New-York tribune., 1890-07-14
G. T. CURTIS vs.. SUPREME COURT OF TIE
UNITED STATES.
)GE CADY DIssENTs FROM A PARTISAN
OPINION or PARTiSANSHIP.

lNll FL IA / l-N
JUDGE CADY DIssENTs FROM A PARTISAN
OPINION or PARTIsANsHp.
TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
sir: Nr. George Tcluor Curtis has long occupied
an cnvialc position at the bar, and long enjoyed
distinguished reputation as a constitutional lawyer,
IN fair and broad sense Of that sometimes mi,u-cd
term. His Views have naturally, therefore, come TO
be regarded by many mon a, wclchty and oracul1r
When ,gch publicly attacks the motives Of
the supreme Court Of the United state, he dl iu
his article i'm The -un Of july g, entitled. " our
Greatest Question:, it seems - De m.uiic-ty proper
that his reasoning should be- aualyzcd and his bases r
fact examined 80 that citizen, may not b" 7,lcd into
suspicion AID hatred of the court Ly d-.uecuuou-
statements or m,ouuI arguments.
Tie reputation ANA -auctIty OF tho supreme judicial
tribunal Of thi, great Naon arc very 10 every
rightmindcd 'man, and when an nustuou, aud
venerable lawyer openly charges IT'S members with
being Influenced by d tiuc'.y partisan consideration,
m making up the lud Iucat OF the court on the
weghtic-t questions the shock is forclbly irt by
many and much mischief may De done. That Nr
curtis does openly charge he court with part,au,hip
10 tine Neacr case and IN ~" Original Package case
is plain. However guarded or 7ononci the language
the charge remains and it is the more pcr1ciou,
because clothed i'll :! sarb less glarius and bizarre
than that which would have been usrd to co-l the
same thought 10y the commonplace dc,i1mer, Of The
hour.
It seems TO the ordinary mind. upon Ittle ne
lection, that Mr.. Cur, mast regard the Republican
Justice, as particularly subtle disciples Of Machaycu
bent upon donS tlor party good 10y most cNtIa0rGi-
nary and deceptive processes.
The statute which the court held 10 D., uucon~ti-
tutional in Loisy 4 Go. y, Hardin, TIE "Org.uaI
Packages case, was enacted by the Legislature ot
Iowa a- part of that plan for duly and cH tJaly
restraining the Manufacture and sale of Intoxicating
drinks within .a.c and proper bp.ud, T. which the
Republican party l. avowcdly and generally com-
mtcd IN IT. state and National organizations, and
to which the Democratic party is equally and as
openly opposed.
II the Republican Justice, were artgated at AL By
partisan motives 1t must have been for a." purpose Of
aiding their party. and 1t would D" strange political
ad indeed th.t -holh aim bl1w W cherished
system of l'ci ltiou projected and enacted BID Re
publican state, aud -lLouoaed Is years Of devotion
and contest.
In what ca;c,ory doc Nr Curtis place chief Justice
Fuller a Democrat who's" haad p.uucd te opinion
and justices IrM and Lamar who couruucd lg n, og
at least c>pr.--cd no sent both Democrats
How alo1t Justice, GiAv. Harlan and brewer, the
first of whom Vro'" 81. j" tac h.t tNp c"Hrur'd iu
a 81 -"i',ag opinion. 1d'rn- % the G' t.a"' o 'lri
J.-ucr Taucy a. c>p.c--cd I'D l-t7. ll tr License
Ca-,-." Howard, toff r..- Gc..-oH ot which Nr.
Cuu., complain, -o much. va. vrt'm Ay b'p'
cratic Cu,. Justice. cp.,Irrcd DO hr tH' o'h"r n'mo
crafts and three Republicans g.. and tnr E'll.lI ans
di--cutrd from II Iu strong terms. I." c".r'ct.n-
Of the Ir.>aiuF o.a,iu. g. not uo" under rFi,".
IAa' b. matter Ip,n vA, without .mputug -.al .teg
u,;..,- 10 avs ouc. Judges, h"f.'- AID pE.!l'-t
nay w.I iAd honestly differ. Il. court A1e o.. .d.d.
lid i,dly j., decision peal, ID" h". Tile point 60
b. ,ou. d,rcd A.rr J., tAa motive OF ur.a d-'ur-noc
Republican l.ds,, 30 ol..grauS ia IT, J. 49, Curtis
quite .l.~ ui' t,- 'crt,u,, Il t.o r' .u aa
lJr'y is 800 against ~tlt. r.rf, Jd a'i !. favor o.
Consolidation. AID taat fHlt '; u'.f demo. AL, a-
-o,.'t~ tI ~" .'h'r was I.' D.. ..'. ht.
~. Count m Nlr-h A.t h"i t1t -tatI'" ~
Ni--..-ipp cut't.r t.If aI t.Ir. i. 'tr l.t V'
.r.,t- l4 'l- state. other tll street railroads. -.d
provide cguI, t.' separate. a''''.I .t'.'r- i.f ~
Ii.-'..-.f .fr- i'' 'i l'.-. '.-.... " "i OTIS.
'a- passenger 'tl- ht A I'cutoN, 80 H- t' -..I.r
-"rIiI'. ..tuuI. Ha'Dir,' Nt. ".'..A i.' power .l
tlr state 20 D.1.t aud -0Fif De- .".'.l..t. W..
Justice Brewer "l"te tac opinion. Ju-t.ca Harlan
and t,li, 9. scented.
In Dly, ". Ica,on. T'buoy. 1-no The united
Cour; held. JuN.ec fl.d Vsiial, that a ter,'orid
-ttu'". Coating from r''iF l.i .I o. lf i'Gu -
. t,flIhHl .. a tu'"f u. 'iil '!ai A. Dr. i.t t
h..iut.' no p.''t.m,t. .t. c.'. '.t i....r '' t''
order taat ''.,a-- advises. '''i.. '.' 'i '..''i'
...,,. .f .t'r, t.it -fl. f.fut. ... dt'. OBJ.
..., .t c..-.l a.... i'l ....''. l Hn'". t an'.l
-aaN have O.ol m,i''td II i'' --'" ..f i'H.
f, ...at brought il.-a other ~t''.-.
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iovcr a.,-ltlr fl.,.'.. ..rt
Ii.r uCa.l- - t.t .u.t no" t'er' D.. ~ rUru '.r,.
lrI congestion. .. ,..fIla quarter. t-tf 't. t..'...
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motive. and measures a. to commend t''l ,u. u John.
Ti.. Supreme o.u-r ,,c nrc9uut..'t So lr tu.''d.
lIuG.oi. y. s.. july g.. l-'o. O.! Ili... \"f.