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summoned as juror and refusing to
1 opey the writ, when brought into
court, must be tried by another jury
TO determine whether he got the sum-
mons. Such a provision applies not
! alone to injunctions, but to. every or
/ der which the court issues against
persons. A suit may be tried in the
court of first instance and carried to
the court of appeals and thence to
the supreme court, and Judgment
ana decree entered and another is
sued and then II the decree involves
the defendants doing anything or not
doing anything. and he disobeys it, tha
plaintiff who has pursued his remedies
In lawful course for years, but, to se-
cure his rights, undergo the uncer-
tafnties and the delays of a jury trial
before he can enjoin that which is his
right by the decision of the highest
court of the land. I say without hest
tation that such change will greatly
impair the Indispensable power and
authority of courts. Securing to the
4 public the benefits of the new statutes
4 enacted in the present administration
the ultimate instrumentality to be re-
/ sorted to is the courts of the United
States, If now, their authority is to
be weakened in manner never
known in the history of the jurispru-
dence of England or America, except
in the constitution of Oklahoma, how
can we expect that such statutes will
have efficient enforcement? Those
who advocate this intervention of a
4 jury in such cases seem to suppose
that this change in some way will In
ure only to the benefit of the poor
Workfngman. AS matter of fact the
person who will secure chief advan-
tage from it is the wealthy and un-
1 scrupulous defendant, able to employ
i astute and cunning counsel and anx-
i ious to avoid justice.
4 l have been willing in order to avoid
a popular but unfounded impression
that a judge in Furnishing for con-
tempt of his own order may be af-
1 fected by personal feeling, to approve
/ a law which should enable the con-
j 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 court, would not constitute a
i delay In the enforcement of the pro-
cess. The character and efficiency of
the trial would be the same. 1t is
the nature and the delay of jury trial
In such cases that those who would
wish to defy the order of the court
would rely upon as reason for do
ing so.
Full Power of Courts Necessary
I 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 suc.l an 1nsiduous attack upon
the judicial system as the proposal to
/ interject jury trial between all or
ders of the court made after full hear
ling and the enforcement Of such
orders.
4 The Currency System
The late pantc disclosed a lack of
I elasticity in our financial system This
4 has been Professionally met by an act
4 of the present congress permitting the
tissue Of additional emergency bank
notes, and insuring their withdrawal
i when the emergency has, passed by a
high rate OF taxation. 1t is drawn in
! conformity with the present system OF
/ bank note currency but varies from
1t in certain respects by authorizing
the use of commercial paper and
\ bonds of good credit, as well as
United States bonds, as security for
| It's redemption. 1t is expressly but a
| temporary measure and contains a
/ provision for the appointment OF a
| currency commission to devise and
| recommend a new ana reformed sys-
| tenn of currency. This inedequacy OF
| our present currency system, due to
4 changed conditions and enormous ex-
pansion, is generally recognized. The
4 Republican platform well states that
we must have a more elastic and
| adaptable system to meet the re-
luuirements of agriculturists, manufac-
4 urers, merchants and business men
geenrally, must be automatic In oper-
alton, recognizing the Quotations in
Interest rates." in which every dollar
| shall be as good as gold, and which
shall prevent rather than aid f1nan-
cial stringency in bringing on panic
| Postal Savings Bank Advantages
| In addition to this, the Republican
platform recommends the adoption of
| G. 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 1t 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 postoffice department. 1t will
bring to every one, however, remote
from financial centers, a place of per-
feet safety for deposits, with interest
return The bill now pending in con-
gress, which Of course the Republican
convention had in mind, provides for
the investment of the money deposit
ed in national banks in the very places
| in which it is gathered, or as near
thereby as may be practicable. This
Is an answer to the criticism contained
in the Democratic platform that under
the system the money gathered in the
country will be deposited in Wall
street banks The system of postal
savings banks has been tried In so
many countries successfully that 1t
cannot be regarded longer as a new
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