The morning journal-courier., 1908-07-29

'Acn leellns or lnJustlce tnat lloFc NC specification in procedure to sNsnt recurrence of them Is justified ( gan be effected without Injury to Administration of the law.
 { revision in Democratic Platform to Notice; only Rcconmen- H dation Trial by Jury.
 ', h respect to notice, the democra-
 latform contains no recommenda- a4 It's only intelligible declare lion " #ssard to injunction suits, Is a reiter- N of the plank in the platform of X.and 1904 providing that In prose- < ns for contempt in federal courts, 'se the violation of the order ocn- s&tjpg the contempt charged Is in- .Hs, e., outside of the presence of #'ourt, there shall be jury trial, x gerous Attack on Power of Courts Sl.s provision In the platform of 1896 Rlregarded then as most danger .Aattack upon the power of the s4s to enforce their orders and de-. .#, and 1t was one of the chief req 'X for the defeat of the democratic ! '9k in that contest, as 1t ouyh: to
 8 been The extended operation of |
 a provision to weaken the power {he courts in the enforcement or its < ul orders can hardly be overs,ated.
 Effect of Jury Trial.
 der such a provision of recalcitrant
 less who refuses to obey q sub
 la may Insist on a jury trial before
 court can determine that he recelv-
 he subpoena. A citizen summoned
 D juror and refusing to obey the
 when brought into court must be < by another jury to determine
 ther he got the summons. Such
 vision applies not alone to injunc-
 Is, but to every order which the
 M issues against persons. A suit
 bc tried in the court of first in-
 hce and carried to the court of ap-
 s and thence to the Supreme court, E a judgment and decree entered and 3brder Issued, and then if the decree
 blves the defendants doing any Hg or not doing anything, and he Epbeys 1t, the plaintiff who has pur- Ia his remedies in lawful course for 8rs must, to secure his rights, un- Sgo the uncertainties and the delays n jury trial before he can enjcy that Ech is his right by the decision of
 highest court of the land. I say Bhout hesitation that such change
 ] greatly impair the indispensable
 Ver and authority of the courts. In Turing to the public the benefits of
 new statutes enacted In the present Administration, the ultimate instru- |htallty to be resorted to is the courts fthe United States. If now their au- |3rity is to be weakened in manner Fer known in the history of the jurls- fhdence. of England or America, ex- Bt in the constitution of Oklahoma, Nv can we expect that such statutes Ell have efficient enforcement? Those Mo advocate this intervention of a Fly In such cases seem to suppose that Is change in some way will inure only Hthe benefit of the poor working man. B a matter of fact. the person who LII secure chief advantage from 1t Is ke wealthy and interruptions defend- 3t, able to employ astute and cunning |}unsel and anxious to avoid justice. III have been willing, in order to Fold popular but unfounded im-
 ession that judge, in punishing Fr contempt of his own order, may ! affected by personal feeling, to ap- love law which should enable the }ntemnor upon his application to bye another judge sit to hear the barge of contempt, but this, with so |any judges as there are available in |e federal court, would not consti- Ute delay in the enforcement of the focess. The character and efficiency the trial would be the same. It Is he nature and the delay of jury Hal in such cases that those who |ould wish to defy the order of the burt would rely upon as reason for ping so.
 of Full Power of Courts Necessary to Avoid Anarchy. The administration of justice lies al he foundation of government. The maintenance of the authority of the |ourts Is essential unless we are pre- Jared to embrace anarchy Never in he history of the country has there |een such an insidious attack upon he judicial system as the proposal to hterject a jury trial between all or .ers of the court made after full hear ng and the enforcement of such or lers.
 The Currency System.
 The late panic disclosed a lack of lasticity in our financial system This has been provisionally met by an Lct of the present congress permitting he issue of additional emergency ,ank notes, and insuring their with lrawal when the emergency has pass d by high rate of taxation. It is lrawn in conformity with the present ystem of bank note currency, but ,aries from 1t in certain respects by the use of commercial paper and bonds of good credit, as we'll as United States bonds, as SC. ,urity for It's redemption. It is ex. 3ressly but a temporary measure, and provision for the appoint nent of currency commission to de. yise and recommend new and re. 'ormed system of currency. This in. adequacy of our present currency sys. .em, due to changed conditions ant enormous expansion, Is generally rec. )gnized. The republican platform we'll states that we must have "mort elastic and adaptable system to mee he requirements of agricuturists manufacturers, merchants and bust ness men generally, nut be automatic n operation, recognizing the fluctua ions in interest rates" in which ever! lollar shall be as good as gold, anC which shall prevent rather than ait financial stringency in bringing on { panic.