The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1908-07-15
1NJuNoT1oN PLANK A FAKE
Bryan Discusses Part of Chicago
Platform


expression of yesterday in criticism
of the Republican national plat.
form in general, William j Bryan
gave out II statement in which he
assaiIs in particular the anti-in.
junction plank of the Chicago de-
olaretion, charaoterizing it as a
Transparent fraud"
A statement which will appear
under the heading "Republicans
Deoeiving Labor" in the next issue
of Bryan's Commoner is as follows
1.-THE auti-injunotion plank OF
the republican platform as finally
adopted is transparent fraud II
is possible that the members of the
committee were bunooed by some
trust lawyer. That is the only
charitable view that can be taken
of it. Those who advocated the
plank claimed to be doing it as a
concession to the wage. earners,and
yet if one will read the plank he
will sec that it is fact an announce.
ment that the republican party ia
unalterably opposed to the labor.
ing mans position. 1t will be seen
that the plank begins with unneo.
essary eulogy of the courts No.
body is opposed to upholding at
all times the authority aud integ.
rity of the courts. Nobody is OBJ.
jeoting to enforcement of their
processes or to their exercise of
their powers to protect life, liberty
and property.
1.-THE plank assumes that some-
body is attaching the courts and
that the courts are in danger of
losing support or of having their
powers weakened There is no at.
tack upon the courts, and there is
no thought anywhere of interior.
ing with any Legitimate function
of the courts. The republican oon-
vention puts up man of straw
and then proceeds to demoIish it.
1t suspects an unholy assault up
on the judiciary and it's righteous
indignation at once finds express.
ion in boastful assertion OF its in.
nooenoe of participation in any
suoh suspected assault. This part
of tho plank was written to give as
suranoe to the people who are OPP
posed to the laboring mans plea.
And now let us proceed to that
part of tho plank which was in
tended as Il sop to the laboring
men.
ut says: 1--WE believe, however,
rules of procedure in federal court
with respect to the issuance of 3
writ of injunction should be more
accurately defined by tho statute"
Just what that definition shall
be 10 not stated,
THAT no injunction of Temporal
ny restraining order should be is.
sued without notice except where
irreparabIe injury would result
from delay, in which CASE speed
hearing should be granted"
Mote the worde, except where
irreparable injury would result
from delay and compare this OK.
ception with the federal statute on
the subject and you will find that
under the law as it now exists the
court ia not empowered to grant
temporary restraining order except
whore there appears to be danger
of irreparable injury from delay.
1t will be seen that the man who
wrote the injunction plank copied
the statute almost word for word
and made the exception as broad as
the statute.
IF the convention had been
frank in the statement of its posi-.
ton it would have said, "Whereas,
Rs at present a court or judge may
grant temporary restraining or
der if there appears to be danger of
irreparable injury from delay,
therefore be it resolved, that we are
opposed to changing it."
1.-THE men who are responsible
for the language of the injunction
plank may have fooled the rest of
the committee and they may have
fooled the convention. But they
cannot fool the laboring men or
the voters in general. The in.
junction plank has not even the
value of gold plate brick, for the
plating is brass as we'll as the in.
terror of the brick. 1t will be no.