The daily sentinel., 1908-07-07

tueI Sito lol llit VI thC Sohi
ditions that are forcing our children
into the labor market.
at is the reign of monopoly that
is emptyng our school houses and
filling the sweat shops with child
labor and this same system of monop-
oily is fast limiting the opportunities
for independent livelihood among
those who are forced into the indus
trial field and thus it is doubly
that hope of youth which
in former stages of our national
growth opened an avenue of honor
and independence to every child rear
ed upon our soil.
The most palpable Instance of the
insincerity of the Chicago convention
is found in its declara tion respecting
the issuance of injunctions. 1t would
have been entitled to more respect if
it had omitted all mention of the sub
ject. At session after session of con-
gress labor has pleaded for relief
from the abuse of injunctions but its
appeals have fallen or deaf ears and
there has been no indication that
remedial legislation OF any character
would be enacted. TIE oligarchy in
house and senate has decided that
nothing shall be done 10 weaken any
advantage that corporations have
gained in labor disputes.
THE fact is that all our citizens,
without respect to station or occupa-
tion in life, have genuine respect
for the courts and desire to maintain
their integrity. The charge that the
courts are being assailed is simply
made for the purpose of diverting at
tention from the real issue. Here
tofore it has not been considered
treason or an unwarrantable attack
upon the honor of the courts to de-
fine their jurisdiction, prescribe their
procedure, restrict their processes
and generally to fix the bounds with
in which judicial functions shall be
exercised.
1T makes no difference whether
the courts are acting in excess of
their jurisdiction or strictly within
their delegated powers. In either
case the people have a right to throw
additional safeguards around human
liberty. There can be no reflection
upon the honesty of the courts in the
passage of a measure that will con-
fine the equity powers of the federal
judiciary within such bounds as the
people of the United States, through
the legislative branches of their gov
ocratic convention must frankly,
firmly and unequivocally pledge itself
to such legislation as will prevent the
writ of injunction from being con-
verted into an instrument of express
sion.
I'VE have something to do in this
| convention besides pointing out evils
and calling the Republican party to
| task for part it hasNplayed in creating
and perpetrating abuses. Democracy
| is once more called to the arena to
battle for the sacred principles of
self-government. 1t must wage an
uncompromsing war for the return
of the government to the hands of
| the people, and this means that the
phalanX of special interests must be
| broken.
"The triumph of the people can
only through the Democratic party,
| for the life of it's chief political
opponent is so absorbed into the
artificial life of the monopolies and
trusts that it excludes the hope that
the Republican party will ever be
able or willing to regain separate
existence where it can honestly dis
charge its duty to the people.
with the power and opportunity
to carry out Democratic principles,
we will be called upon TO revise our
| tariff laws in the interests of the
| whole people. This issue cannot be
disposed of by the assertion that the
Republican party also stands for
| tariff reform. Republican revision
and Democratic revision are two dif-
| ferent things.
THE Democratic idea is that where
the tariff enables the trusts to main
| tain a system of eXtortion the duty
should be removed from all trust
made goods, so that competition
from abroad may compel reasonable
prices to our people. There is vast
| difference between the protection of
American industries and the protec-
| tion of criminal monopolies.
"The expenses of our government,
even when most economically admin
| istered. Will always require substan-
tial tariff rates. for the customs du-
ties will always be our chief source
| of revenue. The amount and distri-
button of these rates must always be
| delivered along equitable lines. keep
ing in view the greatest happiness to
| the greatest number, and particularly
| Withholding the shelter of the tariff
| from those who use it, not for legiti-
mate self-protection. but for the
criminal purpose of eXtorting the last
dollar from the American consumer
THE corrupt use of large sums of
money in political campaigns is large
ly responsible for the subversion of
the peoples will at the polls. The
masses are awakening to realiza-
tion of the great power of gold in
contests that ought to be determined
according to the character of nomi-
nees and the soundness and morality
of political issues: and there is a
general demand for publicity in the
collection and use of campaign funds
SO that our citizens may know
whether political party has pur-