suSh as to arouse the min a 4 4
flct sg 81 4 and disturbance In fas
f.basiabss world and; to giYe The ieas,
.Itplay for salish and lActional mo tiyes,
\ The sole: consideration should be To
see that the sun total Of changes rep,
reseats the public good. This means
that the subject can not with wisdom
be dealt with in the year preceding q
matter OF fact experience has conclu.
siYely shown that at such time Il
Is impossible to get men to treat II
from the standpoint of the public
good. In my Judgment the wise time
to deal with the matter is Immediately
after such election.
lniunetions.
Instances OF abuse in the granting
OF iajaactions 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 liberty Of action and OF speech
# =. & HE
unwarrantably restrained continues
likewise to grow. Much Of the at.
tack on the use Of the process Of in.
jaetfoa Is wholly without warrant;
but am constrained to express the
belief that for some. of 1t there is war.
rant. This question is becoming more
and more one Of prime importance.
and Unless the courts will themselves
deal with 1t in effective manner. Ii is
certain ultimately to demand some
form of Legislative. action. II would
be most unfortunate for our social
welfare If We should permit many hon.
est and, law,abiding citizens to feel
that they had just cause for regarding
our courts with hostility. ] earnestly
commend to the attention Of the Con.
sress this matter, SO that some way
may be devised which witt limit the
abuse OF injtlnctions and protect those
rights which from time to time 1t un.
warrantably invades. Moreover, dis.
content 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 ques.
ton as AM Informed that it Will soon
receive the consideration of the .su.
preme Court.
The Federal courts must OF course
decide ultimately what are the re.
spectivc spheres OF State and Nation
in connection with any law, State or
National. and they must decide deti.
nitely and finally in matters affecting
individual citizens, not only as to the
rights and wrongs Of labor, but as to
the rights and wrongs Of capital; and
the National Government must always
see that the decision OF the court is
put into effect. The process OF in
JUNCTION IS an essential adjunct Of the
courts doing its work we'll: and as
preventive measures ar5 always bet.
ter than remedial. the wise use Of
this process is from every standpoint
comnlendable., Bit where 1t is reck.
lcssly or unnecessarily used. the
abuse should be censured, above all
by the very men who are properly anx.
ious to prevent any effort to shear
the courts Of this necessary power.
The courts decision must be final:
the protest is only against the con.
duct Of individual judges In needless.
~ anticipating such final decision, or
In the tyrannical use Of what is nom.
inaify Il temporary Injunction to ac-
complish what is in fact permanent
decision.
Accidents.
The loss OF life and limb from rail-
roni accidents In this country has be.
come appalling. It is a subject OF
which the National Government should
take supervision. It might be well to
begin by providing for a Federal in
spection Of interstate railroads some
what along the lines OF Federal in.
spection OF steamboats,. although not
going so far; perhaps at first all that
It would be necessary to have would
be some officer whose duty would be
pra