Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-02-01
Chicago, H., Jan. 10, 1924.

cs.ssgo. H., Jan. Is, 1924.
? ,bs Trace Unionlsts OF 'he ''"'e
af Illinois:
Grse..lss 6rst Monday in June, 1924,
vi .Es election will take place IN
! laai1as' -. members of the Supreme
ga.ea 9 fer the State of Illinois Will
eoai'f ai''f,.ss5 The court consists OF
D. s''vs( ,senbers. each elected for
.'a5 S,eD5 of nine years. Thus, IN june
isl.s - will be elected a decided ma
!ps,5 .g of the Illinois Supreme Court,
Pl.i viii write the decisions, give
". sl.'Vs soal Interpretation Of the law, In
W .lF .ases ,,..s arising within our state that
=, y. sarried I'D to the Supreme Court
a. Deriod Of nine years.
w I. view Of the jurisdiction that our
..sy,s ~ are assuming, this is the most
'anoytant election that will take place
y Nm state during that period. The
~ ln...rel ~, ~ that court will determine
r. government by injunction
a..,tio5 & in state courts for the next
W. wears. what constitutes con-
aairaey: the Interpretation OF the
sp,.nfy ssppnneynsation law as it affects the
smounts that injured workmen and
,her families, and the widows and or
mans will receive where death results
i,om the industrial accident, and
many other vital issues.
II means almost as much to the peo-
nle of Illinois to secure the election
n majority of the Supreme Court
WIN will interpret the law in sympic
,bstie fairness to the common inter
ssts of the people, rather than IN
favor of special privileged interests,
as Il would for the people to secure
a favorable majority in both branches
f tbe Legislature and fair execu-
tiyes who could be relied upon to
promote the welfare of the men,
women and children of the state.
A decision of that court in the year
1921 took our supreme court judges
out from under the primary law, and
miles there are conventions held, or
petitions gotten out for candidates as
independents, the people will be ac-
tually denied participation in the
election of these men, who will be the
ultimate determining governmental
force within our state for nine years.
We are bringing this to your atten-
ton for the purpose of having you
give it serious consideration, make
inquiry as to whether or not the
Judge from your district has been act
ing satisfactorily, SO that you might
take whatever steps are necessary to-
secure his reelection in that event,
or, If he is rot satisfactory, to defeat
him and elect some one in his place
who will more nearly represent the
view of the citizenship of your dis
trict.
The Supreme Court decisions are
contained involuminous reports which,
though available in law libraries and
the private libraries of many lawyers,
are so extensive as to make complete
and detailed examination exceedingly
difficult. Nevertheless, efforts must
be made by trade unionists to ac-
quaint themselves with the attitude
Of the various judges in relation to
the rights of the common people.
The power of our judges, in deal
ing with the affairs of everyday life,
makes 1t Of greater importance that
We be fully informed as to the per-
sonnel OF our courts and what their
oiliaal act smeans, that that of any
other branch Of our government.
This circular is intended in the ma
iure OF warning. Labor is the only
section OF our citizenship whose per-
Sonal rights and liberties are con-
sSlsantly being abridged by injunctions.
Inc notification of the Tanner Act
~meh prohibited the importation of
Iaoor from other states as strike
breakers, without informing those
people beforehand of the situation
-hey were bringing them to, and the
unusual and unreasonable action of
ne court in declaring working men
guilty OF conspiracy and sentencing
mem to tiye years in prison, for mere
exercising the right to associate
hemSelves with each other peacefully, |
or the purpose of protecting and |
I ''lomotng their interests, the same as
70 every other section and element of
W ,ur citizenship, and which the work
ns man has as much right to, and |
nueh greater need for~ represent 9TH
! uhIaVorabile actions of the courts.