The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-07-31

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other authority is to be weakened 1
a manner never known before in tn
history of the jurisprudence of Ems
q n or America except In the const1
tuition of Oklahoma, how can we ez
pect that such statutes will have e1
ficient enforcement? Those who advo
cate this intervention Of a jury ii
such cases seem to suppose that thi
change in some way will insur,
only to benefit OF the poor work
ing man. As a matter of fact
the person who will secure chief ad
vantage from 1t Is the wealthy and un
scrupulous defendant, able to employ
astute and cunning counsel anxiou.
to avoid justice.
have been willing, In order tt
avoid a popular but unfounded i'm
preston that q Judge in Furnishing FOL
contempt OF his own order may be az
fected by personal feeling, to approve
q law which should enable the con
temner upon his application to have
another Judge sit to hear the charge
of contempt, but this with SO many
Judges as there are available in the
federal courts would not constitute a
delay in the enforcement OF the pro.
cess. The character and efficiency OF
the trial would be the same. It is the
nature and the delay OF a jury trial in
such cases that those who would wish
to defy the order Of the court would
rely upon as a reason for SO doing.
Maintenance Of Full Power Of Courts
Necessary to Avoid Anarchy.
The administration Of justice lies
at the foundation Of government. The
maintenance Of the authority OF the
courts Is essential until we are pre-
pared to embrace anarchy. Never IN
the history Of the country has there
been such an dnsidious attack.
The Currency System.
The late panic disclosed a lack Of
elasticity in Dur 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 q
high rate Of taxation. It 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 re-
demption. It is expressly but a tenn
.porary measure and contains q provi-
sion for the appointment Of a cur
rency commission to devise a new and
reformed system OF currency. This in
adequacy Of GU present currency sys-
tenn, due to changed conditions and
expansion, is generally rec
cgnized: The republican platform we'll
that we must have q More
elastic and adaptable system to meet
the requirements OF agriculturists,
manufacturers, merchants and bust
ness me generally, must be automatic
II operation, recognizing the auctua-
in interest rates, in which every
dollar shall be as good as gold and
which shall prevent, rather than aid
financial s%tringency in bringing on a
panic.
Savings Banks and Its Advan.
tages.
In addition to this the Republican
platform recommends the adoption Of
postal savings bank system in which,
course, the government would be-
responsible to the depositors for
payment Of principal and interest.
It is thought that the government
guaranty will bring out OF boarding
places much money which may be
.urned into wealth-producing capital
md that 1t will be q great incentive
or thrift in the many small places
n the country having no savings
'anks facilities which are reached by
he p~ostofice department.. It will bring
o everyone, however. remote from f.
lancial centers. q place Of perfect
afety for deposits, with interest re- !,
The bill now pending in con.
'ress, which Of course the Republican
had in mind, provides for
he Investment Of the money deposited {
n national banks in the very places in
'hich 1t is gathered, OF as near there
as maybe practicable. This is an !,
nswer to the criticism contained in /
he democratic platform that under /,
he system the money gathered In the .
ountry will be deposited in Wall ,
treet banks. The system of the pos Z
savings banks has been tried in I
0 many countries successfully that Z
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