The sun., 1900-11-05

llt lltbIf' bl lllf IIlA'' ''N'''' az W.
10 the fact that if Mr.. BRNAN were elected
President he would establish the free ant
unlimited coinage Of silver 10y our mInts a
the ratio OF 10 10 !, and thus destroy on
credit in the eyes of the world, and visit "
wantouly with commercial disaster tnat u,
man can measure But asid" from Hl-
foolish and dishonest proposition IN favor
, of u illty-ccnt dollar and The dehnsin+
uf TIE, currency. th" Democratic candidate
has ut hcr schemes of equal or even greater
danger to the state which he has openly
| avowcd under the twofold gu!,e OF an attack
ON the Supreme Court of the nited states
and the inferior Federal courts and the
deliberate purpose 10 change or snhvert the
| Federal Constitution IN sGch way as 10
) rsruve existing safeguards which guar
antea the liberty OF the citizen to make
! contracts.
| Mr.. BRYAN inuhc- no secret Of his desire
| aud Intention and no doubtful or eVaslvc
| Language cloaks his purpose or leaves ~
| shadow lis design. No has the boldnees
! Of hi mad conviction. with such plot nj
| the helm the ship OF state would he de-
| lherately -tcered upon the 10, Is.
Our Federal Constitution was framed by
| our wse-t and best men in l7s7 and for
more than century it has stood every test
| and wths,ood every attack. The first
ten amendments proposed IN l's9 and
adopted later by the requisite number
OF States We're all In furiherance or
the spirit aud limitations OF the original
| Constitution. and no amendment striking
| at the Supreme Court a9 originally Constl-
| tuted or at the rights OF the several States
| has ever been adopted, The Tenth Amend
| ment was framed for the special purpose OF
guarding agains' any encroachnent on
the powers OF the States as units. That
amendment reads,
The powers no, delegated 10 the United States by
the Constitution, nor rronbIied hyi to the States
are reserved to the Sla'r' respectively. OF to the
people
Il was reserved for the Chicago Conven-
ton and Mr. BRYAN in 1898 and for the
Kansas City Convention and Mr. BRYAN in
1900 to assail our organic written instru-
ment of government and 10 avow the wish
and tn. purpose 10 alter the Constitution
TO suit their sinister designs. CATlLINE. at
least. concealed his conspiracy against the
foes OF the republic have greater hardihood.
and publicly attack and fain would ami
hlate the great safeguards of our Consti-
tutional liberty. without which the Govern
ment could not endure.
The first blow was struck at Chicago four
years ago when the platform, after referring
to the income tax decision. said:
we declare that IL IL the duty u Congress TO use
all the Constitutional power which remains after that
decision ct which may come from It's reversal by the
Court a. It may hereafter Os constituted so that the
burdens of ta1sion may be equally and inparially
aid 10 the end that wealth may bear II, due proper
ton Of tht expense OF government
This declaration. in common with all the
other vicious features of the Chicago plat
form, was reaifirmed on July s last at Kan
sas Clty In these words:
We reafhrm and lndorse the principles Of tn. na-
unnsi Democratic platform adopted at chicago IN
1896
What wa. meant by he words or uhich
NAV come from Us rerersn by the Court ds
Il ray hereafter be cOHsfitutedP" Mr..
WHEELER II. pECKHAM, one Of the leaders
Of our bar and brother Of Associate JUS
tiCe RUFUS W PKCKHAM OF the Supreme
OllTt OF TIt I nllPIl - Hlt5, III "A lel-
ter has quoted former senator Hill and
MIR. BRYAN himself to show what these
words meant and still do mean. DAVID B.
Hill said.
e. That provision, II It means anything. means tia,
tits the duty Of Congress To reconstruct III. supreme
court Of tAe country. It mrans-and It is openly
ayoWed Il meaHs-th- adding ui additional members
tot, or the tunng out o' ono. and recunsucllng the
whole cuIrl said will no, follow any such revolu-
UOuu!y step hstnat'
And WILLIAM j. BRYAN. in an editorial in
the omaha Herald, wrote:
niue peup, of the United States are determined
to secure Justice IA taxation, they must tc prepared
tog,tp tn, Topi oi the ain Guilty and adopt amend
mcut TO the Constitution providing lot tEe election o!
all tinted states Judges ior definite term.
Here ehavethe whole plot forcshadowed
aud confessed tn" judiciary article ofthe
Constitution provides that:
The judicial power o' The n'."d Ssi-, shall be
vested In one Supreme Count, aau In such ia'rrur
courtsas the Congress may from time to linie ordaln
and establish The Judges, hOh OF the supreme and
nfrElor courts shall hold their onccs during good
behavior
In the separation and division of the
legislative, executive and judicial powers
of the nItrd States II Was thought safer by
our forefat hers To glNe the Federal Judges
a life tenure In order that neither fear nor
iavor-the dread OF losing Office or the de-
sire of reeleCton--hould control or affect
in any way the decision of courts called
upon TO interpre' the Constitution itself or
the laws enacted by the legislative branch
Of the Government. the Congrt>, The sys-
TEN has worked we'll. and the supreme
Court stands prrrmn-nt in TN" regard
and esteem ul uur people ana uf tn.
whole country. Bu, 1t II no ul.am
to the socialistic demands ui men hk"
BRYAN, and the only way To secure obcdI-
ence and aid IN the warfare againsl prop
er,y is TO break down the Court. which
stands for the emf orcemcnt of law and order,
and TO create in its place court OF cleo
tive Judge. ready to obey the mandates of
the meters OF riot ahd revolution.
Make the Judges elective. so If refractory
they can be disciplined. Lessen or take
away the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court
Il IL will not violate the Constitution and
discriminate against certain classes, and