St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-28


ridicule and derisive, though suppressed
laughter, ottener than feeling or awe
or restraint upon the mob that daily
gaZes at them as though they were wild
beasts from African jungies?
All this may seem proclamation to some
OF the GLOBES conservative readers. /
should be sorry TO offend the honest
preiudices OF any man or woman, but
must insist that the supreme court of
my country will be stronger III the con-
fdcnce and faith of all men and women
of good sense and mature Judgment
when they have banished the uniform
invented in Semi-civiliZed age, whea
rank tyranny, braZen prescription and
overt abS0lutism were predominant. To
proclaim justice demands no awkward
uniform; To prOmnlgate law. s0ftened
and ameliorated by equity. is great and
splendid enough i'll itself, and the fact
is not strengthened but weakened by
putting on a whimsical costume in
which to perform sublime duty.
do not know whether the gowns are
mere tradition, a remnant, q survival
or whether they are forced upon the
reluctant backs of the justices by statu-
tory enactment. If there is no law for
them. L do really believe that the COM
ing Justice who will promptly aud en-
pnallcaily refuse TO make a groteSque
scarecrow of himself. and take his seat
III defiance of custom III gentleman's
suit of plain clothes. will force Il ''dress
reform" that will be welcome to sensible
people and at the same time add TO
popular respect and reasoning homage
for our browning tribunal.
The refusal of the senate TO confirm
Mr.. HOrnblowcr, of New York, pro-
voked another torrent OF adverse criti-
clSm aralnSt thp soma "A nj it's fra a tjnnc
here at the capital. In the first place,
the court needs its missing number;
and secondly, it is universally conceded
that the gentleman whose confirmation
was defeated was an exec ptiOnally good
man for the place. The president is
regarded us having played a leading
trump card against Senators Hill and
Murphy when he replied to their chal-
lenge III the defeat of HOrnblower by
naming Mr.. Peckham, WHO is an out
spoken and aggressive enemy of the
senators and their political methods. 1t
Is believed That Mr.. Peckham Will also
fail of confirmation. Then the presi-
dent will name some other man Objec-
tionable 10 the senators. 1t will be seen
that perpetually recurring rejection
of excellent lawyers and good citizens
appointed by Mr.. Cleveland will
strengthen the president and CORE
SpondingIy weaken Hill and Murphy in
New York. Mr.. Cleveland mas nothing
to lose. In March, 1897, he will retire
to the dignified shadows of perpetual
retirement. Hill has everything to lose.
for he has just commenced his ascent
toward the coveted position of pres-
dent. If President Cleveland does not
hold the power to ruin his enemy in
New York politics, then all signs fail.
1t is unfortunate for the country that
this complication arises just aJ this
lime, because the public veal calls for
the Immediate appointment and con.
llrmatlon of another justice of the SUI
preme court. The country is not at all
interested in the local squabbles of New
York politics; and yet the chickering's of
all parties i'll the Empire state are for
ever being thrust prominently forward
into the forefront OF national affairs.
What the Democratic party particu-
larly and emphatically demands is sur
cease OF trouble constantly being in
flicted upon it by TammanY and anti
Tammauy, snapper and anti-snapper.
Being the party of the masses the De-
lnOcracy can stand, and has stood.
from the formation OF the government,
vast amount of grief-grief that was
necessary to unfolding the everlasting
principles of popular justice and polit-
cal ractitude. But it don't care to father
all the alleged crimes OF Tammany, or
all the mistakes of any other faction OF
the party in New York. What the
national Democratic party should de-
mand and enforce.is that,tiIe Democrats
of New York shall keep their dirty linen
out of sight of the nation, aud do their
laundry work behind the convenient
screen of state sovereignty-the same
as Rhode Island, and Deia ware, and
Nevada. The Empire stale is strong.
and large, and pOpulous. and rich, but
1t is only one Of many. Let the new
national Democratic convention spank
its biggest boy and send it to bed in Il
dark room in disgrace
FRANK j. MEAD.