The Detroit times., 1908-06-19
Murphy Points to
KnOx'S Record as a
Practical Lawyer

In placing the name OF Hon. Phil.
ander c. Knox in nomination for the
presidency, Lieut.. Gov. Robert s. Muir
ply. OF Pennsylvania, said In part;
From the-boseHa- -ottr-srent- state
has come this man who has proven his
fitness for the high office OF president.
His mastery In law commanded nation :
al attention; his triumphs at the bar
summoned him into the councils OF the
nation; his intellectual greatness ap-
pealed TO the genius or the iamentcd
Mckinley and he became the chief Of
ficer OF Justice for the whole people: he
came into place and position at one OF
the most critical periods in the life OF
the country. IL was a period when
vital problems affecting every citizen
were pressing for solution. The stu
alton demanded the highest ability and
the most unyielding honesty. The spir-
IL OF commercial combination In its
most nefarious form stood entrenched
power conferred by law, IL had prosfi =
tuted a legal right for unlawful gain;
II had Enormously preyed upon indus
try and labor; it's startling growth In
volved the necessities and liberties OF
life; IL mercilessly seized upon every
opportunity to enrich Itself at the ex-
pense OF all; and. feeling assured In
the control of the state. openly chal-
lenged the federal authority. Doubt
prevailed I'm the ranks OF lawgivers and
stattsm as To the existence of any
i
avert and crush the imminent danger.
Then It was the genius of interpreted
ton saved the day for the American
people; then IL was that the flluminat-
ing intellect OF the great son OF Penn
sylvania gave a new birth TO the con-
stitution then was first seen under his
orderly construction the scope and
power OF the divine instrument: When
others paused and declared its pro-
visions INADEQUATE to meet the evils
which menaoed the existence OF the re-
public, ne was the man who confidently
held to the belief that the constitution
complete power to control and regulate
the Interstate commerce OF the country
In the interest of the common good. In
the great case or the Northern Securi-
ties Co. the chief court OF the nation
sustained his judgment: his splendid
victory marked new epoch for JUS
tice. and was welcomed by the millions
OF his countrymen as permanent
guarantee OF liberty.
Remarkable as II may seem. this
great legal triumph Is but one OF many,
fetal career To protect the grain
grower of the north and west and
maintain freedom in competition he
shattered,the grain trust; he performed
the same high duty for the cotton
grower OF the south, when he struck
ecwn the cotton-c carrying pools. In be-
half OF those who earn their bread~in
the sweat OF the brow he drove the
sw ord OF justice into the vitals or the
beef trust. He manifested the same
relentless vigor In the prosecution OF
those high I'm position who were guilty
OF stealing the public lands: he en-
forced for the protection OF the travel
ing public and the rights OF the work
ingrnan the safety appliance law: he
reversed the action OF the English
privy council and brought back for
punishment Gaynor and Greene, the
two greatest thieves OF the century; in
the Interest OF labor he drafted the en-
ployers' liability bill. and he crowned
hir record In the office OF attorney
general by giving TO his country per-
feet and unblemished title from the
ne tions OF the world to the Panama
canal
Upon his splendid record OF triumph
I'm behalf OF the peoples rights. Penn
sylvaufa submits her claims for reoog-
rIticn The time Is at hand. the op-
portunity Is here. the hour and the oc-