The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-08

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effects always buy the genuine, manu-.
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provided that the right 70 carry on
business should not be construed as a
property right, and IA second pro.
vision their blll made legal IN a labor
dispute any act or agreement by or
between two or more persons that
would not have been unlawful n done
By a single person In other words,
this bin lcsslized blaobllsting and boy
cottiug IN every form The demand
was made that there should be trial
by jury In contempt cases. thereby
most seriously lmpalrlns the authority
Of the courts All this represented
course OF policy which. n carried out,
would mean the onthrouement Of class
privilege In its rrudtst ard most
brutal form and the destruction Of
one Of the most essential functions Of
the judiciary IA ali civilized lands
The wagaworkers. the worklnsmen,
the laboring mon Of tue country. by the
way IN which they repudntsd the e.
fort 70 get them 70 cast their votes in
response 10 an appeal 70 Glass hatred
have emphasized their sound pr triotlsn
and Americanism
Courts lmperiled BY Judges.
But the extreme reactlonsrics, the
persons who bird themselves 10 the
wrongs now and then committed by
the courts on laboring men. should
also think seriously a. 70 what such
movement as this portends. Tie
courts are jeopardsd primarily BY the
action OK theso federal and state
judges who show inability or unwill-
ingnoss 70 put stop 70 the wrong
doing Of very rich ossn under modern
Industrial conditions
There are certain decisions by va
rious courts which nave been exceed
ingly detrimental 70 the rights u
wuaeworsers. Iris Is true os all the
decisions that decide that mon and
@omen are by the constitution guar
anteed their liberty TO contract to
enter dangerous occupation, or 70
work an undesirable or improper NUM-
Der - hours, or 70 werk in unhealthy
surroundings, and therefore caEnot re-
cover damages when maimed in that
occupation and cannot be forbidden
to work what the legislature decides Is
an excessive number Of hours, or 10
carry en- the work under conditions
which che Legislature decides to be IN
healthy.
There is also. / think. ground for
the belief TINT substantial injustice II
often suffered By employees Ia consa-
quence Of the custom Of courts issu-
inS temporary inJunctions without no
tiee to them and Furnishing them for
contempt Of court In instances where,
as natter Of fact they hive no
knowledge Of any proceedings Pro
vision should he made that no iniunc-
ton or temporary restraining order
issue otherwise thnn on notice, except
where irreparable injury would other
wise result and IN such case a hear
i4r on the merits Of the order should
be had within a short fixed period,
and Il not then continued after hear
ing Il should forthwith lapse Decl-
eions should be rendered Immediately
and the chance Of delay minlmiaed in
every way.
The courts are to be highly com
mended and stanchly upheld when
they set their faces against wrong
doing or tyranny by majority, but
they arc to be blamed when they
fan TO recognize under n government
like ours the deliberate Judgment Of
the majority as to n matter Of leclti.
mate policy when duly expressed by
the legislature The people should
not be permitted to pardon evil and
legislation on the theory that (
the court win got 1t right They should
be taught that the right way to set rid
OF bad law IL to have tho legislature /.
repeal 1t and not to have the courts by /
Ingenious hair splitting nulllfy It.
Reopie Themselves to Blame.
For many Of the shortcomings Of /
justice IL our country our people as a /
whole arc themselves TO blame, and the
Judges and juries merely bear their
share together with the public rs a
whole. II is dlscreditable to us as a I