Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-11-13
The Supreme Court should b
National, Not Sectional.

The ssPreme Court should be
National, Not Sectional.
The South, as a section, has DC
special demand to make at the hands
Of any party or Of the general govern
MEET. 1t is an integral part Of the ma
ton, the same as New England or the
Pacific States. As a section 1t call;
for no special recognition or favor
The States are all equals in the Union
each Saghaying two United States Sen
ators and . representation in the loEsl
House based upon the voting pOpulA'
ton. 0aebOdy represents the atom
ony ofStates, and the other the az
gregsse popular vote In the Senate
RhoaA Island or Florida are = match
for Pennsylvania or Texas Neither
body can enact laws Senator's ar'
elected fe- siK years. Representatives
for two and tie President for ioar
A SsnStor il one term may serve IN
der Two administrations. and a Con,
rrsssnln nay serve unisl only h@f q
one Prssidsutisl tern. The severn
usat Is esutnuo1s-lke the king
i psre- dies Ssa1t5Slal isrni
Jag sssh oshsr. 50 to spsak
Ths tsrus 81 Two senators
ran one St1.s @ n5i expire At th'
ans ana s. thai L Pshtisa.
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il he aourse q taa s;1ris shEac'
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p.ssilIly L tbs % Ehsa partg IS il
volrs1. with s1s1 Eh1 hsTs srisrtAi1
Cd Tesy positive OF extreme TisEI
Kh.n elevated 70 power they nEu
rally SIX to lastly their orr recon
and p-sconseiysd viess. Bat ii Is a
anomaly in this country. growing o.
Of rsp1eious and greedy grasp e
power and sectional doniaztion B
the Republican party that The 81
preme Court Of the United States th
court OF last resort, is composed {
Northern born men. with 4 single e.
csptio1. Congresses and President
may come and go every two, four {
six years by . direct vote Of all h
people, but a Supreme Court appoint
ed BY and for a party, goes on almoi
forever. As rule, such courts foI
low the behests Of party. althoug
there has beeu recently an eI
ceptivn. 1.-THE South has anything t
complain Of, it is a strictly sections
Supreme Court organized TO carry on
partizan purposes. The Nationa
Democratic party may, with fairnes
and proprieiy, insist that vacancie
occasioned on the supreme benc
should be so filed as p give the coun
try and its varied material interests
broader representation, and that q
section should be studiously over
looked in mixing selections. Th
adoption and enforcement of this pol
icy would give better assurance {
ultimate justice to all classes an
interests, and more hearty satisfsctio
than the mere temporary success {
any party. Such court should b
removed as far as possible from polit
cal influences, and as its members al
appointed for life aud are supposed i
their high capacity to represent tb
whole country, it will be all the bett,
balance. and more strengthened
chosen from various quarters Of Il
union. The Democratic party expec
ing to come into power sooner OF LAT,
should keep such a just and wise pol
cy steadily in view.