The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-13
Judge Believes in Reign of
Law and Order Discusses
Capital and Labor.
THERE'S NO UTOPIAH HERE
Indifference of Officials of Trusts
Cause of Trouble With
Workers.

Judge II. B. Tuthin, of the Porter
Laporte superior court. discussed cor
porations before the state bar asso-
citation Wednesday afternoon at Indi-
annapolis. He read a paper on Are
Corporations III Treated and Why?"
The judges paper was quite lengthy
and he treated the subject in such
manner as to cause considerable inter-
est The Indianapolis News of We'd
nesday evening gave his paper in full.
The creed of lawyers and the creed
of every honest man is belief in
reign of law and order" said the judge.
The paper read by the Judge went on
to show that this was the case. and
that the corporations were largely re-
sponsible for their own i'll treatment.
I'VE believe in a reign of law and
order" declared the judge. I'VE do
not believe in anarchy. socialism or any
fantastic dreams of a Utopia. We be-
lieve in the vested rights of both capi-
tai and labor. We believe the rich
should be fully protected in their
rights We believe in the union of
labor; that the laborer is worty of his
hire; that he should be secure in his
right to work We believe If the poor
man win do the best he can, he shall
rot, barring unavoidable calamity. die
in the poor-house and leave his wife
and children without support.
This may be said to be not only the
lawyers creed, but the creed of every
other honest man"
Judge Tuthin drew a picture of the
time when the man with the glittering
watch fob and side whiskers dropped
down upon the farm and for his funny
stories of the great city's life and full
some picture of the prosperity it would
bring them, went away with the farm
er's permission to cut a right of way
through his farm. use the timber FOL
ties and what not to get the railroad
through.
Then the rafTroHd came. The-rigf'
OF way was cut through the farm ans
/ the track was laid. Then came the snort
ing steed of progress whirling through
the farm pasture with no right OF
way fenced to keep the cattle off tn,
track A COW is killed. may be ths
best on the farm. A settlement i.
sought. The farmer is referred from
one to another higher up and otherwis,
subjected to great inconvenience. H
finally learns that he will not be paiC
for his loss without he sues. The farm
er argues that the lack of a fence OF
the right of way places the blame upoi
the railroad The railroad tells him II
effect. to build the fence and sue 70
the cost. The farmer thus learns tina
the policy of the railroad is to d,
nothing it is not forced to do and ther
is cause for complaint.
Speaking of the labor union stu
alton the judge declared that the in
crease wanted was nearly always plac
ed before the corporation heads in form
Of a request. We read that the reques
and again ignored, and in such fashiol
the cause comes to an open ruptur
and a strike is declared. The circum
stances are such. owing to the treat
ment the strikers have received, tina
the sympathy Of the public is wit
them.
These were causes. declared Judg
: Tuthill, which had turned the publ
against corporations. There were sym
ptoms of a reaction he declared, an
cited the recent statement of Cover
nor Hughes of New York, when h
vetoed the New York 2-cent fare law
, declaring that railroad rates shoul
z not be arbitrarily lowered withou
thorough investigation Of the reduc
tion.
Judge Tuthiu closed with the wis
and belief that the time was comm
when the lion and the lamb would ii
down together. and the lamb would nc
be inside the lion either"