Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-10-29

Chicago. Oct. 29.-AbCut six weeks
ago w. S. Stone. grand chief engineer
of the Brotherhood OF Locomotive En-
gineers. and p H. Morrisey, grand mas
ter of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen, issued letter to all divis-
ions of their organizations ordering
that there should be submitted to can
didates for congress in their respect
i've districts series of three ques-
tons.
These questions were as follows:
IF elected member OF the con-
gress of the United States, will you,
as a member of that body use your in
fiuence and vote towards securing the
passage of a law which will prevent
the abuse of the power of Injunction
by federal judges in labor disputes?
IF elected a member of the congress
of the United States, will you, as
member Of that body use Your infiu-
ence and vote towards securing the
passage of a law which will prevent
federal judges from issuing restrain
ing orders and injunctions eyithout
giving the adverse party an oppor-
tunity to be heard?
IF elected a member of the congress
of the United States, will you, as a
member of that body. use your infiu-
ence and vote towards securing the
passage Of law guaranteeing trial by
| jury to persons accused of contempt of
court. if such alleged contempt of court
lis not committed in the presence o.
the court, or SO near thereto as to oh
IStruct the administration of justice?'
These questions were submitted tC
the democratic and republican candi
dates for congress in the five Chicago
districts affected. Replies in the al
| firmative were received from the five
democrats who are candidates, as fol
lows:
Frank c. Wood, sixth district.
Frank Buchanan, seventh district
Thomas Gallagher. eigth district.
E. c. Stillwell, ninth district.
Western Starr. tenth district.
The following republican candidates
| in the same corresponding districts re-
fused to answer in the affirmative:
William Lorimer, sixth district.
Frederick Lundin. seventh district.
Philip ksyoki, eighth district
Henry S. Boutell. ninth district.
George Edmund Foss. tenth district.
The questions propounded embody
the principles set forth in the demo
cratic platform, and are the ccnten-
tons made by organized railroad men.
In their letter to the different divis-
ions of their organizations, Mr.. Stone
and Mr. Morrisey referred to the "nu
lmerous instances of the abuse of the
power of injunction by federal judges
in labor disputes, and the years OF
| fruitless effort of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers. Brotherhood OF
Railroad Trainmen, and other organi
cations of labor. to secure the enact
ment by congress of legislation which
would prevent the abuse o. power il
the future
/ Republican candidates for congress!
have refused to go on record as favor
ing the demands Of the railway work
ers.
Republicans Thoroughly Frightened.
The republicans are SO thorough
frightened anu have such keen rea
fzation of impending defeat that the
are forced to resort to most urgent al
peals to federal Office holders in Wasl
ington to go home and vote. The al
e peal which they have sent out to tn
! clerks in Washington begs indulgenc
0 for "a careful consideration of the a
itainments of Dollara-Day' Taft an