The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-03
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against them which they are required to
meet are presented by aftidavits made
| ordinarily by paid and skilled detectives
I; who are strangers employed by the CONF
DlSl.n ming corporation, and there Is no OPP
portunity the part of the accused 10 oe
confronted with the witnesses 70 asceFsain
| the truth OF theIr statements, nor 10 nave
! a Jury of their countrymen pass upon
their guilt or innocence, but they must
submit TO be tried on pttrte afhdavfss,
which they are at liberty TO contradiet
| by counter aftidavits and not OTHERWISE.
! before a single judge whose tenure OF
| office is for life, and whose decision m
+, such cases Is ordinarily conclusive and not
| appealabIe: and the punishment for which :
J offeI2se is not fixed by law but rests
| solely in the discretion of the single Judge
| This was and is the law to-day These
! prosecutions called public attention to the
/ manifest Injustice or inadeduacy OF the
| laws relating to the procedure in con-
! rer,u4 cases. and produced much merited
| and probably some unwarranted criticism
| Petitions were presented to Congress
! asking for an investigation of the prae-
! tice in contempt cases in Federal Courts.
! and several bills providing remedies TO
!: cure existing defects were introduced and
| given consideration.
/ Permit me to state that the matter re-
I! ceived my Individual consideration as a
! member of the Judiciary Committee of the
| United States Senate and hence speak
! from personal knowledge had the honor
/ of reporting 81 BIZ to the Senate, largely
| prepared by myself which aimed TO pro-
( vide a remedy for the evils and opPortunt-
| ties for Injustice afforded under the ex-
! listing practice in contempt cases. which
F.! bill finally passed the Senate on June 10,
| 1895. with only one dissenting vote That is
! the measure which the Democratic national
! platform of 1896 particularly mentions and
! approves.
! The bill was afterwards reported from
( the Judiciary Committee Of the House OF
/ Representatives. two reports accoa1pany-
ing IT, one the Democratic and mincrtty
| report-in favor of the passage OF tire
| Senate bill-the other. the majority amt
! Republican report which proposed an un-
| acce9table substitute therefor, but The
reports were never acted upon and the bill
! never. passed the House. and the law upon
/ the subject of the punishment for con-
tempts remains as heretofore.
1t is to be regretted that the Senate bill
has never been enacted into law. 1t was
| desirable in order to c:ccumscrihe the
| powers or reform the practice of the courts
and to strengthen the safeguards of the
! citizen.
AS TO FINANCES
In discussing the financial question. Mr..
Fill said instead of the Republican party
keeping their pledge to reform the cur
rency Of the country. they had erected
wall of protective tariff around the indus
| tries of the country IN the interest of pri-
vate beneficiar;es. He said that with alI
the talk about fifty-cent dollars. she Re-
publlcaus had all along been coming sill
yer dollars without the aid or consent OF
any other nation. and called the Demo-
Gratis anarchists for wanting 10 DO the
same thing.
He would not discuss silver at Is TO 1.
for Gold Democrats and Silver Democrats
were getting into line at the ratio Of 10
votes TO Bryan TO for Mckinley and ne
did not swish 10 array them against each
other.
He laid bare the inconsistencies of the
Republican financial bill. which he dis
| cussed in a masterful manner. and SCI
his hearers in a wild roar of applause.
He said there was no such thing as
the establishment of a single standard OF
currency. unless all other money should be
| made redeemabIe therein, and no such pro-
vision had been made.
There Were cries OF '.go on from the
audience when Mr.. Hill had finished his
discussion of the financial question, and ne
quickly replied, if you've got the patience
I've got the nerve.
NEW YORK ALL RIGHT.
II said that ne had great faith IN me
| people, and believed their. cause would
! triumph at the polls by the election OF
Bryan and Stevenson in November.
II bring you tidIns of good cheer from
| the Empire State OF New York Mr. Hiil
said that great Commonwealth would be
carried for the Democrats. and the au-
dience broke into enthusiastic cheering
which lasted for several moments
NATIONAL, CANDIDATE.
Mr.. Hill closed his address with SPLEEN
did tribute to Colonel Bryan, in which
ne said:
;ntroslrIce1 or described to any American
audience. The people know hlfi-tae farm
ers. the mechanics. the Laborers, the ner-
| chants. me bankers, the editors. the law
! vers-aiI classes of the commun!ty-nava
studied the history az ms lie and pubic
services. He has stood the public scruti-
ny as 10 Other m2defa statesman mas
! done. and the people are sd. ssiied with
| vha5 they have read and seen, and ara
raad,. 70 east their SURFACES for him.
HIS integrity IS rot. innpuSffed by his
bit.erest enemies; MS ability has been dis
played in Congress. N conventions. on the
stump ard everywhere where men con-
tend IN debate
His patriotism is not Of tine noisy and
ostentatious Kind, bu. he served his coun-
| try in the Spanish war with faithfuIness
| at the head OF MS regiment. and it was no
| fault % his that ne did not win distinc-
, ton in the fed.
| II eiected-and his prospects are improve
| ing every day and hour-he viii discharge
| the high and arduous duties Of Chief Exc
! ecutive of the nation 20 the satisfaction
!. and honor OF the American people.
| Senator HI was met here by a conn
! mittee from Danv.Eie. composed OF Sent
tor Eugene W2thers. Col. @. W. Dudley
ana Mr. ]. Fl. French.
The party travelled to that city In
sleeper provided by Captain G. W, Wast-
bury. of the Southern Railway, and loft
here at II o'clock. The Senator VII speak
at ,,ha DanvilIe Carnival at $50 o'clock e.
N to-day.