Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-08-05


tinuing what is their lawful righr.
This has made the laboring man feel
that an injustice is done in the issuing
Of a writ without notice. conceive
that in the treatment of this question
it is the duty of the citizen ana the
legislator to view the subject from the
ssa40int of the man who believes
Il .,use be unjustly treated, as well
W ilthat Of the community al
~ ,ovgsave. suggested the remedy
APT e az in such cases to the orr
,,sfce under the old statute Or
tbs i States and did not permn
the sEung of an injunction without
notice. In this respect, the republican
convention has adopted another rem
edy, that, without going so far, prom
Uses to be efficacious in securing pro-
per consideration in such cases by
courts, by formulating into a legisla-
tive act the best present practice.
Under this recommendation, a stat
ute may be framed which shall define
with considerable particularly, and
emphasize the exceptional character OF
the cases in which shall also provide
that when they are issued, they shall
cease to be operative beyond a short
period, during which time notice shall
be served and a hearing had unless
lhe defendant desires a postponement
of the hearing. By this provision the
injustice which has sometimes oc-
Cured by which a preliminary re-
straining order Of widest application
has been issued without notice, and
the motion for the injunction has been
fixed weeks and months after its date,
could not recur.
Effect of Jury Trial.
Judge Taft said that under such d
provision a recalcitrant witness who
refuses to obey a subpoena may in
sist on a jury trial before the court
can determine that he received
the subpoena. A citizen sum-
moned as a juror and refusing 10
obey the writ when brought into court
must be tried by another jury to de-
termine whether he got the summons
Such a provision applies not alone TO
injunctions, but to every order which
the court issues against persons. A
suit may be tried in the court of first
instance and carried to the court OF
appeals, and thence to the supreme
court, and judgment and decree en-
tered and an order issued, and then it
the decree involves the defendants
doing anything or not doing anything,
and he disObeys it, the plaintiff who
has pursued his remedies in lawful
course for years must, to secure his
rights, undergo the uncertainties and
the delays of a jury trial before he
can enjoy that which is his right by
! the decision of the highest court OF
the land. Il say without hesitation
said he, "that such a change will
greatly impair the indispensable power
and authority Of the courts. Securing
to the public the benefits of the new
statutes enacted in the present admin
istration, the ultimate fundamentally
to be resorted to is the courts of the
United States.
Conservation of National Resources.
The conservation of n4tional re-
sources is subject to viii the pre-
sent administration has given especial
attention. The necessity for a COM
prehensive and systematic improve
ment of our waterways, the preserva-
ton Of our soil, and of our forests,
( the securing from private appropria-
ton the power in navigable streams,
| the retention of the undisposed of coal
lands of the government from aliena-
ton, all will properly claim from the
next administration earnest attention
, and appropriate legislation.
National Health Bureau.
Il have long been of the opinion thai
the various agencies of the national
government established for the preser-
walton of the national health, scattered
through several departments, should
be rendered more efficient by uniting
them in a bureau of the government
under a competent head, and that I'M
derstand to be, in effect, the recon-
mendation of both parties.
Publicity of Campaign Contributions.
Another plank of the democratic
platform refers to the failure of the
republican convention to express an
opinion in favor of the publicity OF
contributions received and expendl7
lures made in elections. Here again
we contrast our opponents promises
with our own acts. Great improve
ment has taken place under republican
auspices in respect to the collection
and expenditure of money for this pur-
pose. The old and pernicious sys-
TEN of levying a tax on the salaries
of government employees in order to
pay the expenses Of the party in con
troll of the administration has been
abolished by statute. By law
passed by the republican congress in
1907, contributions from corporations
to influence or pay the expenses con-
nected with the election of presiden-
tial electors or Of members of con-
gress is forbidden under penalty.