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The advocate., 1895-04-24


Columbia, in his decision declared that
the Knights Of Labor as an organizs-
tion had no standing in court to main
tain the injunction. He says: "On
general principles, no person can le-
gally begin action against an officer of
the government unless the rights of
property of the complainant or COM
plainants are involved" He also says:
"They have no standing in the court
as taxpayers and no legal right in the
question about "a bond ISSUE" Not
withstanding we have always believed
with Abraham Lincoln that labor was
before and superior to capital, yet we
are told in judicial language that when
we seek the aid of our courts to pre-
vent the imposition of an unlawful
burden of debt, that in matters of this
kind only property owners have a
right to be heard! Here we have ju-
dicial declaration which, unless set
aside by a higher court must be recog-
nized as the law concerning those mat
ters, and it is to the effect that the
rights of property are superior to, and
take precedence Of all other rightsl
1t would seem that if the American
people are ever to call halt to these
high handed proceedings that the time
for such action has fully arrived.
But hear some one say, you are
showing a disregard and a contempt
for law in thus criticising our courts.
Should not the tribunal which inter
prets the constitution be regarded with
the same reverence and should not its
decisions be held to be as sacred as the
constitution itselfP To this l answer
that the judges of our courts are at
best only fallible men, and are liable
to sometimes be in error. Further,
as to the real meaning of the consti-
tuition, it can best be learned by learn
ing the intentions of its trainers and
the best evidence to be found is in the
language of the instrument itself. But
more upon this particular point fur
ther on. To many of us common pe0-
pie it looks as if those constructions
which have been placed upon certain
vital portions of our great funda-
mental law by the great majority Of
our people ever since the formation of
our government and which have also
had in the past the force of judicial
sanction, that these were the eonstruc
tions our fathers intended should at
all times be given them, and whenever
our courts attempt to set aside our
constitutional rights by means Of ju-
dicial decisions, we claim the right to
both criticise and protest. In proof Of
this let us refer to the Dred Scott decis-
ion. Here was decision by our high
est court affecting personal rights
which large portion of our people be-
lieVed to be radically wrong, and the
court was bitterly criticised and con
demned for it by many. And who
condemned this decision and censured
the judges making it more than some
of the very persons who are now exer-
cised lest we should do something de-
rogatory to the sacred dignity Of the
supreme courtP Did not the great re-
publican party, in the campaign which
elected Abraham Lincoln, make the
The advocate., 1895-04-24
UsURPArIoN OF COURTS.
The Rights of Nan vs.. The Rights of Prop
erty.

momentOuS consequences to the Amer
ican people. The income-tax decision
makes impossible the taxation of
rents and bonds, but sffirms the right
to collect q tax from manufactures
and merchants. In brief, it declares
that the income of capitalists and spec
ulstors shall be exempt from bearing
any part of the burdens of taxation,
but that it is lawful to lay those bur
dens upon the productive enterprise
and the business of the country. Not
Withstanding that an income tax
helped to supply the means to suppress
the rebellion, and that former judges of
this same court, men of profound and
extensive knowledge of the principles
of law have pronounced such tax con-
stitutionsl, yet majority of the judges
now comprising this same court see fit
to reverse the previous decision. And
we are told that this Is good law and
in accordance with the principles of
our constitution.
There is another case now pending
which is in the nature of hG beGS cor
pas proceeding and which, on account
of it's far-reaching consequences, is
attracting intense interest. l refer to
the Debs case. In the decision of this
case there seems to be largely involved
the question as to the extent of the
powers of our federal authorities when
they come into a collision with the
authorities of a state. There is also
involved the question whether our fed
eral judges possess the power of
making such use of the injunction pro-
ceeding as to deprive American citi-
zens of the right of trial by jury of
their peers, that sacred right which the
constitution guarantees to all our peO-
pie. If our supreme court holds that
the exercise of these extraordinary and
unWarranted powers is in accordance
with the constitution, what will be
the results growing out of it? What
will there be hereafter to prevent an
arbitrary exercise of these powers at
any time and upon any pretext? Once
admit these powers to exist and what
will protect our rights in the future
whenever those rights may happen to
stand in the way of the cupidity and
greed of tyrannical cOrporationsp 1t
is fact too plain to admit of any sue
cessful denial that our corporations
have for years .exerted powerful in
fuenee in the selection of the judges
of ourhigher courts. Why has this been
done unless for the object of getting
such constructions of the law as shall
make their interests paramount to all
others? We not only see this proVi-
sional remedy of injunction stretched
beyond its usual and its intended linn
its when the interests of corporations
are involved, but we also see this same
remedy denied when asked for by an
other class of citizens in case which
not only affected their own interests,
but affected the interests and the rights
of all classes of the people. Before
Secretary Carlisle made his first issue
of bonds an attempt was made by the
Knights of Labor to enjoin him from
making the issue. Their sole and only
object was to bring the question before
the courts for decision whether any ex-
The advocate., 1895-04-24

the doctrine that in such cases as this
we should obey the "higher law" Did
the republican party ever denounCe
them as anarchists for so dolngp For
one do not advocate or CountensnCe
either violation of law or q contempt
for courts, but L hold that the acts of
our judiciary are as much subject for
legitimate criticism as are the acts Of
our Legislators and executives, and that
the people should aC ell times guard
against the usurpsstiOn Of power.
We hear much at the present time
about the sacred rights Of property.
The Hon. Joseph FL. Choate, the presi.
dent Of the recent constitutional con.
vention in the state Of New York is re.
ported to have said in his plea against
the income tax before the United States
supreme court, that he thought that
the fundamental object Of all civilized
government was the preservation Of
the right of private property Himself
an eminent corporation lawyer, If he
made use of this language as reported,
he undoubtedly voiced the views and
sentiments of the great interests repre-
sented by him. This view as to the
true object of government Is now being
advocated to an extent that may well
arouse the fears Of all patriotic Citi-
zens. The question now confronting
us is, which shall hereafter take the
precedence and which is the paramount
interest, the rights Of property or the
rights of manP
We read in the preamble to our con.
stitution the objects for which 1t was
ordained and established and we fnd
them to be to form a more perfect
Union, to establish justice, to provide
for the common defense, promote the
general welfare, and to secure the bles-
sings Of liberty to ourselves and our
posterity. Nothing is said about the
rights Of property. Neither.in the Dec
laration of Independence do we find the
preservation of the rights of property
even mentioned, but through all and
above alive do find mentioned as its one
eternal living principle and the one
central idea before which everything
else psles into inslgnifCance, the sub
lime doctrine Of the rights of man!
Now right here let me ask if the only
true rule of Interpretation for any pro-
vision of the constitution is to give it
the meaning its trainers intended 1t to
hsVeP Most sssurodly it is. This
meaning is best ascertsined by the lam
guage of the instrument itself, and
when in questions Of constitutional law
our courts ignore the declared objects
for which the constitution was estab-
lished, there Is then q usurpstion of
power which threatens the existence
of our liberties. The usurpstion Of
unwsrrsnted and despotic powers by
our courts is the greatest danger that
mensces the liberties Of our people and
the perpetuity Of our free institutions.
Our people are being fsmiliarized with
tyranny exercised under the forms of
law. Ideas are being promulgated
which are subversiVe of the very OBJ
jects for which our government was
founded. An attempt Is being made
to exalt the powers of the judiciary far
The advocate., 1895-04-24

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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-22

Wha: Drink -as :c- T-c.;c s.e-

Iader
Y newspaper correspondent tell, -arns
q the scenes which nc sass in IT.,
/ Washington alm,hou-e. one q n,
/. first men lie met there ba3 NJ o,.e tl,l.,
been Attorney General ~ Virginia. IT.
his Office a number of now distinguish
ed lawyer, we're students. aud the, ou,
much TO Ills advice. Ill fasc- haa
been Atlorney-Gcacrl oI the United
State- and lei li-~on wealthy. Bur ne
drank and sacrificed distinction. ior
tame and everything e. lis love g..
Intoxicating liquor,
Another paurer was an cz-Judee al
the supreme Court q California. aud
had been esteemed one Il the most
eloquent men Of bis time He came
to Washington 10 get an office, was
disappointed, took 10 drink, drank him
self out Of pocket. mind. and friends.
and into the poorhouse.
In Ais company was once wealthy
newspaper editor and proprietor. Of
New York, man Of great political
influence. This man has been for
three years in the poorhou>e. some
times his friends take him out, bat be
drinks 50 much that he lies about the
street and is returnad by the police
In another branch OF the institution
was an ex-Attorney-General Of North
Carolina. The principal reason for hi,
being put there is that he stole a
friends vest and sold it for whiskey.
TO such depths of degradation will
whlskey bring the strongest and abest
of us
\ man who was Stephen \. Doug
lass intimate friend, and who used to
speak from the same platforms with
him, is a Washington pauper. When
fortune smiled on him, he used liquor
as relish and when her smiles turned
to froWns he took it as an antiQ0te tOl
sorrow. 1t brought him temporary
relief, but permanent ruin.
Coming into the almshouse a. the
left it, was an old white
haired man, who was at one time one
If the leading men of the Michigan |.
bar. He was the man who backed |
Iachariah Chandler, and made him |
politIcalis >I'caKliIS, "nal nc was. And !
his man Of great legal ability and po- /
itical influence sufficient to MAKE and |
lnmake men, ard Of much wealth, is /
now a pauper. Why? Because he
drank alcoholic liquor. How foolish is
anyone, high or low. who will take this /
poison and hope to escape it, effects
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-22
Insects Friendly to Man.

Neor York Tribune
The lady bug, 50 quantity marked
that 1t is hard to find two of them lust
alike, IS one of the gardeners pest
friends, vet hundreds of them are killed
because people IN their ignorance don't
know what helper they have IN this
pretty, buXom little insect. A few days
ago visited friend who has garden
full Of all sorts OF flowers, and back Of
fhere is the kitchen garden, with rows
Of currants and raspberry bushes. The
leaves Of both these shrubs were coy
cred with blight or lice that were as
green as the leaves on which they lived
and thrlyed. Hunting about the bush
es were i number OF lady bugs. The
woman III her ignorance was killing
these ri ght and left, thinking they were
l0ing all the damage, and when told
they were her best friends was lncred1l-
IOus 4 few minutes careful Watching
however, showed the small bug busy
eating the smaller green pest. Small
yellow pyramids showed where she had
laid her eggs, which in day or two
would hatch The woman saw and
believed, and in future the lady bug
has sure refuge and a welcome in her
patch Of flowers and fruit.
Another insect that is forever being
killed owing to the ignorance OF the
General public is the dragon fly, also
known as the needlecase. 1t IS one OF
the most usesul insects of this climate.
In It's laryal state he subssts almost
entirely on those small sqnirmlng
threads that can be seen darting about
in any still water, and which hatch out
into the sweet singing mosquito. AS
soon as the dragon fly leaves his watery
nursery ground and, climbing some
friendly reed, throws away the Old she'll
and flies awav. he is helping man again.
| Hls quarry now Is the house fly. Not
| long ago | saw one OF these insects
knocked down in a veranda, where be
had been dong yeoman's 5 service, and
the children and women seemed de
lighted although they shrank back
from the poor wounded dragon fly.
They all thought he had an awful sting
at the end OF his long body-a cruel
Injustice. When | took the insect up
there was general wonderment, which
was increased when a captured fly was
offered him and he ate 1t Sreedlly
The bows of that household Viii never
harm a dragon fly again.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-22
When Niagars Ran Dry.
Boston Transcript.

Boston Transcript.
Congressman Dan lockwood of But
falo says that within his recollection
the great waterfall at Niagara was sus-
pended, and that many people passed
over It's rocky places dry shod. He
says that the miracle was wrought in
1913, during the month of March.
To be exact, 1t was OF the morning of
March %, 1913, and Tor several hours
the wonderful torrent did cease to flow.
and the river ran dry The preceding
winter had been a severe one and the
ice which had formed in Lake Erie was
OF phenomena thickness. There came
on march 81 sudden exceedingly
warm spell OF weather, which melted
the SHOWS, and then warm rain pour
ed down in torrents during the entire
day of March 2S. The ice was loosen
ed, and strong east wind drove it far
out in the lake during the night.
But at sunrise on the 29th the wind
came from the west, and as the sailor
SAYS. it was "blOWing great guns" This
terrific gale drove the immense mass Of
ice into the mouth OF the Niagara Riv-
er, where it was gorged and piled up
from shore to shore, hermetlcally seal
ing the river from damming the waters
back into the lake. THUS it happened
that Niagara ran dry, its falls become
black. barren rocks. and its mighty
thunders were put to sleep. Within
four or five hours tiny streams of water
began to trickle through the gorge.
The tremendous power back of those
streams accelerated their flowing, and
in a short time the ice dam gave way,
and there never was such wild, roar
Ing, mad flood IN Niagara before or
since, and thus the cataract became it
self again.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-22
Cigarette Smoking.
Selected

Selected.
Df. {. \. Clinton, OF the San Frar.
cisco Board OF Education. has made a
special stud Of the effect of cigarette
smoking among the public school
children of that city, and expresses him
self In the following unmi.takable lam
guage
A good deal has been said about the
evils Of cigarette smoking. but one-haif
the truth has never been told. Ihave
watched this thing for a long time. and
| can say calmly and deliberately that
beilve cigarette smoking l. as bad a
habit as opium smoking. | am talking
now OF boys, remember. The effect
upon grown men is, Of course, not 50
marked
a cigarette fiend will lie and steal
Just as morphine or opium tiend VIII
lie and steal Cigarette smoking blunts
the whole moral nature 1t has an ap-
palllng effect upon the system. 1t first
stimulates and then stnpefies the nerves.
1t gives them enlargement of the heart.
and 1t sends them to the insane ASYLUM.
| am physician to several boy schools,
and ! am often called in to prescribe
for palpltation Of the heart. In nine
cases out Of ten it Is caused by the Gig
arctic habit. Every physician know,
the cigarette heart. have seen bright
boys turned into dunes, and straight
forward honest boys made into misera-
BILE towards, by cigarette smoking. |
am not exageratlng. | am speaking
the truth, that every physician and
nearly every teacher lnows."
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-22
A Word to Farmers.
Com mn,ercidl Appeol.
self again

Commercial Appeoi.
Take care Of the small things and
the large ones take care of themselves,
is a saying which Is very old and which
has had many varieties. It's age, how
ever. has nothing to do with its reason.
the state OF mind called dotage not ap-
plving here. The axiom is especially
true in farm life, and recent statistics
should impress Its importance on the
farmers.
According to the census OF 1890, the
wheat Weld was said to be $500. 80
bushels in the United States This
would have been worth Y6, ,525 .69l
counting the price at - cents. per
bushel. The yield Of corn in 1890 was
SO .635 $50 bushels,
We can see things better by compar-
isons. and a contrast here Will not be
out OF place. According To the report
referred to, the dairy product was i01.-
657.1I6 gallons of milk, 69,619 pounds
of cheese and 2S.3l4, 81 pounds Of
butter. Not counting the milk and
cheese. the butter at % cents Per
pound, aptly says contemporary, was
worth nearly as much as the wheat
crop rated at - cents per bushel. The
Weld of eggs reached 23,l72.313 dozens
At 10 cents per dozen, it can very reac
iIv be seen that the eggs alone bring IL
a wonderful amount Of revenue.
The farmers are beginning to heec
the advice to diversity crops in Geor
cia, Mississippi and Arkansas there j:
a considerable acreage in corn and 9th
er cereals. and they are looking splen
did. while the cotton crop doe, not ap
pear SO fiattering. II the cow ant
poultry should have the attention the!
merit Justly from every farmer, Their
would be less reason to complain o
hard times.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-22
Grandfather Counts.
Scientific A mericdn.

Scientific Americdn.
Holland disfIanchises a citizen il be
is absent from the country for ten years
and during that time does not formally
notify the proper authority that ne
wishes to continue to be regarded rs ?
citizen.
Great Britain does not 50 easily give
M her clam to the loyalty Of her sub
iects. A man may count upon heI pro
lection on the ground that his GRANDPA
ther was by birth and allegiance ~ In
cl5shman. even though he and lls i"
t!ef we're both born and have AWAY:
hved on foreign soil, but without belhz
naturalized.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-22
A PULLING QUESTION.
ANNA NJ. PRATT.

l'randma says Ohough don't see Why
That am the apple Of her eye;
Brother calls me Ounce Aunt Fan
Says she thinks I'm a little man;
Father Says I'm reg'iar boy,
And mother calls me her pride N JOY.
Now this is what | would like to know
How IN the world can fellow grow
Who's pride n JOY, an apple, Ounce,
\ reg lar boy and man at once
Youths Comp0nion
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-22

Are you taking SIMMONS LIVER REG
ULAToR, the "KING OF LIVER MED1-
CINEs?" That is what our readers
want, and nothing but that 1t is the
same old friend to which the old folks
pinned their faith and were never dis
appointed. But another good recon-
mendation for it is, that it is BETTER
THAN PILLS, never gripes, never weak
ems, but works in such an easy and
natural way, just like nature ITSELF that
relief comes quick and sure, and one
feels new all over. 1t never fails
Everybody needs take liver remedy.
ana everyone should take only Sim
mons Liver Regulator.
BE sure you get it. The Red Il
is on the wrapper. j. III. Zeilin &
Co., Philadelphia.
The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-22


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The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-22

when Baoy was Sick, ,ye gave her Csstorfa-
When she was a Child she CT ed lOr CastOra,
When she became Ezss, he c,ung to Castoria.
Vton 20 hal El.li1zen. she gave them Cestor.a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07
PART iii.
PAGES % TO 80.
N THE CYCLING WORLD.
xrw PATH FOR WHEELMEN BADLY
NEEDED

,..uAB1,E ROADS ARE CROWDED ON sATrR-
.>,n s1.vD1y-THE OLD AQUEDUCT AN
IDEAL oNE-THE QUESTION OF PROBES
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07

10 all the prominent tracks in Europe. He IL prob
ably the best equipped the subject in TINS
country.
His plan is for a One-third mile track, OF an as
phalt or cement surface Although the track Is
third of a mile. il ~ arranged, being largely OF
Ohong shape. that the stretches are $50 feet long.
only % feet less than the Springfield track sretch'
while the banking is arranged as To be 1nlpti-
ceptibie There is inch any part OF the
curves which varies from tn" general outline. 50
that no mental or muscular strain is necessary 10
gauge the banking Altogether marvellous results
are expected from the track. The homestretch
IS ~ feet wide. and the OF the track 262 feet
wide.
The grerdstands are in three divisions The main
Will 5000 people. while there Is room on the
'bleaChers'' for 900 people The maInstand ~
divided in section into a series Of private boxes
The stands are all arranged AT angle to tho
tracks. that the entire race with
out turning the head. The dress rooms are am
pie. and built on approved plans They Will face
the track. and will have glass front 50 that the
competitors and trainers may observe the races
when they not competing. In fact. every detaE
of the track has been arranged that II VIII be
the up-to-date racing incosure in the country