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the suit; but in the case of indirect
contempt the judge gives the order.
That is, he makes the law in the
case and he is the prosecuting attor-
ney and he is the judge and the man
would have to be more than human
to be 1aw-maker, prosecutor, judge.
ard do all of it well and fairly and
impartially. If there is any place
where a man is entitled to a trial
by Jury it is in the case of indirect
contempt.
Now, l have been advocating this
doctrine of giving a jury in cases
of indirect contempt for more than
twelve years. 1 was editor of a pa
per twelve years ago when this ques-
ton came up in the senate and edi-
torially l insisted upon the right of
the defendant to demand a trial by
jury. That was before l was NOM
mated for president. In my first
Platform there was a plank endorsing
, the bill that passed the senate in
June of 1896; and 1 have helped to
insert that same doctrine in three
other platforms. The platform at
Denver specifically endorses a meas
ure that passed the United States
senate in June of 1896, and 1 want
now to lwell for moment on that
measure.
Mr. Taft, in his notification speech,
says that our plank in favor of the
jury is the most insidious attacks
that has yet been made in all our
States. Now, that is his charge.
What is it that we do? We endorse
bill that passed the United States
senate by a vote so unanimous that
they did not have a roll call. AS a
| matter of fact, man who was pres
| ent told me that only one man voted
| Senator Platt of Connecticut. And if
you will examine the record, you will
| find that during the protracted dis
cussion of that bill, there was only
one man that raised his voice against
it and that was the man whose name
have just given you, Senator Plat
| of Connecticut, and the record shows
| that when just before the final vote
was taken, he moved to postpone
| consideration that one voted aye and
| assume that he did the voting. II
was not roll call; it was a count
and the record shows one voted for
postponement and thirty voted against
postpOnement; and while they had
no roll call on the final passage OF
the bill, there was a roll call soor
afterwards and on the same bill. and
you will find the names of the meI
who were present and 1 will give
you the names of some of the mer
who were present as recorded: Johr
Sherman senator from Ohio; William
b. Allison, senator from Iowa; Gen
cut; Senator Hale, of Maine; Senator
Morrel, of Vermont, and Senator Gu
lom, of Illinois. Now, Mr. Taft say.
that is the most insidious attack eve
made on the judiciary of the United
States, and yet, these great repub
licans, who were in the hall at tn,
time, not one of them raised his voic,
against this bill or voted mo- on it
Or demanded roll call, and I deman,
that Mr.. Taft shall apologize to thes,
big republicans for slandering then
as he slandered them in this matter
For when he says that this bill is a.
attack upon the judicial system, the1
l. is a charge that these republican
who were there when this attack wa
made. these republicans attacked tn
judicial system, Or else they wer
lacking in intelligence to understan
the language of the bill or lacking il
fidelity to the judicial system of thi
country
And you gentlemen will be intel
ested in knowing that while this BIZ
was being considered, Mr.. CulIon
senator from Illinois, received a tell
gram and presented that telegram t
the senate. 1t is a matter of recor
ana is printed in full 1 will read. it
Peoria, Illinois, June 9Th, 1906
To Senator cuilom, United State
Senate: More than eight hundre
thousand railroad employees in th
country have closely watched tn
course OF the Contempt" bill in th
congress and fear now that an a,
| i0urnnaAnf will hA -.