The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-02

was in keeping with that accorded him
at Lincoln. The Ak Sar Ben carnival
is in full sway here, and the added
illumination of the city lent to the holi-
day appearance. No parade was ar
ranged. The arrival of the Taft special
was signalized by the footing of whis-
ties and firing of bombs. A reception
committee awaited the candidate at
the Omaha station. He was taken for
short automobile ride and then re-
turned to his car for dinner The
South Omaha meeting was reached by
automobiles, and the return was made
shortly after o'clock to the Audi
torium, where Senator Dolliver had
been holding forth to an immense au-
dience for an hour.
In South Omaha.
In his South Omaha speech Mr.. Taft.
after reviewing the labor decision he
had rendered, made this conclusion:
II laid down the rule that labor not
only had the right to unite, but it ought
to unite in order to meet capital on
the level that they had a right to APP
point officers; that they had a right to
raise funds with which to sustain
strikes; that strikes could not be en-
Joined; that men had the right to leave
the employ of their employers in con-
cert if they chose; that they had the
right to appoint officers who should
direct them what they should do; that
thew had the right to withdraw from
association with those with whom they
had controversies; that they had the
right to induce all their competitors,
all their fellow union men to withdraw
from such association, but they did not
have the right to injure the property
of their employers or declare sec
ondary boycott against them.
These decisions l claim have been
the magma charta of trades unionism
ever since The railway orders used
that decision in a case before Judge
which an injunction was issued for
bidding them to follow the decision of
their chiefs. They went into the court
and cited my case and Judge Adams
withdrew his injunction. The same
thing happened down in Cincinnati I'M
der Judge Thompson in a similar case
with respect to the Typographical I'M
ion.
Il have not decided all my cases in
labor businesses 1 have had also to
run up against corporations. AS one of
the court 1 wrote the opinion in the
first important antitrust case that was
decided and it laid down the principles
until which all the antitrust prosecu-
tions are now conducted.
IT am not apologizing for anything
did; 1 am only telling you truth when
1 say that the legality and the oppor-
tunity of the men to unite to carry on
their organization to perfection that
they reach to raise the funds they have
raised to bring about trade agreements
to entitle them to the responsible posi-
ton that they occupy now in dealing
with their employers, is as largely due
to the law which 1 laid down as to any
other cause.
Would Do 1t Again.
'I am said to be the father of in
functions. 1 issued injunctions, there
is not any doubt about that, and If 1
went on the bench and the occasion
called for an injunction, 1 would is
sue it again, but 1 deny that 1 in
vented injunctions. Injunctions were
issued long before 1 went on the
bench and 1 only used a remedy that
every ma mis- entitled to when no other
remedy is adequate.
81 agree that injunctions have been
issued which have been such too broad
and the reason why they have been too
broad is because they have been is
| sued without notice and the judge has
not sufficiently considered it; therefore
1 have been in favor of requiring that
no injunction should issue without
notice, but the Republican convention
did not desire to go so far, but said,
| If you put into mandatory statute the
best present statutes and so define the
| few cases where temporary injunc-
| ton may issue without notice and re-
Il
| ton is issued without notice it shall
not have effect for more than forty
| eight hours so that a man may have
! a hearing within forty-eight hours,
then that abuse of which they COM
| plain, and on which they rightly COM
plain, because injunctions have been
issued temporarily without notice and
| the time for hearing has been fixed
| three amonths hence, will be done
| away with. 1t is ar outrage and
ought not 20 be permitted and 1 am
not doing it but what 1 say is: there
are just judges and to visit me with
! responsibility for every abuse that
has been committed and not to look
to my own cases and to know what
my own cases decided, is not to give
| me a square deal"
The Taft speech at the Auditorium
was a repetition of what he has fire.
| quently said about the tariff, the trusts
| and the general records of the Re-
| publican and Democratic parties. The
entire Taft itinerary for the day in
| cluded speeches at the following
/ places: Crete, WILDER, Dewitt
Beatrice. Wymore, Pawnee, Falls
1 City. Auburn. Table Rock, Nebraska
1 City. Plattsmouth. South Omaha and
II Omaha