The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-22
Points Out Weaknessof In.
junction Plank as Adopt.
ed at Chicago.
DECLARES IT A SOP"
TOCAPITAL AND LABOR
Asks Why Republican Conven.
ton Did Not Come Boldly
Out and Say That the De-
inands OF the Laboring
Men Were Unrca-
sonablc.
1NcoLS. NEB., juno a1.-rol-

lowing up his expression OF
yesterday in criticism of the
Republican national platform
In general, William J. Bryan
gave out tonight a statement. In
which he assails in particular the anti
Injunction plank of the Chicago decla-
ration. charactcrizing it az a trans
parent fraud The statement fol-
lows:
THE antNnjunction plank OF the
Republican platform as finally adopted
Is transparent fraud. II is possible
that the members OF the committee
were buncoed by some trust lawyer
that Is the only charitable view that
can be taken OF 1t. Those who advo-
Gated the plank claimed to be doing
1t as a concession to the wage-earn-
ers. and yet II one Will read the plank
he VIII see that 1t is in fact announce
ment that the Republican party Is un-
alterably opposed to the laborlng
mans position. The plank reads as
follows:
"'rhe Republican party will uphold
mt nll times the authority and fntcg-
rt;y of the courts. State and Federal,
and VIII ever insist that their power to
enforce their processes aud to protect
life. libe rty and property shall he pre-
servcd inyfolntc. We believe. however,
a
courts with respect To the issuance OF
writ of Injunction should lie more
accurately defined by the statute; thnt
no injunction or rtempornry restrnining
order should be issued without notice,
except where irreparnbIe injury would
result from delay, In which cnse II
speedy hearing thereafter should be
Srnnted.'
sop to Both Sides.
1T will be seen the plank begins
with an unnecessary eulogy OF the
courts. Nobody is opposed to uprold-
ing at all times the authority and in
tegrity of the courts
Nobody is objccting TO the enforce
ment OF their processes or OF their
exercise of their powers to protect
life. liberty and property. The plank
assumes that somebody Is attacking
the courts, and that the courts are in
danger OF losing support or of having
their powers weakened. There is no
attack upon the courts, and there IS no
thought anywhere OF interfering with
any legitimate function Of the court.
The Republican convention puts up a
man of straw, and then proceeds to
demolish 1t. This part of the plank
was written to give assurance to The
people VINO are opposed to the aboring
mans plea. And now let lis proceed
TO that part OF the plank which was
intended as sop to the laboring man.
1t says: We believe. however. that the
rules of procedure in the Federal court
with respect to the issuance OF a writ
of Injunction should be more accu-
rately defined by the statute Just
what that definition shall be is not
stated.
Copied the Statute.
That no Injunction or temporary re-
straining order should be issued with
Tout notice, except where irreparab BILE
injury would result from delay, in
which case speedy hearing therea fter
+ except where irreparable injury would
/, result from delay. and compare this
exception with the Federal statute on
the subject, and you Will find that
under the law as it now exists the
court Is not empowered to grant a
temporary restraining order except
there appears to be danger of irrep-
arabic injury from delay. It will be
seen that the man who wrote the in
junction plank copied the statute al
most word Cor word, and made the eX-
ception as broad as the statute. If
the convention had been frank in the
statement of its position it would have
quoted the present statute and said
that 1t was in favor of enforcing the
law Just as 1t is. 1t would have said,
whereas at present a court or Judge
may grant temporary. restraining or
der II there appears to be danger of
1rreparable injury from delay there
fore, be it resolved, that we are op-
1 posed to changing it.
Can't Fool the People,
The men who are responsible for
! the language of the injunction plank
l may have fooled the convention. but
they cannot fool the laboring men or
+ the voters in general. The Injunction
plank has not even the value of a gold
/ plate brick, for the plank is brass. as
well as the interior of the brick.
THE plank as prepared in advance
of the conventionbS Mr.. Taft's friends
and given out on Tuesday. read as fol-
lows:
1--WE declare for such amendments
OF the statutes of procedure In the
Federal courts with respect to the use
of the writ pfIinjunction as will, on the
one rtfd. prevent the summary issue
of such orders without proper consid-
GRAFTON, and on the other, will preserve
undiminished the power of the courts
TO enforce their process to the end that
Justice may be done at all times and
10 all parties.
'It will be noticed that in this plank
the declaration in favor of amend
ments comes first, and characterization
in favor of the preserving undimin-
ished the power of the courts to en-
force their processes comes after
wards. In the plank as adopted by
the conventions, the declarations in ia
! ror of the courts comes first and the
discussion of change in (the law
comes aIterward 'f
II Unreasonable, Sny So.
+ "If the demand of the laboring man
was unreasonable, why did not the
lconvention say 50? Why did 1t resort
to deception?
"The Republican party will find that
an honest course would have been
4 safer than the dishonest course BEING
pursued.
.'secretary Taft is known. MS the
- IContinued on Third Puge,)