Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-17
A REFLEcTIoN FOR coNsERvA'
TIVE MEN.

A REFLEcPIoN FOR coNsERvA.
TIVE MEN.
The success Of the Republican party
in the next campaign would revolution
ire our system Of gpvernmept or else
the present policy II theparty isa sham
aud its pest history fiction.
The revolution would be accomplished
mainly through the Supreme Court.
During the term OF the next adminisita'
ton, Five Supreme Judges viii, IN all
human probability, be appointed.
GRANT, OF any other representative OF
that party who shall become their cand'-
date. would, Il elected, pack the supreme
Court, as GRANT did once before, ready
TO obey orders, TO legislate by judicial
degrees that stand in the way OF license,
10 reverse announcement decisions, and
to declare unlimited power in the execu-
tive, and to become in every other IT.
spcrt the partisan tool OF the dcspoIlsm
that would he established.
With the supreme Court packed and
ready 10 obey or,lcrS, it would be OF no
avail that We had Democratic Con
vrcss We wouldn't have that long.
For with the control OF the elections by
deputy marshals appointed by The he
publican Executive. NO DVmOcra, would
ever have an opportunity to get 10 Con
srcss. NJ law that Democratic Con
srcsS should pass would stand longer
than II could be passed through the par
tisau crucible Of the supreme Court.
Aud with Republican President to
control the elections, a Republican SUI
prone Court packed for party purposes,
and the army to enforce dictaiorlai de-
rress, absolute authority would be en-
throncd in the White House, and Re
publican government would be num-
brrcd among the things that were.
We are not Specializing upon improt-
abilities. We are simply taking the he
publican party at its word. We are
Judging it by its ayoNcd policy, and 10y
its past record There is no single inn
probability in the calculation, but one,
and that Is their success IN the next
campaign.
The restoration oiORNNr orGRANrISN
il already determined upon 10y the
leaders OF the party. II that is accom-
plishcd it will be interpreted into an
approval Of the two former terms of
GR,Srr>u. and the following to its logi-
cal consequences, the policy OF their All
ministraIlonS
Ii would. as We have said, warrant
the reconstruction aud rcpackrnE ot the
Supreme Court with new judges,
plc,lgt,I to the EXTREMIST theory oi a
central power at Washington and to the
destruction Of homc rule in the States,
The Judges hold their terms Tor life.
There would be no possibility oi their
removal through an expression 10y the
! people, They would constitute per
pctual bar with which To nullI'y any
check or obstacle in the way Ola career
/ of unlimited license to GEANrysN.
These statements are not in the ma
turr OF political alarms W partisan cN'
aspirations To arouse FOOLISH fears, but
truthful, legitimate aud uuColorcd lorr'
casts oi the future. containing no clc-
mcut Of jmprobability save that OF Re.
publican success IN tue coming cam
paigu The Republican party was born
/ in revolution. It has lived only on
revolution; it lives now tur revolution
airy purposes, aud It's next success would
accomplish revolution in our system
/ Oi government