Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-10-23
TAFT TALKS TO MANY
INDIANA AUD|t wees
nors People ADDRESSED Than o.
any Other Day DuFisg Present
Campaign.
DEFENDS INJUNCTION PRINCIPLE
Candidate Declares Restraining Pow.
ers Of Courts Should BE Preserved
Says Injunction Protects the
Weak, Not Weapon in the Hands
OF the Strong.
(By Associated Press.)


EVANSVILLE. IND. Oct. 2e.--Wil-
liam II. Taft has talked to more peo-
pie today than on any previous day
in his. campaign. In each OF his
sixteen speeches the listeners and ap-
plauders have numbered thousands.
Judge Taft talked to-day to many
labor audiences. anu ii was noticea-
bic that what he said was more edu-
ca,ional than heretofore. Al La
tonia he spoke TO several miners. ana
gave them history Of the writ OF
Injunction. som thing ~ had not pre-
viously done. Al Terre Hants he
made clear distinction between the
Republican and Democratic platforms
on the use Of the injunction. and de-
clared BUSINESS 10 be property.
While MIR. Bryan has not been over
licked during the day. there were two
occasions when Mr.. Debs came IN
for attention. These were AT Terre
Haute til. home Of Debs and two
me tings at Evansville.
s.eiaiiem Ahead Of Time.
In both instances Mr.. Debs was
classed az socialist. a doctrine re-
gardind which the candidate express
ed tn, belief that the American peo-
ple we're not prepared yet TO accept.
The largest outdoor gathering Mt.
Taft said he had ever addressed was
ass 2mbled at Terre Haute when the
Taft special arrived thsre this alter
!ncen.
Stands by iniunetions.
J The Injunction was the feature OF
this speech and the candidate deciar'
ed with great yehemence that Is
where the Republican party stsndS;
that is where I stand. and don't care
what happens politically. that Is
where am going 10 stand and
nave ISSUED injunctions against law
less laboring men who w-re violat-
ing somebody else's rights. II had
not done II. should not have the
right to stand here and ask for your
suffI age
What kind Of a judge do you
want! Do do you want . judge that
distinguishes between classes. de-
cides in favor Of one class against
another? Is that the character OF q
judge You want in a free country!
Defines His Ideas.
Wha: is an Injunction! An injunc-
,ion is merely an ord r with rcfert nee
10 the prevention Of abuse. made be-
fore the fact occurs. which Is to IN
lure or not injure the party. Where
an injury has been done. q man
brings sui; to recover damages for
IN injury. but where the injury Is OF
a character recurring from time to
time In small acts. :or which you
cant recover damages that are ade-
oua:e. where equity says that man
may have prevention rather than
cure: then he may go to the court
and say: This man is going to cut
down nv tree. Tha; tree wont grow
; in twenty years. I: belongs to me-
II is on ny placs and he is my ten
ant He Is going TO injure u by
wasting that tree He goes into
court and asks the judge TO issue an
Injunction TO proven; the cutting
low. rf the trge
Says injsnet;oos Protect.
as prevention better than cure W
such a case. Why then should
Judge refuse TO issue an injunction!
Tha, kind Of q remedy has ben In
force for 900 years. and Is the most
remedial writ We have. u arose 70
protect poor men. no; TO Cypress
them. For instance. ihr way q arose
was his:
Man borror-d $500 on his farm:
he gave a mortgage which In form
was an absolute conveyance subject
to being made void by the payment
c, 500 bot tn. farm vas worth
$1,000. lie failed 20 pay the 500
on tho dot. and in lac they brought \
suit IN cjecfmen.. and they put the
man OF the stss"e farm for $3.50.
Tie vent TO the king tn The old days
ssd he said: This IN . fnr kind OF
i-.,ics that you are giving me. You
allow this man 10 take my sieec'
farm for s5se.'
The king said 10 his lord keep.