The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-04
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Supreme Courts and Constitutional Gags.
NJ. NJ. MURDOCH. Editor.

Supreme Courts and Constitutional Gags.
The supreme country with their eternal
and everlasting constitutional equvocaons sophistries
menacing all authority only, but sys
ematicay annuing the will the people, by RELOCATING
their legislative enactments which enactments
longer be considered accepted laws until the higher
courts have at the end of trial. sanctioned
nounced them be average corporation snaps
its fingers at and every enacted
its attorneys be heard subsidiary
ing at the constitutionality time
the is regularly up discussing the
constitutional chances for carrying peo-
pie When righteous necessary ncometax was laid
country how the supreme court of the
United States Inundated the intelligence nation
ground the rights and prerogatives Of the cornonay
beneath their feet by the sophstres absurdtes and
equivocaons caused eveheaded people to ques-
ton the stability of the Only last week. but
yesterday and for month past question before
relieve the lately acquired depend
Of Porto Rico way as would meet the ap-
prova Of the tests and in all of
these if the will of people not superior to consti-
tutionsas if the instrument greater than it's maker
Constitutions largely inadequate harmony with
present conditions. needs DESIRES and of doubtful
meaning; while are alternately proving to be
srobed despotsms defeating desires of the people
by faetched decisions owyed scarecrows Haunting
taered constitution every wind which fails of blowing
in their direction.
An income tax is not only right but demand of the
people of this country supreme court questioning
the of people levy tax of whatever character
denying their constitutional right to do so is not only
but that decision in its logical sequences and in
its juxtapostion to the power of the people to
tax the life out Of aggregated wealth of oppressive trusts
and combines lead the stripping from the shoulders
of assumed wisdom its sken and limiting and den
ing the utmaum guessworll of all supreme courts While
it is true that laws are based constitutions yet constu
lions are not superior to the institutions the in
SEPARATION of the people, and symbols of their will
The FL Dorado Republican, reviewing the enactment
of the last legislature clothed the state railway COM
mission with authority to it's decisions and the
later systematic attempts act at the hands
the court the state says
Laws not enacted to be enforced They are puf
upon the books for the courts to knock this
case in the said this so-caled law
was nohing-was worth the paper was printed on
and he went right violating provisions three
times day, day in the year. by some hocus-
known only to those uggle such things this
legislative enactment, which taxpayers $50
came up for final determination before three Topeka
who don't know more than do Lawyers were en-
poyed both sides and tramplng over the state
constitution and saving the air hours the three
men, sitting the court took the under ad-
Vsement" There is line the constitution
of the authorizes supreme court
10 sit in judgment the legislature it
Usuped the and does it, all same every week
in the The three into proceed to
make medicine the consttutonaty legislative
declaration; and Judge Frank Doster a partisan
says it is law. Judge Bill Johnston who a strong
partisan says it is good the kibosh is onto
Judge Bill Smith flip the penny decision. Judge
Bill walks the floor scratches his right ear says it is
good law He takes another two scratches his left
and it is law; sticks it. And right
here without constitutional right any
iy granted by the people, the clearly expressed of the
voters is turned down In the meantime,
has been the statutes for and it will
other year before the legislature and enact
another socaled law, to take the place of the
supreme court knocked out and then will
yers third year the enactment before the
be knocked the same manner and
by the three judges sitting supreme court in this
land of the free and home of the brave"