The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1908-07-11
|ican confession OF guilt:

lican confession Of guilt:
I'VE did not revise the tariff.
I'VE did not amend the antitrust
laws to secure greater efrectiveness in
the prosecution Of criminal n,onopo-.
lies. - : = -. ~ - .'5-..~f
I'VE did not add single line to the
interstate commerce law. giving the
federal government supervision over
the issues OF stocks and bonds by in.
terstate carriers. ~. ,.-&. -:
I'VE did not exact a currency meas
ure that would mitigate tho evils Of
a financial panic such a. has recently /
publican administration. 49,
I'VE did not limit the opportunities
for abusing the writ Of injunction.
we did not establish postal savings
banks.~ :: '.z:~s -: <'s*> ! 49,
I'VE did not establish bureau OF
mines and mining T..S:. = =.
I'VE did not admit into the Union
the territories Of New Mexico and Arr
IONA as separate states
Democracy the Only Hope.
The triumph Of the people can
come only through the !, Democratic
party for the life Of It's chief political
opponent is absorbed into the artifi-;
cia1 life Of the nonopolies and trusts
that 1T excludes the hope that the Re-
publican party will ever be able to
regain separate existence where it
can honestly discharge it's duty. to the
people. '": ~. :.3 %:1'>" ..-f ! :.
With the power and opportunity to
carry out Democratic principles we
will be called upon to revise our tariff
laws in the interests Of the whole peo-
pie. .z< r. ~ 81
The Democratic idea is that where
the tariff enables the trusts to MAIN
tain a system of extortion the duty
should be removed from all trust
made goods SO that. competition from
abroad may compel reasonable prices
to our own people. ..:@%* - i
eve search in vain for one syllable
in the Chicago platform pledging the
Republican party to retrenchment and
reforms; and It Is no mere condolences
that has given us a billion dollar ses-
sion of congress on the eve Of a ma:
tional election and the possible re-
vision Of the tariff. .j: .a7
SO long as we maintain the present
method Of electing United States som
ators we cannot hope that the upper
chamber OF congress will reflect the
popular will" ~ @;.-:... j
49,: Abuse 81 Injunction. = :: ~.
-. '"The most palpable instance Of the
insincerlty Of the Chicago platform ID.
found IN it's declaration respecting the
issuance Of injuncttons. s + s ss:s' II
1T would have been entitled 4 to
more respect had it omitted all men
ton Of it. At session after session 81
congress labor has pleaded for relief
from the abuses Of injunoti Ions. but its
appeals have fallen on deaf ears and
there has been no indication hat rem
edial legislation q: any character
would be enacted. The soligarchy IN
house and senate has decided that
nothing shall be done 10 weaken any
advantage that corporations have
gained in labor disputes. Dix. I" *.@,
THE fact that all our citizens, with
out respect to station or occupation III
life have = genuine respect Tor the
courts and desire to maintain their
integrity, III IL p. III . a. sf=.= &: 4: s
THE charge that the courts are be-
ing assailed Il simply made for the
purpose Of diverting attention from
the real, Issue. Heretofore It has not
been considered treason or an unwar-
rantable attack upon the courts to- de-:
fine their. Jurisdiction prescribe their
procedure, restrict their processes ami
generally to Az the a.. bounds within
which judicial functions shall be exer-.
cised.' 5s.s f5...Sfs s55Ess.
Safeguard For sLibsrty. 4, s5$
ssaIt makes no difference whether thu
courts are acting Ia ssxcess of their
jirisdiction 81 strictly Within their
delegated powers. Ia either caae the
people have 8 right to throw audi
tional sateguards around human nh
erty, There can Be no u rejection upon
the honesty of the courts III, the pas..
sage aof Z measure I that Will feonflne.
the equity powers % the federal 1udi-.
lciary thin such bound Us the peo.-s
pie 81 the United States through the:
ilegislativs branch s sof their govern.
lnsnt. map "a Inc.
his p attc cnnyentio must
'ffor1na lly ma uns siiivoc1s pisa IT.
self s,.eh 81.
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