The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-22
He Characterizes the Plan of Republicans As a "1rans-
 parent Fraud'
SAYS SOME OF MEMBERS
 MAY HAVE BEEN BUNCOED
Democratic National Leader Diagnoses the Paragraph In Republican Plat form That Io Supposed To Af-
 feet the Lahoring Man.

Lincoln, Neb,, June 2t.--Following up his expression of yesterday in criticism or the republican national platform in gen eral, William J. Bryan gave out tonight statement in which he assails in partic- ular the anti-injunction plan of the Chi cago declaration, characterizing it as transparent fraud" The statement fol- lows:
 "The anti-injunction plank of the repub- lican platform as finally adopted Is transparent fraud. It is possible that the members of the committee were pun coed by some trust lawyer-that Is the only charitable view that can be taken of it. Those who advocated the plank seemed to be doing it as a concession to wage-earners, and yet if one will read the plank he will see that it is in fact an- nouncement that the republican party is unalterably opposed to the laboring mans position. The plank reads as follows;
 "'The republican party will uphold at all times the authority and integrity of the courts, state and federal, and will ever insist that their power to enforce their processes and to protect life, liberty and property shall be preserved invioiate. We believe however, that the rules Of procedure in federal courts with respect to the issuance of writ of injunction should be more accurately defined by the statute that no injunction or temporary restraining order should be issued with out notice, except where irreparable ln- jury would result from delay, in which case a speedy hearing thereafter be granted
 Unnecessary Eulogy.
 sIt will be seen the plank begins with an unnecessary eulogy of the courts No body is opposed to upholding at all times the authority and integrity of the courts. Nobody is objecting to the enforcement of their processes or of their exercise or their power to protect life, liberty and property. The plank assumes that some body is attacking the courts and that the courts are in danger of losing support or of having their powers weakened. There Is no attack upon the courts and there is no thought anywhere of interfering with any legitimate functions of the court. The republican convention puts up man or straw and then proceeds to demolish it. This part of the plank was written 10 give assurance to the people who are op- posed to the laboring mans plea. And now let us proceed to that part Of the plank which was intended as a sop 10 the laboring man. It says:
 I've believe however, that the rules of procedure in the federal court with respect to the issuance of writ Of in- function should be more accurately de- fined by the statute.' Uust what that dell hilton shall be is not stated)
 "That no injunction or temporary re- straining order should be issued with out notice except where irreparable ln- jury would result from delay, in which ca SC a speedy hearing thereafter would be granted Note the words, except where rreparable injury would result from delay and compare this excep- tion with the federal statute on the subject and you will find that under the law as it now exists the court is not empowered to grant temporary re- straining order except where there ap- pears to be danger of irreparable in- iury from delay. It will be seen that the man who wrote the injunction plank copied the statute almost word for word and made the exception IS
 
 ton had been frank in the statement of it's position it would have quoted the present statute and said that it was in favor of enforcing the law just as 1t Is. It would have read, whereas, 1t present a court or judge may grant temporary restraining order if there appears to be danger of irreparable in- jury from delay therefore be it re- solved that we are opposed to chang ing 1t.
 Cannot Fool Laborers.
 ''The men who are responsible for the language of the injunction plank may have fooled the convention, but they cannot fool the laboring men or the voters in general. The injunction plank has not even the value of gold plated brick for the plating is brass as well as the interior of the brick.
 "The plank as prepared in advance of the convention by MT. Taft's friends and given out on Tuesday, read as fol- lows
 "'We declare for such amendments of the statutes of procedure in the fed eral courts with respect to the use of the writ of injunction as will on the one hand, prevent the summary issue of such orders without proper consid- eration, and on the other will preserve undiminished the power of the courts to enforce their process to the end that justice may be done at all times and to all partes.'
 Tt will be noticed that in this plank the declaration in favor of amendments comes first and the declaration in favor of preserving undiminished the power of the courts to enforce their pro- cesses comes afterward. In the plank as adopted by the convention the decla- l,- Af first and the discussion of change .n the law comes afterward.
 If the demand of the laboring man was unreasonable. why did not the con vention say so? Why did 1t resort to deception? The republican party will find that an honest course would have been safer than the dishonest course being pursued.
 ,l Father of Injunction.
 Secretary Taft is known as the fIather of government by injunction.