Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1909-09-24

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the non-uniun .abprer had rights .
which must he respected. y man
had right 20 work for whom and /
for what wigs re p.c.>rS, without .
inter, .rurc.
Mr.. TAFT. however. failed to men 4
ton why Socialism had had such .
growth III the tOp-heaNy commercidI- /
ism. for which his party stands. /
I.aboring men, seeing their rights /
cncroachcd upon by the trusts, felt |
compelled to organize in order to
protect themselves from exploitation |
by the combinations of plutocratic |
interests Maybe he exercised pru- !
drncc in not discussing the causes
which had produced discomfort on
the part of laborerS and the pro
ducerS of wealth, for if he had. he
would have been obliged to condemn
the policies, past and present, of his
own party.
The attacks upon the administra-
ton of Justice, particularly with re-
gard to criminal law and procedure
in the courts of the United States,
was very emphatic, claiming that
radical reforms are sorely needed in
this behalf. He argued that Judges
should have more power in the con
duct OF criminal prosecutions; they
should be allowed to comment upon
the facts and discuss the nature and
pertinency of evidence. in jury trials,
though the ultimate conclusions must
rest with the jury This is the
English practice from which country
our Jurisprudence was formulated
Murder trials in that country were
disposed of in one day which would |
consume weeks and months in Amer
lea, still complaints of the miscar
riagc of justice in the English courts
are exceedingly rare.
Mr.. Taft also observes, in the same
connection, the trial Judges in our
Western States have hardly more
power than the moderator in q re-
ligiOus assembly" that our people
have no occasion to fear giving the
judiciary this power, especially where
judges are elected at the polls. In
the State of Washington, the STAND
ARD has noted the extra caution our
judges pursue in commenting upon
the facts, which is forbidden by the
constitution of this young common
wealth. Appeals in criminal juris-
prudence in Great Britain. are of re-
cent origin; and now presented to
the appellate court in q simplified
manner, the trial court states the
questions of law involved in a few
words, the record being a short one,
the appellate courts dispose of these
propositions of law expeditiously.
Mr.. Taft says an era of prosperity
is at hand and will doubtless claim
it's arrival will be due to the Payne
tariff bill. which of course is wholly
untenable. Neither the Payne nor
the Dingley enactments on the tariff
schedules, had or have anything to
do with the production and consump-
ton of commodities except to build
I'D large combinations of capital
which Cypress wage-earners and pro-
ducers of wealth. compelling MANY of
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