Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-18

ate. and as | remember the history of
IL. 1t was about like this: 1t was re-
ported back from the committee Of
the senate. and in the form in which
II was reported the Judge could per-
init a jury trial When / read that re-
port | at once criticised Il, and said
that the bin should not provide mere
ly that the judge might permit jury,
but jury should be demanded as a
matter of right by the accused. and
my recollection Is that Senator Allen,
of Nebraska. introduced an amend
ment to that effect. and il was adopt
ed, and that it went through the SEN
ate by so unanimous a vote that no
one called for the roll. 1t Is now
more than twelve years since that
time, and yet the influences which
have been opposed to this legislation
have been so strong that up to this
time that measure of Justice has been
defeated. | am very glad that in our
platform there Is provision demand
ing a trial by jury in cases of indi-
rect contempt
I am glad, too, that we are able to
agree upon an Injunction plank that
was satisfactory to the leaders of the
laboring men and the members Of the
resolutions committee. | was much
gratified and l think the form In
which the party's position is to stand
upon that subject, ought to be salts
factory 10 all. You will find that this
is no attempt to interfere with the
legitimate use of the writ of lnjunc-
tion where there is real occasion for
II, but the platform says that this
writ shall no be issued In labor dis
pues under circumstances that would
mot justify It's use were there no labor
disputes, and that ought to be satis-
factory to all In other wods, that It
shall not be issued merely for the
purpose OF giving to one party of a
labor dispute an advantage over the
other but there must be conditions
that would justify its issuance IL there
were no labor dispute, and think
that the labor leaders in stating II in
that way have acted wisely. for they
have not asked for special privileges
for the laboring men.
II have simply briefly referred to
these as some of the planks In the
platform | believe II can be said
that no great party has ever adopted
a platform that embodies so much as
our platform does that Is of vital in
terest to the great toiling masses of
the country, and l am glad that the
platform has been broad enough to
embody remedial legislation needed by
all elements of our population, and
the unanmity with which you gentle
men speak, for those who are known
as wage earners. those who belong to
the labor organizations, this unanim-
ity among you ought to be initiated by
those who toll in other departments OF
industry for that platform is Just as
true to those who toll upon the farm
as to those who toll in the factory; 1t
is as true to those who toll in the ex-
change of products as TO those who
toll In the original production In a
word that platform. 1t seems TO me,
speaks forth In the Interest OF the
average man--of the common people.
And 1t is because believe, as stated
In the platform, that the progress OF
our country must be measured by the
advancement of the average man, that
appreciate the confidence you have
expressed and the pledges of support
that you have given. ! thank you