The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-20
MEMPHIS DAILY APPEAL.
WEDNESDAY,, rEBRuARY 40, 1850
Law REFORu


TiW TaHraf Gp.s pu1'l.h-i 90 fiiI.viIir Wig
opusy approves IAs can. llrI TH.EsFlrus u1
The uor-s.iy OH thorough reorganization aud
simpi.heaHun Of our juignD system. ciiu.nat
inr The County ani thnurrp Court. replacing thr
irt hy n hulh ui thr'c county Commissioner.
aud the County Clcrk o. nn aulIIur taking away
,nurc the lrgal jurisdiction ui Doe Hpls and max
ing 10 purcly administrative Tu.. Wolld De- &C.
orm that would inform. The consolidation ui the
hw aud thluyrJ Courts Hnl simplify Ius 900 plead.
Ing to petition and lusNUr would facilitate the
work ui thc rulrt etcltIy aud r,iuHe CO., rkpHusr,
u that department materially hut uy ruuIeas 90
hut slim hogs ui svt.ug thH. Improvements mn.
ieualfe in mo urr future Ihe County court
has slrh hold ou she polite, ui ibr ruuutIa. that
De- musi lr 20 brave politician vup Tackles tho
u1uy DECn.HTu"v W hH l"HIHHiHH.. amt uBs Id.
tpmrt b. r'IuH' tIc uumlrf 1I judge. uf tho
higher grades vii WUHt with a.IHf favor ruuur
Influential politicians wHH lUH. O. tar yhaurefy
90 ,IrrHI 2" Hrh Hs a myhu, UI muuuiIIr HrH,r
d L. vel 90 men .uu tbHH u.ti.I reform. o..
umo,, but uc NUT learn i1 'HY1f auI wait. n, ta
utm aui maul u,h.r dg,.au.. ,nau.,, -DIlfl.
oogl Toad.
ruE Atrial has advocated the "innocu
Gus dcsuctulc' Of the County Courts .or
nany ycar, but the State Constitution
stands IN the way as barrier that nothin.
but an amendment 10 il can overcome
When the present Constitution WI. undcl
consideration by the State Constitutions
Convention IN 5000, the Mug.stuto
wcU strong enough aud shrcwl enough
90 have the County Court made % consii
tutional courl-thc only one, 10y the way
In the State. So that moth ing but a
amendment can cure the evil short u
revision Of the Constitution by Stat
Convention. As 10 an amendment. it
doubtful u a member Of the Legislator
will ever be found with courage enough &
prepare an amendment iUr the purpose ,
aboiishing the County Court, and We ic,
safe IN the assertion, from past exp,
iioncc, that u such an ono c,ul
bo found, ho would Gnd q mainril
In both Houses TO quickly vote bis joii
resolution down. such Is the oNiciir
and Infamous tyranny oi the politician
BY their fear 10 attack on admitted evil
pcrpctua,cd year by year aud cities lik
Memphis arr made the especial victims q
system that Il ia taxed TO support will
out receiving anything like adequate d,
turns from Il. 30 iar ~ ,hc Constitution.
Convention Is concerned. whenever Ii
no9icd the libclous lio that the State
TO poor 10 afford the expense Of Il
advanced, and generally by men who {
their speeches a. politicians, when rur
ming for Office or supporting one Of the
friends, shout with emphatic ,ouIncI
that Tennessee Il the richest and mo
prosperous aud therefore tho most h
viting Of all the Southern stat,
for intending immigrants to sc
Gle in. In this respect the
% not more demagoguc ridden State
the Union than this Of ours. not one vhc
there is 10 disgraceiul, discrcditable al
inexcusably degrading public scniime
A. 10 the wealth Of the State where tax
lion Is concerned. And this IL due 10 d
lying demagoguos and the ignommus,