The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1875-09-23
Constitutional Amendment.

Joint Circular from tho Two ss.te Execa-
& tive Cemmittees.5 g
s. On thesfirst of this nonth Com.
pittee of Three, appointed from the
State Bar rsAssocistion, addressed Q note
to the Judges OF the Supreme Cours;
asking that they give their opinion as
to whether any necessity existed for
the adoption of the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution to provide q
Commission to settle up the accumu-
lated business of their tribunal. In
response the Judges Of that Court ad-
dressed the Committee a communities
ton, in which they said that the busi-
ness of their Court is four or five years
in arrears, and falling behind steadily
because Of the increased number OF
cases. "To continue the present or.
ganization of the Court" they say,
"without assistance, is q substantial
denial of justice to suitors in the Court
of last resort, and we are of opinion
that the true interests of, the people of
the State require the adoption of the
proposed amendment" .Si tA'' g.
To insure the attention of the voters
OF the State to this proposed amend
ment at the approaching election the
State Democratic and Republican Ex-
ecutive Committees have come to an
agreement that they will recommend
that all the tickets for the election shall
be printed sFor. the Commission, -
thus making it obligatory ON each vo-
ter to vote either for or against the
amendment. The following joint cir.
cular has been issued by tho Commit.
tees: aas"'
ROOMS OF THE DE,socRArIo ST ATE Ex Con-. Z
Rooms OF THE REPUBLICAN STATE Ex. CON.l
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. Is, 1875.
To the Chairman OF the Executive
Committees of the Democratic. and
Republican Parties of--County,
o.:
The ConstitutionahAmen pro.
viding for Commission to aid the
Supreme Court in disposing Of the
busines in arrears in that Court hav-
ing been adopted in the House oi
Representatives unanimously, and in
the Senate with only two dissenting
votes, is not = PARTISAN matter, and ie
believed to be of vital Importance. to
the interests of the people, and, In the
opinion Of all the Judges or our Su-
prcme Court, is necessary to remedy
the delays which now amount in that
Court to substantial denial of justice.
There is no opposition that we are
aware of to Its adoption but inasmuch
as for its ratification . majority Of all
the votes cast at tho approaching cleo
ton is requisite, it is feared il the tick
cts are printed with the words "For
the Commission" and Against the
Commission" many will carelessly
neglect to strike out the lattely which
would be the same as q vote against
the amendment. We suggest that the
tick cts of both parties be printed, hav-
ing ON them simply the words "For
the Commission" in all equities where
the Executive Committees Of both par
tics can agree so to do. This will pre-.
vent either party taking any adyantage
Of the other in the matter, and will
probably result in securing the adop-
tion of this much h-needed amendment.
while it will leave all who are oppos-,
ed to the amendment free 10 vote
against it by simply erasing the words
"Fer the Commission " hicil am nounts
to the same thing as having OH the
ticket the words against the Com
mission"