The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-08
AND NOw FOR ABOLISHING THE
FEDERAL COURTS.

BOnuIlSlS
mined. after due deliberaton. that tree
silver is an issue too narrow TO carry
the country on. and that all the cranks
in the nation shall be invited to unite
g, nolitical marty that shall add to free
silver a plank abolishing the courts OF 'he
United states. They are moving to get
the supporters Of the Chicago platform
the free silver Republicans, the Debs So
cioiists and all other kindred theorists to
ioin them I'm pruning a new party whose
great object shall be the abolition OF the
Federal Courts.
When recently asked about the scAeme'
Governor Leedy. of Kansas. said:
There is not much use trying to accom-
plish reforms under the present state OF
affairs. Whenever we get good law one
beneficial 10 the people. some Federal
court steps in and annus H. This has oc-
Cured several times I'm Kansas during the
past year with the exception Of the
limited states Supreme Court the judi
ciarv should be under the charge OF
states The repeal by Congress Of five or
six lines would abolish the Federal courts.
Until this be done all efforts at genuine
reform will be futile. The Federal courts
have gradually usurped other powers UNI
iii they have become n law-making. law
executing power within themselves. They
arc n menace 20 the liberties Of the peo-
pie"
The Governors idea OF good law Is
one which enables one set Of men 10
forciblv deprive another set Of men Of
something valuable belonging to the lat
ter set under some impression that sug-
rests the idea that the first set are really
engaged in charitable and philanthropic
enterprise We have felt perfectly salts
fed for some time that tho indictments
we're going to abandon free silver and
odont some new ism before the next
Presidential election. Not that tho danger
ors ideas involved I'm free silver are TO
no abandoned. by no means. They Will
bo adhered TO- but no longer advanced as
tbe main inspiration. Some now scheme
like that suggested Of war upon the Fed
oral courts we nave felt assured Tor
some time. will he put forward as the
sbibboleth. We really believe that TINS VIII
he the easiest demagoey TO defeat that
the malcontonts can adopt. We can no
more have n Federal union Of states
v,itbou. Federal courts TO enforce Federal
laws than we can have trace chains made
of sand. I'm the convention that framed
tho Federal Constitution. Alexander Ham
n;on steadily opposed tho Constitution
until bis adversarles agreed that there
should be Federal courts TO enforce Fed
oral laws As soon as this point was
conceded to him he accepted the scheme
lie knew that upon it would depend the
life Of the new nation. and the question
whether we were to have a nation with
power TO command obedience to its law
ful orders or a confederation like that we
had been struggling along with, when
the Federal Government was able to
secure its supplies Of men and money. or
not accordingly as the states Of the con-
federation chose to furnish them or not
When the malcontents attack the Fed
cral judiciary then the people will really
wake MP 10 the fact that they are aim
!ng at the life OF the nation. and then we
shall see what we shall see. The sooner
they make this the issue. tine better we
shall Ike II.