, 1889-07-25

maSJrltyr Whcn tHcy ptI OH tilc Dellc!l /
judges cease 10 be politicians, and should
Ito 80.
Mr.. SudksdorI mace an argument In |
favor of minority representation, saying |
that he must be excused for 20 doingus he
had not ot'that experience in speaking oil
hand that SO many other gentlemen here
possessed He added that minorities
were. entitled to II voice bi government
and IL this amendment were defeated
and the object declared of olecting q
court of all republican members itwould
go far to
IMPAIR coSfIpENCE
in the court--a very deplorablo result. u
Mr.. l.illis Thought the proposition was
ridiculous to even talk about electing
anybody to the. supreme court on any
;political basis whatever.
Mr.. Coey was opposed to the principle
sofminority representation or any othcr
plan whereby minority could dictate
TO the majority. II would bring politics
to the bench, and has already brought
into this convention first touch of
politics that we have had. II Is prin-
sriplc introduced into only two states
Pennsylvania and Illinois. ~ don't
know about Pennsylvania but do know
about Illinois, and 1t is wholly unsatis'
factory there"
MIR. Minor said there had been n great
cry about taking the supreme court out
ofpOiitics. The only way To do that is
to put the names into hat and draw
your Judges on, of that. II believe in
parties aS the greatest missionaries on
Garth. Tho duty of minoritios Is to
make themselves the majority. Tho
majority Is compelled to set such high
standard of theories and principles ot
government that all the people shall
support 1t. The greatest party IN ms
country tweuty.eight years ago ad-
yancod principles which they would not
dare to advocate to-day and which the
minority gradually compelled them to
abandon"
MIR. Turner took the floor TO close, say
ng he saw Mr., Gritttts. shaking his
head and hoped he would say what he
The Chair-If Mr. Grinitts wants to
say anything more he must say II now.
MIR. Buchnnan-The gentleman has
spoken already.
The Chair--Only once. He can go on.
MIR. Grllitts said he still had not heard
any other good argument against the
amendment than the "whole hog or
nonen one. He did not believe in too
great preponderance of any party. lie
stood with u minority party to-day and
did not know how soon ho might stand
with the majority. tLaughterl MIR,
Chairman | mean that the party now
stand with--the democratic party--may
he in the majority. You may. record il
against me now as saying that IL the
grand old republican party should here
after become q minority party should
| Just as gladly recommend minority rep
resentiou for them
MIR. Warner said this discussion had
taken turn which nc had not expected,
! but he insisted that he only contended
/ for at least ono branch of the govern
mcnt being non-pnrtisan and LETT en-
| tirely ont OF politics. He was willing to
| fight for all other offices and believed in
party and party organizations.
Mr.. Sturdcvant recollected the story
of the KilReuy cats, and thought when
the full grown republican cat and the
democratic kitten We're tied by the tails
| in the supreme court there would be
trouble
Mr.. Eshlcman should support it hc.
cause he was democrat, and all who
opposed It would oppose II because they
were republicans.
Mr. Turner said he was honest when
he said hc did not oppose IL as repub,
| lican, and when he believed IL would
bring politics Into the courts and de-
bauCh the courts with sinful machines
for registering party cdicts.
On the vote ON Mr.. Warmers amend
ment it was defeated by, ayes "a, noes
i3.
Mr.. Grifntts' amendment was read. 1t
merely makes the clerical changes made
necessary by increasing the number of
judges from three TO five. 49,.
Mr.. Buchanan again offered his substi-
tutc being Il fullarticlc ON the judicial de-
partment, providing for u chief justice
and two associates, to hold for six years,
appointed by the governor with two
third vote of the senate, and when the
population of the state is 100000 there
shall be chief justice and four ussoci-
ates. to hold for ten years.
Mr. nunluT raised the nOint that this
was in conflict with section ., already
adopted.
The chair decided the proposition in
order.
MIR Buchanan did not wish to trespass
on the time of the convention. lCrics of
This is" he said, perhaps, the most
important subject that will come up be-
fore US. II bchoovcs us to well consider
how We
LAY THE FOUNDATIONS
of this great seat. feel that this is the
most solemn hour and duty of my life,
and can not escape the responsibilities of
my position. The voice of the people
may be the voice of God. | admit il,
when IL is the deliberate voice of the
people, not when il il the voice of the
rabble. ii was the voice of the rabble
then the rabblc in Jerusalem years ago
who cried away with him, cruelty him,
was the voice of God. ! want To get the
| selection of these supreme court judges
out of the voice of the rabble- If they
are nominated in political conventions
they will be selected for their ability to
| strengthen the ticket, rather than for
their character. Hence | propose that
these supreme court Judges should be
| selected by the:v.governor with two.
| third vote of consent in the senate.
can think ofno wiser way and think it Il