The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-08-15
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CIVIC AND INDUSTRIAL


gA1fSt 1padces. Iney are appeatln8 20
yopr for. support. It Is most import g
ant that you should know at nrst
hand and officially what treatment
was accorded labor in their great con-
veattons where their official policy
was formulated.
r Fl. :: Ths Two Conventions.
4 The national convention Of the Re-
publican party, at Chicago, refused to
incorporate the demands Of labor In
Its; platform. and instead inserted q
plank on injunctions which endorses
the, existing abuse Of the Injunction as
applied to labor disputes. IS ......5=. s.fs
The, Democratic convention, at Den-
yer, on the other hand, made Labor's
denaands part Of Its PLATFORM.
= The members Of the executive coun-
Gil Of the American Federation Of La
hor .aeting as your Representatives
formulated lapor's demands and with
the exception Of the preamble) offered
them IN axactiy the same phraseology
to- both the Republican and Democra-
tic conventions. f5.i is.;. $ s. IS
i Hepublieen Response.
!; In Sresponse to lahor's demands the
Republican convention adopted the
foltpWtng alleged Injunction plank:
Il The Republican party will uphold
at al times the authority and inte s
gritty OF the courts, state and federal,
:ands VIII ever insist that. their power
to enforce their process and to pro-
fect life, liberty and property shall be
prsssrved inytolate, We believe, howe
ever, taat the rules of procedure "A
stl,e federal courts With sspect 70 the.
issuanee Of the writ OF injnn6tion
should be more accurately defined BY.
statute. and that no injunction, or
temporary restraining order should be
issued without notice, except where
.irreparahle injury would result from
delay, In Which case q speedy hearing
'thefsaftsr Should be granted:
AZ q glance, tho plank adopted will
sbss SEEN to- be an evasion OF the Issue.
It is an endorsement OF the very
sablse against which labor has Justly
.protssted,ss and would, IL enacted by
consress. give the authority OF lawz
for the isEuence sof injunctions IN la
Dor disputes, an authority which does
not now exist. It is q pro-injunction,
not; an anti Injunction declaration. It
would make more acute the wrongs
by which the toilers are forced to
bear the unjust. judicial burden OF
Injunction discrinina tion. s.=.
Democratic Rssponss. ,..
The Democratic eonvsnxion placed
the following planks in its platform
in response to labor.s demands:
Labor planks adopted by the Dem
ocratic convention: sSs. s1 Il /
The courts .of Justice ere the bull
wark OF our liberties. and we yield
70 none In our purpose to maintain
their dignity. Our party has given
to the bsnch q . long lina of distiA.
guished Judges who have added to tho
respect and conf idence. IN which this
department must be jealously main
tanned We resent the attempt Of the
Republican party to raise afalse Issue
respecting the judiciary Il IS an un-
just reflection upon q great body OF
our citi1enH to assume that they lack
respect for the courts
It is the function Of the courts to
interpret the laws which the people
create and IL the laws appear to work
economic, secial or political intustiee,
II is our duty TO change them. Tho
only basis upon which the integrity
of our courts can stand Is that of.
unsWertnS Justice and protection Of
lias. psrsonal liberty, ana property. III
judicial precesses may be abused, ws..
should guard them against abuse.
pxperience has proven, the neceasity
OF modification of the present INV
relating to injunctions. and wes raiter-
ate the pledge Of our national plat
form of 1895 and 1904 in favor of me
measure which parsed the United
States senate ~ 1896. hut which Re-
publican. congress has ever since re-
fused to enact, relating to- conte4npts
N federal courts ard providing for
trial py Jury, IN case Sof direct CON
tempt
4 oltestions of judicial practice hSvs
araSeh. esheeiaiIy IN connection With
lndnstri4I disbl1t 81. : Wes deem that
HE parties to. an j,,dieiels proceedin1s
should rsatod with rigid impo1-
tielity AAd that inJunctiong S should
not p Issued Z n any cases ii which
ininne etielA no4lld mot issns. if no Ia
dustrial ieputes we're involved.
The eKpe epdins orc ation ~of In
dMstEy M assentiaI 5bat there
sspuid :beeno 4hri mt sc TIE srisht
OF oftW4Ee-Aarnspss afsd sno 3s,cersS Is q
9AHiy fEs prot ecftop of Wesexs IsIlS I.
eIsA ss.tlss ~ s. slehor. cofs si{-
tiel, that auch slahor 81.
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