The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-15
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m Sho suct thing MS Eusnrpution.
s Ss'If II be n successful act OF hsur.
patton II ls as valid as any other net"
s$ MIR Christian said that the officers
N On tho State had recognised and the
r;top,c acduiesccd lii the Constitution,
aud TINT this fnct should CO. long
4 way toward npholding It.
lie Thought MIR. Wise had gone to
Congress with tho view Of getting tip u
case involving tho validity OF members
Of Congress under the new Constitution.
.,You nrc very much mistaken" said
Captain Wise
.'Sveli, i thought you did," replied Mr..
III Christian.
q ~ believe Congress did pass upon some
s,,ch case from South Carolina rr-
doined Captain Wise, IN such a manner
I as 10 Indicate TINT they We're getting
e tired of these Southern qllarrels"
"a In discussing tho registration ordi-
nance. Mr. Christian said it was In aid
Sof tho voter and III furthcrance of tn
Constitution. so far from being III any
way in conflict.
Captain Wise Closes.
CAPTAIN Wise arose to close the case
d at AGO p. NJ. and lie announced Tint he
Il would be brief. He read Section 1879 Of
the United States Statutes. under which
he brought the suit, and declared " was
so broad that It gave his client the un'
+. questioned right to seek redress, and no
said further that tho Supreme Court
~ Ind clearly settled the question OF juris-
u dlction.
any learned friend talks much about
inalienable rights he continued.
3"Well, that's all right 1t sounds
nice, and everybody does 1T. put gooo
words don't butter any parsnips, is
/ an old adagc."
Tho attorney now took UP the con-
stituton, and ridicued IT Sharply ana
N humorousS for many OF It's alleged
conflicts.
He said that one section declared
~ that the Legislative, the eAecu,iNc ''iu
judicial departments should be Kept
\ separate, and the convention i .i,a'
framed it exercised all three 1unetio, ~.
The convention required ID every ~ OH IN,
s$ Ger IN the state 70 take ,iie oh , a.u
yet the members theii'sel,ss NV va. 49,. 49,,
4 OATH ashu - $500
The body had assumed the authority
to proclaim their work when they had
promised to submit 1t.
Ren,tired Tt of Others.
..r,, .on,,e,tion no, only refused 70
Il ~ ~, no sa;6 "b,i, would not
sane -. .,,a 80 .,ora ,-a. .honor amonr
th;eves, when they determined to
ram ibc CONSTITUTION down the threats
20 A ~, ,as nan,,;a 1hsv wo,,Ia not trust
~. nt1,cars IF tho state nut required
al, NJ tban, 10 take q tes, oath.
.on What meat did these Caesars
fead tha, th.v grew so ereat?" lie
asked. with uplifted hands.
ran,ain wise contcnded that the con-
1,en1;on neye- organized and when this
,.ieu, was ror,batted by Mr.. Christian,
49, declared that the organization
VI amounted IN no more than that Of a
mob in The Capitol Square.
Didn't they elect chairman m
y quired Mr. Christian.
Any mob can do that was INC
/. quick reply.
We'll, said Mr.. Christian. Ills honor
can take the journals and see what they
did,
-.My@ Cod exclaimed CAPTAIN VASE
sseeing wat they did makes US say
they were not organized.
11y A., 0+L.-e
" DIVES al =
But waving the Guesuon Q! takins
Il the cath; waving The question o. orsani-
! zation, ! say siiat they had no Flght 70
sccur this State from .AccoEiac TO Lee
and iron, Fairfax TO Piitsylvania 'cT me
petty politicians, out OF "!lo!h 20 liiaAe
K to deprive men OF their consutuuonal