Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-05-02

| ment in the state court for his alleged
| crime United States judge reached out,
| wrested him from the hands of the state
| authorities, ana set him free. Suppose one
| man should shoot another upon your streets
| even in self defense. He is indicted for it
| and the next step will be that he is tried
| for it. Before what tribunal2 BY jury
| of twelve men and in state court. The
| jurors hear the facts and weigh them find
| ing whether the defendant shall receive tbs
| halter, long or short imprisonment. or the
| just liberty of the innocent. The jury trla
is the only established mode known TO the
institutions OF America 10 reach a verdict
in a criminal prosecution. yet in the case OF
Maggie TO which | refer. the slayer went
future Investigation, though neither his
guilt nor the degree of his guilt has ever
been passed upon by jury in any court
state or Federal. Because the Judges con.
ceived that their dignity and their safety
was involved. they laid their hand of iron
upon the constabulary of California and
discharged this man with 4 speed and pOIrr
Of demonstration which the common citizen
CAE NEVER OBTAIN,
IN case OF like accusation. though his Inno-
cence be as plain as q ridge of mountains.
Under the views of their jurisdiction which
govern the minds of the great majority OF
the Federal judges in this country. the
smallest judge in that organization will I'M
blushingly take men out of the hands of the
highest court OF the state on the broad
bosom of the Federal writ of habeaS corpus,
ana give them The boon of exemption from
the tax and police laws of a commonwealth
which protects their lives, educates their
children and guards their every interest.
We have seen these very things in this state.
We have seen it decided that lawyers have
q vested right under their license to prac-
tee their profession without paying an oc-
cupation tax. We have seen it decided that
to hire man out to pay fine assessed
against hun in a state court constitutes IN
voluntary SerVitudc, and that therefore
neither of these things can be done under
the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments.
1t is fair to say that there are some excep-
tons among Federal judges TO this rule of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Of power.
MAY THEIR TRIBE INCREASE.
To those who are firm and patriotic
enough 10 resist this tendency and put be-
hind them the strong temptation to eXer-
else every power which the pretext OF in
genuity can suggest we should give an I'M
stinted praise. Long may they live TO
honor the character of the judge and enjoy
the voluntary, not the coerced reverence of
their neighbors and countrymen. What
ever may be our regard for personal eX-
amplcs of this sort, it is enough to show
the necessity for restriction, that the liabil-
itY to abuse exists, and ] shall contribute
every effort | possess to circumscribe this
part of our system to the legitimate Doun-
darieS of its constitutional powers.
But fellow citizens, the plans of the
Republican party have not alone resulted
III diSarranging and perverting the func-
tons of curt general government, by the
undue enlargement Of its powers. That
party has been forced, in order to make
room for its expanding policies of sectional
nj ut f.aN
wheels Of economic propulsion absolutely
necessary 10 the development of the pros
perity of the whole people.
Take for example the business Of nayiga-
ton. This was one of the four divisions of
American resource and greatness which
Thomas jefferson pointed out and adjured
the people to make the constant object of
their care. During the period of the fruit
fIl and Democratic tariff of 1916, about IS
per cent of our exports and imports were
freightcd in American ships. Here was
cause both for prosperity and pride. The
broad wheel of navigation contributed its
full share 10 the vigor OF our Industrial life.
But since Republican craftsmanship has
controlled the government, this great
interest has been cramped into such insig-
ni1cance that to-day not more than 10 per
cent of the commodities brought TO this
country from abroad, or carried away
from these shores. is transported in our
own ships. The profit of 30 per cent of the
ocean commerce of the whole Union is
appropriated, right under our faces, by
foreign ships | am told by those who
have taken The pains TO notice closely that
if you 90 TO one OF cur great seaports, yoI
may look among the shipping until your
eyes are tired before YOU find n mast that
floats our country's flag. IN the renovation
which shall follow what believe to be the
coming day of settled Democratic ascend
enCy, we may expect to see the navigation
and foreign commerce of this country
brought to its
OLD PLACE OF IMPORTANCE AGAIN.
We come next fellow citizens to another
great power, for good or evil, which the
Republican party has dwarfed and perverted
to the damage OF the people, as a mass. l re-
fer 10 the coinage. The history OF this
question furnishes deplorable example of
handiworh in COMPRISING ana
Gripping the beneficent influence of great
motor of Industrial vitality and distribution
The United States started upon her career
with two sorts of money-gold and silver
not gold or silver, not one or the other, but
both From 1892 to 1873 the free and unlim-
tied coinage of silver was maintained. In
February, 1873, a Republican house. Re-
publican senate and Republican president
combined in putting upon our statute books
a law to prohibit the further coinage of the
cruel blow at the interest of the people the
years of panic and depression from 1873 to
1878 must demonstrate to every unbiased
thinker. Democratic statesmen have
sought to correct the unfairness
of currency distribution which the law of
1873 enforced, but have been able as vet to
succeed only in part. 1t is a remarkable |
fact that every prediction which has been |
made in the past as To the evil effects of the |
of silver coinage have fallen fat |
the time came around for the financial |
the law of 1873 was passed, which required |
coinage to the extent of not less than So |
BOO, 600 per month, ruin was prophesied, but |
John Sherman, secretary of the treasury in |
Stop, was the advice Of Hugh Mccullough, |
lhe noted tinancier, in 1884. Stop, was the |
nigh and sincere, but mistaken counsel of |
,wered them one by one. The banks Of |
New York cndeayOred 10 boycott silver
)ut its circulation has gone on increasing
with a steady ratio of popularity. and no
)anic or disturbance has followed on its
leels. The policy Of the Democrats of the
South and West on this subject does not
hey are not standing sponsor for a chimera |
If finance. but they propose in substance to
imply get back to the position the country !
occupied before the act of denomination of
SI3 was passed. It is necessary that this |
,e done TO restore the symmetry of this in
iispenSable