The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1908-06-23
NO FRIEND TO wAGE-EARNER.
Bryan Assails the Republican Anti
Injunctions Plank-Calls it
Transparent Fraud" and
Analyses it in Detail.


form in general, VIM. J. Bryan gave
tonight statement in which he as
sails in particular the anti-injunction
plank of the Chicago declaration.
characterizing it as ga transparent
fraud" The statement follows:
"The anti-injunction plank of the
Republican platform as finally adopt
ed is transparent fraud. It is pos.
sible that the members of the COM
mittce were buncoed by some trust
lawyers-that is the only charitable
view that can be taken of it, Those
who advocated the plank claimed to
be doing it as a concession to the
wage earners, and yet if one will read
the plank he will see that it is in fact
an announcement that the Republican
party is unalterably opposed co the
laboring mans position. The plank
reads as follows:
" 'The Republican party will up
hold at all times the authority and in
tegrity of the Courts, State and Fed
eral, and ever insist that their power
to enforce their processes and protect
life, liberty and property shall be
preserved inviolatc. We believe,
however, that the rules Of procedure
in Federal Courts with respect to the
issuance of writ of injunction
should be more accurately defined by
the statute; that no injunction or tenn
pOrary or restraining orders should be
issued without notice except where ir-
reparable injury would result from
the delay, in which case speedy
hearing thereafter should be granted
cit will be seen that the planlls
- begin with an unnecessary culogy Of
the courts. Nobody is opposed to up
holding at all times the authority and
integrity of the courts. Nobody is OBJ
jccting to the enforcement Of the pro-
ccsses Of the courts or to their cxcr-
sc OF their powers to protect life,
artv and property. The plank as
as that somebody is attacking the
:, and that the courts are in dam
losing support or of having
werS weakened. There is no
m the courts and there is no
vwhere of interfering with
'tc function of the courts.
y convention puts up
md then proceeds to
part Of the plank
- give assurance to the
people, who are opposed to the labor
ing mans plea. And let us proceed
to that part Of the plank. which was
intended as sop to the laboring man.
1t says: 1--WE believe, however, that
fhe rules of procedure in the Federal
court with respect to the issuance of a
writ of injunction should be more ac-
curately defined by the statute
(Just what that definition shall be is
is not stately
" That no injunction or temporary
restraining order should be issued,'
notice, Except where irrcparable in
jury would result from delay, in
which case a speedy hearing thercaf-
ter should be granted. Note the word
Except where irrcparable injury
would result from delay and com
pare this exception with the Federal
statute on the subject and YOU will
find that under the law as it now cx-
lists the court is not empowered to
grant a temporary rcstrainin" order
except where there appears 10 be dam
GER Of irreparablc injury from delay.
1t will be sen that the man who
is. 1t would have said that as the
S'Ht;tte almost word Tor word and
made the exception as broad is was
IT, statute. If the convention had
con frank in the Statrlrcnt Of its
position it Wnnld have quoted the
present statrc and said INA! it was j.,
favor of enforcing the Jaw just as it
it. II ~srld have said that as the
present court or judge may grant
temporary restraining order eff there
appears to be danger Of irrcparablc
injury from dclav, therefore. lp =
resolved, we are opposed to chang
ing it..
"TIla men who arc responsible for
the language cf the injrmct. II plank
mag have fcr!cd the c>n> cn;ion. but
can they fool the laboring men or the
voters in general? The injunction
plank has not even the value of
gold-platc brick, for the plating is
brass as we'll as the interior of the