Homer guardian., 1889-08-09
Homer, La,
Friday Aug. 9, 1889
Our Judiciary System.
Editor Caucasian:

Editor Caucasian:
You have heard great dea,
during your life Of "born doctors
"born" poets and "born" orators
but, sir, there are more "born''
lawyers to the square foot in
Louisiana than in all the other
States of the Union put together.
The number OF Tom Blacksiones,
Dick Lyttletons and Harry Cokes
floating around the country at
large is only exceeded by the rab-
bit crop Of Australia, sor the
English sparrow harvest of North
America.
From our cradles up, sir, we
have coplously absorbed malaria
and jurisprudence in this glorious
cl:Ifatr Ut Louisiana, until the
smallest country editor IN the
State can sit on the Constitution
oflS79, and, with the elerity of q
patent incubator, evolve q judic
iary system which will paralyze
the ablest judges on the bench
and the oldest practitioners at the
bar.
Bill O'Roon, of the Buncombe
Flag staff, in the Northern part of
the State, is in favor Of reducing
the number of Supreme Judge
from "seven to three" and cutting
down their salaries from "four
thousand to two hundred and
fifty dollars per annum."
John NcGinnis, Of the Weekly
Dcmagogue, in the eastern part of
the State, is in favor OF abolish
ing the Supreme Court altogether,
"as you can not appeal from their
decisions to tho Circuit Court
unless the amount in dispute ex-
cesds $2OOO."
Pat o 'Flarity, of the Louisiana
Hurrah, in the western part of the
State, is in favor of abolishing the
Circuit Court because cit is a
carbuncle, and impairs the official
pulchritude and legal symetry of
the entire system" lie also thinks
"that $4,000 year is too much to
pay the Circuit Judges because
they have none but petty criminal
cases before them"
Pat Mulhooly, of the Oily Gam
MON, in the southern part OF the
State, is in favor of abollshing the
entire Judiciary SYSTEM" but as
yet he has not made up his mind
A'as to the kind of substitute for
the present system He has a
strong leaning tsward the "old
Farls Court regime and Is busily
engaged In writing legal guide
for old practitioners so that they
will know in all cases whether to
sue in the District Court or in the
Parish Court. He insists that "by
substituting Parish Courts fifty
nine iudges) for Circuit Courts
(ten judges the enormous and
useless expense of the present
system will bo greatly curta,l-
edp
Although the people are not
paying the slightest attention to
these able discussions concerning
the Judiciary system by the great
constitutional farmers above men,
toned, yet, sir, I fear that our
Ship of State cannot collide much
longer with such a gigantic bulk
OF legal lore without the greatest |
damage and injury to her judicial
bottom. Sir, the situation has
grown alarming, and unless a few |
State constitutions are furnished |
where they are so sadly needed |
our commonwealth is lost for
ever.
Hoping that the judiciary
system will not be abolished |
before the next session of the
Legislature, | remain, Yours truly,
Captain Jinks.
Tic above, from the Shreveport
Caucassian of the first Of August,
deals with the judicial expense
matter in sarcastic and humor-
ors way. The article bears some
evidence of having been written
by q lawyer, and IL so, Is in Dad
taste from such a quarter. 1t is
. poor way, especially for one ofl
the legal fraternity, to deal With /
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