Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-10-05
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ills Fairly " ell Known Whom
He Would Not Have.

Il Is Fairly We'll known Whom
He Would Not Have.
JUSTICES OF THE SUPREME COURT.
:Republican Papers Exercised OveFssg
the Possible Nominations ~ 3 ~
Bryan-They would Differ Essen-s
italy In Character From the selec-' Z
tions Of Mark Hanna. a#.. - .
:: The Mckinley organs are busy con-.
structing cabinet for Mr.. Bryan. SIS Vt B
course no one is in a position to speak
authoritatively in this matter. No one one
knows just who he would have, but It /.
is fairly well understood whom he.
would not have in his cabinet.
He would not have. Il secretary Of
st..<e who would lick the boots OF i
royalty. y*r ~: R $3.50 i ~ r. = - -
He would not have a secretary lot
the treasury who would give to . COS.
terie of national bankers tA.e con- 3
troll Of the public finances and free
use of the public money. = 4 5z8
He would not have an attorney
general owned by the trusts. 8
He would not have q secretary OF
the interior dominated by land
grabbing corporations. *.'....,s II
He would not have a postmaster
general who would conceal frauds &
that were perpetrated by Rathbone
and Nicely. -..> .->.sss -: s.
He would not have a secretary Of
the navy controlled by the armor
plate trust.
He would not have a secretary OF Z
war controlled by the beef trust.
In this connection it may be remark
ed that the Republican newspapers are
also exercised over another matter.
They profess to be greatly alarmed ow-
ing to the fact that Mr.. Bryan If elect d
ed might perhaps be called upon to ap-9
point seven members of the supreme
court. I.
1t is we'll for the Republican papers !
to call the attention Of the people to
these supreme court nominations.
The people of America have. many
things to think about today. They
have trusts, Imperialism, municipal
ownership, the Declaration of Inde-s1
pendence versus commercial interests,
and in addition to these they must {
make up their minds whether they
prefer William J. Bryan or Mr.. Hanna
to name seven supreme court justices
to interpret the United States constitu-
ton. Il.
We believe that every intelligent
American, whether he be the poorest
laborer or the most prosperous mer.
chant or manufacturer, would prefer
th4t the supreme court justices should
be named by Mr.. Bryan rather than by
Mr.. Hanna. We don't believe that
many voters, even in the Republican
party, doubt that Mr.. Hanna would be
extremely influential If not omnipotent
In the selection of the men who may
succeed Justices Gray, Fuller, Shiras,
Harlan. Brewer Brown and White.I
| Everybody knows the sort of men thati
| Mr.. Hanna would select IL the choice
were left to him, and everybody knows
also what sort of men Mr.. Bryan
| would select. - i >:
| The supreme court of the United
States is the greatest power for good
or evil in the nation. Yet it is only,
afterall, the judgment. and integrity Of
the men who select supreme court jus
tees that the people have to rely upon.
! There is no need to discuss the sort
| Of men that Mr.. Hanna would select
| for the supreme court. Even If he act
ed conscientiously it would be the
worst possible thing for the country,
since his view of the nations welfare
is based on the belief that courts and
laws should tend to make the rich free
from taxes and the trusts mightier .
| Mr.. Bryan would name for the SUI
preme court-and every fair minded
man knows it perfectly well the
ablest Interpreters, of constitutional
law whom he could find. He would be
guided solely by the desire to put Upon
the supreme bench men worthy of the
highest judicial Office in the world.
| If such men should interpret the con-
stftution so as to permit of an income
tax-and we believe that they would
Mr.. Bryan would undoubtedly be glad
Of it. = ~. .....: 81. If
But it is impossible for moment to
think that he would ask in advance
the opinion Of any man whom he might
appoint or accept any pledge He.
would select the ablest available Amer
lean jurists. He would certainly not
select men who had spent their lives as
paid legal clerks Of trusts or corpora
tons. He would select honorable
American statesmen accustomed to
look upon the constitution as the ma
tion's great defender and not accus-
toned to look upon it as an obstacle to
be overcome in the service Of bride.
giving trusts and monOp0lies.
If You want Bryan to nominate the
1 justices OF the supreme court. vote
for Bryan. j. .s. So 81: 50. Il i
II you want Hanna to nominate the
jusgttces OF the supreme court, vote
for Mckinley. NV 81 s$2ss .s.se
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