The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-08-14

In every respect in which the injunc-
tion is issued against the working PEG
pie, II is based upon the assumption
that there il some form Of property
right which the employer or business
man has in the labor or the patronage
OF workingmen. SO as to make the con-
duct of the business profitable. Upon
no other premise Is 1t possible that the
injuuctions about which labor CON-
plains are obtained. II there be any
allegation Of violation Of law. either
criminal or civil. there is an ample.
adequate remedy provided. and which
labor insists should he invoked.
The writ of Injunction WAS intended
to be exercised for the protection Of
property rights only. He who wenld
seek its aid in equity must do equity
aud must come into coErt With clean
hands. 1t laaSt never be used to cur
tail personal rights. 1t mcst not be
used ever in an effort to punish crime.
There must be no ether adequate
remedy at law. Ii must not be used
as a means to set aside trial by jury.
lujunclions AS issued against work
men are never used or issued against
any other citizen OF our country. 1t is
an attempt To deprive citizens Of our
country. when these citizens are work
ulen. of the right Of trial by jury. 1t
is an effort to faSten an offense on
them when they are innocent Of any
unla wful or illegal act. 1t is an indi-
rect assertion of property right in
men when these men are workmen
engaged in a lawful effort to protect or
advance their natural rights.
Injunctions as issued IN labor dis
putes are to make outlaws OF men
when they are not even charged with
doing things in viola ton Of any law of
state or nation. The injunctions which
the courts issue against labor are sup
posed by them to be good enough law
today. when there exists dispute
between work men aud their employ
ers; but it is not good lawn fact. Is
not law at all-tomorrow or next day
when no such labor dispute exists.
The issuance Of injunctions in labor
disputes is not basel upon law, but is
a species Of judicial legislation. judicial
usurpation. in theinterests Of the
money power against workmen inno-
cent of any unlawful or criminal act.
The doing OF the ii wful acts enjoinec
by the courts renders the workmen
guilty of contempt of court. and pun
ishable by fine or imprisonment. or
both. In all things in which work
men are eujoined by tue process of an
injunction during labor disputes il
those acts are criminal or unlawful.
there is now ample law and remedy
covering them. From the logic Of this
there is no ESCAPE.
No act il legally II crime unless there
is a law designa ting it and specifying
it to he crime. No act is unlawful
unless there Is law Oh the statute
books designating and specifying 1t to
be unla wful. Hence. it follows that
no act is criminal or unla wful unless
there is law prohibiting its commits
sion. We assert that labor asks no
immunity for any Of it's men who may
be guilty of any criminal or unlawful
act. 1t insists upon the workers being
regarded and treated as equals before
the law with every other citizen: that
If any act be committed by any one Of
our number. rendering him amenable
to the law. he shall be prosecuted by
the ordinary forms OF law and by the