The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-04

practically above and superior TO
the law and that they may at their
pleasure through their combinations
and conspirators, grind the people
like grain beneath the upper and
neither stone, take from the mouth
of labor the bread which it has
earned and divert the stream of
wealth produced by hard and honest
toll from its rightful channels and
pour Il into the undeserved and al
ready overilowiIg Golfers of the few
On the first contention of the in
dicted men-that the antitrust law
was void for uncertainty, Judge Fur
man said in part:
Trusts and monopolies can be or
eani2ed and build up under SO mahy
different and varying conditions tha1
nothing except a general definition
would grant relief from the evils
which they lnflct upon the people
Or the contention that the eXemp-
ton of labor combinations, made the
law void, the court said:
Labor's Rights Greatest.
The assumption of counsel for
the appellees is that the rights of
capital are equal 20 the rights of
labor. Good morals do not sustain
this assumption. While labor and
capital are both entitled to the pro-
lection of law, it is not true that
the abstract rights of capital are
equal footing before the law.
Labor is natural, capital is arti
ficial Labor was made by God, cap
ital is made by man. Labor is not
only blood and bone, but it also has
mind and a soul and is animated
by sympathy, hope and love. Capital
is inanimate, soulless matter. Labor
is the creator, capital is the crea-
tion.
I'll all the capital in the world
wered estroyed, a great injury would
thereby be inflicted upon the entire
human race, but the bright minds,
the brave hearts and the strong
arms of labor would in time create
new capital and thus the injury would
be ultimately cured. If all of the
labor on earth was destroyed capita,
would lose it's values and become
absolutely worthless.
Where Glory Lies.
"rhe strength and glory of this
country lies, not in its vast accumu
lations of capital. but it depends
upon the arms that labor, minds that
think, and hearts that feel. But if
We concede that the assumption OF
counsel for appellees is well found
ed and if, arbitrarily and in disrc-
gard of good morals, we place cap
ital and labor upon an absolute
equality before the law, another dif-
ficulty confronts them. Capital Or
gan;zes to accomplish its purposes
Then according to their own logic,
it would be a denial of equal rights
to labor to deny it their right TO
organize and act without breach OF
the peace to meet the aggressions Of
capital"
The charge against the indicted
men was they had formed combi-
nation to control the prices and mar
kets Cor cotton and its products in
Logan county, a great center for
cotton marketing. 1t was alleged
among other things that the com
bine had raised the price of ginning
from $3.50 to $500 per bale and
thereby worked a great injustice 20
the farmers.
"A single drop of sweat upon the
brow of honest labor shines more
brightly in the eyes OF God and is
of more benefit to the human race
than all of the diamonds that ever
sparkled in the crown of any kind,
said Judge Furman in this connec-
ton. "If the state did not protect
the farmers of Oklahoma against