Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-06-05
One Of thr Results Of Democratic
Power.

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power there would be vast change il
our federal courts. The first bloy
threatened is at them, because they ar
Indirect opposition to their long cherish
ed ideas of state rights. alias state soy
ereignty. We do not think they woul,
utterly abolish federal courts; such ;
thing of course could not be done under
the constitution, but they could easil,
clip of some Of the most important
branches of them and thus cripple anG
hamper national justice in such man
ner that they would be but a mere
mockery. The democracy have indi.
vidually and collectively shown hatred
for federal officers of federal courts and
their authority.
We will not attempt to introduce an
argument in their behalf in
this article but as some of our
readers may not fully understand their
value and necessity We will here state,
that the United States courts look on
all citizens alike. without. prejudice or
bias and regard to what state or terri
tory they may reside in: while on the
other hand state courts as well as state
laws are particularly prejudiced toward
the citizens of its own state. this can be
denied by no one. The simple fact that
a nonresident Of state is compelled to
give security for cost when bringing
his suit, is evidence of the fact If a
question such as county bonds for in
stance is submitted to state court the
result is invariably verdict for defend
ant and if appealed to the supreme
court Of the state affirmed. This is
past experience. Then what does the
person holding the county's solemn OBJ
legation have to do? Bring his suit in
the United States circuit or district
court TO recover on plain contract
under seal. He there, and there only
gets justice, because the judge has no
fears of the next campaign and the in
disnant inhabitants of the state do not
have the re-eleeting of him. He is APP
pointed for life and pcrhapsa citizen of
another state. The person holding the
obligation is as much his fellow citizen
though in another state as the citizens
of the county defendant. In other
words the citizens of the entire United
States are TO the q. S. circuit judge
what the citizens Of state are to the
state judge. Thejury are usually dis
interested and of the best citizens in the
nation.
The only objection the democracy can
have to Z. S. courts is that they are too
strong an expression of national power.
Too strong an indication that we are a
nation, and not partnership or conted-
Grafton from which any individual state
has right at any time to withdraw.
The stronger democratic community,
the stronger their opposition to federal
until in the south it is part |
of their religion to run Illicit distilleries
and kill United States marshals.
1t is already the democratic boast that |
when they take the reins of government,
the e. S. courts shall be shown Of their
power. What will be the result? Each
state when the great legal band that
holds them together, is loosencd, will
become selfish in their Judiciary, and
Stringent laws will be
made for each and confidence between
sister states almost entirely lost. Coun-
~ and municipal bonds, as well as the
of private individuals will
be worthless outside their own states.
Commerce between sister states
will he difficult as when each state
ssued its own circulating medium, and
We will be placed where we were twenty
Years ago, only in condition a great
leal worse. This is only one objection
% the'democracy comingin power, there
ire Thousands of others. We ask the
sensible, non-partizan. thinking, busi-
less man, to carefully consider the
question, and without any prejudice
lecide whether or not you can support
he democratic party.