Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-09

thht no INJUNCTION or temporary -
straininr order lnsue otherwise than on
notice except where lfreparahle injury
would otherwise result: ana IN such ease
n hearing on the merits ~ the order
should he had within n short hxed pc.
Rod and. n not then continued aftcf
hearing, u should forthwith lapse. DE.
clslons should be rendered Immediately
ana the chance ~ delay mlnlmlKcd In
every way Moreover, I believe that the
| procedure should N9 aharply defined. and
the fudge required infinitely 20 state tbs
particulars both OF his action and 81 HE
reasona therefor M that the conRrcs.
can II II desires oN'mlne and Investigate
the same.
For many " the shortcomings OF
| Justice IN our country our people AZ n
whole are themselves 60 blame. ana the
Judges and iuries merely bear their
share together with the public az n
| whole II IN dlacreditabie to us M q
people that there should be dlfiiculty IN
convlcting murderers, or IN bringing 10
Justice men who ma public servants
have been rulity OF corruption, or VINO
have prohtcd by the corruption OF
unfortunate. whether due TO hairsplit-
ting technoallties In the Interpretation
| Of law by Judges. 90 sentlmentality ana
class consciousness on the part OF
juries, or 90 hysterla and sensational.
ism In the daily press. For much or
this failure OF justice no responsibility
whatever lies on rich men as such, We
who make M the mass OF the people
cannot SHIFT the responsibility from our
own shoulders. Hut there In an impor-
| tant part OF the failure which has spec
ciaily 90 do with inability to hold
90 proper account men OF wealth who
behave badly.
The Modern Corporation.
The huge wealth that has been accu-
mulated by few individuals OF recent
years, In what has amounted 20 q so.
ciai and industrial revolution. has been
as regards some OF those individuals
made possible only by tho improper use
| OF the modern corporation, A certain
type OF modern corporation, with It's
officers and agents Its many Issues OF
securities, and It's constant consolida.
ton with allied undertakings, finally
becomes an instrument 80 complex az
20 contain q greater number OF ele-
ments that under various judicial de-
cisions, lend themselves 10 fraud and
oppression than any device yet evolved
In tho human brain. Corporations are
necessary instruments OF modern buri-
ness They have been permitted to
become n menace largely because the
governmental representatives OF the
people have worked slowly In provid-
ing for adequate control over them,
Our great clusters OF corpora
tions huge trusts and fabulously
wealthy multimillionaires. employ the
very best lawyers they can obtain 10
pick flaws In statutes after their
passage; but they also employ class
Of secret agents who seek, under the
advice OF experts, TO render hostile
legisla Ion innoououA by making II un-
constitutional. often through the inscr-
tlon OF what appear on their face 20 be
drastic and sweeping provisions against
the interests OF the parties inspiring
them, while the demagogucs, the cor.
rupt creatures who Introduce black
mailing schemes 20 strike" corpora
lions. and all who demand extreme.
and undesirably radical measures,
show themselves 20 he the worst cne-
mics OF the very public whose loud
mouthed champions they profess 90 he.
Real damage has been done by the
manifold ana conflicting interpretations
OF the Interstate commerce law. Con.
troll over the great corporations doing
interstate business can he effective only
II II II vested with full power In an
administrative department branch OF
the federal executive, carrying out
federal law; II can never he effective II
n divided responsibility ls left Ia both
the states and the nationi II can never
be effective II left In the hands OF the
courts 10 be decided by lawaults
Respect for Law Must BE Upheld.
The courts hold place OF peculiar and
deserved sanctity under our form OF gov-
eminent Respect for the law In essen
tlal 10 the pcrmanenoe OF our instltu-
tons; and respect for the law In largely
conditioned upon respect for the courts,
IL In an offenac against the republic 10
ray anything which can weaken this re-
spect. save for the gravest reason ana IN
the most carefully guarded manner, In no
other nation In the world do the courts
WELD such vast and for-ronchng power
az IN the United States. All that IN nee
essary II that the courts as whole
should exercise this power with the far
sighted wisdom already shown by those
judges who sean the future while they
act In the present Let them exercise
this great power not only honestly and
bravely. but with wise insight into the
needs and fixed purposes OF the people,
40 that they may do justice. and work
equity, 40 that they may protect all per-
sons In their rights, ana yet break down
the barriers OF privilege. which II the foe
of right.
Forest Preservation.
II there is any one duty which more
thQn another we owe II % our children
to perform at once II In TO save tho for
eHts OF this country, for they constitute
the first ana most important element In
the conservation OF the natural re-.
sources OF the country, Just m
n farmer, after all his life making his
living from his farm. will II he II an ex-
pert farmer, leave II as nm asset OF In
creased value 10 his son, no we should
leave our national domain 10 our chill.
dren, increased In value and not worn
but. There are small sections OF our own
IN the east and In the west, In
The Adirondack, the White mountains
and the Appalachians, and In the Rocky |
where we can already sec for |
the damage In the shape OF |
permanent Injury 10 the soil and the |
liver systems which comes from reckless |
ioforestation. IL matters not whether |
his deforestation In due 20 the actual |
'eckless cutting OF timber. 10 the fires
hat inevitably follow such reckless cut.
Ing OF timber. or 10 reckless and uncon-
rolled grazing. especially by the great
migratory bands OF sheep. the I'M
hecked wandering or which over the
ountry means destruction 60 forests and
disaster 20 the small home-makers, the
ettlers OF limited means.
Thanks 10 our own recklcssness
n the use OF our splendid forests,
Va have already crossed the verge OF n
imber famine IN this country, ana no
measures that we now take can, at least
or many years. undo the mischief that
las already been done. But we can pre-
ent further mischief being done: and II
would be In the highest degree reprehen.
ible 10 let any consideration OF TEN.