The morning news., 1894-11-02
osborne's Court Bill.

The bill which Senator Osborne has in
troduced to give relief to the supreme
court would relieve that court of a great
deal of it's work, but we do not think
it would be entirely acceptable either to
the people or to the judges Of the circuit
and city courts. These judges have now
about as much work as they can attend
to and do justice to litigants. Some OF
the circuit judges have a little Spare
time, but those who have circuits in
which there are cities have not. The
judge of this circuit and the Judge of
our city court have no time to sit as ap-
peal judges.
The circuit court judges get very small
salaries, but the compensation offered
them in the Osborne bill would be no in-
ducement for them to undertake the
proposed new burdens. Two dollars a
day each would hardly pay their board
bills.
The time may come when courts of ap-
peal, such as are described in the Os-
borne bill, may be needed, but the vol
ume of the legal business is not great
enough yet to make them absolutely
necessary.
What is needed. and what the lawyers,
as well as the thoughtful portion of tho
white people want, is an increase in the
number and salaries of the supreme
court judges. If the number were in
creased to five and a salary of s., OOO per
annum were provided the state could get
along comfortably for a good while yet
Still, Senator Osbornes bill is worth
! considering, and doubtless it viii re-
celve thoughtful attention.
The death of the ear will probably be
followed by nihilistic and anarchistic
/ demonstrations in various parts of the
empire. Indeed, our dispatches of this
morning say that already plots against
/ the life of the czarowitz have been dis
covered. Should similar plots be success
full, there would not be a great deal left in
! the way of wiping out the immediate line
of successorship to the czar who now lies
/ a corpse. The second son, George, is al
most on the verge of the grave from nat.
uraI causes, and besides him there is only
a third, Michael, Of the sons Of Alexan-
der III. But II the nihlists should sue
ceed in removing" all of these, they
would not improve their prospects. Alex
ander III. had several brothers, who
would step into the breach made; and the
brothers might prove more terrible rulers
/ than either of the sons is likely to do.
Every democratic voter in this district
who stays away from the polls on election
day will be denriving a faithful public ser
want of the Endorsement and expression
of confidence that he deserves. And
more than that, each such delinquent
voter will be using his right of suffrage
to mortify and injure the south by per
hitting the populIst strength to show
up greater than II ought TO- Col. Lester
should be given a majority sufficiently
large 10 show him that his Efforts are
appreciated and that the district is for.
ever true to tho principles he represents.
Ed. Martin of Crlttendem. county. XIV.
whose lynching was reported in our dis
patches yesterday may have been al
kinds of a bad man. But he had In him tn,
stun Of which heroes are made Wher
told that his life was the price OF betray,
ing his friend, he said Let the hangins
proceed. Bin Coode has been my frienl
ana ] will shield him" Whatever ma,
have been Martins shortcomings. the civ,
ing OF his life for his friend was an eN.
hibition OF ass noble a trait OF character
as human nature Is capable OF holding.