New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-08
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rs Iausstions winch co@ce.A r'ie ~ soid us nl
Ia me America. awe! IS ~ '.o4 49,, pa
peop.s - ne should study the WhO.e scleHte o,
s,ernalenl eA1 not 9e s2er1,S 6s the A,aetIean
.Ae 10 submit al is grievances 20 tne ar"tr
nm o. aw-i the "a" 0e Ilyne 20 ses SHOWN
J. % W. rrrors " Judicial decisions require 10
r5o power ": the Supreme Cor .. rae me- NJ
-, Is 70 aec.aIe VOID acts OF the Natioial L"ss-
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suton cannot anywhere DC ois..''c r Inc - 49,
- 80 undue or dangerous RESTRAINT on the power
q seq r greatest tribunal 10 Keep the legislative
WI within ITS appointed ooNh9s Il pO"tl III
40 % sxercsed from the Beginning. aad that IN
49, case from the 0egAnine the Gecsions o. tIle
eou!t I'd c0ns,itli:ion would have done, what the
reonla wao accepted the Consututc" "oIa h5Ne
,CCrr MAT the great Nirg!nans OF the elder day
1HolNia have done what Virginia herself then and
wa would have done oIe am 20 f ,ar as GesTe TO- be-
3Yailded by your opinion IN regard TO single case
tas income tax case
POWER OF THE SUPREME COURT.
should Ike 10 ask the conscientious American
lsyve- before condemning the great tribunal
which otherwise he will concede TO be the chief civic
o-oament and glory Of his country. 10 read con-
,a,,noraneous history and TO ask himself II he be-
reves that any single State would have adopted
The National Constitution II 1t had been believed
that the central power would ever be permitted 10
save only 10 insist thai Il oar great triouna.s
nave erred in one particular t'ley nave, !" o
Try. and with the best opinion In virginia. IhG
:9art Is me sAea o. me mo' f.G auhory
stead OF constitutional government, the govern
mn; Of a pure and unchecked majority. to go SURE
IS anG speedily he way o. me empires anu ''e
Ne must agree that the supreme Court Of the
United States has scrCpuousy Kept user aI"'-
ron poSai o ihe poca poWer Of the country
There nave been a few persons-such persons are
me- fo1 0 o9non VIC Whh My Jee4son expressed under
ne excitement Of his controversy win niei justice
s Ns9n court ar Of the tni,-d states should have
authority 70 declare void the attempted eNerc.se "'
fIet Win he CONSTITUTION BIT ! suppose. with
few ana rare exsePoEs ara al e5 iS The INST
,ution has been interpreted. and are gia0 $50
tina, the necessity for this judicial interpretation mas
been infrequent and tnai me Court har pee,
eparing and scrupuous in the exercise OF ms s4e"
Il We look at this judicial power not as !; bears ears
upon immediate and temporary and feetnF con1
slow growth O; the country. We shall see mat the
effect o. the declaration ny TIE our tnat an AZ
power is violation of ouF written Constitution IS
only to require pause reconsi1eIaton s.oWness n
God forbid that anything should change re
temper OF the American people 20 destroy that
healthy and eager discomfort. alive 70 eXtinClish-
Ing evil. constantly yearning FOR ideal perfection
This Is the secret Of greatness and ~ glory But
ws nfe eve re Ds aes ss possible vey
thing which is permaaent is o. .,o% grown.
s,,u,Sn We may mex az a Of mere %
between Jefferson and Burr We may MAKE nov
ssss .d seG @ T h ad sg Of the &
eti'uton ana those which followed The wa BM
structure the Ike Of which the word never Yet
saw. ana he equal o, which Il f. not likely 70 see
Presidential term not % single generation. but
least % century. has demonstrated that = has
failed.
The life and the CORY ~ this country are - de-
pend not upon armies and aavies. not on wealth.
not or victory. not empire. not on commerce. not
or numbers hu. upon the sent merits which govern
the Individual citZen-abOre all. IN the se1timen'
which I; Is the function Of or profession % IL
cucate that o. obedience 10 law The most sub
lime thing In the universe except IT'S creator T.
ma; o. great and free people r0r"rr nE i'set by
law higher than It's own dssrc in fnat ~nhirne
pathvay Il ne function o. virginia n 20 he
leader In he early daTs The .sg1e,s np ms, st..
R.na defend Tor US. lt: Virginia preserve 'o- -
Ard the leader - three millions - 10 me leader
% hundred millions