The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-10-23
HIGH
TRIBUTE:
To THE
SUPREME
JUDGES

Oklahsmans haven't many caud
dates to vote for at HE approaching
election. but what few Offices are to be
nlicd are important ones. Two O
them are seats on the Supreme bench
now held by Caief Justice Robert |.
Williams and Associate Justice Samue
w. Hayes who are candidates for re
election. They drew tle short term
which expire next January, Such wa
the appreciation Of their services IL
the Supreme court that both were b.
Nominated by the Democrats in thei
respective districts without opposition
In recognition OF t1eir able services
the voters OF the state should pa.
them the compliment OF a tremendou
p1te in November
Well do the lawyers know how hard
a task tue members Of the court havf
had. Taking the oath of Office and OF
ganizlng FOR business the very day Ok
lahoma became a state the Judge
faced a docket OF 45I undecided case
inherited from the old territorial Su
preme court and the Court OF Appeals
cf tae Indian Territory These case
required tae application OF two di
verse systems OF law and In the bull
OF 'hem the decision had long been de
layed Nearly as many new cases have
Seen filed since the admission OF the
state, many of them involving Difficult
constitutional questions and clamorini
for speedy decision. a. was OF FIRE
queht occurrence that legal tangle
connected with the building of on
state government were submitted tt
this tribunal OF last resort. Remainin
steadsastly al their task, the judge
have spurned 10 take Nacptions anc
the lights of tleir chambers have Oft
en- burned far into TIE night AS re
suit OF their labors som, 300 case
have been disposed or AT least fit.
new cases decided involved nstruc
lions OF the Constitution and othe
pcrplexities belonging peculiarly TO tht
constructive period OF the state. Thes'
included such subjects as; Jurisdiction
OF state courts OF crimes committed be
fore Statehood; tree OF prohibition az
ticle OF the constitution IN restraints
liquor traffic prior to any action by tb'
Legislature; harmonizing the Consti
tuition and the old and now statutes
governing time OF city elections; con
siruction Il the referendum provision
numerous county seat ccntests distr'
button OF property OF an old counr
from whose territory new countiei
were created construction of provi
81 MS OF Constitution prohibiting rail
road passess; construction OF the new
paving law: constitutiOnality of tht
depositors' guaranty law conflict Of
authority between regents Of the Uni
versity and state board OF education;
causes removable to Federal courts,
etc. etc
Thus Il will be seen now fortunate
That the people elected a Supreme
court IN full sympathy with the Consti-
tuition they adopted Chief Justice
Williams and Justice Hayes and Kane
were leading members of the Conveu-
lion which drafted the document JUS
tice Dunn was State Democratic chair
man IN the remarkable campaign
which resulted IN putting the conven.
ton 50 completely in the nands II the
Democratic party while Justice Tur'
ner was known TO be equally In sympa-
thy with the provisions OF the docu
meni adopted Nearly everybody but
TAFT regards our Constitution as a
good chart TO guide a ship OF state by,
vel oner OF later an constitutions
have TO be construed and Oklahoma 5
had been construed by It's friends.
Among taose wha have observed the
voluminous work OF the court and kept
congersant With it's decisions. % Ia the
unanimous verdict that It's judges
have made good eminently good The
people sh 5uld and will gladly return
Judge Williams and Hayes 10 The
bench for another ANA longer term
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