Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-03-10

ton. and to enforce its exercise
against the prevailing sentiment of the
south. The movement proved to be
failure. The president feels that
education is fast solving the negro
problem. He doubts whether. in the
case of any race. 4 appointment of
one of their number to a local office
in a community in which the race
feeling is so widespread and acute as
to interfere with the ease and facility
with which the local government bust
ness can be done by the appointee. is
of sufficient benefit by way of en-
courage..ent to the race to outweigh
the recurrence and increase of race
feeling which such an appointment is
likely to engender. Therefore, the
executive, in recognizing the negro
race Gv appointments must exercise a
careful discretion not thereby to do it
more harm than good. On the other
hand We mus be careful not TO en-
courage the mere pretense of race
feeling manufactured in the interest
of individual political ambition. Fur
Their, the president said Tie exer.
else of political franchises by those
of his race who are intelligent and
well-to-do will be acquiesced in, and
g right to vote will be withheld only
from the ignorant and irresponsible
of both races"
Injured Employees.
The president said he was strongly
convinced that the government should
make itself as responsible to EN-
p'oyes injured in its employ as an
interstate railway corporation is made
responsible by federal law 10 its en-
ployes: and he will be glad whenever
any additional reasonable safety de
vice can be invented to reduce the loss
of life and limb among railway EN-
ployes, to urge congress to require its
adoption by interstate railways.
lnjunctions.
Another 3abor question has arisen
which has awak ened the most excited
discussion. That Is in respect 10 the
power of the federal courts to issue
iniunctions in industrial disputes.
"As 10 that" declared President Taft,
my convictions are fixed Take away
from courts, II it could be taken away,
the power To issue injunctions N la
Dor disputes. and it would create a
privileged class among The laborers
and save the lawless among their
number from a most needful remedy
available 10 all men for The protection
of their business against lawless In,
yasion The proposition that business
is not a property or pecuniary right
which can be protected by equitable
injunction is utterly without founda-
ton in precedent or reason. The
proposition is usually linked with one
to make the secondary boycott law
full. Such a proposition Is at varl-
ance with the American instinct and
vii find no support in my judgment
when submitted to the American
people. The secondary boycott Is an
lHbAL uiitiit ~ - amy 'hAAt 'f'sa''N
to be made legitimate.
The issuing of a temporary re-
straining order without notice has in
several instances heen abused by its
inconsideraie exercise and to remedy
this, the platform upon which ! was
elected recommends the formulation
In statute Of the conditions under
which such temporary restraining
order ought 10 issue A statute can
and ought to be framed TO embody the
hest modern practice, and can bring
the subject 30 closely to the attention
Of the court as TO make abuses OF the
process unlikely in the future. Ameri'
can people, If understand them, IN
slst that the authority Of the courts
shall be sustained and are opposed to
any change in the procedure by which
the powers OF a court may be weak
ened and The fearless and effectiv'
administration Of Justice be interfefec
with"