Arizona republican., 1907-12-04

the hands of the legislatures, the courts and the lawyers. The other must de- pend for it's cure upon the gradual growth of a sound public opinion which shall insist that regard for the law and the demands of reason shall con t1Ol all other influences and emotions in the jury box. Both of these evils must be removed or public discontent with the criminal law will continue.
 The injunction.
 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 tD 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 more and more one of prime importance. and unless the courts will themselves deal with it in effective manner, it is certain ultimate ly to demand some form of legislative
 
 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, l earnestly commend to the attention of the Congress this matter, so that some way may be devised which will limit the abuse of injunctions and pro- tect those rights which from time to time it unwarrantably invades. More over, discontent is often expressed with the use of the process of injunc- tion by the courts, not only in labor disputes. but where State laws are concerned. 1 refrain from discussion of this question as I am informed that it will soon receive the consideration of the Supreme Court.
 ''The Federal courts must of course, decide ultimately what are the res pective spheres of State and Nation in connection with an- law, State or Ma tiOnal, and the.' must decide definitely and finall.' in matters affecting indi- Vidual citizens, not onl-' as to the rights and wrongs of capital: and the National Government must always see that the decision Of the court is put iI.to effect. The process of injunction is a2 essential adjunct of the courts doing its work well; and as preventive measures are alwa.-s better than rem Cdial, the wise use of this process Is from ever.' standpoint comm endable. But where it is recklessly or unneces- sarily used. the abuse should be cen sured, above am b- the very men who are properly anxious to prevent any ef- fort to shear the courts Of this neces- sSry power. The courts decision must be final: the protest is only against the conduct O. individual judges in needlessly anticipating such final de- cision, or in the tyrannical use of what is nominally temporary injunction to accomplish what IS in fact a perman- cnt decision
 Employers Liability.
 ''The loss of life and limb from rail- road accidents in this country has be- come appalling. It is a sutiect of :hich 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 inspec- ton of steamboats, although not go- ing so far; perhaps at first all that it would be necessary to have would be