Twin city review. [volume] (Champaign, Ill.) 19??-1929, 1924-03-14

:. H.. - Illinois voters mas more
NO g lose in the ensuing cleo
e s'laf supreme court judges than
laion L. -, tbree months intervenes
L., - now and the election wnlch Is
80 80 place in June, when nVe luuges
70 'aAs q ejaetd to places on the SUI
aie 70 sercb Of the state. In order
pfelnF. 5rteIligently the Union work
% wy iii have a concise record OF
aaah 80 - srts of the men who are
Iae - - for these high executive
80 - From time to time IL VIII oe
y. Suty of the Review to puollsh such
ss isls.a'ins.irg oI, details as are necessary
I'-..-n15ing public opinion In the IN
,srs,t Of the night men. Il. ..,.o,,.
Ri5s' ps. Sgbt men it is primarily meant
D' i ,bs Injunction judge must be
..5siys5 .,si for the protection OF the IN
ss,s Ss,snt night of organized labor as
IL xxi a. for the general welfare OF the
.tste as a whole, II,
as1S TSo .. .ssarchhght, Bloomington, ILL.,,
~ naper. suggests that the most
'a,nortant judicial political phenomena
= recent wears is the process py whlch
VI W INIT so,,rfs have been changing our
iarn ~ Of government from one repre-
.sBtative Of the people to one OF gov
srnment by Injunction.
siI;as For the reason suggested 1t is vital
hat the voters both in and out OF the
VA s.-J,s Of organized labor shall defeat
S,sges who would destroy the Ameri-
.arAoT .a1 government. Obviously from the
viewpoint Of Labor no man should De
sleeted Judge who would abolish rep
sentative government, and Union
ishor contends that the Injunction
ingge % whatever may be his motive,
actually does this thing.
case after case of recent supreme
,onyt decisions may be cited as ex-
ampes of the havoc the injunction
has wrought in the ranks OF organized
labor. These cases cover period OF
approximately fifteen years, showing
that the motive back of such decisions
( an adroit attack upon the rights
Of Union Labor, for the majority OF
these decisions are directed against
Labor as a result of strikes in which
union men demanded one or more O.
their inherent rights. .,
II may be safely said that the IN
junction judge is one of the very worst
enemies Union Labor now has.
The members of the bench whose
terms will expire are Judges Farmer,
Democrat; Carter, Cartright, Dunn
and Duncan, Republicans. Judge
Carter is said to be undecided In his
plans, and may not announce his can
ddacy. 1t is understood that all
others are anxious to be reelected.
The Chicago Tribune in recent
editorial is in favor of retaining all
these men obviously because it is in
fsyOr Of rstajnings injunction. Judges.
The record 81 these men Is already a
public matter.
For the benefit of Review readers
the following biographical sketch of
the record of Judge Lawrence b.
Stringer, of Lincoln, is published in
full, for the reason that his work has
been prominently satisfactory to
Labor:
Biographical Sketch.
Judge Lawrence B. Stringer, of
Lincoln, Logan county, Illinois, nom-
lnee for Supreme Judge in this dis
tret, subject to the special judicial
election to be held June second, is an
example of a man who has risen to
prominence by his own efforts, without
the aid of wealth or influential friends.
In his boyhood days, he was ap-
pIenticed as iOurneyman printer, be-
ing successiyely printers devil"
eomposltOr, and local editor. After
graduating from the public schools,
he entered Lincoln College and earned
me necessary funds to acquire a col
eglate education by setting type at
odq hours during the day and on Sat
ufdays. On the morning of his
graduation, he worked at the cases,
washed the printers ink from his
nands, proceeded to the college, re-
ceVed his diploma and delivered the
Faledletory of his class.
While a clerk in the government
pension office in Chicago he attended
iIlght law school at the Chicago Col
ege OF Law, graduated therefrom,
!. ooH a post graduate course, was ad-
u aalyed to the bar, received the degree
u Bachelor of Laws from Lake For
,sst s University and began the prac-
uee OIL law in Lincoln.
a AZ the age of %, he was urged by
N .ne LOCAL coal miners of Lincoln to be
a, candidate for the Legislature, was
siec'ed 'as In an adverse political district,
pa pas reelected to the Illinois House of
representatives, ne later was elected to
as otate Senate, thus serving four
'eIIns n In the Illinois Legislature.
purlng his service in the Legisla-
'u'e' ne was the floor leader for and