Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-10-19
JUDICIAL RESOLUTION.
Tho Proof That Bryan Wants to Upset
Our Federal judicial System.

Tho Proof That Bryan Wants 10 Upset
Our Federal Judicial System.
DO the people understand that part
OF the program OF Bryanism IL tho
overthrow OF the federal courts NJ they
are now constituted. AMI the substitn-
ton OF an elective Judiciary. holding
office for limited terms and chosen by
popular voicf
The lapse OF four years las east
something of the haze OF distance over
MIR. Brynn's radical and revolution
nry notions on this subject Some Of
Ills more conservative upolosisis are
even seeking To create the Impression
that what Bryan Inns said In the past
against life icnurcs lid not apply To tho
Justices on the bench OF the Supreme
Court. but merely to clerks In the cx-
ecutivc departments: that IL IN moi lilo
stability Of the federal bench which
Bryan attacks. but the general Idea Of
pcrmnncnt tenure In the civil service.
which IN another and n widely different
question.
This Is pure humbu.. Mr.. Bryan has
committed himself sIunrcly nnd with
| out reserve TO the doctrine that the fed
crni judiciary. including the Justices OF
the Supreme Court. should he elected
by the people. and subject nj stated in-
tcrvais TO removal by popular vote.
In June. ls.-i. Just before his own
nomination for president by the CHI
caro convention. but after the SUI
prcmc Courts decision that the Clcvc-
land. Wilson income tax law was uncon-
siitutionai. and after the federal courts
had played their righteous part In tho
enforcement Of the law during the II.
linois disturbances Of 1891. MIR. Bryan
printed In college periodical called tho
Nebraska Literary Magazine mn arti.
Gle beginning with these words:
ut il the duty OF every good citizen
10 en,lcavor To make the government M
perfect ms possible. both In Its mnchin.
cry and In Its administration. I beg TO
suggest u few changes which. In my
Judgment. might bc made with advan,-
ngc To the people"
| Having disposed Of the executive ana
legislative departments OF the govern.
mcni. Mr.. Bryan went on to say:
"Thc present method OF selecting fed
cral Judges IL wrong. Nearly NIL tho
states elect the Judges who preside over
state courts and iinL no difficulty In Sc
curing competent officials. When a
judge Is elected FOR n limited term no
can he reelected II his conduct is such
ms to merit IL: but n judge appointed
for life can only with great difficulty
be dcposcd. no matter how unsatisfac-
tory he may prove. a president, who
generally appoints upon the recon-
ncndaiion OF few members OF tho
dominant party. cannot choose as In
diligently as the people themselves.
and the power to dcposc by n refusal 10
rc.eicct IL an essential restraint even
upon u judge. All human beings, TO q
greater or less extent. acquire n certain
bias from association and environment,
and on the great questions which di.
vide society that bias unconsciously In.
iincnccs the mind OF the judge. Lifo
positions arr apt TO breed Indifference
IN the public servant. no matter In
what position lie IL placed"
This leaves no doubt rs TO what Mr..
Bryan thought and meant. He would
like to destroy life tenure In the FEEDER.
al courts and throw the judiciary into
national politics. II IL nonsense for any
friend OF this ardent rcvolutionist and
disciple OF Altgcld In progressive 30
cialIsm to pretend that Bryan's HOSTILE
ty to life tcnurcs OF Office Is inspired
solely by n reasonable solicitudo con-
corning the danger OF stagnaiion and
oxidation in the subordinate civil ser
vice.