The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-09

states has. most fortunately. been sin
gularly free from those conflicts boz
tween capital and labor, which in 9TH
ductiye OF 90 much dissension, resulting
In the paralysis Of business. the incon-
venfence OF the public and the mutual
loss to the employer and employe. the
hibftcd the doing OF certain acts which
Generally accompany strikes. known
Generally as boycotting, providing a
penalty for these methods of conduct
% The conflict between capital and la.
Dor Is as old as organized effort, and
the panacea seems not yet to have been
found. IT 'r to be trusted that recogni:
tion Of 49, -. mat the success and
prosperity OF botn tGe lGSorer and the
Capitalist 10 the only foundation upon
witch the prosperity, OF either can res.
/. ii lead to some universal and perms-
nent method Of arbitration by which re-
strictive and penal laws will be UNI
necessary. and the evils which flow
from these discussions, upon the COM
munity at large. will be minimised 81
TT is gratifying to note that an ap-
propriation has been made for the
maintenance OF the Department of
Archiyss and History n Thls work has h,
with aid from the State. as at pres
emit managed. 1t may be confidently
expected that its purpose will be well
fulhllcd.
lrELICITATION ON
The passage By the Legislature Of
the Act to further regulate elections
In Alabama, amply provides the ma
chinery for carrying into eject the per-
manent suffrage clauses of our Consti-
10 qoute. for . moment, from. the
message Of our present able and hon
est Chief Executive: We have come
ever may have been said In condemna-
ton or Qualification Of frauds hereto
fore, there il no further occasion for
anything short Of absolute honesty in
nan hereafter who shall sin thus is
entitled to and must receive the strong
est condemnation of our penal statutes
| and the scorn of our citizenship. We
letter OF the law should control in
the registration under the permanent
| plan
by our courts. then the expenditure by
the State of the large sum Of money
in the preparation and adoption OF our
CONSTITUTION, and successfully testing
Its validity In the Supreme Court Of
the United states, was worse than use
less and leaves US In a condition more
pitiahle than the one In which we found
ourselves prior to Its adoption.
for the holding OF primary elections,
and punishment for violations Of the
rules adopted for their government.
While the law as II now STANDS tan , is, per
for which 1t was passed, the Act Is
defective, and It 10 trusted that the
next Legislature will remedy the de-
fects. There Is certainly nothing MOI
State than that primary elections when
held shall be free from fraud and vice,
and that they shall be the method
in shall be able to give expression TO
their preferences for the candidates of
their party, and that any attempt tc
thwart the will of the people by fraud
shall be swiftly punished.
SUPREME COURT
| AND INCREASED JUDGES
| Attention Is called to the Act to
better provide for the work OF the Su-
pi eme Court, approved October 10, 1909
BY this Act the Supreme Court will
consist Of six Associate Judges ana tn, the
Judges. The Chief Justice Is to be q
member Of each section, and it's presid-
ing justice. The concurrence OF -four
Judges in. the determination Of any
| es In which by reason of disqualified
ton the number Of judges competent
to cit therein is reduced to five or 10
four in which case such reduced num-
Der shall constitute the Court and the
ccncurrence OF three judges shall be
by Virtue of this Act we have, there
fore. to all practical purposes. two SUI
preme Courts of four Judges each, with
/ power to determine all questions, ex-
ccpt that no former adjudication OF the
Court shall be overruled or materially
modified except upon the consultation
of the Court as a whole; and with the
further exception that when there Is d
dissent in a section. upon any mate
- a1x An
sidered and determined in bank.
The rapid increase III business OF
the Supreme Court rendered 1t neces-
sary that the number OF the judges
has clearly demonstrated that -four
judges can dispatch more business In
O given length OF time than larger
number. the wisdom OF dividing the
Court into sections Is apparent. AZ
there are dissenting opinions only In
about 10 per cent. OF the cases adjudi-
Gated by our Supreme Court, and the
former adjudications Of the Court arc
the Court to sit in bank will not fire.
quently arise. and. then. only IN cases
| Of grave moment or In cases involving
troublesome and doubtful questions OF
II feel that the present arrangement
| is eminentiy wise, and that the pro
fession and the people generally are
"The Supreme Court in the las. ten
DAYS made a ruling Of great ILpo-:-
ance and which calls attention 10 a Sc
rious defect in our laws relating 10 the
Iimpeachment of judicial officers. While
the Constitution makes intemperoEce in
the use OF intoxicating liquors Or mar
cotics by a judicial officer. to such
an extent. In view of the dignity Of the
once and the Importance of its duties
as units the officer for the discharge
Of such duties. a ground of impenrh-
ment, the Court holds that 'u:h pro-
vision is not self-executing and In the
absence Of an Act of the Legislature
CARRYING 1t into effect, such intemper-
ance furnishes no ground for mpeaeh-
ment. This Is defect which l feel
sure will be Immediately remedtei up
On tha conveninR of the next Legisla-