The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1908-10-21


Humanity is prone to weakness and
error, and our courts are human, but
fortunately for mankind we find less
error and weakness in the handling
of restraining orders or 'injunctions"
in labor cases than in any other de-
partment of legal procedure, and the
most remarkable fact N all this anti
injunction agitation is that thus far
not one single case has been shown
where an innocent man has been
| harmed.
What are lnjunctions.
Now what is an injunction" some
one asks. When it becomes known
that the trust leaders plan to have
their sluggers waylay other workmen
, and assault them, Or picket and spit
on and insult or attack American citi-
zens going to or coming from work,
or plan to destroy some machinery,
blow UP factory, mine or workmans
home or do any other act of violence
CT crime the courts established by the
| people and for their protection can
issue a restraining order" or 'injunc-
ton" ordering these men not to do
the acts they intend. until the court
can have time to enquire into the
rights in the case.
Every man with his mind set on re-
venge or violence, and every single in
mate of every penitentiary in this
country hates court injunction like
mad dog hates water
What does the man who fears an
1 injunction have in his mind?
Do you believe he is seeking peace?
| No citizen who was at home or on
| the street on peaceful, lawful mission
has ever been troubled by a court Or
| der to prevent men from attacking
property or persons. 1t has been COM
mon for Labor leaders 90 and few
abused" the right to issue injunctions
in labor cases. After a careful search
of the records Hon. Charles e. Little
field made open request of President
Roosevelt to cite one single injunc-
| ton wherein peace intending citizens
had been harmed and our estimable
President was put in the embarrassing
| position of having stated that abuses
| had arisen" because some interested
/ persons had so told him, but on de-
mand for the cases, they could not be
| produced.
$1,000 Reward.
now again offer 100000 in cash for
evidence of a single case in the past
five years in labor disputes where
court injunctions to protect persons
and property have been opposed to
the public good. No person can pro-
duce one. Why therefore, should the
Labor Turst leaders so strenuously
| demand that the courts be stripped of
the right to issue injunctions to pro-
tect people and property.
These leaders want to be free to or
der the sluggers to proceed with their
work and their dynamiters to blow up
homes or property before the courts
can intervene to protect. That's OK
actly what is meant by the proposal
to prevent any court from issuing re-
strainins order without five to seven
days notice. That would give time
to the intending criminals to DO their
work and get into hiding before the
court can protect those whom the slug
gers intend to harm. The independent
workingman' home could thus be
blown up and he TAUGHT the dancer
of disobedience of orders" of the La
Dor Trust.
It's pitiable cond:tion. that of
! workingmen, both union and nonunion
when they dare disobey any Labor
dent or tyrannous.
Shall we nourish the further growth
of such power centred in the hands of
a few msnamed Labor leaders" now
seeking to tell Union men that they
must vote for the party pledged to
enact any law these trust leaders ask
looking to more power, if they will
deliver the labor vote?"
Trade on Labor Vote.
That trade was humiliatng insult
to every libertylovino workman in
America and they are quite justified in
the general reser tment against it.
The political managers of both great
parties wish Post would keep still"
He talks too plain" He don't know
anv more about politics than a rab-
1 bit" But amidst all the word twist
ing, pretense, cowardice side step
ping, and boot licking of politics be-
! fore National campaign it is refresh
ing to take few long deep breaths,
wipe the cobwebs out of ones eyes
and take a good, keei., close look at
exact facts.
Post as President of the National
Citizens Industrial Association has a
duty to perform without fear or favor
of any political party or class organi-