The herald., 1896-10-28

has spoken more severely Of that opin-
ion than they did have yet to hear of
them.
Mr.. Justice Harlan said (and if there
is Kentuckian here I call his particu-
lar attention to his words, for 1t matters
not what may be his politics, we all
know and honor Justice Harlan; he is
a MIN, every inch of him):
That opinion is enough to shake pub
lie confidence in the stability of the
law"
"That it was not possible for the court
to have rendered an opinion more deep
ly to be regretted"
THAT it would SOW the seeds of hate
and distrust among the people,"
Who dares call Justice Harlan an
anarchist? If you cannot, forever hold
your peace at the mild criticism in the
Democratic platform
Mr.. Justice Brown of the same court
said:
THAT it is a surrender of the taxing
power to the money class"
THAT it was fraught with immeasur-
able danger to the country and was in
deed a national calamity"
THAT it was the first step for the sub
mergence of the liberties of the people
in sordid despotism Of wealth.
again repeat, who dares to call
justice BrOWn dU dHdICHlSt' IHCSC
are words of deep thought, and fear
full arraignment of the majority opin-
ion. Both judges are Republicans of
the strictest sort, and yet the words that
we have used in our platform and do use
in speaking to the people upon this &c
cision are tame compared to the words
spoken in their opinion delivered from
the bench.
Again Mr. Justice Jackson was called
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this case when the rehearing was had.
He sends his dying words to you in this
campaign and bids you heed them. This
among other things he said: 1T the
majority opinion) was the most disas-
trous blow ever struck at the constitu-
tional power of congress
These few extraordinary utterances
from the justices of the supreme court,
to say the least. justify and warrant
most any speaker of any party to use
most any sort of language. however Sc
we're, about the majority decision.
How lawyer can stand before an
audience and say that the decision of
a court should not be criticised Is fool
ish. Judges are not infallible. How
many decisions of your superior courts
are reversed in year? The books are
full of them. How many decisions of
the supreme court involving federal
questions are reversed? 1t is safe to say
many of them. And I do not hesitate
to say that if there was a higher court
than the supreme court of the United
States, their decision would be reversed
of which we complain.
You must remember, my friends. In
the criticism of this decision, that when
the decision was first rendered five
judges upheld the constitutionality of
the law, but, 10! and behold, Judge Shi-
ras, who halls from that great protec-
tion city of Pittsburg, Pa, between the
time that he rendered his first decision
agreeing with the majority of the court
and the rehearing of the case changed
his opinfon-all done within the short
space of q few months. Such conduct
on the part of one of our supreme court
justices was never heard of before in
the whole history of the country, and
it is to be hoped will never be heard
of again.
After the speaking was over several
Abraham Lincoln Republicans walked
up and signed the Silver Republican
roll. This precinct will give a majority
for Bryan and free silver sure.