The Washington times., 1916-02-22

rates or to declare just wars Or TO make Just and
Of the Bill should thus seem to involve nothing less than
Congressional abdieation.
by the Presdent) has gone be per-
mitted to 90 with safety to our system of government
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the principle Of Federal control in interstate
"TRe most common thing in interstate commercs
promises soon to be the affidavit necessary for citizen
national power the pretense doing one
Between hypeeritssy puTicinns and boldly asurpins
power the moral difference is in favor of the latter
effect Mr.. Mccall was still denouncins It. On june is,
SaO ne a made speech in a the House aganst bill to
tiveness, in which he said:
81 have been fundamentally opposed to the method Of
does now-ius equal reasonable rates and the Inter-
with great appropriation to carry before the courts in
fashion any rates which after investigation be-
the commission is whole government in ITSELF with legis
lative executive and judicial functions and II unable
cope with the duties cast upon It,"
Such were the opinions, such the solemn msgivngs Of
% IAN Mccall Acc concerning the rate law the pure food
He was certain that they were subversve, unconsttu
Yet would Mr. Mccall today vote to repeal any one
II he did so would any other man in Congress stand
1t is extremely doubtful These great measures have
than their foremost advocates expected
Do the Republicans of Massachusetts, to indorse
lawSi "-'0A'' pure '000' anu meat Inspection
Do the Republicans of the nation want to commit
leadership into the hands of with these opinions?
There has been important national legislation with
tonaity The thing that needed to be done could always
be opposed with the broad general objection that it
without the Constitution
He Viewed With Alarm.
Mr. McCa Of
business Of viewing with alarm all efforts to make the
those 5o1s g and ID He
have made this nation perpetuay confederation Of small
eorh IN Ss maer Of
Arizona and New Mexico attention of Repub
less essential in electng President The Republican party
as rule has been emineny practical in consideration OF
Governor Mccall perssently opposed admitting
the two new States with the constitutions they had adopted
This legislation passed the House 1912 There
long night against it. on the ground that the Arizona
ptn brace % Certain gnduy radical features Mr. Nc
Grafton Of the enabling act in the House. motion
statehood for the time being The real test was on this
proposition The motion to recommit voted down, 215
who recommt which meant to keep Arizona and
New Mexico out of the Union.
passed "labor measure" of first Importance. 1t deatV
with proceedings in contempt of court growing out
of labor troubles The provided that person
accused of contempt of court must be granted jury trial
% T ali an se o
that outside the presence of the court
The bill represented the elimination of years
fol by organized labor to break down what had
considered a system of judicial tyranny.
On the passage of this BILL 233 Congressman voted yea
and only 1S voted Mr. Mccall among those who did
not vote at all. He generally known be opposed to
the legislation, but sentiment among the working people
and among all liberal elements strong Il was
better politics to be recorded voting"
tive details in connection with this will be found
in the Congressional Record of July IL, 1912
Mr.. McCall's labor record has almost uniformly been
such to prejudice the labor against him. There
few records among his contemporaries Congress so
generally weak this point This fact which what
the sincerity of Governor McCas attitude must be
looked in the face.
Long Protested Methods.
Take another case. Organized labor had long pro-
tested the summary methods of issuing nunctions in labor
disputes introduced forbiddng their iss-
without notice to the parties concerned and hearing
provided that the injunction must state the reasons
its issuance and that in arising of disputes
jury for which there adequate remedy at law: and
that nunctons must not issue strikes and peace
full activities essential to their management such as pcket
ng persuadng to work to refrain from work.
of strike benefits peaceful assembly, In short the
legislation prohibited the issuance labor disputes of an
injunction any which, if there were no labor
disputes, would be legal
This generally regarded by organized and
unorganized labor charter of emancipation Il passed
the House with only 81 votes against on May ID 1912
the Congressional Record of which day. will give the details
of the parliamentary procedure.
Mr.. Mccall, welknown to be opposed to the legisla-
ton, not willing to take the political risk of voting
against it. He is recorded mot voting" 'e
For many years the hoNorably discharged soldiers of
the civil asked for svce pension law After the
Representatives, there introduced such resolution
named for its author, the Sherwood pension bill II pro-