Mower County transcript., 1908-12-09

should BE erected against ITS abuse.
In substance, provision should be made
l that no in5unc ton or ~ temporary res
iSstfaining order issue otherwise than on
notice. except where irreparable injury
would otherwise result and In such case
La hearing on the merit OF the order
should be had within short fixed PEE
riod. and IL not then continued after
hearing, it should forthwith lapse. De-
ScisiOnss should be rendered Immediately,
and the chance Of delay miniInaized III
every way. Moreover, i believe that the
1 procedure should be sharply defined, and
| the Judge required infinitely to state the
particulars both Of his action and Of his
REASONS therefor, 80 that the congress
can II It desires examine and investigate
the same. s s4 81 5s & q: ls a45s,a
For many Of the shortcomings OF
Justice in our country our people as q
whole are themselves to blame, and the
Judges and turies merely bear their
share together with the public as d
whole. Itlts discreditable toBus as a
people that there should be. diniculty In
Econyicting mnr derers. or In bringing to-
i Justice men who: as public SERVANTS
II lhavea6een guilty OF corruption. or who
IfhaYei prodted by, the corruption; Of
public lFper1Yiapts lp' 1,' The result Is equally
ting atechnicaIftiss n the interpretationj
ofslaN. by 1udgea,s TO- to5sentlmentalitylan and
class sconsctousnesA8 B. on the, part Of
ljurfes, or to hysteria and sensational
Ism In the daily press. For Z much OF
this faiMresof justicehno7 responsi blNtys
lEwhatever lies on rich men al such. We
| who max ups the mass OF the people
cannot, shift the Responsibility from our
own shoulders. But there Is an impor-
| tant part Of the failure which has spe-
cial.y to, do With inability, to hold
| to proper account men. of wealth who
behave badly. .*+:~5a. 20 E.@S .'@<'
- The Modern Corporation. ~
i The huge wealth that has been accu-
years, in4swhatf has amounted to q so-s
cial and industrial revolution. has been
as regards some Of Observation-Disclosures
made possible only by the Improper use
Of the modern corporationa "A certain
| type: of modern corporation. with. it's
| omcers and agents, Its many issues Of
securities. and it, CONSTANT :coIlsolida-
;tion with allied undertakings,g finally
becomes an Instrumental ssoos com plex:sas
toacontain O. greater i number of ele=
| ments that, m der yart tous. judicial; de-
cis1ons. lend the einselves to- fraud and
opp rsssipns sthxn any rde deVice: ysf: evolved
in1the human shrain Corporationsharsi
Is,sss - ~ -. 1, =. ~. -
heS,nyna "a misn ~ VhAra n a ~
goSsrnmS1ital rspfesaistativssa OF the
people eHHhares$Jyprksd sslewlylin provid-
lingsfoF ADEQUATE control over them, d
t,o s tast Id ..bai5pssy SG5pssf
NteAlfI II fnuit tin1tl IN lohaires employ the
very best lawyers they can obtain}.to'
| pick haWs IN . statutes after their
| pa1sa ge;sbnH the lscs senploY5a: class
Of aecf6t agents VINO seek, under Nthe
Advtce OF experts 70 render hostile
ls1Ast4sa Hn oel10NF bEt mn ia gait fsuns,
e0neOtufl0Nah,.f0ftsns through, the tnSef-
t3fton Of What ataapp ear on their face to be
,df44Acs md pr oxtetons against
the s1nfsr4Ae4 spf the parties inspiring;
Them; while the demagoEues, the; cor ),
Iarupt cfeatures Who - INTRODUCES black
imAnin Z sschem to y "striksA corpora
staola4s.s ne VII q demand extreme
and sNndeAirahAy Il radical. "a measures,
show themsslXes 70 be the worst eneE
mies OF the very%puDllc whose y loud
t@moutheda champions they profess to be-
Real ltdamage4has been done 81 by the
manifold and c0nhtcting interpretations,
joi the interstate commerce law. Con
troll over the great corporations doing
Interstate business can be effective only
1t !: it is. vested with full power in an
administrative department. a branch Of
I,o-o
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| 49, stota. s5 80 nt;a -. :. =. - D0tl WV.
ne errectiveHi9 1aft in +ha haHSa 10 vn ,tstsa ~
co,,rts 70 he daciGed Nv: 1au,.,,its - '"o
w ,e',i.. ~ ~ ;. 20 =. ~ ..l'.os
nesPect TOT Law MUST ee Opneio.
! The courts hold place of peculiar and
deserved sanctity under our form Of gov
ernment. Respect for the law is essen
tial to the permanence of our institu-
tons; and respect for the law is largely
conditioned upon respect for the courts.
1t IL an offense against the republic, to
say anything which can weaken this re-
spect, save. for the gravest reason and in
the most carefully guarded manner. In no
other nation in the world do the courts
WELD such vast and far-reacling power
as in the United States. All that is nee
essary 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: tha present. Let them exercise
this great. power not only honestly and
brayely, but with wise insight into the
needs and fixed purposes of the people,
30 that they may do justice, and work
equity, 20 that they may protect all per-
u