The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-01-16
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Washington. Jan 12-Three re.
cent events in Washington have
sskea swsy the breath Of the ststes
nee whose political memories 60
beck 10 the dsys before the Hanna
idess Of politios csme into vogue
Reesibay they both appear signifiosnt
merely through 90 incidental ooinci
aesce, bot, IL 90. ID reflects pssrly
- aooh on the tact and common
seuss Of the administration % il
ss1soss on iss sense Of decsncy II
they srose throsgh desigp, They are
The noninssion Of james 8. Harlan
Of lllinos. con Of Justice Harlan Of
he supreme court. to be attorney
gsssssl Of Porto Rioo the sudden
sad uswssrsnsed promotion of Capt
y. b. kOKsnns. con Of Justice Nc,
Kensa of che suprsme court, TO . fat
seaG pesitios end With higher rsnk |;
end ihs urgius Of . bill BY the
edoipislrstion spokesmen in congress
- salee The salsries Of the jussices Of
~ sopssue oOsrt By about so per
cent.
Ai q ordinary iiae. Of course.
Bejlhss Of shese fscts would exotic
esy oo0osnt other than favorable.
ne( shs pssssss 10 not any ordinary
tlos The greet colonial esses now
peo6io9 ID The suprems court II
decided ese vsy, viii bring honor
esd credit os che practices and
jodgness Of che president snd bic
sAvSssss /; " decided shs other way,
they vill bring the Rspublioso party
- soo verge Of ruin. conpslling 10 to
ssvssse sll u bee done end revoke sll
- cosdues toward the leland posses.
sieas end sdois that Il violated The
coas(itusIon cad the lavs A such .
ooosss. to o6sr Whist might easily
- eossesusd ~ bribss to The mem.
bsss a Ne court IL either . colosssl
Dieoe of insolssce or slss Q piece Of
Ushsssd Of lsek Of tsos end sense
The usivssssl respect With which
Jossloes Hsslsn snd MoKeoua ere
Ssgasdsd By The Anssioan people,
ssa Shs absolute confidence they
hevs 10 thsir integrity. have prevent.
d open press criticism which would
soss(y hsvs bssn ineisive ssd vigor.
ees ssdsr other oiscumstsnces
Probably No oee ior . moment thinks
sf eeaseoting the personality Of the
eve grsst jurisss With the mstter. Il
= evidess % ne lacs Of things that
they havs bsss though ghsisssly placed
- . position -of cmbsrrsssme By
ths psssidsat. whose psss rspasstiou
Sss tsoe ssd dsIioscy rssdsrs bic
eesdses II THE connection truly
surprising 70 The sountry.
How Ne Mckinley could isil 10
realise thst the appointment of The
soss Of the supreme court justices
70 high plsoss. while the csse Of the
adoioisarstion sgsiust the conssitu.
tios Of the United States wss before
'thss suguss tribunal. would excite
ssisicism end resentment. u 10 dial-
cult 10 understand The public know
tAss the struggle 10 . desperate one
- obtain . construction of our
esgssio Law. which. " given. would
destroy The constitution % the brosd
ssd cole base Of government. and
by the territories open TO Q system
q sxsoetivs absolutism President
Mckinley could not b oblivious to
tAis widsspresd opinios. Knowing
70 10 sxiss. 10 sppesrs stsnge that be
seesld permit Ainsslf to do anything
which might justify . susp,ciou, no
natter how envsrrsnssd, shas hs
would. or - sn honest oiRosr oosld.
e&ssors 70 influence shs judgment or
tseieios Of the sspTeme oourt, or Of
sey q 10 nsnbers.
Further. The move BY sgeuts Of The
sdoisissrseioo IN Congress 10 psss
ths psopossd bin TO ioorssss the
selssy Of Sopssns Court Justices TO
eheeo thoasssd dollsrs . year, before
. decision 10 the Porto Riosn snd
rbiIippies csses can be hsnded down,
" even more smssing. Never has
anything moro calculated 10 injore
the higbsss isibuusl in the land 10
shs syss Of ths people been coeoeiv.
Cd 10 Amerosn history. u 10 not
thss ssyoss would think for moment
that the proposed benefioisries bad
see rsmotess ooUoeosion With the
pscjso'-ths purity Of cur greatest
bench 10 not, never hss been, and
probably never will to open to the
sligbsess question. But the inevis.
sble deduction will be that the I'd.
uinistrssion snd ito trusted allies
believe that patronage and emolu.
uens might bright . result in the
constitutional oases ct issue other
than thst which would be dictated by
sound reasoning, aud q just cops,ruc
eiou of our fund Mental ls-