The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-22

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 ..Is Yr. gryan In reality pledged to
 sW1I1 he, definitely say, either in writing or in a public address. whether he bslleves with Mir Gompers that tue courts of equity to the right to carry on q lawful business in lawful way is despotic power. and that the judges ,as wno sxercIse that power are irrespoh-
 :so 'fss as the second section Of this bill is eoncerned, 1t Is perfectly clear sna as the sypassssfo sssss'9o ooysots ns carried to any extent. It would le~altze acts which have time and again been de, mosi nn19st eminent nha aSor
 leaders thegnseives.
 Does MT. Bryan believe. with MT i.
 Gompere that he and that part or the the | labor t1ovenent that agrees with him
 has the. rieht morally, and should De
 given. the right legally. to paEaIyzze pyze
 whom he or they have no direct griey- ance, simply because this third person
 refuses to Join with them aggressively merits of which he may be utterly un- acquainted, because he refuses to class as his enemy any and every other ein . l enemy, because he refuses merely upon cate some otSer employer by eeasing all business relations with him?
 Cruel Ferns of Oppresslon.
 "The blacklist and the secondary eeycott are two of the most cruel forms of oppression ever devised b. the wit of man for the infiction of suffering | "No court could possibly exercise any more brutal unfeeling or despotic Rss sas ana Ss r fooWRsrs H%Rsrs i6 s'i this les
 isIation, which would permit them. without let or hIndance of any kind. to carry on every form and degree of the
 "The anthracite strike commission, as fatr-minded and distinguished q of as eyes thus Fefers to tho secondary form of boycott, that | Is. the boycott of innocent third per sSe R"s @ isfass in re ass Where WI they "'To say this Is not to deny the le- so 5s Ot to reKan %a9 from ST soe persons whom he or the.: with or may sometimes be unchristian. but it Is not illegal. But when 1t Is concert ed purpose of a number, of persons not intercourse. but to render the life of their victims miserable by persuading and intlmidating others to refrain,
 s Ssn IS attempt to cone 1t Is a conspiracy at common law and merits and should receive the punish ms1 hs due s9 su;h trtbs crime state. that this boycott can be carried to an extent which was condemned by Mir. Mitch fore the commission and which cer- tainly deserves the reprobatiol of all thonghtful and law-abiding citizens,
 Does Mr. Bryan a~ree with MT. Gompers that all existing legal re- straint on the enforcnnent of every drsw; 3f 9hat ns the o industriaI % exeommuni- cation Of the innocent merchant who refuses to render unquestioned obedi- should % " be leraiiEed g M and % encouraged ] or does he believe with us and with MT, Mitchell and other labor leaders ,eq wa9 asE fFq% tbs mGo%petTbs dr tbs bovos n of is morally wrong, that labor at war should fight with its enemies and re- the right, of neItFas that nno Srced Into taking sides in Industrial disputes to which they are in no sense Business Bushes uats afsacksd ha aSd q destroysds sad 'e'
 Says Taft is Definite.
 MT. Taft is perfectly definite on
 where does Mr. Bryan .stand2
 The citizen who votes for or against MT Taft on this proposition does So with his eyes open and with g clear understanding from MT. Taft himself or ms posiLiOn. lie mas IrAnkly- olS- cussed this subject time and again with working men themselves. both in this campaign and prior to his nominasion. He has been willing to express his men that to protect them in their rights he is willing to go to the limits of what he considers justice, but that he will not go further. His definition derstana, 1t include either if the prin ciples contained in Mir Gompers's pro . gram as set firth officially in this bill.
 Dies MF. Bruan disagree with MT.
 "Will' he state publicly, definitely, categorically. whether he accepts the program outlined in this bill. as MT. Gompsrs. In his letters has assured the
 MT, RFyan's party platform paid a high tribute to our courts of justice: the Republican party to raise a false issue respecting the judiciary. It is an unjust, reflection upon great body Savs Sa our ,op to Ss that they
 The great body of our citizens.' to whom this platform refers. Is admit tedlY ME. Gompers and his followers.
 MT. Gompers, now MT. Bryan's open and 'avowed ally. has In the letter herein quoted, attacked the Federal courts In unmeasured terms of reproach because, by a long line of decisions. an outlaw of the business man. because his right to carry on a lawful business under the peace of the law has pro- tected by process of injunction. be- cause. in word, one of the most vital and moAt fundamental rights of the business ,wirld. the right of a busi- ness man to carry on his business. has been sustained and not denied by the processes of the courts of equity. This sweeping. attack of MT Gompers upon the judiciary has been made in a frank and open effort to secure votes for Mir. Bryan. !.
 Are these attacks made with MT. Bryan's consent? Do they meet with his approval? Does he endorse them. or does he repudiate them?
 Wants Bryan to Answer.
 MT, raft during the prOgress of so. asking him to make clear his stand on public matters on which the public were entitled to be franEnesss Ensa and with % equal Ti1n propTEety REaS. Mir. Bryan sh ould be asked to break long continued silence and make defi- nite and certain his. own position in regard to a matter which concerns not law. abiding citizen, whether a wage worker or not, just as much at it con cerns Mir. Gompers and that part of organized labor that stands with him.
 There is no need of generalities of vague expressions of sympathy for himself to the anti-injunction plank of his own platform and tell us pub- licly definitely and clearly whether he accepts or rejects the statements of MT, Gompers that this plank pledges him to the principles of the bill for CT. If elected. he will endeavor to have this. proposal enacted into law. This