The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-02-05
THE SUPREME COURT
The Celebration in Honor of it's
Institution.
OHIO BALLOT-BOX FORGERIES
What Campbell Says-The Quorum in the
House has Got to be the Skeleton in
Reeds Closet.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The sad events of
the last few days at Washington dimmed
considerably the celebration of the centen
NAL of the federal judiciary inaugurated
this morning. The weather, too, was very
unfavorable, heavy rain falling The at
tendance at the services in the MetrOpoi-
tan opera house was the most noted that
ever filled the magnificent building. Dis
tributed about the galleries were banners
and shields bearing the coats of arms of the
various states. The interior of the build
ing was otherwise deliberately decorated.
On the right of the stage in the front row,
were seated the members of the United
States supreme court. Elk President Gro
yer Cleveland presided. Others seated on
the stage included ex-Justice William
Strong, Senator Evarts, L. j. Semmes, of
New Orleans, General William II. Sher
man, Chauncey M. Depew, David Dudley
Field. While the distinguished gathering
was leaving the carriages at the door and
filling the seats until there was standing
room only, the grand symphony orchestra
played the Coronation March, overture to
Tampa and American Fantasia" When
the last air had been played, ex-President
Cleveland stepped forward. He was
cheered to the echo, and it was some min
utes before he could speak. Bowling his
acknowledgements in expression of apprec-
iation of the generous welcome accorded
him, Mr.. Cleveland began his address:
I'm the work of creating our nation, the
elements of free government were supplied
by concessions of the sovereign states, by
the surrender of accustomed rights and by
the inspiration of pure and disinterested
patriotism. If from these elements there
had not been evolved that feature in our
federal system, which is cur theme to-day,
the structure might have been fair to look
upon, might have presented resemblance
of solidity and strength, but it would have
been only a resemblance, and the completed
edifice would have had within it's founda-
ton the infrmity of decay and ruin"
Rev. Morgan Dix then led in prayer Elk
Judge Arnoux, of the New York State Bar
association, next delivered a brief address
of welcome. The next address was on the
"Orgin of the Supreme Court of the
United States and Its Place in the Consti-
tutiOn,n by the veteran lawyer William
Allen Butler. Hon. Henry Hitchcock then
spoke on ''The Powers of the Supreme
Court and those of the Constitution. -
| Hitchcock was followed by Hon. Thomas
Semmes, of Louisiana, who spoke on ''Per-
sonal Characters of the Chief Justices. -
Then Hon. Edward j. Phelps, of Vermont,
delivered an address on 1.-THE Supreme
| Court and the Sovereignty of the People ~
| Chief Justice Fuller then introduced
Justice Field who responded on behalf of
| the supreme court.
In every age and with every people,
there have been celebrations for triumphs
| in war, for battles won on land and sea
and for the trlumphs of peace, but never
until now has there been in any country a
celebration like this TO commemorate the
establishment of judicial tribunal as a
CO ordinate and permanent branch of it's
government. This celebration had its in
spiration in profound reverence for the
constitution of the United States as the
sure and only means of preserving the
union with its inestimable blessings and
| the conviction that this tribunal
has materially contributed to it's
just appreciation and to the ready obedience
to its authority. Experience has shown
thatin great territorial extent and varied in
tereSts, peace and last prosperity can exist
with a civilized people only when local
affairs are controlled by local authorities
and at the same time there are lodged in
the general government of the country
such sovereign powers as will enable it to
regulate the intercourse of it's people with
oteign nations and between communities
70 protect them in all their rights in such
intercourse, to defend the country against
foreign invasion and domesticIviolence, and
to maintain the supremacy of the laws
throughout it's whole domain. This
principle the trainers of the constitution
acted upon in establishing the
government of the union, by leav
ing unimpaired the power of the
states to control all matters OF
local interest and creating new govern
ment of sovereign powers for matters o.
general and national concern. They thu!
succeeded in reconciling self government
or home rule, as it is termed, with the ex
ercise of national sovereignty for nationa
purposes. Under this dual government
each state may pursue. the policy best suite,
to lis people and resources, though unlik,
that of another state. And now, with it,
history in the century past, what is neede
that the supreme court of the Unite
: States shonId sustain it's character and b
as useful in the century to come? 1 auswe
> as matter Of first consideration, that
, should not be overbone with work, aud tina
! | mean it should have some relief fror
: the immense burden now cas-
upon it This can only be done b
? legislative action and in determine
: what measures shall be adopted for tina
purpose, Congress will undoubtedly re
ceive with favor suggestions from the ba
ASSOCIATIONS Oh Ine country. In view OF tn
condition of the condition of the court. i;
I crowded docket, the multitude of question
: constantly brought before it of the create:
t and most extended influence surely it hf
. a right to call upon the country to give
assistance and relief. Something must /
, done in that direction and should be dor
! speedily to prevent the delays to suite,
: now existing. To delay justice is pernic
7 Gus, and so it is to deny it. One of tt
a . most precious articles of magma charta VIZ
that in which the king declared that /
: would not deny or delay to any man justit
! or right, and assuredly what the barons
- England wrung from their monarch, IL
people of the United States will not refu:
to any sutton for justice in their tribunals
Rev. Talbot w. Chambers pronounce
benediction.
n The CrO0k-Miles Controversy.
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