Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-06-26

more than z to 1-voted down the plank
In favor OF the popular election Of United
States Senators. II is true the President
and Secretary TAFT have never advocated the
popular election Of Senators. They seem
to take the Hamiltonian rather than the
Jefersonian view, but the most popular re-
form In the United States 10 day 10 the re.
form that has for its object the election OF
United States Senators by direct vote. II
has ave times been indorsed by the national |
House Of Representatives. times when |
the House OF Representatives was Republi. |
can. It has been Endorsed by nearly two.
thirds OF the States OF the Union, and there
is probably not State 10 the Union Ia which |
It would not be Endorsed Of q popular cleo
ton; and yet In spite OF the record made In
the houses and by the various States this
reform is rejected by 7-to1 vote 10 Re-
publican national convention.
Here are seven propositions upon which |
the Republican party, In national conven-
ton assembled, has reiterated from the posi-
ton taken by that party In Congress or from
the position taken by the President. What |
have Roosevelt Republicans 70 sayf The
President has awakened spirit Of reform |
within his party; he has OF least revealed to
the world that there are reformersaln the
Republican party. Can that spirit now be
quelled by stand. pat convention? Miiliona
~ Dsp1i'icaas nave enlisted Al u 1pst-
dents cell 70 Sims and ale ready -nssreh
| Eorwsra VIII stey iaFl snaif qass,.s.a snt
torn baok merely becapls il,3 Pfaab sn.
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/ FoHowing up h.s criticiam Of tas iSsrl.b.
| lioaa platiog1l "a seEessi, NF Bryan o. sal-
| ordsy last g@Fa oul sissenautln Rh.eb he
eaaails ia baritoulsr Tbs inti.iniaaotlos
| plank Of II Chicago platform ctsssctey
Ing II ~ 3 lganspareat fFaeda Tie ....5-
lnent follows:
"The anil injunction plank of the Rephb-
lican platform as finally adopted Is trans.
parent fraud. II Is possible that the mem.
bers OF the committee were buncoed by
some kust lawyer-that Ia the only clsarit-
able view that can be taken Of Il. Those
who advocated the plank claimed TO be do
Ing It 90 q concession 10 the wage-earners,
and yet If onetwill read the plank he will see
that 1t 10 In fact an announcement that the
Republican patty 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 In
slst that their power TO enforce their pro-
cesses and TO protest life, liberty and prop.
erty shall be preserved invlolate. We be.
lieve, however. that the rules OF procedure
in Federal Courts with respect to the issu-
ance. OF the writ Of injunction should be
more accurately defined by the statute; that
no Injunction or temporary restraining or
der should be issued without notice, OK.
cept where irreparable injury would re.
suit from delay, In which case Q speedy
hearing thereafter should be granted.
ut will DO seen that the plank begins
with an unnecessary eulogy Of the courts.
Nobody is opposed to upholding ct all
times the authority and integrity of the
courts. Nobody is obiecting to the enforce
ment of their processes or to their exercise
of their powers to protect life. liberty and
property. The plank assumes that some.
body 10 attacking the courts, they 10 danger
OF losing support or Of having their powers
weakened. There 10 no attack upon the
courts, and there is no thought anywhere
oil interfering with any legitimate functions
OF the court. No convention puts up a
man OF straw and then proceeds to demol. |
lob 1t. This part OF the plank was written
to 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 sop TO the laboring
man. 1t says: We believe, however, that
the rules OF procedure in the Federal Court
with respect to the issuance OF Q writ OF
Injunction should be more accurately de-
fined by the statute (Just what that def.
milton shall be is not stately 8
""That no injunction nor temporary re-
straining order should be Issued without
notice, except where irreparable injury
would result from delay, in which case
speedy hearing thereafter should be granted
Note the words except where irrepsrable
injury would result from delay and com.
pare this exception with the Federal
statute on the subject, and You will find |
that under the law 90 It now exists the |
couk 10 not empowered TO grant . Temporary |
resti aiming order except there appears to be |
danger OF irreparable injury from delay. II
will be seen that the man who wrote the |
injunction plank copied the statute almost |
word for word and made the exception 90
broad as the statute. II y convention had |
been frank in the state I'M N its position |
1t would have quoted thu. a, 1t statute and |
said that 1t was 10 favor Of enforcing tho |
law juat as II lie. II would have said that. |
whereas at present ,urt or judge may
grant temporary resi-, aiming order III there |
appears to be danger Of irreparable injury
resulting from delay therefore be it resolved
that We are opposed to changing 1t.
"The men who are responsible ar the |
language Of the in junction plank q have
fooled the rest Of the COMMITTEES they
may have fooled the convention, b. they
cannot fool the laboring men or the oters
ln general. The injunction plank has not
even the value Of gold plated brick. DR. he
platform is brass, as well as the interior Of
the brick.
"The plank as prepared 10 advance Of the
by Mr.. Taft's friends and, given
out on Tuesday read as follows:
awe declare for snch amendments OF the
statutes of procedure in the Federal Courts
with respect to the use Of the writ OF injunc.
ton as will, on the one hand, prevent the
summary issue Of such orders without proper
consideration, and on the other will preserve
undiminished the power Of the courts 10 en-.
force their prOCeee to the and that ipss;ra