The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1894-01-11
SAUK ENTIRE HERALD.
THuRsDAr, JANUARY II, 1894.
TFAcHFRS OF ANARcHr

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The supreme courtSot the state, Judge
Mitchell penning the decisi5n-and no
ADLER nor fas#F jurist ever graced 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
nghf TO engageinthe business Of buying.
selling and shipping grains than II wonI.,
Ahave TO manage railroads. deal IN fuel.
operate 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.
phcation to specific statutes, and only
then when appealed to in due form.
That is what it did, and its conclusions
are so plainly deduced that any person
OF ordinary intelligence can understand
the case thoroughly by reading the deer
sion.
That the decision would not nlease
MIR. Donnelly and his following of i'm.
practicables makes no difference with
the constitution. the law or the dec;s;on
but merely serves to give him and them
proyocation for venemous denunc;a.
ton OF the court and tn. constitution
In an extended interview he practicable
lays down the proposition that there is
0ut one branch OF the state government,
and that is the legislative, and it wouId
oe very little exag2eration to state that
Mr.. Donnelly considers himself the only
member of that branch with either the
ability orthe integrity to legisIate wisely
and well. He abuses the supreme court
IN general and in particular, and pro.
poses to amend, or rather to DESTROY the
constitution, a nd abolish the court. 1t
Is not paternalism nor even socialism
which will please Mr.. DonnelIy-nothinsl
snort OF practical anarchy. Law is well |
enough IN its way providing the individ-
ud' Is saushed thatlt does-not in any |
way interfere with or curtail what he
aSsumesto be his personal rights and /
privileges OF W hich he to be sole Judge.
1 ne other felio " has no rights which he
Is pound TO respect-his own rights-Aow
ever are sacred --l
- Tor AR. Donneily there is no excuse
ne KNOWS very well the relations of the
three concurrent branches of the state
government, and he fully understands
the effect upon the CONFERENCE.-The oft
destroying respectforle legally constituted
authority, and it is because he under
stands 1t that ne seeks to accomplish it.
Ii anarchy be not his ultimate object
ms utterances and his, purposes are not
eongenital. He IS an ackno wledped
leader OF dangerous element-a teacher
OF class, too willing to learn from him
whatever n destructive. As president Of !
the state alliance he will force upon that
body his views and his ambitions and
they will registe r his will at hi. biddina
Fortunately he never. pursues a .;na,.
policy sufficient length of timeto nal.
i efective-his concentration :. g..
but it is ephemeral, His political c.r.s-
has always. beea too tan,,ental 70 \.
productive Oh great evil. Fonn.lt,, .o,,ld
Be great 4 he were NOT Do,,.u.. -