The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1895-06-01

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lanarchiet would ansWef afEnments,
those Of the dieeenting opinions d
Justices HARLAN, Jackson, Brown
and White. Who vofod against The
decision Of the Supreme Conrt
which wiped ont the income ~
| Law, have been thoroughly answered-
But there sre people -lots Of them,
too-who refuse TO accept personal
abuse a. answers to plain, common
sense argument. These people be-
lieve that the position taken By the
dissenting justices to have been
right and will continue to 20 believe
until somebody answers tho argu-
ments they used to support their
opinions in some other way than
BY abuse. It is not the first time
that Justice Harlan has stood up
as the special champion Of the great
common people and fearlessly
pointed out the danger Of the con-
tinued encroachments of wealth,
and it probably will not be the last
time.
Certainly the following, from JUS
tice Harlan's opinion, are not the
words of an anarchist: I'm my
judgment-to say nothing of the
disregard of the former adjudica-
tons of this court, and the practice
of the government for q century
this decision may we'll excite the
greatest apprehension. It strikes
at the very foundations Of national
authority, in that it denies to the
general government power which
is or may become vital to the exis-
tence and preservation of the Union.
: = = Are those in whose behalf
arguments are made that rest upon
favoritism by the law making power
to mere property and to particular
sections of the country, aware that
they are provoking contest which
in some countries has swept away,
in q tempest Of frenzy and passion,
existing social organizations, and
put in peril all that was dear to
friends of law and order? = : :
The practical, if not direct, effect of
the decision to-day fis to give to
certain kinds of property position
of favoritism and advantage that is
inconsistent with the fundamental
principles of our social organiza-
tons, and to invest them with
power and influence that may be
perilous to that portion of the
American people upon whom rests
the larger part of the burdens of
the government and who ought not
to be subjected to the dominion of
aggegrated wealth any more than
the property of the country should
be at the mercy of the lawless."
Apropos of the decision is the
gossip now floating around Wash
ington about the cost Of the legal
talent employed to fight the consti-
tutionality ofthe income tax. More
money was paid to lawyers in this
case than would pay salaries of
nine justices of the Supreme Court
for period of five years. One man
H. Choate-got a fee of
100000. These things furnish sig
ni6cant proof of the truth Of some
of Justice Harlan's warning words.
The administration is being pre-
pared by its friends for defeat in
Kentucky on the silver question.
Col. 0. 0. Stealey, the Washington
representative of Col. Henry Wat
terson and close friend of Secretary
has just returned from
Kentucky. He said when asked
what he thought would be the out
come of the silver fight: "Well, II
have just been making a little
tour of the tate. I was in fifteen
My belief is that there
will be plank inserted in the state
platform favoring the free coinage
Of silver at the ratio Of Is to /.
Maybe Secretary Carlisle, Senator
Lindsay and Col. Waterson can pre-
vent it, but it is my present impress
sion that it is inevitable" It is, Of
course, unnecessary to say that Col.
Stealey is not silver man.
The news from Illinois is about
the same as that from Kentucky.
Senator Palmer, who has been the
leader of the administration fight
against the free silver democrats,
and personal representative Of Pres
ident Cleveland, has abandoned the
6ght and is now in Washington to
report the failure of his campaign.
He insists that the silver craze is
subsiding in his state, but raises
doubts of the accuracy Of his judg-
ment by adding that the democratic
convention, which will be held in
June, will enthusiastically declare
for the free coinage Of silver at q
Is to / ratio. But be says the en-
will be manufactured and
that the action Of the convention
will mean nothing. The silver men
naturally ask Why 80 much effort
was expended to prevent the cleo
ton Of silver delegates If the action
Of the convention was considered
meaningless.