The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-05-03
WHAT OF HIS ACTION
win Justice Jactzson's Opinion
Affect Harrison's Nomination 2
THE PENDING INCOME TAX DECISION.
Why the Friends of the Ex-Presidcnt Op-
pose the Hearing Before the Ten
nessee JarIst-Former OppO-
sItion to Him Recalled.

WASHINGTON, April 90 The an
nouncement that Mr. Justice Jackson
will sit with his associates of the su-
preme court in the rehearing of the
income tax case develops the fact that
his opinion in the case will possess an
interest for the politicians beyond the
questions Immediately involved. 1t
may cut figure in the contest-grow-
ing livelier now every day-for the re-
publican nomination for the presi-
dency.
Judge JacICson's Appointments.
Mention was made recently of the
protest entered By number of repub-
lican leaders against the appointment
of Judge Jackson by President Harri-
son. They took the ground and in
sisted that the Office should go to some
member of their own party. 1t could
only be in this way, they contended,
that the appointment could be fully
guaranteed. The party would be held
responsible, and the party, therefore,
should fill the Office. There was no
criticism of Judge Jackson in any
wise affecting his professional equip
ment. 1t was contened that he was n
good man and good lawyer. But, be-
ing democrat of thorough training
and deep conviction, he must be ex-
pected to take n democratic view of
public questions in general.
There would be risk in this, these
republican leaders sail. They earn
easily advised the appointment of
republican-one whose training had
imbued him with convictions from the
republican standpoint.
President Harrison. putting all of
these suggestions aside, stood upon the
simple proposition that politics must
not be permitted to obtrude in matters
respecting the bench, so he selected
Judge jackson, democrat, TO succeed
Judge Lamar, democrat.
The Present Interesting Points.
There has now arisen one of those
very interesting and important points
upon which political parties divide.
The republican party, as n party, is
against the income tax. The demo
cratic party, as party, is for the tax.
The supreme court, without Judge
Jackson, is evenly divided on the
question of the constitutionallty OF the
Law. Judge jackson is called upon to
cast the deciding vote. The law would
stand without his vote, but public
sentiment demands a majority vote of
the court one way or the other. If
Judge Jackson is in favor of the tax
republican leaders who opposed his APP
pointment will, it is predicted, at once
revive the fact of their opposition and
hot lna1 aIr 20
and good sound republican selected
the tax would have been overthrown.
These men are all anti-Harrison men
as respects next years presidential
nominations of their party. The Jack
son appointment was one of many to
which they objected. They are organ
izing to oppose him again should the
movement in his behalf for next year
take formidable shape, and every cir
cumstance susceptible of use against
him is being tabulated and filed away.
But there is also the other side of the
problem. If Judge Jackson decides
against the tax it will be equally in the
power of the Harrison men to claim for
their favorite a share in the felicitation
that will follow in republican circles.
Real situation Not Affected.
Nothing, of course, in all this will in
anywise affect the real situation.
Judge Jackson will pass upon the ques-
tion without regard to politics, or the
SOURCE from which his official commits
sion came. Nor does the fact that he
is democrat signify. Judge Harlan,
who is a stannch republican, voted to
uphold the law, while Judge Field, who
Is democrat. gave the law one of the
most resounding blows ever heard in
the supreme court chamber. Politics
are undoubtedly barred in the court on
the income tax proposition