The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1914-10-23

fraud stalks through the courts" in
the shape of these petitions. Men and
women who had to do with the certify
ing of these petitions are accused of
compounding a forgery-and all this
without shred of evidence! A pretty
spectacle Judge Chadwick has made
of himself in this instance through
permitting his temper to get out from
under his control
Judge Chadwick Is Peeved.
The late election returns have a
decidedly unsettling effect on Judge
Stephen ]. P. Chadwick. Every time he
opens his mouth he lets go of bundle
of words that indicates that he is
crouch" His latest outburst was
against the signers, circulators and
certifers of the initiative petitions
which placed the give Sisters" on the
| ballot this fall.
I just want to say word to Chad
wick anent the charges he has made:
1t is, believe, true that fraud stalks
through the supreme court of the
state"-and he or it, or whatever you
want to call it, draws a salary of &c.
600 per year for doing the aforesaid
stalking-together with letting go of
lot of vituperative language and
baseless charges of misconduct. Quite
right, Stephen Fraud" does stalk
and talk! Get me, Stephen?
Necessity for Hard Work.
! The frantic bowls that are emanat-
ing from the kept press and every
other citadel of special privilege"
with the necessity for getting in and
working to carry out the program that
has so far been carried forward. 1t is
herculean task that confronts the
proponents of the Seven Sisters" and
the eight-hour law, and we ought to
be up and doing from now until the
last vote is counted.
And when we are interesting our
neighbor in the initiative measures
| let us not forget to boost for Judges
Pemberton, Mills and Holcomb for
supreme court justices. Every effort
is being made to divide the forces of
progress on the judgeship matter. We
must stand pat on the original pro-
gram. BOOST AND VOTE FOR
PEMBERTON,
MILLS,
HOLCOMB.
Governments by Courts.
Evidence is not lacking that we are
governed by courts. We may elect
progressive legislatures and con-
crosses and may enact laws that stand
for social and industrial justice. Final
ly, however, these measures must pass
the scrutiny and Interpretation of our
supreme court. If that court views
these measures through glasses color
ed by corporation and special priv
ilege" training and environment, the
measures stand scant chance of being
declared effective. On the other hand,
j if a measure is enacted by the law
making power that grants special
I privileges to the powerful few at the
expense of the many, it is equally GER
tain that such act will receive the
most kindly consideration from men
whose viewpoint is that of the cor
poration-trained and corporation-nur-
tured lawyer The supreme court can
take away your constitutional rights,
it can cancel your-initiative laws, it
can reduce and set aside the verdicts
of your juries and defeat justice on
fine technicalities of law. In short,
progressive legislation is of no avail
except that Eve have a progressive
supreme court to interpret and make
effective such legislation.
Time to Get Busy.
If the progressive forces of the state
want to do something besides chase
themselves around in circle, it seems
to me that the most important work
we have at hand is to attend to the
job of making selections for supreme
court judges. Already the present SUI
preme court judges have been put up