Evening journal., 1908-04-20
AGAINST
COURT DECISIONS
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ing to earn their living by the sweat
of other fellows brows.
But through the trades unions and
the education OF the public schools, the
people are beginning to understand
these questions. The question is not
one OF production, said Mr.. Holden,
but of equitable distribution of the
products. BY figures Mr. Holden show
ed that although the productive power
of labor, owing to inventions and in
crease Of SKILL has from 1850 to 1900
had considerably more than doubled,
the share going to labor had not
doubled-that was the problem of the
labor controversy. Mr.. Holden dwelt
at length on this point, showing by
his figures that labor was not getting
its share OF the increase Of production.
"And the Parry-Van Cleve organiza-
ton OF manufacturers is trying to keep
you from getting your share" he saiS.
Mr.. Holden declared that the Sher-
man law was not intended, when It
was enacted, to prevent voluntary as
sociations or combinations of laboring
men. He quoted from the speeches Of
the late Senators Hoar and Edmunds,
delivered at the time the law was en-
acted, to prove his contention, also
quoting from Senator Hoar in high
praise Of labor unions showing that
they affected the conditions of the
working classes and therefore the
country, deeply. Yet, said Mr.. Holden.
the court ignores the intent of Con-
Igress.
1--WE are not disrespectful in our re-
marks to the court. and are not ere
Iating a lack of confidence In our gov
lernment, but we do say that the court
shall stick to its knitting and not
usurp the functions of the legislature"
Mr.. Holden appealed 70 his hearers
to concern themselves in political mat
ters remembering the power in con-
trolling this country finally rested with
thes working people.
Doing the Lords Work.
John M. Dorney said that he under
stood that some good souls were
shocked at the idea that the Fedora
tion was holding the mass meetings
on Sunday night "As a churchman." I"
continued Mr.. Dorney Il am pleased
with the idea This is the Lords day
and in the Lords prayer we say Thy
will be done on earth as il is in Heaven
II there be one body OF men in our
country who are engaged IN the Lords
work II is organized labor. We fight
not only our own battles but we hght
for the poor laborer, the women in the
factories and the children who are
being used as a fuel to coin dollars
And as this is Easter Sunday. the day
we commemorate that one great no G
that cheers the soul Of man. the resur
rection, let us hope that these meetings
of protest being held this Sunday
night will prove the resurrection Of the
spirit of American liberty that seerls
TO have been almost submerged of tate
In the spirit Of commercialism."
The speaker then reviewed the anti
Injunction bill, the employers liability
bill. the eight-hour law and the de-
cision of the Supreme Court In the
case of the Hatter's Union. The ac-
ton of the Supreme Court is clearly
an usurpation of power It is an in
vasion Of the rights of the legislature
and executive department Of the gov
ernment by the judiciary II Is merely
an assumption Of power that has grown
to present dimensions through the ne
glect of the people There is not
single line in the constitution that con-
fers such power on the Federal judic
iary. On the contrary, during the for
nation OF the constitution four efforts
were made TO give such powers to the
Federal judiciary and they were all
voted down.
The speaker then quoted from Chief
Justice Clark OF the Supreme Court Of
North Carolina and Professor Francis
II. Giddings. one Of the most prominent
members of the faculty OF Columbia
University OF New York in support Of
his statements.
He quoted from Thomas Jeffersor's
letters written from Paris at the time
the constitution was to be submitted