Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-07-11


/ me enactment u penal Jaws and ii Ire
name Of humanity use It's vast eneT-
gies for the removal Of the conditions
that are forcing our children into the
labor market
injunctions.
i The most palpable instance Of the
insincerity Of the Chicago platform Is
| found 10 Its declaration respecting the
issuance Of injunctions II would
have been entitled to more respect II
II had omitted all mention Of IL At
session after session Of congress labor
has pleaded for relief from the
abuses Of injunctions. but its appeals
have fallen on DEAF ears. and there
has been no Indication that remedial
legislation OF any character would be
enacted The oiigarchy 10 house and
senate has decided that nothing shall
be done to weaken any advantage
that corporations have gained In labor
disputes.
The fact Is that all our citizens.
without respect 10 station or occupa-
ton In life, have a genuine respect for
the courts and desire to maintain their
integrity.
The charge that the courts are being
assaled is simply made for the pur-
pose Of diyerting attention from the
real issue. Heretofore II has not been
considered treason or an unwarrant-
able attack upon the honor OF the
courts to define their jurisdiction, pre-
| scribe their procedure, restrict their
processes and generally to fix the
bounds within which judicial func-
tons shall be exercised.
1t makes no difference whether the
courts are acting In excess of their
! Jurisdiction or strictly within their
+, delegated powers. In either case the
people have a right to throw addition
al safeguards around human liberty.
There can be no reflection upon the
honesty of the courts In the passage
of measure that will confine the
equity powers of the federal judiciary
within such bounds as the people Of
the United States, through the legisla-
tive branches of their government,
may determine. This Democratic con-
vention must formally and unequivo-
cally pledge itself to such legislation
as will prevent the writ of injunction
from being converted into an instru-
ment Of oppression.
Self Government Sacred.
We have something to do in this con-
vention besides pointing out evils and
taking the Republican party to task
for the part 1t has played In creating
and perpetuating abuses. Democracy
is once more called to the front to bat
tie for the sacred principles of self
government. 1t must wage an uncom-
promising war for the return of the
! government to the hands of the people,
and this means that the phalanx of
! special interests must be broken. The
| triumph of the people can come only
through the Democratic party, for the
life of its chief political opponent is
/ so absorbed into the artificial life of
the monopolies and trusts that 1t ex-
cludes the hope that the Republican
party win ever be able or willing to
regain separate existence where 1t
can honestly discharge its duty to the
people.
With the power and opportunity to
carry out Democratic principles. we
will be called upon to revise our tariff
laws In the interests of the whole
! people. This issue cannot be disposed
of by the assertion that the Republic
au party also stands for tariff reform.
The Democratic idea Is that where
the tariff enables the trusts to main
tain a system of extortion the duty
should be removed from all trust
made goods, so that competition from
abroad may compel reasonable prices
| to our own people. There Is a vast
difference between the protection of
American industries and the protec-
ton of criminal monopolies.
The expenses of our government,
even when most economically admin
istered. will always require substan-
tial tariff rates, for the customs duties
will always be our chief source of
revenue. The amount and distribution
i Of these rates must always be devel-
oped along equitable lines. keeping In
view the greatest happiness to- the
greatest number and particularly with
holding the shelter of the tariff from
those who use 1t. not for Legitimate
self protection. but for the criminal
purpose of extorting the last dollar
from the American consumer,
Corrupt use Of Money.
The corrupt use of large sums OF
money In political campaigns is large
ly responsible for the subversion OF
the peoples will at the polls. The
masses are awakening to realization
of the great power Of gold in contests
that ought to be determined according
. to the character Of nominees and tfss
soundness and morality of political Is
sues, and there is general demand
for publicity in the collection and uss
, OF campaign funds. so that our eth
zens may know whether pOiitica
party has purchased Its way into ofBct
or has won its victories by bOnes