The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-08-15
OF REPUBLICAN SUPREME COURT
lN OKLAHOMA TERRITORY.
Shows Butter on One Side Of Bread.
Surely the People Cannot Be SO
Blinded as to Mistake Dire Con.
sequences Of Republican Rule.
Ardmoreite Special.

lUiutl utlN' NiLdt o"ti i'iiiN N'Ni' w
provided tor by the constitution which
shall be q ectcu BY all OF the people
On the state at large.
just at this critical time. when the
people are getting ready TO make a
constitution for the state, 1t is well 20
take a look at the history of the Su-
preme Court Of Oklahoma, which is
solidly partisan, being appointed by a
Republican president II is reliable
index of what will be continued If the
present plans OF the Republican man
ayers are carried out 10 control the
supreme court IN beha.. of the railroad
interests.
The records of the Supreme court
Of Oklahoma show in cold. brutal
type, that Of the railroad cases which
have been appealed TO that body. the
railroads have won threefourths and
the people one fourth.
or As cases appealed in which rail.
road were parties. the railroads have
been given decisions in 3S.
Here ~ the record In detail:
Total number OF cases appealed 70
the Supreme court OF Oklahoma Ter.
ritcry wherein a railway company was
"a party. as shown by cases reported
iu the first "A volumes O. Supreme
court Reporter 80.
Number Of cases won by the rail
way company in trial court, l3.
Number Of cases lost by the com
pany IN trial court, II.
Number Of cases appealed 20 Su-
preme court by railway company. II.
Number Of cases reversed on appeal.
10.
Number Of cases ahlrmed on appeal.
Appeals taken against railway com.
pany. l3.
Heyersod on appeal. ?.
Affirmed on appeal, II.
Total numJor OF persu.. injury
and damage suits brought against
railway companies and appealed TO
Supreme court, as shown by cases re-
ported in the first IA volumes Of Su.
preme court Reporter, is.
Number Of cases won by company
in lower court, S.
Number OF cases lost by company in
lower court, 10.
Number Of cases appealed by the
company 10.
Number reversed an Supreme court,
s.
Number affirmed, ..
Number Of cases appealed by plain
TINS against railway company, s.
Number affirmed in Supreme court,
Number reversed, l.
Total number Of cases appealed to
supreme Court. as shown by the first
II volumes OF Supreme court Reporter
1880.
Number Of cases affirmed on appeal,
6I6.
Number Of cases reversed on appeal.
3b4.
or cases of all kinds appealed 20
the Supreme court, Go per cent were
affirmed, 80 per cent reversed.
Cases of all Kinds wherein railway
companies were parties, lost the case,
and appealed n per cent reversed and
20 per cent only affirmed.
In all cases wherein railway com
panies We're parties, won the case, and
appeals taken against companies, only
l6 per cent reversed, 81 per cent
afnrmed
In personal injury and damage
cases wherein a railway company was
defendant and appealed by the com.
pany to the Supreme court, so per
cent We're reversed and 20 per cent
ARMED.
In the same kind Of cases where
appeal was taken against railway com.
panies, only 10 per cent were revers.
ed and sS per cent affirmed.
One reason why the railroad inter.
ests are enlisted with the Republican
organization in the attempt to capture
the constitutional convention. is that
an agreement has been entered into
whereby the state is divided into dis.
tricts for election OF supreme court
judges instead OF allowing the people
Of the entire state TO vote for tbei,
highest judicial tribunal. The districts
are then TO be so gerrymandered as
to give the Republican.Railroad com.
bination control Of a majority of the
supreme court This is one of the prin.
cipal reasons why the railroads are ex.
erting every effort to assist the Repub.
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