The Ordway new era., 1908-12-11

a.
'hht no Injunction or temporary re-
suhlhins order Issue otherwise than ON
nuus.' except where irreparable injury
m'uiu otherwise result; and in such case
nearing on tho merits OF the order
should be had within a short fixed me-
rioi. and II not then continued after
nearing, II should forthwith lapse, De-
,lSIohs should be rendered Immediately,
uilu inc chance of delay mininized In
every way. Moreover. / believe that the
PROCEDURE should be sharply defined, and
The Judge required infinitely to state the
particulars both OF his action and OF his
reasons therefor. 50 that the congress
can u 1t desires examine and investigate
the same.
for many OF the shortcomings of
Jus'ir' IN our country our people as a
whol" are themselves to blame, and the
)uHsts ana Jurles merely bear their
snare together with the public as a
whole II Is discreditable to us as a
p'"pl" that there should ba difficulty in
G"hFicunR murd"rers. or In bringing to
Justice m"n who as public servants
have been guilty OF corruption, or who
nave prohtcd by the corruption of
public servants. The result Is equally
unfortunate. whether due to hnirspllt-
ung technl"llitlcs In the Interpretation
OF lhw by Judges, tn sent,mcnthiity and
'A7H CONSTITUENCIES on the part OF
JuricH. or tn hystcrin and sensatlonal-
MS fnilur" uf Justice no responsibility
Whatever lies on rich men as such. We
"hn max" NJ tho mass OF the people
cannot Fhltt the responsibility from our
"wn shoulders. But there Is an impor-
tnnt part ~ the failure w...ch has npo-
cial,y To do with Inability to hold
I" proper account men OF wealth who
b"hHNr badly.
The Modern Corporation.
lie iu"B' wealth thAt hnH been uccu-
h"l't'd ~ u fvw indiyiduaIs Of recent
vars, In wiInt hns Amounted to sa-
'tal nni Industrial revolution. hHs been
.'t regards some Of these individuals
mad" p"sSl'i'' only by tn" Improper use
"t thr modvrn corporation. y certain
tYr" ~ modern corporation. with lts
Officers and agents. Its many issues OF
~""urIii"H, and it's constant Conaollda-
tI"u with allied undertakings, finally
h"""n"t nm instrument So complex as
To ""ntRtn \ grenier number OF elc-
m"ntS that. under various judicial de-
cIslons. lend Themselves to fraud and
oppression than any device yet evolved
IN the human brain. Corporations are
necessary Instruments OF modern bust
ness. They have been permitted to
bccom" a mcnnc" largely because the
governmental representatives. OF the
people have worked slowly In provid-
ing for adequate control over them.
our great clusters Of corpora
lions. huge trusts and fabuiously
wealthy multImilli"naircs employ tho
very hest lawyers they can obtain to
pix flaws in statutes nft.r thclr
passage. hut th,y also employ "A class
~ secret agents who s"ck und-r the
advi"" OF experts. to render hostile
lcElSId ion innncuDus by making II un-
constitutional often through the Inscr-
tl"n nf whnt appear on their face to be
drastic and sweeping provisions against
h.N n at h.a M ~ Loo iv1, lit,
th"m: while the demugugucs. the cor
rupt creatures who Introduce black
mailing schemes to strike" corpora
tions. and all who demand extreme.
and undcsirably radical. measures.
show themselves to be the worst enc
niles OF the very public whose loud
mouthed champions they profess to be.
Real damage has been done by the
manifold ana conflicting interpretations
ol the Interstate commerce law. Con-
troll over the great corporations doing
Interstate business can be effective only
II II is vested with full power In an
administrative department. a branch of
the federal executive. carrying out
federal law; II can never be effective II
divided responsibility Is left in both
the states and the nation; 1t can never
be effective II left In the hands OF the
courts to be decided by lawsuits.
Respect for Law Must Be Upheld.
me courts mona u peculiar ana
deserved snnctiiy under our form of gov
crnm"nt Respect for the law Is essen
tial in th. p"rmnncuce of our institu
tions: and respect for the law is largely
conditioned upon respect for the courts.
1t Is an off'nsc against the republic to
say anything which can weaken this re-
spoct, save for the gravest reason and in
the most carefully guarded manner. In no
other nation In the world do the courts
wicld such vast and fur-reachng power
as In the United States. All that Is nec-
cssary is that the courts as whole
should exercise this power with the far
sighted wisdom already shown by those
Judges who scan the future while they
act in the present. Let them exercise
this great power not only honestly and
bravely but with wise insight into the
needs and fixed purposes of the people.
SO that they may do justice. and work
equity, so that they may protect all per-
sons in their rights. and yet break down
the barriers OF privilege, which Is tho foe
of right.
Forest Preservation.
II there is any one duty which more
than another we owe 1t to our children
to perform ot once. 1t Is to save the for
ests of this country, for they constitute
the first and most important element in
tho conservation of the natural re-
sources of the country. Just as
n farmer, after all his life making his
living from his farm. will, II he Is an ex-
pert farmer, leave 1t rs an asset of in
creased value to his son. SO we should
leave our national domain to our chill
dren, increased in value and not worn
out. There are small sections of our own
country, in the east and in the west. in
the Adirondacks, the White mountains
and the Appalachians, and in the Rocky
mountains, where we can already see for
ourselves the damage In the shape of
permanent injury to the soil and the
river systems which comes from reckless
deforestation. 1t matters not whether
this deforcstation is due to the actual
reckless cutting of timber. to the fires
that inevitably follow such reckless cut
ting of timber, or to reckless and uncon-
trolied grazing. especially by the great
migratory bands of sheep, the un-
checked wandering of which over the
country means destruction to forests and
disaster to the small home Makers. the
settlers of limited means
Thanks to our own recklesSness
in the use of our splendid forests,
we have already crossed the verge of Il