New-York tribune., 1908-08-30

il,r ,;a tbaf statement for what under heaven
would induce or any one else 10 Say So
No APOLOGY FOR ENFORCING LAW
In the second place, they say am 'the father
of Injunction in labor cases" have issued m
functions in labor cases there rs no uouyo s
that and / have done il because the fiShts oi
me riaintiff entitled him to an inJunctloh, anu
when am on the bench and enforcing the law
enforce it, and 4 do not make any apoiSsles ioI or
II II has been my lot to sit in labor cases 10
sit in antitrust cases. When am q Juoee or
the bench. in so far as can oecide CASES g. O.
.ssrding TO the law anu hne A"Sle' ~ ~
whom II hurts. -;.,,
reepeet 10 the rights OF labor in two or three
cases and refer 20 those cases as a fun state e
,aent of what L believe the rights Of labor TO pe
with reference TO its employment LapoI lie no'
tho right 10 unite in organizations Tor tile pun
nose Of looking after the united interest OF LABOR
in its controversy with capital, because ~
did not unite and was not permltteo 70 ui,iao ~
then If would lie helpless. Laborers nave tIie
right not only TO unite but TO contribute 1uioS'
which in times when they wish 20 ieaNe the .,
ploy Of their employer. when they aio ll.e trho
They have the right 10 appoint oillceFS y io il S
control their action II they choose. 1nes nc. nc
sha right 10 invite ali other laborers TO unite
with them in their controversy, and 10 "tl-
draw if they choose from association WIN men
employer; but they have not tne rasIl 10 80 tbe
,irbt tv what is called a secondary boycott
10 invite a third person into the conero'elss
who wishes to keep out. by threatening pos
,.aft with him unless he assists them in the
fight In this fight between the employer anu
the employe, or the united employees, iley @ Ii1s.
,iya,+ IL oIt between themselves and they husL
MOI Involve the rest OF the community IN IL py
> system of duress. This law, believe, Is d
fair law. and, being fair law. wLeh was ="
the bench 7 attempted to enforce IL
II is said that / introduced the injunction mrs.
fn labor cases. That gives me TOO much @ cIeulI
for ingenuity and too great honor as an iHfen.ol
of- i,,d5cial proceedings. If you Will examine
authorities YOU Will find that there are a num-
ber of cases before issued any ln9uleiioii 40 a. a.
.1x-f foil EaH
ing So I am not apologiZing for that am
merely telling you the fact Mhal l t.rrd per-
gentlemen. is that there should DE no iaN'ieu
class IN litigation at all ., ~
Now gentlemen. this theory that II you
weaken the courts by taking away the power ol
i7iuDction in certain cases YOU are gong 10 neip
the vvorkingman is utterly unfounded- aite
person who is going to take advantage OF IN IN
weakened power of the courts is the ilah VI, ~
l,as wealth enough to enable him to employ
astute lawyers 10 know what the tecIliiiCsiii
ere that ne can take advantage OF and know the
,,-ealZr,ass in the aror of the court that he can
pierce to know when he can escape the OBJECT
of the law ia the punishment of the really sullIE
,,erecn If is eSnedifion that helps the poor
man because he cannot afford to have his case
delayed
DEFENCE OF THE COURTS.
And now gentlemen. the final question Is
whether zxe shall have jury trial in contempt
r,-ccces3ings. I say no. because ~e never Ilad a
lrry trial in Such proceedings since inc Louh-
dation of English and American jurisprudence,
f,arause if yea introduced jury trial between
The enforcement of the courts order ano thr
turning oyer TO the of what he Is entitled
10 under that order YOU only make ahothei
s.rer1 in the delay Of the court that denies JUS
tice Now YOU know what the jury tral is ~
have 10 have and ought TO have. jury trlais
in the cases fixed by the Constitution. but not
in the enforcement of q courts order ms RUE
in the Democratic platform appiies nor ON. ~ ~
,,-eliuinary iniunctions. not only TO perpetual
iniunctions but to all other judgments OF the
court IN which the defendant is required 10 90
anything or not to do anything. BEFORE tIiSt ,
,1,. III.
defendant chooses TO hold himself aloo1 anu
ignore it there must be a jury trial NnS'
there must be jury trlai II witness ~ into
poanaed, and the witness does not come ihto
court TO determine whether the witness Fe-
ceived the subpoena Il you summon a jury man
and he does not come into court you must & nar {
q s,,rr fo determine whether he got the sum
mons That is the effect of the PROVISIONS iIi u
the Democratic platform. and say Win sreele sa
respect that such a provision sli'fe0 a. 49,
power of the courts -
The civilization Of our country depends on our
making the courts more ef1ecliss, anu n1i -, thn
them power which shall enable ano require ueIii
10 do their work more quickly so that 1ustlce
NAV not drag on one two or three year., alp NJ.
am sure that the intelligent workinsnen OF llls
-o,nfrv when they come to face the question
whether they wish the tribunals Tor the eoiIliil
fs+ration of Justice weakened to the point tnat
siaerI, l ,1,ayc la,,gh at them or wish them
sustained, will forget their particular ana es
pecial interest in a class of cases, ana, nke pa
t-iots as they are they will say that the ad-
,ninistration of the courts must be held hlgn'
that the power Of the courts must be held up so
that they can enforce their own oroeIs-
When AR Taft-s train reached Charleston. w.
Va at 6 o'clock a. m. there was a crowd on
the platforrn TO cheer him. and many demands
u for his appearance were shouted at his special
car. but as he was not dressed he was obliged
deny the requests.
SPEECH AT GALLIPOLIS.
Al Gaupclis some two thousand persons
gathered about the station, every available
corner on fiat cars box cars and platform be-
ing occupied by the throng. The appearance
of Mr. Taft on the rear platform was greeted
with cheers which were renewed when Mrs
Taft and Charles Joined him. B1r. Taft spoke
briefly but effectively, saying in part:
The campaign, as it has developed on the
mart of cur friends the enemy, the Democratic
party seems to involve so many issues that IL
lakes q week or d month to cover them, but
fancy after all that the one issue which viii
preser,t itself the voters of this country is
the question Of confidence in the one or the
other Of the two parties as TO which party by
its works and not by its promises has earned
The confidence not only OF the capitalist but OF
the vase earners and Of the farmers.
For twelve years have been enjoying a
prosperity never before equalled in the world
and whether or not the Republican party
brought about that prosperity, certainly il made
II rossble for us 20 enjoy IT, so that the farmers
were never more comfortable, the wage earners
never had higher wages nor higher standard
of living and the business men never enjoyed
greater prosperity. In the course Of that ire
rneudous prosperity abuses cTept in, and with
q knowledge of those abuses the Republican
rarty undertook, as 1t always has undertaken
when obstacles presented themselves, when
evils became apparent. a remedy for those evils
Under that mdtchless Republican, Theodore
Roosevelt, the Republican party has gone ahead
TO take the steps TO remedy these evils. and is
in the course Of doing SO. Now. at this point
-..ri,y of the country. There has been such an
expansion OF capital so great investment that