The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-11
iSAUK ENTIRE HERALD
THuRsDAr, JANUARY II, 1894.
TEACHERS or ANARcHr

~-EAN A<4s<NAo N<2' <tkNdAG IL. Esss
The supreme courtSof the state, Judge
Mitchell penning the decisiSn-and no
ADLER nor fassF jurist ever graeed the
Minnesota bench-has declared the state
elevator law passed by the last legisla-
ture unconstitutional. The opinion is
exhaustive and searching. quoting many
authorities, among them the supreme
court OF the United States. The learned
Judge concludes that under the terms of
the constitution the state has no more
right to sngagein the business of buying.
selling and shipping grains than 1t would
shave to manage railroads, deal IN fuel.
operate a saloen-in fact to engage in
any and all lines Of business. The court
was appealed to by due process in a
specific case to pass upon the law, which
was ably argued by opposing council,
and the court was unit IN its decision.
The court 10 an little responsible for the
constitution az for the elevator act-its
functions being to interpretit IN its an,
pheation to specific statutes, and only
then when appealed to in due form.
That Is what it did, and it's conclusions
are SO plainly deduced that any person
OF ordinary intelligence can understand
tne case thoroughly by reading the deer
sion.
Anat the decision would not please
MIR. Donnelly and his following of i'm.
practicables makes no difference with
the constitution. the law or the decision,
Oue merely serves to give him and them
proTocation for venomous deuuncia.
ton OF the court and the contribution,
In an extended interview he practically
lays down the proposition that there i
but one branch OF the state government.
and that is the legislative, and it would
be very little eIag2eration to state that
Mr.. Donneliy considers himself the only
member Of that branch with either the
ability or the integrity to legisIate wisely
and well. He abuses the supreme court
IN general and in particular, and nro.
poses to amend, or rather to DESTROY the
constitution, and abolish the court. 1t
Is not paternalism nor even socialism
winch will please Mr.. Donnelly-nothing
snort OF practical anarchy. Law is well |
enough In its way providing the indiyid- !
ual IS satisfied that it does not in anv
way interfere with or curtail what he |
assumes to be his personal rights and |
privileges, of which he is to be sole Judge.
he other fellow has no rights which he
Is bound to respect--his own rights how
ever are sacred.
For Mr.. Donnelly there is no excuse.
lie knows very well the relations of the
three concurrent branches OF the STATE
government. and he fully understands
the effect upon the commonwealth of
destroying respecttor legally constituted /
authority, and it is because he under.
stands 1t that he seeks to ACCOMPLISH If
Ii anarchy be not his ultimate object |
his utterances and his, purposes are not
congenital. He IS. an acknowledged
leader of a dangerous elemental teacher
OF class, too willing to learn from him
whatever IN destructive. AS president Of
the state alliance he will force upon that
body his views and his ambitions and
they will register his will at his bidd inc
Fortunately he never pursues a single |
policy a sufficient length Of time O make
It efeetiVe-his Concentration is fierce
bnt it is ephemeral, His political career
has always beea too tans,ental to be
Oh great evil. Bonnellr could |
be great 4 he were not Dor,.II.