Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-20
NOT An ENCOURAGING PROS
PECT.

THE craugers Of Minnesota ar,
u5t 10 be numbered among tn,
vyr,hiuers Of the court Of last resort
They IL, II 10 think they have IN,
right IL crIticsse even that angus
tribunal. At a recent meeting o.
the executive committee Of the
Minnesota Farmers Alliance, some
Of the doings Of that Judicial body
were roughly overhaulei.
\ cali was issued for n State con
v,nJiDu, and in it q number OI
national issues are treated upon.
I he Mckinley tariff bill j. severely
criticized and described As ''prUtec'
ton gone mad.'' And several de-
cisions If the Supreme Court Of the
United States are strongly de-
uounced, the statement being made,
alter parucuiariz ~ dangerous rul-
ings OF the court, llat il aspires TO
even a greater degree Of Iufamy
tlau the bred scott decision
achieved for it, because it. recent
decisions contemplate the enslave-
meuU q the whole American peO-
pie
This l. a very serious charge.
And, coupled wiki the fact that
other granger organizations in
aIirer-ut states have useI equally
vigorous Language concerning that
emlusn, tribunal, It indicates that
j.r vvlera.ian which has been felt
for il during SO many years Is
beginning 10 de- art from the public
mini. This j. unfortunate, both
igr the cuur, ami the country.
IL is 10 Ice dvplorei that any
Influences but those Of law anu
CqItg should have power in the
determining Of questions which are
OF vital Importance 10 the nation.
Eaat either politics or public feeling
shaIld a.as = body supposed t. be
elevated far above them both. That
as parties succeed each other in
power, ruiiIS- of the same court are
changed 90 r0mTort with the differ
,nre ga Political complexion. When
YuDiir confidence cra.s-s to be re-
posed in the IN iicial department OF
tae government, the affairs Of the
nation may be justly considered in
% dangerous condition.
Among all the denuuciatio.s Of
the supreme Court which have been
recently uttered, We have not heard
II aIay charges that this faultfnding
Is ''trea-9naolr,' or "iisloyaI., or
in Acatius any 'lack Of fealty'' to
the government. N0rare there any
propositions g, di-franchise the
strangers AMI others who have had
;he tcmrritr 10 express their dis
aT.raJa-ia2 u the lcru!iarj decisions
rendered iv tn4t body. II J. only
when ,ac ..5i.-msus'' venture 10
sEi..ei-g the reasoning AMI the ruI-
iag, 90. Tie court that the loyalty
-isr5aseE- go ia their shouting work.
Wed DOB ike To see Tie court .
treated with Giscasyeet. We DO not I
approve -aa Use OF the strong Ian
ggaEn emu!ayei 10y some people in Z
Communication u tsc court. But we
maintain Tie ground sc have .
always taken as to the rights Of citi- F.
lens iu relation tn the court. aRd |
consider ihat tits just rs much open /
10 public criticism for its official Do
iugs, as th= legislative ami the
executive branches Of the govern
n-ut.
Wncn the court evidently panders
10 popular sentiment, and in doing
50 syerves frem the straight path
'f juiicia! principle, or Uses for ar
gumsnL pialiuIGes that are trans
parrntly iuapt ami irrelevant to the
subject matter, Ih=Ee j. no good rea-
son why any person or paper should 4
-efrRin from pointing cut the error. 4
This "e have taken occasion 10 DO.
,ad may Io again. And those who
axe This criticism - token Of
treason" must be very much at a
9~s foran excuse te find fault.
We are sorry that the supreme
'eneh, 90 which the nation looks for
Gual ar1iirSmeLt Of the mos: i'm
ana le-ti questions, involving the
ives, liberties anu pro- critics OF the
liz us, should be open 10 the crili-
i~ms % which it has been justly
1ai..,ei, and that the respect ami
audaeuce which it should COM
land are gradually fading from the
abic mimi. The prospect this
Heu= is ugt pleasant 70 the patriotic I
i-iDu. {