Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1909-01-01

ot since the opinion in the
case has there been so much
y court to fire public mind,
against class, call to at
clear and sharp way the
and at times intense par
of the federal courts The
Ss Eugene Debbs was not q mark
Ill be recalled that Sam1 Com
resident of the American Fed
of Labor, John Mitchell is
% resident, and Frank Morrison is
airy. 1t will further be recalled
all of these men threw their influ-
4 w in the last election in favor of the
oeratic ticket and voted for Bryan.
4 ii further be recalled that these
a were before this court just prlor
the presidential election when this
ltence could have been pronounced,
=. that the court for reasons best
own to itself postponed its pro-
ouncement, until after the election.
1T will further be recalled that the Of
fence if one has been committed, arose
cut of an injunction proceeding brought
y q corporation known as the Buck
stove Co. of st. Louis. and that the
barge against these labor leaders was
th at they had called ii, said corporation,
an ''unfair" corporation and further
1Ssi d ''we don't patronize" it, and so
printed the words in their newspaper.
B Now these men did say that they as
"a merican citizens deemed this injunc-
ton denial of their right of free
speech, and they would not obey it. To
De extent to which they have dis
g arded that injunction we are not
Wy appraised, but if the disobeying
the injunction was done in no worse
than to call that corporation sun
air. and say ''we don't patronizen it,
after court had solemnly told them
q they must not, the tameness of the
whole affair is so apparent that to the
average man it looks as if the District
OF Columbia court had gone out of its
z to favor a corporation and punish
Dor leader, or was seeking the ap-
use of combined capital.
III he Federal courts and the Senate of
United States are proclaimed in
fg, Sc days of swollen fortunes, to be the
warks of the Nation. The thing, if
y e. is 4 declaration of the unftness of
republican government. If the Struc-
re rests Oh these, principally because
4 the fact thatthey are not elected by
le people, then many officers elected
I'LL the people should not be, and if
eetions by the people are dangerous
8 one class of officers, they must be
rgely SO for all. If two such props
Id up the government ii is weak and
re should be added. But the two
p, or double bulwark opinion, is
no means universal. Capital has
lavish in its praises of these two.
,ital absolutely owns the Senate and
. lie opinion is fast concluding that
ellnigh owns the PUIsNR Federal
es.
Re eyes of the public are fast open
to undiscovered facts. They see
Federal Judiciary is made up
4, OF political pets with political |
The president appoints them, |
less too bad the Senate confirms. |
Z ng, fairness, judicial poise,
Jews, and wisdom, enter into
ppointments more by accident |
ssign. Political success, party
,artisanism, who was his faith
his wife, what college or uni
M did he attend, has he done his
in the last election, how does he
q certain economic questions,
~ If he happens to be appoint
pennsylvania carry the day
titute often the ruling causes
continent. These points are
y decided for him by others,
ss by John D. Archbold, some
worthy person who has diseov-
ust the right elements in the can
Courts should recall that the
~ abide and bow to a decis-
s@ t It may have the most su-
tempt for the man making
should recall that the court
man are two different and dis
iings, they should recall that
I'd gown may appear ponderous
mselves, and be the laughing
s OF the community, they should
that when a judge makes him :
diculousy or becomes absurd in
ploftir with reference TO the
~ ightiness of the posi-
& or in his enforced res
ii & that the American
N Ferent, and that they
greatness, though it
Up staff, and canno- |
spread wings of the
Id wears gown and
persons will stir up
ut not to wonder
Did their noses, SO
emingly out of its
Injunction some
athe court did
gu a pima
ught not ,
either !
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