The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1908-12-08
REFORM OF THE COURTS.
Not Possible When Judiciary Is
Attacked Indiscriminately.

of organized labor made Il violent and
sweeping attack upon the entire ju-
dietary uf the country. an attack
couchcd In such terms as to include
the most upright honest aud broad
minded Judges uu less than those Of
narrower mind aud more restricted
outlook. II was the kind Of ~ ack ad.
mirlbly fitted to prevent an success.
ful attempt to reform abu II the
judiciary. because It gave lc ,ham-
iious OF the unjust judge their eagerly
desired opportunity to shift their
ground into championship of lust
judges who were unjustly assailed.
LAST year before the house Cummlttc.
on the judiciary these same labor lead
ers formulated their demands. specify
Ing the bill that contained them, re-
fusiug all compromise, stating they
wished the principle II that bin or
nothing. They Insisted ON Il provision
that I'm labor dispute no Injunction
should issue except To protect prop
erty right aud specifically provided
that the right To carry dn business
should not he construed as property
right, and in n second provision their
bill made legal In Il labor dispute any
act or agreement 10y or between two
or more persons that would not have
been unlawful If done 10y single per
son. Ia other words. this bill legal.
lied blacklistiqg and boycotting In cv-
cry form, lcgaliZing, for Instance, those
forms OF the secondary boycott which
the Anthracite coal strike commission
80 unrcs'rvcdly condemned. while the
right Ia carry on u BUSINESS was eX.
piciily taken out from udcr that pro-
lection which the law throws over
property. The demand was made that
there should hc trial rs Jury I'm con.
tempt cases, thereby most seriously i'm
pairing ia" authority Of the courts
All this represented Il course ~ policy
which. II carried out. would mean ,hc
enthronement Of class privilege I'm
It's 'rudcst ANA most brutal form and
the destruction of one of the most rS
sentlal functions Of the judiciary in al.
civilized lands
The violence OF The crusade for tl.iS
legislation and lis complete failure II.
luStratc two truths which II is essen.
tial our people should learn. In the
first place, they ought to teach the
worklngmau. the laborcr the wage.
worker, that 10y demanding what is
Improper and Impossible he plays into
the hands of his foes Such n crude
aud vicious altack upon the courts
even II II were temporarily successful
would inevitably In the end cause "A
violent reaction and would band the
great mass of citizens together. forcing
them to stand 10y an the judges. com.
petent and incompetent alike. rather
than TO see the wheels of Justice
stopped. \ movement Of this Kind can
ultimately result In nothing but dam
age To those Ia whose behalf ii Il
uomlnally undertaken. This is
most healthy truth. which II is wise
Tor all our people tu learn. ANY move
ment based on Thar class hatred which
at times assumes the name OF class
consciousness is certain ultimately Ia
faIl and, If 70 temporarily succeeds. To
do farrca,hiug damage. Glass con.
sciousuc>s' where % is merely auu,her
name for the oliouS vice Of class
sclliShncss J., equally uoNlolS whether
In an employers association or in
worklngmau's association. The move.
mcnt iu question WITS ur" u which
I he appeal was made lo am workingmen
To vote primarily NOT as American .li
zrns, but as individuals uf certain
class in society Such uu appeal iu
I he first place" rcyoltS the more high
minded and farsighlci among the pcr
sons To- whom 1t IL addressed and. H.
The second place. tends To arouse .
strong nninconSm among an other
classes ~ 'iii2cns. whom It therefore
tends 10 unitc against the very organ
lf1'ion on who's" behalf Il Is ISSUED
The result is therefore unfortunate
from every standpoint This healthy
truth hy tie way. will bc learned bv
the Socialists II they ever succeed I'm
establishing IN This country an impnr
tant national party based on such
class consciousness and selfish class In
ter".i