The Cairo bulletin., 1908-10-22
BRUTAL ANO DESPOTIC
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resents exactly the relief that Mr..
Gompers remands in the way OF anti
injunction legislation and ii the
statement in his letter is correct,
this bill represents what Mr. Bryan
and his party are pledged to in the
matter OF anti-injunction legislation.
Does Bryan Accept?
The injunction plank in the Bryan
ita platform may sound vague and
hazy, but there is nothing vague or
hazy about this bill
Ii is more than bin; it is a pro.
gram of the most fixed and definite
kind and If Mr.. Gompers is correct
this bill becomes, as it We're. an used
IaIIendix to Mr. Bryan's platform
or foot note explaining in detail
the briefer ana hauguer injunction
plank in that platform
Does Mr.. Bryan accept it as such
Mr. Bryan should state publicly
whether he in fact seconds the prn.
.cirle OF this bill, which is the Official
program of Mr. Gompers and those
who stand with him.
Mr. Gompers announces publicly
that Mr.. Bcyan's party has made
this program its own, Is Nj Comp
ers correct in this statement?
The counsel for the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor in his examination
before the house on Feb ). at which
Mr. Gompers himself was present. |
gave very frank illustration Of
what he and NJ. Gompers believed |
to be the consequence OF that pro.
vision OF that bill which SAYS the
right to carry on business shall not
be entitled to protection as a prop
cry right His words are:
Suppose that workingmen, by
some operation or proceedings from
the community tlet us say by VIC
ience Of persuasion or picketing
away from the premises) reduce
those works TO a state of utter help
lessness and there was not a wheel
moving, nor a process in operation,
and this company had no help at all
that would be an interference with
has right to do business; and for
that say he has no right to be pro-
-cted by injunction"
Is my Bryan in reality pledged to
this point OF view? VIII he definitely
say either in writing or in a public
address whether he believes with
Mr. Gompers that the protection
afforded by the courts OF
equity to the right 20 carry on a law
hl business in lawful way is
iespotic power, and that the judges
who exercise that power are IRE
sponsible despcts9
The Blacklist
So far as the second section OF
his bin is concerned. il is perfectly
lear that it would legalize the black
list ami the sympathetic boycott car
led TO any extent. u would Iegalize
acts which have time and again been
declared oppressive. unjust and i'm
moral by the best and most eminent
abor leaders themselves.
Does Mr. Bryan believe with Mr.
iompers that he ami that part Of the
abor movement that agrees with
lin has the right morally and should
10 given the right legally to paralyze {
W 10 destroy with imprnity the bust
less OF an innocent third person
gainst whom he or they have no di
.ect grievance simply bot8use this
BIRD person refuses 10 join with (
mem aggressiyely in labor con
rcyersy with the real merits OF
which he may be utterly macquaint
"a. because he refuses 10 class as his
nemy any and every other employer
'hom they point out as their enemy
.ccause Dc refuses. merely uuon
heir poremUtory order. TO excom-|
luiicate some other employer bv
easing an business relations With
inn The blacklist and the second
~ boycott are two Of the most
ruel forms Of oppression ever de-
Iced b. the witness of men for The
.fiction OF suffering on bis weaker
slows.
No court could possibly exercise
lr more brutal uHfea.iug or (
potic power than Mr. Gowpa-s +
aims for himself and his followers
this legislation which world Der. .
DO them without let or hindra1ce Of f
lE Kind 90 carry on every form anil
.eeree ~ the sncCBfaFr boF-7ft