The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-11-25
Expect Million Signatures

II is planned 10 have the imnaach
mpnl petition signed by 1000 900 mem
hers Of labor examinations before It
s presented to congress next month.
The resolution read i'm part.
Your petitioners represent that Judge
A. B Anderson of the United states
district court for the district of In.
diana. has violated his oath Of office
To preserve. protect and defend the
constitution of the United states.
that he has deliberately and wnfulN
denied citizens of the United states
their constitutional rights and has
violated the limitations upon his au.
thorty. imposed hv the constitution
ana the statutes of the United states
ana hy the decisions of the supreme
court of the United States; that he has
utilized the power of his office TO ca.
cree free men into involuntary setvl.
udc: that he has substituted his au.
tocratic viii for the law. that he has
forced 400 coo mon To dlsobcy the or.
ders of "a cour of the United states
or else submit to intolerahle wrong
and To tee priyation of inalienabje
rights rights which are guaranteed
uuucr the constitution of the United
StatCs-and that thereby he has
brought the courts into disrepute and
the law into contempt: that he has
compelled every mine worker who is
faithful to his American citizenship to
risk his individual liberty in order that
%, may maintain the freedom of labor
ana preserve for himself and his fel.
7 low citizens that liberty which the
/ United States government was found.
/ ed To preserve. and for these reasons.
we petition that the house of repre-.
scuatives impeach Judge A. q. An.
/ dcrson in order that he may be re-
moved from his office and that the
/ congress OF the United States may
maintain unimpaircd for the United
States the guarantees of liberty pro
yIdcd in the constitution of the Unit.
ed States
Your petitioners represent that
through swift and stern action by the
/ representatives Of the people is nee
| essal5 TO re-establsh faith in the in.
/ Nloabilty Of constitutional righcs.
step by step, government by in,
/ Junction has encroached upon the
rights OF the workers. In % years the
courts have enlarged their claims vi
/ power from the decision in the Debs
case, where the supreme court an
nounced the 'riEht of any laborer or
any number OF laborers to quit work
was not challenged to the order Of
Judge Anderson That men peaceably
refusing to work Tor an unjust wage
should return to the work of making
'Horpitdnt proIltS Tor private employ
ers. IL !S Time to call halt upon
ul' oppression OF lahor through the
courts Men porn Tree VIII not long
Huiler tyranny or deprivation Of nat
uia Hperty' IN Whatever form, with
Out q, lerhllhed resistance
LABOR Is toId mat the avenues Of
opI''hlhs justice through peaceful
H'e""S are open 10 al American citl-
"ehSi yel N'por is constantly threaten
ed with heInS compelled to accept in-
JustlecS by Iorce OF arms
we are peaee'loYlhs' !aw-abding
Americans. we are seeking redress Of
grievances through the representatives
OF om people. But we soemly warn
al Officers OF government that they
must cease TO dehy TO us ana our broth
ers fundamental rights OF citizenship;
That they must cease to invoke the pow
err OF guns ana cubs TO keep US from