The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1908-08-21
Effect Of Jury Trial.

witness who refuses to obey n subpoe.
M may insist on a jury trial before the
court can determine that he received
the subpoena. 4 citizen summoned as
a juror and refusing to obey the writ
when brought into court must be tried
by another jury to determine whether
he got the summons. Such provision
applies not alone to injunctions. but to
every order which the court issues
against persons. A suit may be tried
i'll the court of first instance and car
ried to the Court of Appeals, and thence
to the Supreme Court. and a judgment
and decree entered and an order is
sued and then if the decree involves
the defendants doing anything or not
doing anything, and he diSObeyS it. the
plaintiff who has pursued his remedies
in lawful course for years must, to Sc
cure his rights, undergo the uncertain
ties and the delays Of a jury trial be-
fore he can enjoy that which Is his
right by the decision of the highest
court of the land l say without hest
tation that such change will greatly
impair the indispensable power and
authority of the courts. Securing to
the public the benefits of the new stat
utes enacted in the present Adminis-
trat;on. the ultimate fundamentally to
be resort.d to is the courts Of the Unit
ed States If now their authority is to
be weakened in a manner never known
in the history of the Jurisprudence Of
England or America. except in the con-
stituton of Oklahoma. how can we ex-
pect that such statutes will have eff
cient enforcement? Those who advo.
cate this Intervention of a jury In such
cases seem to suppose that this change
in some way will inure only to the ben
eft Of the poor workingman. AS
matter of fact, the person who will Sc
cure chief advantage from it is the
wealthy and INSCRIPTIONS defendant,
able to employ astute and cunning
counsel and anxious to avoid justice.
The administration OF justice lies at
the foundation of government. The
maintenance of the authority Of the
courts is essential unless we are pre-
pared to embrace anarchy. Never in
the history of the country has there
been such an insidiOus attack upon the
judicial system as the proposal to inter
ject jury trial between all orders Of
the court made after full hearing and
the enforcement Of such orders.
The Currency System.
The late panic disclosed lack Of
elasticity in our financial system. This
has been Professionally met by an act
Of the present Congress permitting the
issue of additional emergency bank
notes. and insurfng their withdraw
when the emergency has passed by
high rate of taxation. 1t is drawn in
conformity with the present system Of
bank note currency, but varies from it
in certain respects by authorizing the,
use Of commercial paper and bonds of
good credit, as well as United States
bonds, as security for Its redemption.
1t is expressly but temporary meas
ure and contains a provision for the
appointment of currency commission
to devise and recommend new and
reformed system Of currency. This In
adequacy Of our present currency sys-
tenn. due to changed conditions and
enormous expansion. Is generally rec
ognized. The Republican latfOrm well
states that we must have "inore elas-
tic and adaptable system to meet the
requirements of agriculturists. manu-
facturers, merchants and business men
generally, must he automatic In opera
ton, recognizing the fluctuations in In
terest rates." in which every dollar
shall be as good as gold, and which
shall prevent rather than aid financial
stringency in bringing on panic.
Postal Savings Bank and Its Advan-
tages.
In addition to this, the Republican
platform recommends the adoption of
a postal savings bank system in which,
of course. the Government would be-
come responsible to the depositors for
the payment of principal and interest.
1t Is thought that the Government
guaranty will bring out Of boarding
places much money which may be
turned into wealth producing capital,
and that it will be a great incentive for
thrift in the many small places in the
country having now no savings bank
facilities which are reached by the Post
Office Department. 1t will bring to
every one, however remote from finan-
cial centers. a place of perfect safety
for deposits, with interest return.
Objections to Democratic Proposal to
Enforce Insurance Of Bank Deposits.
The Democratic platform recon-
mends a tax upon National banks and
upon such State banks as may come
in, in the nature Of enforced insurance
to raise guaranty fund to pay the de-
positors of any bank which fails. How
State banks can be included in such a
scheme under the constitution is left
in the twilight zone of States rights
and Federalism SO frequently dimming
the meaning and purpose Of the prom
ises Of the platform. If they come in
under such a system, they must neces-
sarily be brought within the closest
National control, and so they must
really cease to be State banks and be-
come National banks.
The proposition is to tax the honest