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- Wv&Viu - art 4 i ' Vtf ? MMRTJABY 7, 1908 The Commoner. 15 J " TK3BHilHHBIV JPtFIEpli'N! - ..iVVV (VT ' r v. U i . .; "W . V - f -v :M M . -. ... ... ml crime to discriminate unjustly fftSfcatit an employe because of his iMiiur a member of a labor orcaniza- vUoaf it does not make it a crime pfmMst an employe because of his SJSttbeing a member of such an or- fpuiiMtion. The question arises; PjUty. congress make it a criminal of ffjifljr for an agent or officer of an jjtttfsrgtate carrier to discharge an em (ploye from service simply because of Cltii membership in a labor organiza tion? This question is admittedly iojxi-ot importance and has been ex- :'.$l amlned with care and deliberation. "?. Xadthe court has reached a conclu sion, which, in its judgment, is con- tit j. .. i&f'&l Can You Use Food When You Set If? Thousands of Stomachs Starving ."Where Mouths Arc Well Fed. Costs Nothing to Relieve This Condition ating is fas becoming too much ,rt of the daily routine, If not a e tickling of the appetite a I5g to be gotten out of the way MTauickly as possible. Little tnougnt ttfciven to "what kind of food," its fetfict upon the system, and whether itlfill be of use in building up the pSues of the body. kYour stomach will revolt, if it is not already doing so. It must shut wfifrtor repairs. What of the dizzi- Wms, and sometimes pain, which stop you after a huwied lunch? What ofthe general distress after a heavy dinner, a ltjtjiiuis ui piebauiu auium. heart which calls a halt and Alkes the breathing difficult? Is it Rhraon for you to be oppressed with ilching and sour eructations? Are a- constinated and then do you aughingly toss a dime to the drug- gilt for his most palatable relief? Be- gjraro of temporary cures that are but palliatives. Many antidotes for the common ills which our flesh is heir Joftgeem at first to relieve, but in re ality, if not injecting poison into the System, lay the foundation for a deeper-seated and more far-reaching (disorder. $ Three-fourths of all diseases origi nate with a breaking down of the di gestion and nine-tenths of all digos jtfye troubles originate with one or more of the symptoms named above. Beware, then, of Indigestion and jDyspepsia. If you find yourself ach ing, listless, lacking in ambition when fbu should be on the alert, Co not doctor the stomach, lit needs a rest from food and drugs. i)o not flush out the bowels. It takes more than forcing food through the passageway to make blood and tissue and nerve. Do not starve your- stomach. jjooa is a iiiing to ue woriteu ior an there is in it and your stomach will do the work if you will help it in Nature's way. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets contain nothing but the natural elements which enter into the healthy stomach and intestines to perform the func tion of digestion. Governmental tests and the investigations and sworn oaths of expert chemists attest this fact. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets go to the source of the trouble and positively restore the glands and fluids of the mucous membrane to their proper condition. They prompt- : ly relieve the distress of all troubles originating in the stomach or bowels (with the one exception of cancer). Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are recommended by physicians and all reliable pharmacists. If you are a sufferer from indigestion or dyspep sia, try a fifty cent package today. At all druggists, or if you prefer send us your name and address and we will gladly send you a trial package Stuart Bldg., Marshall, Mich. sistent with both tho word and spirit of the constitution and is sustained by sound reasoning. "Tho first inquiry is whether sec tion 10 Is repugnant to the fifth amendment to tho constitution. In our opinion that section is an inva sion of the personal liberty, as well as of the right of property, guaran teed by the constitution. Such liber ty and right embraces tho right to make contracts for the purchase of the labor of others, and equally the right to make contracts for tho sale of one's own labor; each right, how ever, subject to the fundamental con dition that no contract can bo sus tained which tho law, upon reason able gr6unds, forbids as inconsistent with tho public interests, or aB hurt ful to the public order, or as detri mental to the common good. Rights of Liberty "While, as suggested, the rights of liberty and property Is subject to such reasonable restraints as the common good or general welfare may require, it is not within the functions of the government at least In the absence of contract between the par ties to compel any person in the course of his business or against his will to accept or retain the personal services of another or to compel any person, against his will, to perform personal services for another. The right of a person to sell his labor up on such terms .as he deems proper is In its essence the same as the right of a purchaser of labor to prescribe the conditions upon which ho will as cept such labor from the person of fering to sell it. "So, the right of the employe to quit the services of his employer for whatever reasons is the same as the right of the employer, for whatever reasons, to dispense with the services of such employe. It was the legal right of Adair, however unwise such a course might have been, to dis charge1 Coppage because of his being a member of a labor organization, as it was the legal right of Coppage, if ho saw fit to do so, to quit tho ser vice because the defendant employs those who were not members of some labor organization. "In all such pcirticulars the em ployer and the employe have equality of rights, and any lecislation which disturbs that equality is an arbitrary interference with the liberty of con tract, which no government can le gally justify in any free land.. Cop page was at liberty to quit without assigning any reasons, and Adair to discharge without assigning any rea sons. But It is suggested that au thority to make it a crime for an ae:ent of an interstate carrier to dis charge an employe simply because of membership in a labor organization can bo referred to the power of con gress to regulate interstate com merce without reeard to any ques tion of persocnal liberty or right of property arising under the fifth amendment. Connection Not Shown "This suggestion can have no bear ing in the present construction un less the statute Is a regulation of congress, which it is not. We hold there is no such connection between interstate commerce and membership in a labor organization as to author ize coneressto make it a crime for an agent to discharge an emplove be cause of such membership. If such power exists it is difficult to perceive whv congress should not, by absolute regulation, require interstate carriers to emnloy only members of labor or ganizations or onlv those who are not members of labor organizations a power whirh could not be recog nized as existing under the consti tution. This decision is restricted to the question of the validity of tho particular provision which makes it a crime for ap agent to discharge an emplove because of his membership In a labor organization." "This is the second momentous de cision of tho supremo court within a month on labor questions. Tho first was when it declared unconstitution al tho employers' liability act on the ground chiefly that tho language of that law did not make it specifically applicable to interstate carriers, over which congress alono has jurisdic tion. A new employers' liability act was immediately afterward intro duced to meet tho objections of tho court, and it is expected it will pass before congress adjourns. But in view of tho unequivocal tone and sweeping character of today's decis ion it is difficult to see how the ob jections raised by tho court to section 10 of the act of June 1, 19 OS, can bo further circumvented by further legislation. "Tho administration was keenly disappointed with tho courts iIppIh- ion. Attorney-General Bonanartn nnd several of his subordinates wero pres ent when it was handed down, and apparently It was a painful surprise to them, for it is understood they had anticipated a favorable ruling. Tho government was so deeply interested In the outcomo ol tho caso that it intervened early in tho proceedings, and virtually proscuted it in the in terest of Coppage, the discharged flrotnan. As soon as Justlco Harlan finished reading tho decision tho gist of It was communicated to tho white house. It is not known whether tho president will recommend the enact ment of substitute legislation." IOLA, KANSAS Tho following message from an loin, Kan., democrat explains itself: "Iola, Kan., January 27, 1908. At tended a Bryan club mooting tonight; has fifty members. Resolution adopted requesting all delegates to county convention February 12, to bo Instructed for Bryan. Same will be sent to all democrats in county. Club decldod to hustle from now un til November. We'ro going to keep Kansas in democratic ranks if Bryan is the next candidate." . --.rat ; Bargains in Fruit Trees, vines and Plaints, Special low prlcei on Amlc.!Vich, uin and Dwarf I'ear Tree, Hoses, also Asiiarat'i Koots, Currant Uutlies and othersuull fr tit. I Order trees a rect from our nuncry ami save- agent'a profits and ball your money. 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