The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-02-24
WELL FITTED
TO THE PLACE
Selection Of J. X. Richards as Judge
lays Successor Gives
Satisfaction.
Was FIRST HONORED BY M'KINLEY.

The selection of John X. Richard
to succeed Judge William r. Day
this city to the judgship of the Sixtl
circuit has apparently met with the
same approval as attended the an
nouncement of the Canton mans ap
pointment to the supreme bench. The
Washington correspondent of the
Cleveland Leade: has the following &
say concerning Mr.. Richards:
''The appointment of Mr.. Richards
20 the circuit is in the nature of re.
ward to man who has performed
eminent public services during the last
six years. The record which the SO
licitor general has made is one which
overshadows that of many of his pred
ecessors. AS counsel for the federal
government he has achieved a success
SION OF legal triumphs be-ore the su
preme court and demonstrated MIN
self a lawyer of remarkable clearnes.
OF mind and unusual ability. The yer,
TACT that he has been selected tor a ia
dicial position second only to plac,
on the United States supreme cour
without previously having any exper
ience as jurist is a compliment Ia
out OF the ordinary. But the president
was confident that Mr.. Richards wouit
make as good an interpreter O.. the Law
as he already had proved himself {;
defender of it.
The solicitor general has appeared il
many famous cases involving the col
stitutionality of some OF the most i'm
portant laws on the federal statut,
books. 4, One of the first cases he wa
called upon to argue on hchali of the
government after he was appointed b,
the late President Mckinley to hi
present Office was the suit against TIL,
Joint Traffic association, composed o
! thirty-one railroads, which had or
ganized for the purpose of controllin.
competitive traffic. The case involved
| the question whether under the Sher
man antitrust law pooling arrange
ment was permissible which woU.,
eliminate competition and place ship
peTs at the mercy of common carriers
Arrayed against the solicitor genera
were five of the most famous lawyer
in the country-James c. Carter, Ed
ward J. Phelps, former Senator Georg,
F. Edmunds, John G. Johnson, an,
David Wilcox. The supreme cour
sustained the contention OF the gov
ernment, and pronounced the anti-trus
law as applied to railroads valid.
I'm the Addison pipe case, whici
came up from the circuit court in Gin
cinnati, Mr. Richards represented tn,
government, and the supreme cour
knocked out that combination of pip
manufacturers, declaring it to be
trust within the meaning of the Sher
man law.
with Mr. GIiggs, who was then at
torney general, Mr.. Richards argue'
the famous insular suits for the gov
ernmcnt. No cases of greater import
ance had been argued in the suprem
court since the Dred Scott and lega
tender suits, and none ever gave tn
court greater cause for prolonged de
liberation. For the first time tn
question of non-contiguous territory
acquired as the result of war was UT
der discussion, and the application .
the constitutional guarantees to mil
lions of people different in race from
the American citizens was involved
The briefs fled by Mr.. Richards an
his remarkable oral arguments in til
court made profound impression up
OH the members of the tribunal an
the people Of the country. 1t will b
recalled that the position OF the gov
ernment- was sustained
"Mr Richards will probably be read,
to assume his duties as circuit juds
next week. when Judge Day is expect
ed to come to Washington to fill IL
Vacancy caused by the retifement q
Associate Justice Shiras."
PROFIT SHARING SCHEME.
Toledo, o., Feb. 20.-The board q
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