The Detroit times., 1908-09-23

Our COuteutlou cuooIoSu tho wv
trine by unanimous vote. And
here again the Republican candi-
date had to apologize for his plat
form, and when he saw what we
said and remembered the action
of his convention. he said In his
notification speech that personally
he was inclined TO favor the cleo
ton OF senators by direct vote
OF the people. Personally he was
inclined to favor It! Well. now,
I am glad that he feels that way
personally.
Against his platform that said
nothing. I place my platform that
declares In favor of the election
OF senator's by the people as the
gateway to other reforms; and as
against his personal tnclinations
In this direction place IL years
of effort to secure the election OF
senators by direct vote OF the peo
pie. began the work for this re-
form Is years ago. and have
worked for 1t ever since.
put 1t In the first platform on
which I ran for congress: put IT
In the platform on which I ran for
the senate; I helped put It In tho
three national platforms and / am
so much in favor Of II that II
elected I shall call a special SEES
sion Of congress Immediately after
Inauguration and ask for the cleo
ton OF senators by direct vote OF
the people.
Rap for Uncle Joe.
The third obstacle In the way
of the rule Of the people Is to be
found In the rules OF the house Of
representatives. They are des-
potic In character. and az inter
preted by the present speaker.
those rules prevent the rule OF
the majority.
I denounce this exercise OF
oneman power az antaeonistic to
our theory Of government. and !
indorse the declaration OF tho
platform that favors q change a.
to enable a majority Of congress
to run congress and transact the
business and make the laws.
But, my friends, want TO pass
from these questions that AFFECT
the methods OF government on to
some issues which I desire to
present briefly. shall take up
first the labor question. There are
six labor questions mentioned In
our platform. On two propositions
the Democrats and Republicans
are In substantial agreement. Both
Of US believe according to our
platforms In the eight.hour day
and the employers liability act.
but as the Republicans have been
In power for 10 years and as they
have refused to enact these very
laws which they now ihdorse In
their platform, believe the labor.
ing men can better trust the DEM
ocrats than the Republicans with
the carrying out OF these two
planks upon which both parties
agree.
Where Parties Differ.
But, my friends. want to take
I'D four propositions upon which
the parties differ. The first labor
plank that I call your attention to
in our platform 10 one demanding
the establishment OF depart
ment of labor with cabinet Of
fcer at its head. believe that
those who toll are entitled to a
representative In the presidents
council chamber, and II l am pres
ident l want representative OF
the wage-earners In my cabinet
that I may consult him on all
questions that affect those who
toll.
The second proposition affects
what Is known as the antitrust
law. We believe that the labor
organizations should be taken out
from under the operation OF this
law. II 1t Is necessary to have q
law regulating the labor organiza-
lions, let II be law made for
human beings and not law made
to regulate corporations that de-
velop into trusts.
There is a third proposition,
namely, that the law should be
30 amended that an injunction
shall not issue merely because OF
a labor dispute. Secretary Taft
says that no one has ever held
that a labor dispute was In itself
a SUFFICIENT excuse for an injunc-
ton. Well. II nobody has said
90, why Is anybody afraid Of our
platform that wants to make the
law simply to say that.
The fourth difference between
us relates to trial by Jury In cases
of indirect contempt and want
to dwell on this for moment, be-
cause Mr.. Taft says our platform
Is the most insidious attack upon
the courts Of the country that has
ever been made In the nations
history.
A case Of indirect contempt is
whore the contempt Is not COM
mitted In the presence of the
court, but must be established by
evidence presented before the
court. We contend that 1t Is In the
nature of criminal prosecution.
It's punishment Is fne or impris-
onment, or both. and we contend
that, as It Is In the nature of
criminal prosecution. the man
charged with indirect contempt
should have the protection Of trial
by jury to ascertain his guilt or
innocence.
In criminal case the Judge
does not make the law: he Is not
the prosecuting attorney; he IL
the Judge. that Is all, but In con-
tempt case the Judge issues the
order, the Judge prosecutes for its
violation; he Is the law-giver. he
Is public prosecutor. and he 10
Judge, and II there Ii any place
where q man ought to be entitled
to trial by jury It Is where the
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