New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-10-23
MIR. TAFT HAS GREAT
SUCCESS In INDIANA
DR4US RECORD BREAK
ING AUDIENCES.
Injunction Writ, as Used by Him,
Benefit to Labor, He
Declares.
Declares.
rBy Telegraph TO The Tribuns.I

first day in Indiana has proved an unpar-
alleled success. 1t has brought out the largest
crowds seen anywhere on his speaking trips
1t has put new life into the Republicans ana
proportionately discouraged the opposition
II has inspired the candidate % his ablest
efforts to crowd the greatest possible num-
Der Of facts into brief rear-platform talks
and to compel the support of his hearers ~
the fnvincibIe character OF his logic kansas
as a state. and Wilmington, Del, as single
city have hitherto held the blue ribbon ior
record breaking crowds. but both have been
left far in the rear by the tremendous demon
strations in Indiana to-day. Every town has
turned out a crowd of unusual proportions
and Terre Haute, with a throng which filed
every foot Of space on an area equal TO thres
cftv squares is conceded to have excelled
every other city visited in the number Of peo-
pie nassed in a single place Some idea OF
the density of the crowd may be gained rom
the fact that a mail carrier was caught WeA
inside in its limits with his little wagon Tbs
instant Mr. Taft appeared the stand the
crowd swarmed over the wagon its roof be-
ing black with people The vehicle gave way
and sank to the ground under the unaccus-
toned weight The horse was forced around
so that il broke both shafts off short and
was unable to move while the candidate re-
mained on the platform rOckery in the
centre of the square, and far too distant from
the stand for any TO hear the speeches.
was covered with men and women. and for
blocks in all directions the windows and roofs
were black with people
Mr.. Bryan passed over this route days
ago and at every stop to-day the question was
put. not to one but many men in the crowd:
How does this crowd compare with the one
which greeted Mr. Bryan And the answer
always was that it from two to FIVE times
as large. while Indiana newspaper men travel
ling with the Taft special train declared that
they had never seen such crowds in their state.
The Taft train made nineteen stops in Indiana
to-day. ending with Evansville Mr. Taft made
one speech at every place except Evansville.
where he made two one at the Grand Theatre
and the other at Evanss Hall Debs also spoke
in Evansville this evening. and two parades, one
Republican and the other Socialist. added to the
gayety of the occasion Senator Hemenway
and Representative CLANCY have been the
train all day and the former has assisted Mr.
Taft in speaking Others who have travelled
with the candidate are Joseph Kealing- " H
Hays chairman of the state speakers bureau
and Representative Lands. besides host OF
local committeeman.
LABOR QUESTION DISCUSSED
As many of his audiences were composed
largely of Iaboring men. Mr. Taft has dealt at
considera BILE length with the labor question to-
day. Speaking at Linton he said in part:
II is said that 1 have issued injunctions. 7
have 1 have issued injUnctions against cor
porations that violated the antitrust act
have issued tnjunctions against business men
that were engaged in violating somebody elses
right that somebody else entitled TO have
the violations enJOined, and have issued m
functions against lawless iabOrinS men who
were violating somebody elses rights, and II
had not done it l should not have the rlght
to be here asking for your suffrage What kind
Of a judge do you want? Do YOU want judge
that distinguishes between classes. decldes IN
favor of one class and against another Is that
the character of a judge you want IN a tree
country Is il not the judge who under MS Oatn.
with the law II is laid down in the textbook
and the statute, and with the evidence before
him under his oath decides according TO the
Justice of the case and then issues the order
that the law requires him to issue
What is an injunction An injunction IS
merely an order with reference to the prevention
of the abuse made before the fact occurs which
is to injure not fnjure the party Where an
cover damages for the injury. but where the
injury is of a character recurring from time TO
time in small acts that you can't recover
damages that are adequate, there equity saws
that a man may have prevention rather than
cure. and he may go to a court and say: This
man is going TO cut down my tree mat tres
won't grow in twenty years. II belongs 10 me-
1t is on my place and ne is my tenant He Is
going to injuTe II by wasting that tree Ia
goes into court and asks the judge to Issue an
injunction to prevent the cutting down OF the
tree Is not prevention better than cure in such
a case? Why. then. should judge refuse 70
issue the Injunction
That kind of remedy has been in force for
four hundred years. and is the most remedial
writ that have. IL arose 10 protect poor
men not to Oppress them The way Ii arose
was this: A man borrowed $500 on his farm
He gave a mortgage which in form was abso-
lutte conveyance, subject to being made void by
the payment of $500. but the farm was worth
$4,000 He failed to pay the $500 on the dot.
and in law they brought a suit in ejectment
and they put the man off the $4,000 farm for
$500. He went TO the King IN old days, and ne
said. This is a fine kind of justice that YOU
are giving me- You allow this man 10 take my
$4,000 farm for $500" The King said TO his
Lord Keeper. who subsequently became the
Lord Chancellor. Here, you take over this
case and see whether this is Justice The Lord
Keeper was then eCCleSidStlC. and he sent Tor
the officer who had enforced the order or was
about TO. and he said This IS INCONSISTENCIES
I am not going 10 permit you 10 do IL l enjOtn
YOU from prosecution in a suit That Is the
way the injunction came on The Lord Chan-
ceuor said: 4 going To enjoin YOU and YOU
have got to come into the court that l am gong
To create. and I will enjOiu YOU until yOG see
that the farm shall be sold. that $500 snail De
applied on the debt with interest. and that
$4,000 shall go to this man who owns the farm.
INJUNCTIONS AS PROTECTION
That is the way the injunction came into ex-
istenCe II grew up to protect people agalnst
injuries for which they could not have adequate
remedy at law. IL Is remedy that ought %
no enforced against any one who does Iawless
act that cannot have adequate remedy ar law.
and To have it abolished merely because u mas
sometimes been abused and sometimes issued
against laboring men Is To destroy the chardc-
ter OF our courts. is 10 destroy the science or
law and is TO enact class legislation that when
you think of it you Will utterly disapprove
am not here 10 apologize for what / haVe
done in court I am here TO say that no de-
Cision OF mine on such subject has ever been
reversed and If I had not decided as did. and
II had not enforced my injunCtiOus when is
sued them, 1 should not have the right 20 CONS
here and stand before YOU and ask you 20 vote
F,v aae pTaG candidate