The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-12-09
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MONDAY. DECEMBER 9. 1907.

TUE grand Jury Of Essex county,
New Jefsey. submitted their report
to the Chief Justice, William 5.
Gummere. That OF the 1898 sa-
looms IN Newark, all but scven or
eight were violating the law every
Sunday by selling liquors. Also
in the opinion Of the jurors the laws
on that subject are not what the
great IN aiority Of the people want,
and that the failure OF the munich
nal authorities to enforce the Sun
day closing laws 10 10 accordance
with the wishes Of the people The
was emphasized b. the statement
that - years ago the citizens BY
majority vote, decided that they
did not tw ant the Sunday laws too
strictly enforced.
The Chief Justice was much amaz.
ed. He told the jurors that were 1t
not for the fact that this was their
last dav ne would send them back
again 10 reconsider their action.
That neither the grand jury or the
court has auy right to pass upon
the validity Of the laws.
From personal observation as 10
how great many laws are passed
: by the Legislature in our State anu
We suppose 1t is the same in nearly
all other States, the members allow
themselves 10 be too easily intiu-
enced by lawyers sent TO either
kill bills or have them passed ire
spectivs Of the effect these laws
will have on the greater number OF
the people. There are dozens OF
laws now on the Statutes that are
not worth the paper it took TO nave
,hem printed. Take the last seS-
sion OF the Legislature 10 our
State. There we're three lawyers
employed and can any tell what
these three lawyers did to earn the
$500 a piece which was paid by the
LEGISLATURE? They were supposed
to draft the bills which should, II
by lanv chance they were passed
by both Houses aud met with ,he
Governor 8 approval, would become
laws. The people DO not take 'ne
interest they should 10 .he oo'nss
Of the Legislature, when tna' a"-
gust body is in session Ihere are
iunumerablc bad laws passed lhat
only create trouble aud promote
strife among the people. Ihere is
entirely too much useless llt'gatlon
and resort to the courts Tor adluca-
tion OF petty quarrels and misuh- :
standings among the people. LOOK
at the number ol cases when are
tried before our magistrates and
The Municipal Judge which are at
least twice the number they should
be.
In LacSawauna county. Pennsyi-
yauia, prosecutors who tan 10 con
vict those against whom they bring
charge. and are ordered TO pay
costs must hereafter settle or SO 'e
ia,l. The court on SATURDAY oe
eided there were too many trlNlaI
,ases brought TO trial IN wh'eh con
yictions could not be secured and
the prosecutors escaped the coats
by filing bonds and being loftnW'''
discha,ged as irsolvenls here
after prose cutors must settle or g
to iail, at the rate OF day tor eacf
dollar Of costs.
This should be the law IN Della
ware and the plumber OF t'N'a
cases brought before our court
will be greatly diminished. !hI
is what the writer has always con
tended should have been done year
ago. The plaintiff IN innumcrap
suits through their attorney, "ho"l'
be made 20 deposit the costs ct IN
sults 10 case it shoAId 90 agai"s
them. We think that the deIcHo
ant should in case oi bclnH "t
quilted he allowed the cosls |
which he had bean pat TO n detcnG
nr his sUIt. This Is common sens
and rCci law. Newspaper owner
know this better than any ONE
clas~ o. cltIIcns
lurRE wus 4 rcautar panic /
the wheat pit At tie opening OF III
praln market III tLc Board Of Irai
IN Chicago on Saturday. TO sue
hlsh pjtth Was the trading 'h'
live promnent commission mouse
refused 10 execute OF NrIH Ioi A'H
wealthy women. WHO offered cert
Ecatc checks tor about SO. VO
Whoa. Jumped =, cots 10 - cent
Corn sod At % and oats toucht
nigh mark at " y. Everything
,hc living line is Al least :" to
per cen, higher except Hour, and
,ht plescMl i'urry N the "he'
market continues, It VIII not t
long before this commodity VII
ay.iiny considerably higher Nca
apples batter, cggs, potatoes al
canned snods have all Irlsen ii pro
.,ucs WINTER actlu. which costs Il
average houseiecper from = TO
moIr Il week. to I've tHan II RId
year ago. The crA ut h'gh Nr!c
should ,lon he reached aud !h'
W., CONG the eacN"n, and the pS
vi. VIII I've lhc oUcs who wDlLtscl [
rcUci when thev "a 10 mai &et.
II is sa.d that william lcnnia,
Er,an has ;HIIy recovered from I
attack ct ''prcsidculiaI lever !r.
which I've has altered for the pa
ciull years. lie Will not bc a ca
dIu4.c a1a!G 10. the Pres idcnc
but may he able TO help name I,