...manufacture of cigars in tenement houses, which he championed when a member of the New York legislature: " The Court of Appeals declared the law unconstitutional,...were well-meaning men. They knew nothing whatever of the needs, or of the life and labor, of three-fourths of their fellow-citizens in great cities. They...

...associations" and "beneficent influences of his home" were deep and abiding. He says in his 'Autobiography': "It was this case which first waked me to a dim and...whatever of the needs, or of the life and labor, of three fourths of their fellow-citizens in great cities. They knew legalism but not life . . . This...

...into a champion of social justice, for, as he himself said, it was this case which first waked him " to a dim and partial understanding of the fact that...done to better social and industrial conditions." When, a quarter of a century later, Roosevelt left the Presidency and became Contributing Editor of...

...into a champion of social justice, for, as he himself said, it was this case which first waked him "to a dim and partial understanding of the fact that...done to better social and industrial conditions." When, a quarter of a century later, Roosevelt left the Presidency and became Contributing Editor of...

...government. He says in his autobiography, regarding the decision on the tenement house law of New York: — "The Court of Appeals declared the law unconstitutional,...were well-meaning men. They knew nothing whatever of tenement house conditions; they knew nothing whatever of the needs, or of the life and labor, of three-fourths...

...York] Court of Appeals declared the law [prohibiting the manufacture of cigars in tenement houses] unconstitutional, and in their decision the judges...conditions; they knew nothing whatever of the needs, or the life and labor, of three-fourths of their fellow-citizens in great cities. They knew legalism,...

...to the "hallowed" tradition of "home." Roosevelt regarded the decision with a hard-bitten cynicism. "It was this case which first waked me to a dim and...done to better social and industrial conditions," he wrote. "It was one of the most serious setbacks which the cause of industrial and social progress...

...Court rules the law unconstitutional. Roosevelt visits sweatshops. In his autobiography he writes: The judges who rendered this decision were well-meaning...nothing whatever of tenement-house conditions; they knew legalism, not life. This decision completely blocked tenementhouse refarm legislation in New York far...

..."an assault upon the 'hallowed' influences of 'home.' " Roosevelt recalled that the case showed him that the courts "were not necessarily the best judges...better social and industrial conditions. . . . The people with whom I was m05t intimate were apt to praise the courts for just such decisions as this,...

...into a champion of social justice, for, as he himself said, it was this case which first waked him "to a dim and partial understanding of the fact that...done to better social and industrial conditions." When, a quarter of a century later, Roosevelt left the Presidency and became Contributing Editor of...