The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15
MAKE THAYER MANAGER.

Those who would attempt TO sneer
ut .sJunius Brutns y and his criticisms
of the Supreme are not backed by any
whose opinions are Of weight with
thinking people. The San Francisco
Bulletin takes the opinion of ssJunius
Brutusn in the Hewitt Walker case
as in every way correct, and points in
plain language to the injury such
Courts is likely to work to the State I,
and the San Francisco Argonaut, edi-
fed by Frank NJ. Pixley, is none the
less severe In It's remarks. In the Ar
gonaut we find an extract which cor-
respondent quotes elsewhere. Could
anything be more severe?
We might publish the Bulletins AR
ticle complete In order to prove that
two of our noble Supreme Judges who
are reslly the Supreme Court Of Ore
gon, are really injuring the good rep
utation OF the State in q business
point; but 1t is not necessary to more
than state that this Is the opinion, as
expressed, by leading lawyers In Cali
fornia and Oregon. II, as has been
asserted, the Court and its twin Judges
are regardless OF law to that extent
that they will decide cases because and
for the reason that 1t is to the interest
Of fayorites, tits certain there is no
protection for either life or property.
What capitalist Is there who would
invest his money In State where 1t
is believed the favorites of the Su-
preme Court would rob him of his just
rights, as we have it stated to be true
in the case In question, theCanyonville
Road case and half dozen other
cases ? There can be no law where
men who decide the law do so only in
favor of friends under the guise of
public benefactors. If laws are made
for anything it is that justice may be
done to the right. In the law the
question of public rights cannot be
pushed 80 far as to justify personal
robbery. The law Furnishes robbery,
and it protects personal rights though
a nation holds to the contrary, in pur-
suance of the principle that right
wrongs no one. But the Chief JUS
tice argues this way:
1t Is dangerous to give the constructions
10 The Statutes contended for--having first
surveyed and selected the part of the road
TO the canyon. could fix its own rates. We
ought 10 construe it for public god rather
than private gain.
The point here that would be made
is that those in whose favor the suit
was decided are the public; but they
constitute q corporation having the
same rights to fix rates as would Abra
ham and Willis, had the suit been
decided in their favor. But friendship
was carried to the extreme meaning of
the term. The point stands in this
case as in Others, and that point is
always einch those who are opposed to
you because they have no faith in
your honesty and for this reason will
oppose your election to the high and
honorable positions you now occupy.
If private and personal reasons are
to govern then where is the use for
law and law-making bodies 2 The
Statute under such circumstances be-
comes an excellently written book of |
satire upon the decisions of the chief /
Court, and Justice must be forced to |
appear not only as blind deity but |
ragged and wretched and 3 child of /
charity begging for home. The Leg
stature can, under such circumstan- |
ces, but become useless bill of ex-
pense to the people. The Governor
might just as well pay other salaries
ard his own besides those Of members |
of his own Court For that matter,
the people might turn over the man
agement of the affairs Of State to
Thayer I. It would save expenses II |
some trustful man could be found TO
hold the Governor; and, there would
be no difference made 50 far as the |
business interests of the State are con-
cerned. 1t has gone forth broadcast /
that there is neither protection for life
or property In Oregon. We cannot
make our bill Of expense larger nor
can we gain worse reputation in the
sight of the business circles of the |
world outside the State.