The Detroit times., 1908-06-22
AN TI-INJUNCT|
PLANK A BRASS
PLATED BRICK
--wM. }. BRYAN.
GREAT comMoNER. IN HIS PA.
PER, AYERS THAT THE REPU6.
FOOL LABOR.
-wM. }. BRYAN.

LINCOLN. Neb., June 22.--In his
paper, The Commoner. VIM. J. Bryan
AYERS that the Republicans are trying
10 deceive labor. by the attitude In
tEeii platform on the injunction Issue.
The Commoner says in part;
The anti-injunetion plank OF the
Republican platform, as finally adopt
cd. Is a transparent fraud. II is pos.
sible that the members OF the COM
mittee were buncoed by some trust
lawy er-that is the only charitable
view that can be taken OF H. Those
who advocated the plank asserted
they were doing II as a concession
TO the wage-earners. and yet II one
will read the plank he will see that
Il Is In fact an announcement that the
Republican party Is unalterably oppos-
ed 10 the laboring mans position.
1T will be seen that the plank be-
gins with an unnecessary eulogy of
the courts. Nobody is opposed 10 up
holding at all times the authority and
integrity OF the courts. Nobody is
objecting to the enforcement OF their
processes or 10 their exercise of their
powers 10 protect life. liberty and
property.
The Republican convention puts
up a man OF straw and then proceeds
To demloish H. II suspects an unholy
assault upon the judiciary and It's
righteous Indignation ar once finds ex-
preston In boastful assertion OF its
innocence OF participation in any such
suspected assault. This part OF the
plank was written TO give assurance
TO the people who are opposed 10 the
laboring mans plea.
Sop to Labor.
And now let us proceed TO that
part OF the plank which was intended
as sop 10 the laboring man. II
says: I'VE believe, however. that
the rules of procedure IN the federal
court with respect TO the issuance OF
writ OF injunction should be more
accurately defined by the statute.
Just what that definition shall be is
not stated. That no injunction OF
temporary restraining order should be
issued without notice, except where
irreparable injury would result from
delay. In which case, a speedy hear
ing thereafter should be granted
Mote the words except where ir
reparable injury would result from
delay and compare this exception
with the federal statute on the sub
iaet- and yea will And that -tfnder the
lew as IL now exists the court is not
empowered TO grant a temporary re-
s'raining order except were there ap
pears to be danger OF irreparable in
| jury from delay
Copied the Statute.
| 1T will be seen that the man whC
wrote the injunction plank copied the
statute almost word for word anC
made the exception as broad as the
statute. II the convention had beer
| frank In the statement OF It's position
1t would have quoted the present stat
ute and said that II was in favor o
! enforcing the law just as IL is.
| The men who are responsible 10
the language of the Injunction planl
may have fooled the rest of the com
mittee and they may have fooled th'
| conYention-hu they can Het-feel tA'
| laboring men or the voters in general
| The injunction plank has not even thu
value OF a gold-plated brick, for th'
plating is brass. as well as the inter
Tor Of the brick.
| Secretary Taft is known as the
father OF government by injunction
and his speeches In Oklahoma las
years gave conclusive proof OF his ad
herence TO the position taken by hin
on the bench. He Is still in favor o
the use OF the injunction in labo
cases and he is opposed to trial By
Jury"