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to advise them in their litigation. But
recently men totally unacquainted with
the rules OF evidence, or the require
ments of law, are ready to brush aside
as "technicalities' precious rights and
privileges that the Anglo-Saxon race
has secured after many hard-fought
battles and bloody conflicts with tyran-
meal rulers.
They would in the heat of their pas
sion put aside those safeguards OF the
law which in time Of oppression will
be their main reliance. Il appeal from
the Supreme Court To the people. l
am right and the law is wrong!" cries
my friend who wears the red cap and
the many-colored coat. This was done
during the French Revolution. More
victims for the guillotine!" was the
cry. ITO hell with the laws delays!
Cut off his head, and we will find out
whether he is guilty or not after
wards!" Those judges who sent the
most victims and sent them the qrick-
est on their way to the scaffold In
bloody tumbrels were the popular
judges. Those judges who did not
move fast enough, and did not send
forth enough victims had their heads
cut of. My friend with the red cap
do you want to cut OF the heads of our
judges that popular clamor may call
you leader? Or is 1t because their
knowledge of law has shown your ig-
norance of It?
In 1896 Democrats criticised the Su-
preme Court Of the United States for
Its decision In a matter that related
solely to the rights Of property. The
Democratic party generally was assail-
ed by the Globe-D Democrat, Republican
papers and Republican speakers for the
criticism. To-day they do not hesitate
to go as far and farther than did the
Democrats Of SO In their criticism OF
the Supreme Court OF Missouri, not
because of decisions relating to prop
erty, but because of decisions relating
to personal liberty. Do Republican
papers draw a distinction between
property rights and the rights Of per-
sonal liberty?
To the Republican mind are the
rights of property greater and more
sacred that the rights OF lib
erty n a fair trial? In
your eagerness to dictate to the party
OF Democracy, have you lost all sense
OF Justice? II 1t was anarchy in 's6,
is it anarchy In 1904? Would you
trample on the law dignihed by CEN
turtles that your man with the red cap
may win! NO true friend OF the people
viii NIL their minds with suspicious
OF our institutions, especially the
courts OF law, and when this is done
Tor the sole purpose OF promoting a
private ambition, 1t becomes most
o~espicable.
Viewing the Courts decisions from a
loii.,cai STANDPOINT no sane man VIII
sa' 'na,' IN .ne piescn' temper VI pun
nc plnio ehe udses wound not nave
ieoei'eu from ,he uhthinhins more OIL
applause .ney hau ueciueo lne cases
oommi'.eu 10 ,neir charge not npon
Tue avs pu' upon pubic sentiment
"nen oouits sieiu 10 passioh' preJu-
oice anu PUBIC ciamor' 'nere VIII De
al emu Vi law anu government.
POLICE.
The issue OF police In politics has
been a favorfte m with Republicans
during the last eight years. During
my entire term as president OF the
Police Board remember of but one
case where charges we're filed by citi-
gems against officers for improper con-
duct at elections. Republican papers
we're filled with charges of police in
limitation" and Interference at the
polls, but II is a fact that none OF
these Republican papers or none Of the
Republican politicians making these
charges were ever willing to submit
them to a judicial hearing.
l am opposed to police interference
III poiitics' ana DeiieVc tnat the police
ought TO stay out OF poiitics, Just as
pelieVe tnat the circuit attorneys
once ougnt % De Kept out OF politics.
A poiiceman mas no more right to drag
u man away from ire polls Tor polit-
purposes than has the circuit at
torney the right 10 drag a man across
the STATE OF missouri Tor political pur-
poses 4 40 not oelieve that a police