The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1916-10-05

Nothing more revolutionary mas been
done in any civilized country, with
the possible exception Of Mexico, since
the French revolution itself.
For what has happened-this cring-
ing sacrifice of principle to expediency
the country has President Wilson to
thank; for ii was ne who first sought
to make political capital out of this
national crisis. or else was too pitt
fully weak to display the strength of
a strong man in a great emergency
And plant and suppliant congress-
fed to mental obesity out of the pat
ronage' spoon--was only too easily
coerced into following the presidents
lead
Unless either the people or their
courts undo this revolutionary legis-
Ilation--this stand land deliver" man
date of the buccaneer brotherhoods--
then, indeed. Is this great republic Of
ours drifting on TO the rocks.
Democracy on Trial.
Charlotte, N. c., News)
!
The trainmen are not on trial i'm this
controversy Neither are the railroads
of the United States. Democracy Is
the defendant at the courthouse.
Under Watch and Pistol.
(Greenvile, s. c., News)
One hundred million American citi-
zens, who had most at stake, We're not
consulted by their representatives in
the congress of the United States who
Saturday surrendered their legislative
power.
The country has paid dear for this
peace at any price" A most danger
Where will this policy of surrender
end? What has become of 1.-The rule of
reason" which is supposed to govern
the settlement of economic questions
| In this republic What has become of
our sacrosanct doctrine, halloWed b.
/ the fathers, of equal rights for all
and special privileges for none?
Execution First. the Trial Afterward.
(H0uSton, Tex, Post.)
| 1t is as if a court had first executed
prisoner and tried him after the
funeral.
There was no investigation of the
merits of the controversy between the
railroads and the men. There was ne
debate. The railroads are. to
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the people are to be compelled to
stand and deliver, and it is the govern
ment that will hold the gun in their
faces.
Congress has set the precedent and
established the principle of execution
/ in advance of the verdict, and the YER
dict in advance of the testimony.
The people would have been drawer
than that, even though courage might
Rave imposed sacrifices. They were
Ipowerless. Their spokesman, forget
ting the high obligations they had as
sumed and the heavy responsibilities
intrusted to them, ingloriously sur
rendered.
A Crisis In the Nations Affairs.
| Newport News, Va, Daily Press)
| We are told that congress has acted
in the interest of peace. But is peace
SO sweet as to be purchased at the
price of liberty? .
God Help the Republic.
Greensboro N. c., Daily News.)
Mr., Wilson, before surrendering to
the single bore opportunists who are
managing his campaign, should rather
have pronounced this invocation
God help the republic"
The Daily News" once more feels
itself undone. Upon more than one
occasion this paper has sought to sup
port the president, only to find that
he had changed his mind, or his po-
sition, sometimes overnight. Only
yesterday we recorded an earnest de-
sire to support Mr.. Wilson in this
crisis, and we ventured the opinion
that the press generally would be glad
to do so. But we likewise expressed
the hope, despite reason and exper-
fence that Mr. Wilson would stand
by himself, 1t was a work of super
erogation.
Without Study, Without Consideration
montgomery Ala, Advertiser)
Again, congress, led by the president
has ignored the principle of arbitra-
ton, Congress has established
a precedent whereby any well organic
ed minority of citizens can compel 1t
to pass legislation without study, with
out consideration, and without regard
to the other side of the controversy.
Better For the Soul.
CMemphis, Tenn, Commercial Agent> |
II would have been better for thu |
soul of the republic if the brother.
hoods had forced railroads to gran,
all their demands rather than use the
of the state to bring about,
the result achieved.
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