Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1908-12-10

while the right tn carry on IA business
was cNpicitlS taken out from under
that protection which the law throws
over property rhc demand was made
tia, there should he trial by jury III
contempt cases. thereby most Seriously
impairins the authority of the courts.
All this rerrrs.ntcd a course of policy
which. IL carried cut. would mean the
cnthronem nj III class privilege IN its
{ .udest and mes, brutal form, and the
obstruction al one of the most essen
tlal functions OF the judiciary in al
civilized ACIDS
The violenc. oil the crusade for this
legislation and ITS complete failure. II
Illustrate tM" truths which 1t Is .sscn-
tial our people should learn In the
,irst place. they ought to teach tho
w.rklne,nan. the lahorcr. the wage
worker th;,t hN demanding what is
improper and impossible he plays into
the hands OF his foes. Such crude
and vicious attack upon thc courts.
even " IL wern temporarily successful,
Would inevitably in the end cause
violent reaction aud MOULD band the
great mass OF citizens together, fore
ing them to stand 10y I'LL the judges
competent anA Incompetent alike.
rather than To Sc, the wheels at JUS
tiVe stopped
movement of this kind can ulti'
matrly result, in nothing but damage to
those III whose behalf u Is nomnnl.y
undertaken This Is II most healthy
truth. which II is WIS, for all our pco
pie TO learn. Amy movement based on
that class hatred which M times as
suia.s TN. name Of class conscious
ness" is certain ultimately To fnil and
IL it temporarily succeeds. Ia do la,
reaching damage. GLASS conscious
ness. where il Is merely another name
for the "dious vice OF class seltishncss.
Us equally noxinus. whether In an cn,-
ploycr's association or In working
mans association The movement IN
question was one m which the appeal
4 was made rs all Workingmcn Ia vote
1 primarily. not us American citizens.
but az individuals of certain class
In society. Such an appeal In thu ttst
place revolts thu more nigh minded
and far sighted among the persons IA
whom II is addressed. and In the sec
ond place tends To- arouse II strong m
taK"nistn among an other classes of
citizens. whom II therefore tends tu
4 unite against the very organization
IN whose behalf ii In Issued The re-
Walt iS therefore unfortunate from
every standpoint This healthy truth
by the way. Will bc learned by the SO
c!alists " they ever succeed I'm cstab-
fishing I'm this country an Important
national party based on such class
consciousness and selfish class interest
| The waKcworkcrs. the workingmcn
| the laboring men Of the country by the
way. In which they rrpudiated ths
effort TO get them To east their vuttt
i'm response to an appeal To class hA'
tired. have emphasized their sound pa
triotism and ATncriCauism. The Who'll.
country has cause to feel pride in this
attitude Of sturdy Independence. IN this
luncompromising inStstence upon actin.
simply as good citizens. as gopi
\ Americana. without regard to fAncicd
and tnproper--clas interests. Such
IAN attitude liz AN object lesson IN good
relationship To the entire nation
A tsut the extreme rractlOnnrics. the
persons who blind themselves 10 The
wrongs now and then committed Wy
), the courts on laborinK men, shoMla
:, also think seriously ax tn what sue.
=, "A movement u1 this portends. Tn
A. 1udgea who have shown them~slNe
no able and willing effectively TO chet
I. the dinhonest activity Ut the very IA
.nS se e ;SaSssk y w sSe ~ =
i. shown ep1emseives alert - do luaf1'
TO the wagewOrker and syMpMffsst
n with the needs ~ the mass Of our pro
III pie. 40 that the dWelier In the tene
ment houses the man who practices
a dangerous trade. the man who u
crushed by excessive hours ~ labor
feel that their needs are understood
by the courts, these Judges are the
real bulwark Of the courts. these
. Judges. the judges Ut tn. stamp Of thu
president elect who have been fear
less In opposing labor when II has Kon.
wrong. but fearless also In holding To
strict account corporations that work
ntquity. and ar-si9hted In seeing that
the w0rklnEman gets his rights. are
the men Of all others to whom W.
owe It that the appeal for such violent
and mistaken legislation has fallen on
passage proved to BIZ without sub
stantial basis. The courts are ieop.
arded primarily by the action OF there
federal and state Judges who show In
ability or unwillingness TO put "A stOl
to the wrOngdoing Of very rich men
unde- modern Industrial conditions
and inability or unwillingness 10 give
relief to men Of small means or wage.
\ workers who are crushed down by
thes. modern Industrial conditions.
who. In other words. fail To understand
and apply the needed remedies for the
new wrongs produced by the new and
highly complex social and industrial!
civilization which has grown up IL
the last half century.
The rapid changes In our social anu
Industrial life which hive attended
this rapid growth have made II neccs-
sary that. In applying to concrct.
cares the great rule Of right laid down
in our constitution. there should be
full understanding and appreciation ot
\ the new conditions to which the rules
| are TO bc applied What would have
been an infringement upon liberty halt
a century ago may be the necessary
safeguard Of liberty today What
would have been an injury to property
II kAx. IN he. tfN,
rnent Of property now. Every judicial
!, decision involves two tcfms---One. an
interpretation Of the law. the other,
the understanding OF the facts 10 which
II IN to I've applied. The great mass Of
our judicial officers are believe. alive
To these changes Of conditions. which
40 materially AFFECT the performance
of their judicial duties. Our judicial
I system In sound and effective at core
/ and II remains, and must ever he
maintained. az the safeguard Of those
principles Of liberty and Justice which
stand at the foundation Of American
Institutions; for, Az Burke finely said
when liberty and Justice are separated
neither In safe. There are, however,
have Jagged behind in their under
standing Of these great and vital
changes In the body polite. whose
minds have never been opened TO the
new applications Of the old principles
made necessary by the new conditions
Judges OF this stamp do lasting harm
by their decisions, because they con-
vince poor men In need OF protection
that the courts Of the land are pro-
foundiy ignorant OF. and out Of sym
pathy with their needs. and profound
lly Indifferent or hostile 10 any pro-
posed remedy. To such men II seems
a cruel mockery to have any court
decide against them on the ground that
II desires TO preserve liberty In 4
purely technical form. by withholding
liberty In any real and constructive
sense. II II desirable that the legis-
lative body should possess and wher-
ever necessary exercise the power "a