The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-12-10

should be erected against its abuse.
In substance. provision should be made
that no Injunction or temporary =. re-
etraining order Issue otherwise than on
notice, except where irrepnrsbIe injury
would otherwise result: and IN such case
hearing on the merits OF the order
should be had within n short fixed Pc
Rod and. n not then continued after
hearing. " should forthwith lapse De-
cisions should be rendered Immediately.
and The chance o. delay minimizcd in
every way Moreover. ! believe that the
procedure should be sharply defined and
the judge required infinitely 10 state the
particulars both OF his action and Of his
reasons therefor. 10 that the congress
can " " desires examine and investigate
the same.
For many Of the Shortcomings Of
Justice in our country our people as a
whole are themselves 20 blame. and the
Judges and Juries merely bear their
share together with the public as a
whole II II discreditable to US as a
people that there should he difficulty In
convicting murderers. or In bringing 60
justice men who rs public servants
have been guilty OF corruption. or who
have profted by the corruption OF
public servants. The result II equally
unfortunate, whether due 20 hairsplit-
ting technicalities in the Interpretation
Of law by judges. 10 sentimentality and
class consciousness on the part of
iuries, or TO hysteria and sensa tionai-
ism in the daily press. For much OF
this failure OF justice no responsibility
whatever lies on rich men as such. We
who make up the mass OF the people
cannot shift the responsibility from our
own shoulders. But there II an impor-
tant part OF the failure which has spe-
cial'y 20 do with inability to hold
10 proper account men OF wealth who
behave badly
The Modern Corporation.
The huge wealth that has been accu-
mulated by a few individuals OF recent
years in what has amounted TO So
cial and Industrial revolution. has been
as regards some OF these individuals
made possible only by the improper use
Of the modern corporation. certain
type OF modern corporation. with its
officers and agents. its many issues OF
securities and its constant consolida-
ton with allied undertakings. finally
becomes an instrument so complex as
ments that. under various judicial de-
cisions. lend themselves TO fraud and
oppression than any device yet evolved
in the human brain. Corporations are
necessary Instruments Of modern busi-
ness They have been permitted TO
governmental representatives of the
people have worked slowly in provid-
ing for adequate control over them.
Our great clusters of corpora
tons. huge trusts and fabulously
wealthy multimillionaires. employ the
very best lawyers they can obtain 20
pick flaws in statutes after their
passage; but they also employ a class
OF secret agents who seek. under the
Of
legisla Ion innocuous by making Il I'M
constitutional. often through the inser-
ton OF what appear on their face TO he
drastic and sweeping provisions against
the interests of the parties inspiring
them: while the demagogues. the cor
mailing schemes TO strike" corpora
lions. and all who demand extreme.
and undesirably radical. measures.
show themselves 10 be the worst enc
mics OF the very public whose loud
mouthed champions they profess TO be.
Real damage has been done by the
manifold and conflicting interpretations
oil the interstate commerce law. Con-
troll over the great corporations doing
Interstate business can be effective only
II II is vested with full power in an
administrative department. branch of
the federal executive. carrying out a
federal law: IL can never be effective IL
a divided responsibility Is left in both
the states and the nation; IL can never
be effective IL left in the hands of the
courts to be decided by lawsuits.
Respect for Law Must BE Upheld.
The courts hold place Of peculiar and
deserved sanctity under our form OF gov
eminent. 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.
II Is 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-reaching 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 the present. Let them exercise
this great power not only honestly and
bravely. but with wise insight into the
needs and fixed purposes OF the people,
so that they may do Justice. and work
equity. so that they may protect all per-
sons In their rights. and yet break down
the barriers of privilege. which is the foe
OF right.
Forest Preservation.
II there Is any one duty which more
than another we owe IL to our children
TO perform at once. II is 10 save the for
ests OF this country. for they constitute
the first and most important element In
the conservation of the natural re-
sources of the country. Just as
a farmer, after all his life making his
living from his farm. will IL he is an ex-
pert farmer. leave II as an asset OF In
creased value TO his son. so We should
leave our national domain 10 our chill
dren, increased in value and not worn
out There are small sections OF our own
country. In the east and In the west. In
the Adirondacks. the White mountains
and the Appalachlans and In the Rocky
mountains, where we can already see for
ourselves the damage In the shape of
permanent injury to the soil and the
river systems which comes from reckless
deforestation. II matters not whether
this deforestation is due to the actual
reckless cutting OF timber 20 the fires
that inevitably follow such reckless cut
ting OF timber. or to reckless and uncon-
trolled grazing. especially by the great
migratory bands OF sheep, the un-
checked wandering OF which over the
country means destruction to forests and
disaster to the small home makers the
settlers OF limited means.
Thanks TO our own recklessness
In the Use Of our Splendid foraSts