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The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-03-20

SOL wee 1t c~umpiacent reply, he added
OF the 27th OF November the fol-
lowing:
thank YOU, gentlemen, for your
assurance That the various subjects
recommended to your consideration
shall receive your deliberate attcn-
ton.
The President was grcctly inter-
ested in the improvements" Of the
judiciary system. He contended that
after courts had once been created
and Judges appointed these courts
could not be abolished or those
Judges removed by Congress.
In pursuance of this theory. the
Sixth Congress, the last l'edcraiist
Congress, with its expiring gasp,
passed "An act for the more conven-
lent organization OF The courts OF
the United States which was APP
proved by President Adams, FCbru-
airy 13, 1S0l-lcss than Il month be
fore Jefferson was inauguratcd.
This act created certain new courts,
called Circuit courts OF the United
State" In virtue OF appointments
made by President Adams in pursu-
ancc OF this act, William Tilghman,
Oliver Wolcott, Richard Bussett,
Charles Magill, Samuel Hitchcock,
benjamin Bourne, Egbcrt Benson,
Philip b. Key, William Griffith. Jcrc-
miah Smith, and George X. Taylor
became Judges Of said circuit courts,
with 8alhlit. of $.,r"o It yea, c;ch.
Thcs, inapne voro kunvn a., .t,bn
Adams Judges and were extremely
objectionable TO the Democrats. then
called Republicans, of whom Jctfcr-
son was the leader. In order to get
rid Of them, Jefferson, in his FIRST an
nual message, December S. 1901.
suggested the repeal OF the act. His
remarks will be found in volume
Of Richardson's Presidents Messing
cs, D. 33l:
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-03-20

States courts and fixes the sum or
value involved in any suit of which
the circuit courts of the United States
have original cognizance, concurrent
with the courts CT the several States.
ut $4,000 instead Of $4,000 as now
provided by said act.
This. toe, is Il matter of great i'm
portanco TO the citizens of this coun-
Try. Under the law as it Ia ut pres
ent, If suit between a citizen of South
Carolina and Il citizen of another
State or a foreign corporation inyol-
YES the sum or value OF $4,000 or
more the defendent may remove the
same to the circuit court of the Unit
ed States.
This law appears upon it's face to
be unfair, unjust, and discriminating
in favor Of the citizen Of another
State or a foreign corporation and
against the citizen of the State in
which the suit was brought, in that
it gives to the citizen of another
State, and to the foreign corporation
the choice of n or two tribunals in
which TO try his case, whereas the
citizen who sue another citizen of
his W state has no choice but to
sue in the courts of his own State
These removals cause great complaint
and dissatisfaction, especially at this
time when foreign corporations are
so numerous, doing business us COM
mon carriers, express, telephone, and
telegraph companies, being incorDor-
ated in n State and doing business
in a dozen or more States. 1t works
a hardship, especially upon the cit
izcn in moderate circumstances, and
often results in a denial of Justice to
the poor man, the widow, and the or
phan, who have not the means to
conduct and carry on a lawsuit with
a foreign corporation in the United
States circuit courts. 1t may be
and often is many miles distant from
the home OF the plaintiff, owing to
the very few courts established in
any M State. IL is against the pol
icy and principles OF our Government
and OF all civilized nations to place
the machinery of the courts of JUS
tice beyond the reach Of the poorest
-" ""''o0' 'i''"1h wiz 'ceho ie-
dress for Il wrong or remedy for an
existing evil. (Applause.)
HI act Of 1875 fixed the right of
the foreign corporation to rcmov
the cause when the mount involved
in the suit was $500 or more. This
act was amended in 1887 and the
amount Of $4,000 fixed as the limit.
Twenty wears have claDScd since this
amendment and it has been
twenty years of such progress
and prosperity as were never known
or experienced by any nation or gov
eminent in the history of the world.
We have advanced in wealth and
material prosperity by leaps and
bounds unknown TO n nation or
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-03-20

order to meet the cXigencics OF those
corporations which contribute most
literally 10 the corruption fund of
the Republican party.
And before his present term cxpir-
cS the President will probably have
the opportunity of packing the courts
with enough men OF The same class
to insure the pcrpctuation Of his
socalled policies" by judicial action,
unless we act as IL predecessors did
il 1902, and deprive some OF these
useless and timc-scrving judges of
some or all of their judicial powers.
Disrcgarding the fact that before
March 4, 1909, there is a prohabi!
Pity Of our having seven Roosevelt
edges On the Supreme Court bench,
We may by that time have in once
Tor the seventeen OF the twcnty-ninc
circuit court Judges and forty-sevcn
lof the eighty district court judges
Ilf Mr. Roosevelt should be reelected,
anticipate, We should probably have
on the bench by 1913, as Roosevelt
a%ppointccs, twenty Of the twcnty-ninc
circuit court judges and fifty-nine of
the eighty district court judges. If
this should happen the hands OF
Congress and OF every State legiSla-
turc would surely be tied hard and
fast by judicial usurpation. viii the
people OF the Union submit 60 this?
win we, as the representatives of
tho rcon'" OF 30 states. submit to
ttD tI,nI, ,,, --. "a -. ..
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tory that. this being the DELHI
crate and solemn opinion Of the Pc
titioners, the duty Of their stations
requires that they should express it
to the legislativs body. They regret
the necessity which compels them to
make the representation; and they
contide that II viii be attributed to
Il conyi~lom Chat they ought not,
voluntarily, to surrender rights and
authorities intrusted to their pro-
lection, not for their personal adj
vantage, but for the benefit of the
community"
This matter was debated in Com
mittcc of the Whole House on The
same day, and the House again decid-
cd that Congress had the right to
deprive the judges of all judicial
powers; and also that t had the right
TO deprive them Of their salaries
wherever the Office was disestab-
lished. In other words. the House,
by Il vote OF CT yeas to 81 nays
adopted Il resolution dcclaring:
That the prayer of the petitions of
William 'riglman, Oliver W~olcott,
Richard Bassctt, Charles Magill,
Samuel Hitchcock, Benjamin Bourne.
Egbert Benson, Philip Is. Key, Will
liam Griffith, Jeremiah Smith, and
George D.. TAYLOR ought not to be
granted, and the the petitioners
have leave to withdraw their petit
tionS.
(Annals. Seventh Congress, Sc
cond session, y. 400
An on the same day (P. 1880 the
House by IA vote Of 81 noes to 80
ayes rejected Il resolution declaring:
That provision ought to be made
by law for submitting to judicial
decision the right Of (thc same per-
sons, naming thcm) late Judges of
the circuit courts appointed under
an act entitled:
"An act for tho moro convenient
organization Of the courts OF the
United States. passed on the 18th
day OF February. 1901, which said
act was repealed at the last session
OF Congress, TO their compcnsa-
ton"
Now, in Wow Of his history. dc
SIRE to call attention TO ii publication
OF the Department OF Justice, issued
during the present year, and entitled
"a list OF United States Judges, AZ.
torncyS, and MarSha!s.' This doc,,-
mcnt shows that since his accession
to office in 1901 President Roosevelt
has appointed Federal judges as id
lows:
Supreme Court of the United
| Z.
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Had Been Paid.

Walter l.. Freeman, colored, was
up before United States Commissions
or Robt. Lide last Tuesday on a very
serious Charge. Freeman was form
erly Il student at the State Colored
College and is charged with unlaw-
fully attempting to collect a money
order by forging the endorsement OF
at present a student at the State
College.
1t seems that tho order was sent 10
the Cauthen girl. who never received
II, but had a duplicate issued instead,
which was paid by the Orangeburg
p~ostohice. In some manner the orig
inal order fell into the hands Of Free
man, who was teaching school in
Adabell, Ga. Freeman endorsed the
order by signing the girls name and
forwarding 1t to John Shell. a friend
of his who lives in R%owesville, in
structing him to come to Orangeburg
and collect the amount, five dollars,
and remit the proceeds to Freeman by
express money order.
When the order was presented at
this Office 1t was discovered that pay
ment had already been made of the
duplicate, whereupon Shell was ques-
toned with the result that informa-
ton leading to the arrest Of Free
maj was secured. Postofice In
spector S. w. K%ingsmore was put in
charge OF the case and 1t was not
long before he had Freeman, who will
have to stand trial in the Federal
Court. In default OF bail Freeman
vas lodged in Jail to await trial.
The Government was represented by
Assistant District Attorney A. Lath-
rop and the defence by President
Thos. T.. Miller, Of the State Colored
College-Orangeburg Times and Dem
ocrat,
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-03-20
TESTIMONY GIvER OUT.
Dispensary Matter Made
Public by Chairman Murray.

Chairman w. j. Murray, Of the
dispensary commission Wednesday
made public the testimony taken in
regard to Ine expense and per diem
accounts OF Mr.. b.. T.. Arthur, one Of
the members of the commission who
was appointed receiver by Judge Prit-
chard. This testimony was taken in
october and was transmitted to Gov
orncr Ansel but the governor has
taken no acton and all Information in
regard to the matter has been with
held from the press.
Mr.. Arthur has not since attended
a meeting Of the commission. In Iact.
all inquiries were met with the an
swer that there us nothing in it,"
The investigation of Mr.. Arthur
was caused by a report to the COM
mission by its attorney, Mr.. w. r.
Stevenson, in which he said.
Voucher No. oil, the Hon. b. +.
Arthur, for March, shows 13 days'd
service in March, SOS. The record2
shows that he attended meetings of
the board on March 10 and 13, and
he doubtless came down 10 sign
checks which could not have taken
HioIc lHdH Two uayS, winch WOuI
leave nine days to be accounted for,
which / don't understand, and If al
lowed to stand as 1t will subject the
board to grave criticism, and con-
structive per diem cannot be allowed
1t contains items Of mileage to Rich
mond which should be explained fully
in the vocher or mileage could not be
charged from Richmond to meet the
board here.
Ills account for April is for eight
days, and the record shows only one
day at a meeting, and If we allow
one day to 90 and come and one trip
for signing checks, allowing two days,
making four possible days for the
month and l cannot approve the
voucher as it stands"
1t seems that whenever Mr.. Arthur
came from Union to Columbia to
sign checks be charged up three days,
although he was not engaged more
than fifteen minutes in signing the
checks. On one occasion he charged
mileage from Richmond, Va.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-03-20
A GREAT SPEECH.
CONGRESSMAN PATTERSON. OF
WE'LL TALKS PLAINLY.

He Wants the Great Power Now Ex-
ercised by Federal Judges Limited
and Held Within Due Bounds.
Speech of Congressman James o.
Patterson, OF Barnwell, in the House
of Representatives, March 2, 1908.
The House being in Committee of
the Whole House on tho state of the
Union, and having under considera-
ton the bill Oh. II. 18347) making
appropriations for the postal SER
vice
MI Patterson said:
Mr.. Chairman: The distinguished
gentlemen of this House who have in
dulged in speech making at this session
of Congress have taken q very wide
range and have discussed in an able,
Intelligent, interesting and exhaustive
a great variety OF subjects
embracing legislative, judicial, exccu-
tive n political. 1t seems to be the
rule in general debate upon a bill
for the Member addressing the House
to speak about anything and every
thing Except the SubjeCt-matter Of
the pending measure, and ! will not
at this time make an exception to the
rule, but will take advantage Of the
Sime allotted me to address the House
upon two subjects contained in sep
arate bills which / have introduced
at this session of Congress. To my
mind these are very important mat
ters. and | trust hat the Members
Of this tlouse will give me their at
tcntion and these measures that due
and careful consideration which thoy
deserve.
The first of these to whch l ask
your attention is II. II. 1915, which
provides. That no judge OF any
court OF the United States Inferior to
the Supreme c. urt shall issue any
writ Of Injunction or prohibition in
any ease wherein the validity OF a
law Of any State of tho United States,
or the act of any officer Of any such
State done, or required to be done,
in pursuance Of such law, Is called in
question In view Of the recent acts
of Fedora iudges, fresh in the minds
OF the people, assuming powers never
delegated to them, this question be
come Of great interest and import
ance. Such an assumption of power
by the judges OF the United States
courts can not be too severely crit
icised and condemned. 1t is calcu-
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tLD.!. ~ .nc state or OF the supreme
Court OF the United States.
Since the expiration Of he Fifty
ninth Congress the people of the Unit
ID States have witnessed many things
ending to demonstrate the correct
,ess Of Jcfferson's solemn declaration
Lat Federal judges are the "sappcrS
and miners" Of dcspOtism. We have
seen Federal judges attempting to
nullify the laws Of a State by grant
ing injunctions forbidding and re-
straining the officers OF the States Of
Virginia, North Carolina, Ala
hama, and Minnesota, who
are charged With the execution Of the
laws OF those States, to execute those
laws, unless and until the Supreme
Court OF the United States has pass
ed upon their validity, thus making
state Laws cnfOrcible only upon "a
condition never contemplated by the
trainers OF the Constitution of the
United States. And We have seen this
new usurpation Of authority followed
immediately upon the suggestion Of
tho President, who appointed the par
ticular judges guilty OF such usurpa-
ton, that the Constitution needed to
@ rcmOdeled by executive, Legislative,
and judicial constructions, and not
b y amendments in the proper and
authorized manner in order to adapt
it to the needs of the times. In this
way. lily the appointment to Judge
ships OF mos VINO arc o~NrIHcaloNs 10
please their bcnefactor, the Pres
ident Is seeking and securing what
amounts to % veto upon all state leg
islation, absolutely destroying the
sovereignty of the State by indirec-
ton.
While the States are biting shown
of all initiative in the mattor of leg
islation for the protection Of their
citizens against the expressions II
abuses Of corporations, through the
fundamentally OF the former attor-
ncys OF those same corporations
whom the President has transform
ed into judges, the initiative Of the
Federal Government, or, rather, or
the President of the United states,
has been corrcSpondingly increased by
means OF commissions of all kinds,
exercising legislative, executive, and
judicial powers AL at ,nce. As the
gentleman from Massachusetts (Mr.
McCalD said in a speech at the James
town Exposition on Constitution day;
We are not al to be regarded in
our business and modes of life by
gentlemen sent out from Washington
II the gentlemen sent out from
Washington are to be regulated by
one man in the White House. Would
it be possible to conceive of a more
ideal centralized patcrnalistic gov
ornment?
The judges are not removable by
the President. but these Commission
crs are; SO that, in effect, we have a
new semi-judiciary system, by means
OF which tho President may put in
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1908-03-20
MILLS SHUTTING DOWN.
Thousands of Operatives Are Affect
ed by the CurtailEIcnt.

Thousands Of employees Oh New
England Mills and factories went on
a short time basis following several
months OF depression. In some places
roports come or several factories re-
Stunning work aTter the shut down OF
increasing their. rnnr;-r '',lC =
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-29
SHERIFFS SALE.

BY virtue and authority OF special
execution issued from the Office OF
the Clerk OF the Circuit Court OF
Washington County, Missouri. return
able at the August term, 1905. uf said
court, and to me directed 10 favor uf
the State of Missouri at the relation
and to the use Of James r. White
head, Collector OF the Revenue uf
Washington County, Missouri. and
against the unknown heirs OF Eliza
beth Cox and unknown heirs vt James
J. Wyatt, and unknown heirs nS Bar.
ney Brewingion ! have levied upn,
and seized all the right, title, interest
and claim OF the said unknown heirs
OF Elizabeth Cox. aud the nnknow. |.
heirs OF James J. Wyatt. and the u,s.
known heirs OF Barney Rrewiugs4,n ui,
In and to the following described Eca
Estate, to-wit:
The east half uf the north east
quarter Of section eighteen tlSl ia
township thirty-hve t35i range t:,l east
containing eighty tS0) acres all lyine
aud being in the said county, and
State Of Missouri: and l will, on
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-29

Are times rs hard and hundreds
of thousands of men out of work
as our Democratic friends would
have US belieye2 We ran up
against proposition recently that
makes the story look a good deal
like plain campaign lying. About
two weeks ago we had occasion to
order an attachment for a gasoline
engine and sent the order to a
large st. Louis house which makes
a specially of such lines, thinking
that in four or Eve days we would
have this article in our establish
ment. After waiting a week with
out seeing anything of it, we
wrote to the concern about the
matter, and received prompt
reply that it had not the article in
stock for the reason that the de-
mand for gasoline engines and
automobile material has been so
great that the factories have just
been unable to keep up with their
orders.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-29
SHERlFF'S SALE.

Hy virtue aud authority Of special
execution issued from the office OF the
clerk of the circuit. court of WASH
iugton county, Missouri, returnable
at the August torn, 1908, 0f said
court, and to me ds.v:ted in favor OF
State Uf Missouri, a; ,tle relation aud
to the use OF James T.. Whitehead,
Collector Of tile Revenue OF Washing
tor County, Mo and against the un.
known heirs Of Tnumas Bassnutt and
the unku,wn heirs Of William A.
Gofnrth | have levied upon and seized
all the right, title Interest and claim
OF the SAID unknown heirs OF Thomas
RaSsnutt aud tiie unkpown heirs ut
William 4. Goforth o., in aud to the
following described r'.,l estate. tO-wlt:
The west half OF loC one. north east
Quarter uf section three t3) township
thirty-tiye 1851 in range one ~ east.
containing thirty.nine and thirtee0
oae hundredths acres all lying aud be-
Jog being In the said county, and
State of Missouri; and | will, on Tues
day the tweuiY-:ifLh day q August
A. d. 1908, between the hours OF nine
O'Clock in the fOrenon' and i've O'Clock
in the afternoun OF It day,
AT THE COURT ,,USK Door,
in the city OF Poto- county OF Wash
inyton aforesaid sell the same. or -
much thereof rs miy be required, ae
public vendue, to to highest bidder
for cash iD haud, TO- sly said execsa-
tiou and costs. ) Z. COLLINS,
Sheriff OF Washing ~. Cou0ty, Mo.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-29
Probate Court Docket.

Docket of cases in which settle.
ments are due from executors, ad-
ministrator>, guardians and curatOrs,
at the ensuing August term OF the
probate court, of Washington county.
CONNIE ncing on the second Monday Of
August, A. D. 1908.
Monday, August 10th, 1908, lst Day.
Patrick Murphy, executor OF Mary
Allen, deceased: final settlement.
Morgan J. Casey, administrator OF
John Casey, deceased; annual settle
ment
A. +. Phares. guardian OF Fred L.
Phares, minor; final settlement.
II. Hawkins, admi nistrator of F. NJ.
Boas: deceased; ]; annual settlement.
Norman r. White, guardian OF
May Y. White, minor, annual settle
ment.
John O. Long, administrator of
William White, deceased: tinal settle
| ment.
Tuesday, August llth, 1908, I'd Day.
William Gentleman. guardian of
Clara Gentleman, intirm annual SET
tlement.
Edward T. Eversole, guardian of
Henry N. Eversolc, minor; annual
settlement.
Edward T. Eversole, guardian OF
Frank Z. Eversole, minor: annual
settlement.
Edward L. Eversolc, guardian of
Ruth Eversole, minor; annual settle
ment.
Mary Thebeau, guardian of John A j.
Thebeau, minor; annual settlement.
Samuel NJ. Carter, executor OF f. IL.
Rice, deceased; annual settlement.
William r. Hunter, administrator
OF Sarah A. Lake, deceased; annual
settlement.
Wednesday, Aug, 18th, 1905, Sd Day.
Jessie L. Eaton, executor OF John
Cowen, deceased. annual settlement.
Charles E. Summers, administrator
Of Maggie Anthony deceased; annual
settlement.
John J. Parkins, executor OF Will
liam Parkins, deceased: annual settle.
ment.
Charles E. Summers, guardian OF
Halle Anthony, minor: final settle
ment.
James A. Shields, guardian OF Chas.
B. Collins, minor; annual settlement.
NJ. E. Rhodes, guardian Of Joseph
William Mosier, minor: annual settle
| ment.
John w. Bergman, executor Of
Jerome C. Bergman, deceased; final
settlement.
State Of Missouri, lss
| l, James A. Henson, judge OF the
probate court of said county do certify
the above to be a true copy Of the said
settlements to be made at the August
term OF the probate court, as fully as
the same appears OF record on file 10
my office, whereunto l sign my name
aud atIix the seal of said court this,
Goth day OF June, 1908.
(Seall JAMES A. HENSON.
Judge OF Prubate.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-29
SHERIFE"S SALE.

Ry virtue and authority Of special
execution issued fruM the Otfice Of the
Clerk OF the Circuit Court Of WASH
ington County, Missouri. returuabie
at the August term, 1898, Of said
court, and to me directed Ia favor Oe
the State Of Missouri, at the relatiOa
aud to the use OF James r. White
head, Collector OF the Revenue of
Washington Couaty, Missouri, aud
against George Il. NJ. Bower, LOuts
Walker aud George !. Vioiand have
levied upon and seized all the right.
title, Interest aud ciaiu 1t the ssl1
George X. NJ. Rower, Louis Walkee
and George J. Niolaud. Of, In aod 70
the following Real Estate to-wit:
East half OF the snuth west quarter
aud south west q uar,er OF the south
west quarter OF section twenty-five
(25l in township Lhirty-Seven (37D
range one west containing one hun-
dred and twenty tl20) acres all lying
and being in the said county, aud
State OF Missouri: aud will, on
TUESDAY, THE 18TH. DAY OF AUo-
UST, A. H. 1908,
between the hours IT uine o'clock Ia
the forenoon and five o'clock In the
Afternoon Of that day, at the court
house door. in the city V POtOsi,
County Of Washing,on, aforesaid self
the same, or SO much lhereUf az may
be required, at public vendue, to the
highest bidder for cash in hand, to
satisfy said execution and costs.
JOHN w. COLLINS,
Sheriff If Washington County, Mo-
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1908-07-29

MIR. Taft has been notified of his
nomination and all that remains
now will be to notify him of bis
election. 1t will be noticed that
Mr.. Taft pledges himself to carry
out President Roosevelt's policies
of reform in business practices,
and we may therefore expect to
hear our trusts and corporations
putting him in the ''insane" and
"anarchist" class.