The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-07-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
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cBy Our Staff CorrespOndent0
 Washingtou. July 2--The Demo eratac Administration was bdaned TOT Ane drought that made a short corn k--or last year by the Republican : 7oress but thus far this. year the same eource has neglected to give the Dem hocrat1c administration credit for the wsoord breaking wheat crop
 c-baarunan Hinebaug1 of the Pro lnresgave congressional campaign conn Tafttee announces that an energenc nZf1k will be made this Fall in Con Iuect4cut- The tarfn will be the issue lReDublfcans Will be remind ed-ofs the failure of the Republicans in 1909 to revise the tariff downward as prom ssed.
 It is very gratifying to the Demo. cratic representatives from Conneell- cut to receive letters from leading lxnanufacturers in the Nutmeg State srfvfner their support to President Will Ieon's plan to govern big business through a commission, as expressed ln me Newland,s unfair competition bill inow before the, Senate
 ls Members of Congress say they can feel a reaction setting in from every ssection of the country in favor or the lpatient now in the White House IoL- flowing the Iambast1ng he was recefV- ing through the concerted action of 4ner. special privilege press and the I-a51roads to force adjournment with out action upon the antitrust bills
 Rrupv people are wondering why <soxev and his army marched upon sVvasfsneton first during a Democratic Administration and tried to repeat 1t under another Democratic adua1n1st-a t1on- It would have produced 2 battle cry for. the Republfcaus tl1ts Fall had | rs~xev mrnaased an army of the eunenn- pIoyed, but he only came through with { T7fa fnzuud1y and a mule. Coxey g cry is Tor afat money apd bank reform He had a fine chance.to get out an army <urfu[ the RepUba1can panic of 19e7s Efuk no one heard of him at that time. Es-GenerAF' Coxey may claim that he sa not a ta11 to the Republican kite azf usewerthe1eggs he has never marched on Vgnshangxon during a Republican administration and the world knows { there were opportunities galore
 sa2ensraT~ Kelly, with the Pacific eoast wing of the army, representtns .a5ouk q score of the commonwea1. has 5ust rsached Maryland, leaving be where -S4 q. day and board for so days &svaAEed aK these who really wanted fto work
 D4r4nwee1s 4zDe- weather many moth ksrg vxn hS au4ersstsd in a booklet is-
 
 krnEfEzelazz -sIsznes Care ofs the Bgey-' F7,svresentx14vezD Donovan has secured a auppay. Oe thesssbook1efs which hej will hs pieaned eo ssnd to those who desire
 Uncaa Ganeg consular agents In ev- kzrw oorner of- the globe are hustltng to Fexpmnd cur foreign trade. Every rnanufaceurer should subscribe to the HaHvsconsular report service as well as -~k~,<- E1rors4gn C0mnnerces andSlet them know 1whAk they have to sell
 .Thnss who are inclined not 10 be 1awOEubay digposed toward the anti E9rugt bdn for the regulation of tn5unc- 4aons saaouId read the comnnfttee's re- kDor6z. which are to be found in Hou9e zrsDorG 7Eo. 627. The committee states Fin paref '@Tne bill does not interfere E win the Sherman Antitrust act at Eau The bill -es not invade the jur- zsdiceaon of the courts or attempt leg E 1saa41ve1y to tnvadN a judicial function IL merely limits and c1rcumscrfbes the remedy and procedure. Many decisions on the question Of Injunction process and jurisdiction are greatly influenced E by. and. indeed sometimes founded s upon, precedents established when to { be wage earmer was to be a. servant whoge social and legal status was little above that of slavery. But New Eng OEGC90SQ F policies herein The English act of E190e, get forth at length in the hear~a s zngz goes farther than 1t has yet been dseued possible to go in this country E zn relieving labor, and especially or E gandzed labor. Of legal burdens and d3scr1minahon&
 The Supreme Court has more than X ouce protested against attempts by any Branch of the government to exercise aEfbftrary powers. and the courts should, and probably will welcome the B definite Limitations contained in this bin if it should be enacted.
 -The tdea. has been advanced. and ably supported in argument, by one of ] the proponents of this Legislation that liberty, and more Of it, is safe in the hands Of the workin gInen of the coun- A try. We are convinced of the merit E and truth of that contention. The ten dency toward freedom and liberation from legal trammels and impedinents to progress and to a great social ad- vance is seen in nearly all civilized na- tions It is an unpropitious time to < oppose reform like that embodied in this bf11, in view of the fact that the abuses Of power which 1t seeks to terminate have been, admittedly, nu- znerous and fragrant Government by injunction must go President Taft in his message Of De eenber T. 1907. favored such a bill but his stand-pat Congress would not give him chcance to sign one. of such a character.
 People who are sti11 shouting about Tar1n, commission do not know, and if they do know, they have forgotten &r-