Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-09-26
"PR0GRESSIvES INSIST OUR
GOVERNMENT FUNCTION"


A. + of L. at LaFolee Wheeler meeting in this city
The text of Mr.. Morrisons address follows:
The present Progressive movement is but phase of
the continuous struggle of the people for better day ana
ia larger life.
The forces that opposed to the Progressive ideal
are the same that opposed Jefferson and Lincoln.
The names and the methods of these forces change
but their essence remains. Our struggle Is not new
struggle We are advancing theories In govern
lment Rather do we demand that government shall
function as it was intended to function
We are opposed to self-ordained groups seizing the
machinery of government and through tneir economic
power their control of educational forces the courts the
peoples credit and the nations finances take unto them
selves those rights and privileges that belong to al the
people.
In this contest am happy to say the organized wage
workers of the entire country taking leading part
For the first time in history labor stands united to
ward those who true to the democratic ideal and to
punish those who are faithess to this ideal
Never was such unity such determination, such en-
thusiasm among the workers National and international
unions state organizations central bodies and local units
of the American Federation of Labor practically as
one in this great movement.
This solidarity must be maintained. | not un-
mindful of the power and resourcefuness of privilege
Through bitter experience labor has felt this power
which has been exhibited by injunction courts cossaekS
and gun men and mlsrepresentlng press that mas
warped the public mind.
Let no Progressive be mled that privilege has
brought all its reserves into this campaign that will not
end until the first week in November 1t is the duty OF
everyone here this evening and similar groups to do their
utmost in carrying the message of progress and demo-
cracy to their fellow citizens
Let it be understood that there not three divisions
of citizens in this campaign. There are but two-the
Progressives and privilege though privilege has divided
for the time being two sections but these VIII unite at the
final test lust as surely water seeks its level.
The strategy of privilege in the Progressive states
beyond the Mississippi appears to be to errfy the pop
lace that any interference with courts or our con
tuition is attack on property and Is prehmnafy 10
revolution.
The Republican candidate for vice president, and
founder of that unon-smashng organization known as
the Minute Men of the Constitution is making luld pre-
dictions of revolution in the northwest and is asking IL
the Progressive candidate believes the American people
are fools. ;.
Mr. Dawes could we'll put that question to himself.
Does he imagine the people ignorant of the history OF
the constitutional convention? Does he imagine that the
people are ignorant of the historic fact that the cons
onal fathers rejected on several OCCASIONS every at
tempt to empower courts review pass upon acts OF
the congress? -,
This effort to errfy the people will fail The people
have higher regard for our judicial system than mas the
Evanston gentleman and his associates VINO look upon
the courts as dollar protector and an institution TO break
STRIKES thrugh the injunction process
The Progressves would save the courts from them
selves by insisting that they occupy the place IN our gov
Iernmenta system the fathers Intended
The workers declare that one should be immune
from law violation whether it be man who loaned ST.,
i25O0O0 to deceive bank examiners, or whether 1t be
striker who throws brick at strikebreaker
But we do oppose system whereby the bank wrecker
escapes and striker is prohibited from plcketlng
struck plant because an employer says ne Is he "
throw brick.
If the logic of the injunction Judge and his defenders
lis sound the American theory of government wrong
and we should abolish all aw-makng and lawenforcing
machinery so that all the people may be ruled by nunc
tion judges.
This cooperation must be voluntary. Privilege can
and does give orders and with the power it possesses It
can enforce these orders 1t has threatened unempoy
ment to its wage workers. it has threatened loss of credit
to business men, it has rigged" the market for the
farmer.
Our movement depends the individual and just as
we devote every energy just contribute funds dis
tribute literature and interest our fellow men and women
inst to that extent will we make certain the election of