The San Francisco call., 1908-10-23
TAFT SAYS BRlBFS
WERE NOT OFFERED
Republican Nominee RidicuIes
Charge Bryan Made Against
Employers of Labor
Debs Listens TO Defense of In.
functions as Means of Pre-
venting LawleSsness

EVANSVILLE. Ind. Oct 22.-ReJu-
vensted IN voice. energy and enthnsi-
ssm by his one day OF rest, Judge
TAFT delivered Is speeches in Indiana
Today and handled the campaign with
even greater degree OF positiveness
than heretofore II the first speech he
made he ridiculed Brysn's charge OF
bribery" in connection with the prom
ises OF employers to their employees OF
more work with republican success and
the orders OF businessmen for goods
said to be made contingent upon the
Same result These were not bribes, he
said, but business They did not repre-
mt false conditions, but facts.
aft talked today TO many labor au-
Gences- and ii was noticeable that
what he said was more educational
than heretofore. At Linton. where he
spoke 10 several thousand coal miners,
ne gave them the history OF the writ
OF injunction. At Terre Baute he made
clear distinction between the re-
publican and democratic platforms on
The use Of the injunction, and declared
business TO be property
There were two occasions during the
day when' Candidate Debs came in for
attention. These We're at Terre Haute,
irc home OF Debs and at the two
meetings At Evansville.
DEFENSE or INJUNCTIONS
, ne largest outdoor gathering Taft
ssid he had eVer addressed was assem-
bled ~ Terre Haute when the Taft
special arrived there this afternoon.
Many present said ii was the largest
gathering in the history OF the state
After he had explained the position of
s~,f -
candidate declared with great vehe-
mcnce:
That is where the republican party
stands: that is where 7 stand and I
don't care what happens politically.
that is where i am going to stand. 1
have issued iRjUnctionS against law
less laboring men who We're violating
somebody else's rights. If I had not
done II 7 should not have the right to
be here asking for your suffrage
W hat kind Of q judge do you want ?
DO you want a Judge that distinguishes
between classes, decides in favor of one
class and against another? Is it not
The Judge who. under his oath with
the law as ii is laid down in the text
nook and the statute. and with the evil
oencc before him, under his oath de-
cioes according TO the justice of the
case and then issues the order that
the law requires him TO serve?
ORDER AGAINST ABUSES
W hat is an injunction? An injunc-
uon is merely an order with reference
TO the prevention of the abuse made
before the act occurs which is to in
jure or not injure the party. Where
an injury has been done a man brings
suit 10 recover damages for the in
jury. but where the injury is Of char
acter recurring from time to time in
small acts sfor which YOU can not re-
cover damages that are adequate. there
equity SAYS that man may have pre-
- lion rather than cure.
'Then he may so 10 court and say.
This man IS going TO cut down nv
Tree That tree won't grow in 20 years.
II belongs to me; ii is on my place and
be is my tenant. He is gong TO iniure
il by wasting that tree. He goes into
court and asks the Judge TO issue an in
junction TO prevent the cutting down
of the tree. Is prevention better than
cure in such a case2 Why then should
Judge refuse TO issue the injunction
That kind OF remedy has been in
force for 800 years and is the most
remedial writ that we have. It arose
TO protect poor men, not to oppress
Them
Taft explained how injunctions origi-
mated in England and said:
REMEDY AGAINST LAWLEsS
That is the way the injunction grew
up- II grew mp to protect the poor
against injuries for which they could
rot have adequate remedy at law II
is remedy that should be enforced
gainst any one who does a lawless act
f0r which there is not an adequate rem
c5v 81 law and TO have it abolished
merely because it has sometimes beer
abused and sometimes issued against
laboring men is to destroy the char.
scter Of your courts. is 10 destroy the
science Of the law and to enact class
legislation, that when you think OF 4
YOU VIII utterly disapprove.
II am not here TO apologize for what
have done IN court; ] am bere to say
that no decision Of mine op-such a sub.
foct las ever been reversed and IL
had not decided as 7 did and if I had
NOT enforced my injunctions when
issued them I should not have the righ
10 come here and stand before you and
ask YOU 70 vote for me as presidential
"a candidate."
DIsBS LISTENS TO TAFT
Because Debs had arranged tws
months ago for a meeting in Evans.
VILE tonight and had rented the larges
hau in The city Taft's parade and meet
iDgs had competition. His principal ef.
fort was made at the Grand theater
where he addressed a meeting for meT
orly Previously to this he spoke 10
= ge crowd from the steps OF the State
National bank. and following the meet
ing al the Grand he addressed an audi
ence which filled the Peoples theater
Eugene Y. Debs delayed his lecture
here tonight that he might attend The
Taft meeting in the Grand theater. Th'
audience which the socialist cOndidat'
had in Evansville hail was entertained
meanwhile by other speakers