The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-18
Republicans
Will Win By
Big Margin
BY DAVID bAwEENc8
tCopyr!ght by The la;eIliSencer)

wichita Eaasas. Oct. t7.--Kansas Is
taS'nE This c,~rt!Nn with the utmost
ccmp.acency. There's no emotion about
it-neither anger nor enthusiasm, ind'S-
nation nor satisfaction.
The 1920 Republican majority tor
Governor Henry !. Allen was 10000.
indifference a, vel as tho e1ec: %
state issues will reduce that hSure
somewhat Cooservs';v" estimates are
made ;har ". 7. Morgan. Republican.
viii "a elected governor by vote 90
from 3h. 900 ~ ;n.nno 10 succeed Gov
ernor ATen who was not candidate
for third term.
Ara the farmers sympachs;:- T':h
capital or labor? They showed IN the
primaries that they had fe!; ths III
effects o. the las: rail- strike Tho ne
10 in transportation has added 70 the
farmers list Of grievances.
This Industrial court problem is st!N
IN the experimental stage. Labor Is
fighting the scheme hard and tSs state
employers association is finding fsui.
With -. toe, Other cases ~ nav"
arisen che errrlcyer 81" ras tNrnd the
cour, ruling against them n mora cases
than e has given verdict against
laocr.
Tho rsr1nsrs' vote.
The lineup in the election IN ths
Industrial court Issue - not clearly de-
tned. The Republican nominee. OF
course. Is N favor os -. maintenance
os ar industrial court. The Democratic
ca andidate cr!ttcizes y severely. Labor
will Be Democratic. But the farmers
and the other element, who want 20 see
the court upheld as a means OF ending
strikes will swing the election for the
Republican ticket.
More interesting perhaps than the
election contest. Il Indeed Il can be
called that In Kansas this year are
some phases OF the Industrial court Law.
The supreme court Of this state. 10
which appeals can be taken directly
from the decisions OF the industrial
court. will be kept busy with cases the
next Few years.
rns Ptnai Say.
The supreme court OF tho United
States Will have the hnal say IN many
O, The disputes. For example: The
Wolf Packing company. OF Topeka. Is
appealing 10 the supreme court OF the
United States on the ground that the
wages which the Kansas Industrial
court ordered II to pay are too great
and do not permi. Of = fair return on
capital invested. and this. It Is alleged.
constitutes 4 conascation OF property
without due process OF law.
Tho controversy between William
Allen White, editor OF the Emporta
(Kansas Gazette. and Governor Allen.
or rather the state OF Kansas. tor Mr..
White Is under arrest FOR alleged viola
t!on os the i-picket!ns provisions OF
the law. 10 likely TO como 70 trial In
few weeks.
Investigation Of the circumstances
suggesting this extraordinary incident
brings out the fact that the defenders
Of the law believe tho country generally
received a wrong Impression ot the case
at the outset. 1t Is argued. for In
stance that II Mr.. White had placed =
plscard N the window OF his newspaper
c,Hce declaring sympathy with the
strikers. and II this had been the only
pIacard In town, nobody would have paid
any attention TO II, but the poster was
one 81 a great number placed N stores
20 insimidste strikebreakers and make
them believe the tradesmen would not
sell them necessities OF NE.
Denied ~ white.
Mr. White denies that this was done
In Empor!a though he admits many
posters had such a purpose in Newton.
Kansas. and that he took pains in his
newspaper TO deHounce tho thing.
there are plenty ot wartime decisions
States unfolding the courts against
those who preached law hreakins. Tho
theorr Is tina: while a bill Is IN the
making x can be debated thoroughly,
but when once II is on the statute
books u mus. be obeyed and nobody
car lawfully preach diobed'ence OF such
a statute. Tho Kansas Industrial oour.
&C. IA as much law as anything else
on the books and the ofrense charged
against Editor white Is that hs
preached disobedience Of the law by en-
ecurtaging strikers.
Curiouslv enough. Mr.. White printed
q fac-simile Of the same placard In hi.
newspaper. but was not hailed Into court
fer that. There are soma lawyers who
believe that Re Nigh. be held as IN
viola ton Of the Kansas law even for
publishing anything that can Re con-
s,rued a. directly encouraging the
breaking OF a law.
Delicate Jnstiee.
This is the real. however. % delicate
Justice. Courts have held var!ously IN
this phase ot the matter and Attorney
General Daugherty rad the Same notion
q, did Governor Alien when ~. ars.
Injunction was applied for aea:ns, the
shopner. Meetings and strike ins,ruc-
ton, wers N themselves lnnocant acts
So long "a they id no, encourszs In
trrruption os 'n:.rstats commerce In
Kansas the posting ~ placards 10 IN
,,sels lawful when ,hs object Is 10 eX-
press sympathy for = worthy cause
such as starving A-menians. but Il Is
un!awful 20 express sympathy With
s.ylk!ng Kaasans.
u the principle involved were not bet
ter than tAe personalities Involved. II
would be easy TO dismiss tho case on
some os tho numerous :echntcalit!es In
which courts seem 10 take refuge when
they wauS - evade an issue. but ne
question IS clear Gu; and Viii he carried
all the way 20 tn" supreme court Of ;he
United States before 1t s. Gnal!y de-