The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-22
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GREAT coMMoNsR, IN HIS PA
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LicAN PARTY HAS TRIED TO
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LINCOLN. Neb., June EN- his
raper The Commoner, VIM. J. Bryan
AYERS that the Republicans are trying
IN -deceiYe-labefI, the attitude In
tEeir platform on the injunction issue.
The Commoner says in part:
The anti-injunction plank OF the
Republican platform. as finally adopt
cd. is transparent fraud. II Is pos
stbc that the members OF the COM
raittee were buncoed by some trust
lawyer-that is the only charitable
view that can be taken OF II. Those
who advocated the plank asserted
they were doing IL as a concession
10 the wage-earners, and yet II one
will read the plank he will see that
II 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 to up
holding at all times the authority and
integrity of the courts. Nobody Is
Directing 10 the enforcement OF their
processes or 10 their exercise OF their
powers 10 protect life, liberty and
property.
THE Republican convention puts
up man of straw and then proceeds
To demloish it. II suspects an unholy
assault upon the judiciary and It's
righteous indignation at once finds ex-
preston In a boastful assertion of It's
innocence OF participation I'm any such
suspected assault. This part OF the
plank was written to give assurance
TO the people who are opposed to the
laboring mans plea.
Sop 10 Labor.
And now let us proceed 10 that
part OF the plank which was intended
as sop TO the laboring man. 1t
the rules OF procedure In the federal
court with respect 10 the issuance OF
writ of Injunction should be more
accurately defined by the statute
Gust what that definition shall be is
not stately. That no injunction or
temporary restraining order should be
issued without notice, except where
irreparable injury would result from
delay, In which case a speedy hearin
thereafter should be granted
"Note the words except where ir-
reparable injury would result from
delay and compare this exception
with the federal statute on the sub
5ect and you will find that under the
law 'as 1t now exists the court Is not
empowered to grant a temporary re-
straining order except were there APP
pears TO be danger of irreparable In
Jury from delay
Copied the Statute.
ct will be seen that the man who
wrote the injunction plank copied the
statute almost word for word and
made the exception as broad as the
statute. II the convention had been
frank In the statement OF its position
II would have quoted the present stat
ute and said that 4 was in favor OF
enforcing the law Just as ii is.
THE men who are responsible for
the language of the injunction plank
may have fooled the rest Of the com.
mittee and they may have fooled the
convention, but they can not fool the
laboring men or the voters in general
The injunction plank has not even the
value of gold-plated brick, for the
platig Is brass, as well as the Interior
OF the brick.
Secretary Taft is known as the
father OF government by injunction
and his speeches In Oklahoma last
year gave concluvsi proof of his ad
herence to the position taken by him
on the bench. He is still In favor OF
the use OF the injunction In labor
cases and he is opposed TO trial by
jury" ~