The representative., 1899-07-20
AFTER JUDGE CAVITY.

The Minneapolis Journal has this te
say:
II Frank Larrabee, the we'll known Mime
s attorney AMI influential Democrat
mas mold upon the Democrats of Hennenir
county which Is in proportion to tn.
s.IehStn 81. OF his determination to overthrow
1nomas Canty, this article NAV be taker
as the Judges political death warrant.
IN Dr1ef: Mr. Larrabee will exert ever,
particle OF energy, eloQuence, persuasive.
ness ana intensity he has in his make-ur
to defeat Judge Canty for the Democr.t t;[ ~
nomination for con- -es- in this district in
1900. S ui''ric' III
II IN spite OF that opposition the Demo-
Gratis nominate Judge Canty, Mr.. Larrahae
VINO mas SO often been seen on the stumn in
campaign years whooping it up for the
enllle democratic ticket, will bend all his
energies to an effort to defeat the iudee
an eHort which. according to Mr. Larrahee
Will be without parallel in it's Determination
and bitterness
Wnen interviewed as to his attitude to-
wards Judge Canty in the event of the LAT
!er nomination. Mr.. Larrabee was suffer-
ing from the effects of poison iyy. but If ia
not believed that the itching fever of no
poison added anything to the bitterness of
his language.
say wheat you please" he said; II give
you authority to say anything. It is i'm
possible for you to exaggerate nv senti-
ments or misrepresent my attitude towards
ina. man so long as you make the former
rednot and the latter unalterably opposed
TO the supreme court misfit" Then M.
Larrabee made some remarks which II
"ould De useless to attempt to quote, mas
mucn as printers ink is entirely Inadequate
10 the representation of their lurid and
naming qualities. 1t would require colored
light, fireworks and artillery properly to
m rLC with duo
In the first place." said Mr.. Larrabee
talking in ordinary English again. "Canty
can never be nominated for anything in
tnls county. He hasn't ghost of a show
Ior anything. We are all onto him. He
couldn't be elected dog catcher, appointed
pounamaster or chosen pathmaker He
hasn't as much show of going to congress
as my bird dog has. II the impossible
should happen and he should be nominated.
l promise you that l will go after him
with every particle of energy l possess.
10 defeat him l will give up my business,
send my family into the country and make
it my personal duty to see every voter in
this county and demonstrate to him, as l
can, that Canty is an utterly unfit man
for the place or for any place. The su-
preme court of Minnesota as at present
constituted (there are three Democrats out
of five) is the most degenerate court of it's
rank IN the country. Years ago it started
It has pretty nearly succeeded, though to
10 1t it has resorted to course which is
revolutionary and if continued within pro-
luce anarchy in this states. And in this
work, Canty, the man of the people, the
olain citizens, etc.-you know the rest-has
been the worst of all. In the case of
Martin VS.. Courtney Baxter against an in
'urance company and another against the
st. Paul street railway company, the court
1as three times with few months set
lslde verdicts on the ground that the pre-
Of evidence did not sustain the
yerdict. Only lawyer can fully appre-
late what this means The court under
axes to usurp the functions of the Jury
Without warrant of law or support of prece-
lent. From time immemoral courts have
'een content to let stand jury verdicts if
here was evidence tending to support them.
ut here comes Thomas Canty the peoples
udge, etc, and arrogantly assumes to set
side verdicts because he cannot see a pre-
onderance of evidence. or what use is the
ury system IL a court can go so deeply as |
his into questions of fact? What protec- |
ion have the people against the court that !
ares and does that? If this doesn't ap- |
roach to subversion Of Republican in |
stiNutions l would like to know what |
Oes''
The theory of our government has al
1asy been that the court furnishes the
aw and the jury decides as to the facts.
'ut the courts are reaching out and as
uming the provinces of the jury. If
he judge can review the testimony of
he witnesses, and override the decision
the jurymen, who heard the witness
astify, then we might just as we'll
bolish the juries and let few men,
enerally selected by the corporations,
ule the whole people.
That is the condition we have already
cached
Who will pretend that the white men
this nation do not need a political
arty, especially created to liberate
lem from this thraldom, as much as
le black men of 80 years ago needed a
arty to release them from slavery?