Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1908-08-05
No Provision In Democratic Platform

/ .'ti.' pit'f1fm contains NO. I'''Iu
uruit'i'n.
/ ~. only Ineligible declaration ia re-
gard Oh the injunction b. relocation
~ thc plank in 'bc platform ot lN'6
AMI 1904. providing that ia Pros"cu-
/ tuus for contempt ~ federal courts
/ whore 'ur violation. pt 'be order con.
-'uu'ug 'bc contempt charge H. in.
! Iir,tt that IS. outside .of the presence
/ pf ,ur court. there shall lie a jury
trial.
rm. provision in the platform Of
! l,pG wa, regarded then ~ most dan.
/ lrrlu, attack upon the power n the
| courts 90 enforce their orders and lie
| roc- aud 20 was one of the chief rea-
SON, for 'bc defeat Of the Democrats
100 that contest. a. IL ought 90 have
been The intended operation of such
| e provision 20 weaken the power of the
| curt in tine enforcement Of is lawful
orders can hardly be ovcrstnted.
Under sucn provision rccalcitrant
! Nitu.-. VINO refused to obey sub.
p1cna may insist on q jury trial bc.
| fore tho court can determine that he
received 'hc suhponcaes. \ citizen
! summoned as a Juror and refusing 20
obey the writ when brought into court
/ must boz tried 10y another Jury 10 deter
mine whether be- got the summons.
! such provision applies not alone to
! INJUNCTION. but every order which the
! t1utt ISSUES against persons. \ suit
may be- tried in the court ~ first in
stance and carried 90 the court Of ap.
/ pcals and tncncr 90 the supreme court
and q Judgment and decree entered anu
| another issued. and If the decree in.
wolves the defendants doing anything
| or not doing anything, and he disobcys
| H. the plaintiff who has pursued rene.
| dies In lawful course for wears. must
20 secure his rights. undergo the nm.
ccntainties aud DELAYS of Jury trial
| before he can cnioin that which is his
| right by the decision Of the highest
| court of the land. | say without hest
| tatiDn that such a change will greatly
! impair the indispensable power and au.
thority of the courts Securing To the
public the benefits of the new statues
enacted in the present administration
the ultimate instrumentality To be re.
stored 20. i the courts of the United
| states
II now this authority is 10 Ice weak
ened in manner never known in the
| history of the Jurisprudence Of Eng
! land and America, except in the con.
stitution of Oklahoma. how can We cx.
prct that such statutes will have suili.
cicnt enforcement Those who advo.
cate this intervention of jury in such
eases seem 70 suppose that this change
in some way will inure only To- the
benefit of the poor workingman. As
"A matter Of fact, tne person who will
secure chief advantage of il il the
wealthy and INSCRIPTIONS defendant
able to employ astute and cunning
counsel anxious TO avoid Justice.
have been willing. in order TO avoid
n popular but unfounded impression
that a Judge in furnishing for contempt
Of his own order may be affected by
personal feeling to approve law which
should enable the contemner upon his
application to have another Judge sit
and hear the charge of contempt, but
this with so many Judges as tnere are
available in the federal courts, would
not constitute a delay in the enforce.
ment of the process.
Maintenance Of Full Power Of Courts
Necessary to Avoid Anarchy.
The administration of justice lies al
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 insiduous attack upon tne
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 panic disclosed lack If elasti.
city 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 insuring their withdrawal
when the emergency has passed by a
high rate of taxation. II is drawn in
conformity with the present system of
bank note currnecy but varies from il
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.
II Is expressly but temporary measure
and contains provision for the ap.
pointment of "A currency commission TO
devise a new and reformed system of
currency. This inadequacy Of our pres.
ent currnecy system, due 10 changed
conditions and enormous expansion, is
generally recognized. The Republican
platform well states that we must have
a ''more elastic and adaptable system
TO meet the requirements of agricul.
turists, manufacturers, merchants and
business men generally, must he auto.
matte in operation, recognizing the
huctuation in interest rates, in which
| every dollar shall be rs good as gold
and which shall prevent rather than aid
financial stringency in bringing on a
panic.
Postal Savings Banks.
In addition TO tnis the Republican
| platform recommends the adoption of
postal savings bank system in which,
of course, the government would be.
come responsible to the depostors for
the payment and interest.
II is thought that the government
guaranty will bring out of boarding
places much money which may be turn.
| ed into wealth producinp canitaI and