The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-09-08

the subject OF the writ of Injunction.
secret h,. tar has endeayored 70
4 10 make some promises, which are not
supported by his platform. but his
promises oner nothing substantial In
the way OF reform. and are not binding
on Republican senators and members.
1 The Republican congress has already
mao record on labor questions. and
IN Sne i,epe.oilean party cannot escape
Mr.; Taft's speech may be considered
~ blndlng upon him, but the conyen-
n Endorses ~, the
piattorm-not Mr.. Taft's personal
views. The Republican platform, while
pretending 10 pledge some modification
OF the law, contains an exception
clause which reiterates the very Ian
kuase or the law. Whether this eXcop-
ZION cause was inserted by acct
AZ merely provides. In substance. that
restraining orders shall not issue with
OUT notice except where such order
can now issue without notice The
platform was triumph for those who
nave been opposing the laboring man,
ana they have been boasting OF their
The Democratic platform on this
subject copies the language which the
labor organizations submitted to the
ihepublican and Democratic conven-
speech objects to the language. He
charges that the anti-injunction plank
/ was loosely drawn" and framed for
Tho especial purpose OF rendering It
susceptible TO one Interpretation by
! one set OF men. and diametrically
! opposite Interpretation by another" AS
Mr.. Tart has had long experience on
the bench, and Is therefore skilled I'm
the Interpretation OF language. / ask
/ him TO give us, II he can, two opposite
inI snI OF the language That a5
judicial proceedings shall he treated Z,
cannot ind two interpretations TO the
| phrase rigid impartiality."
Speaking. OF industrial disputes. the
platform declares that "injunctions
shall not be issued In any cases In
no Industrial dispute were involved"
How can that language be miscon-
strued or misinterpreted9 II words
mean anything. that plank means that
an industrial dispute shall not in 1T
self, be regarded as a sufficient cause
for an Injunction. n an Injunction is
be based upon acts which would justify
an Injunction II there were no indus
trial dispute involved. There IL moth
Ing ambiguous about II; there Is moth
ing that can be misconstrued or misin
terpreted, even by one desiring TO find
a double meaning. Why DO the Repub-
lean leaders attempt TO read ambiguity
into those words? Simply because they
cannot meet the proposition presented
Even Mr.. TAFT attempts 10 avoid the
issue by saying that mo one has ever
pute was industrial gave any basis
for the issuing OF an injunction IN ref
erence thereto" II II is true that no
one now maintains that. then why find
fault with our platform on that sub
jecte II nobody opposes our position
we ought to have no difficulty In Sc
curing tho passage OF a law I'm har-
mony with this plank.
Taffs Lament.
Upon the jury question Mr. Tart
clearly takes issue with us. lie Is
as a menace to the courts. Here is his
lament:
Never in the history OF the country
has there been such an insidious at
tack upon the judicial system as the
proposal TO interject a Jury trial be-
tween all orders of the court made
after fun hearing and the enforcement
OF such orders"
This would come under the head OF
| Important. X true" But the fact Ia
our platform specifically declares that
United states senate in 1896 and which
Republican congress has ever since
refused 10 enact" etc, providing for
tempt. Are not the proceedings OF
the United States senate part OF the
history of the country? This measure
passed the United States senate more
than twelve years ago, and the vote
| upon II was 30 nearly unanimous that
no roll call was demanded The bill
was not smuggled through without dis
cussion. II was amended In open sen
ate and the members OF the senate
had ample opportunity TO understand IL
become a law long ago but for th'
fact that a few large corporate EN-
ployers OF labor have kept lobby II
Washington ever since. and have beer
able to coerce congress into ignorins
the laboring mems plea.
Mr.. Tart IL not an unbiased judge
where the jury system is under con
sideration. He Is not only known al
the father OF government by injunction
but he il pretudiced against the jur!
system. Every man is unconsciousl.
influenced by his environment, and Mr.
Tafts long service upon the bench ha
led him to underrate the importanc
OF the jury system. In his address 4
the students Of Yale, entitled. "A judg
leaning toward an increase OF the au
thority OF the Judge, and praises tn
procedure in the federal court at tn
expense OF the western courts even
popularizes the court and gives tn
people to understand that they have
| not only an interest, but also part
in the administration OF Justice" II,
has fallen into the error OF ASSUMING
that any Improvement in the method o
court procedure Is an attack upon th'
authority OF the court. This is al
ancient method Of opposing reform
Lord Maoauiey had TO encounter a sim
liar objection when he favored the re.
| form OF the rotten borough system o
England. Those who were opposed &c
the reform construed IL as AN attack
upon the throne and as menace &C
the stability of government. but the
reform was secured and the govern.
than impaired So the reform attempt.
ed by the senate twelve years ago. and
| endorsed by three Democratic nation
al conventions is in the interest OF
strengthening OF the court In public
| estimation.