The Washington herald., 1908-07-27
Integrity Of Courts.
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III .. T. Pierce w-iJes-
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Taken from The Washington Herald,
here IS what said:
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Presii--- IS C-=--o. and Lar people With IN
Roosevelt IS l- c---eu1- q Dr--a-gry Iz1-7--1c7
liL me I=-- --- T-f- 1-l- fz-vE---a IL dan
C-- q b-- -e--al'=l. -sr r@er5e's rights invaded
Is ---s---- D. --- President. 1-l -Ee pe1Ile
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c---- be T1l-- 11glS- he c1---s u 'e1sz-e-l
E--- ta- Ezlez1al- Il tie courts os Ee1e-ala -7e
c---11-. A-t-i-- cannot c--e or s-g-1-1e
Cont settling Fa-zz-=1z clai-- zessast hex, z11i5
. -=i1 1E7-l-l-e b Us -l1TE- '5-5z15la cy c7E-
r-r-z1- The e.-r-- rF lIr cJg1--T axe us teIvz-E
L-z c1---s q Fe-sa711-- he's Fe-=r-1la Uar-
-zr-sl l--lr Is and We are The E-st % c1-Iy C-r
system cs -lziliar- tE-7-ra E1- re--e-1 Il JlEl
c1ar--E cl--lz- .Uz-l--l- ---r-sl1s ------ 1s Es
stand -gV =zi 1l--T= % Ferszlala. there E5--d BE-
q -----l- 1--cr-- E-l --e Le51-e Would be az he
b1-- CT Cre-= sam IN s-yirg anything 20 I--u Bull
No=. Cas-ro and she T-uezasla- people n-1- b.
T-szL At least, Ee ought, must, and WI leiis7e
patriotic ard suc1r-11Gb-s. Suc- IS ou- 5@li=t IN
O. JUu.
0Ir. Pierce, It IS seen. misguOtes ne by
SAYING They are patterned after our
courts. he says. and, therefore, entitled
70 our respect"
What 7 did say, rs IS seen is This
The courts OF our country are its bul-
vvarks. The courts OF venezuela are hers
NsEezuela patterned after Us, and we are
the first 10 dsCry our system OF judiciary
through her pattern"
An exact quotation. like a fair deal Is
best Misleading -ewsrea1ars EEadvertaur-
y IgCoraurlT. OF willfully e wrong. M
Pierce 3 as apt in misluoring me as he
IS perverse IN parting my name IN the mid
Gls--le one carrying conviction OF insin-
Ce--ry and want OF truth. TLs other carry
ing failing attempt ar ridlCuls iu i-li-a-
ZION Of nnascerLaDd-
NeoeZcela. IN her revolution. made Us
her pattern even IN her declaration OF
Independence, nearly tuQlicatirE Us In her
getting IL on July .. and adopting our
system Of government IN its thrae-foId
co-orjinate executive. legislative. and
judicial branches Therefore, IN decrviug
Neuezuela's judicial bCanch Of cCusriru-
Cioual government. We CeCry our own.
but not because they are patterned after
Us are they entitled 70 respect" As ri
Pierce wrongly credits me with SAYING
Z
Fenezueia We must respect Il We are 70
remain consistent In respect OF our oFu
The system IS CGr-ec--alWays correct
It exists IN the abstract only. Whether
n the concrete e remain correct de-
peuds upon It's personnel IN patriotic prac-
L-ce or other endeavOr- The personnel Of
The courts. as The courts, Is appurtenant
70 the Judicial system, OF II the Judi
Cisry, as p whole, IS patriotic AMI incor-
-uptlbie- However, there are II the Judi
clary personnel corrupt judges as there
are corrupt clergy in the church and
vicious Jurors IN the jury; but that does
not make The Judicial system Illogical OF
bad any more than the church for srs
corrupt clergy OF the Jury system for SIS
vicious 5uryulen- Corrupt judges spring
out OF corrupt politics, for which the
judicial system IS not Ct fault. The rem
edy Is the practice OF pure poIItfcs- put
ting statesmen IN legislatures instead OF
party politicians placing durists on the
benches 10 administer law f0- the general
welfare instead o9 henchmen for party
politics sake.
lTr. Pierce also saws.
Z hsD1e-s hat thu state Department hzs vz--
O-p1s-slaIly Eud r-gt5elr cLz-1eserizsH FL. ----z
q Fa1ezi1-a n which tie soli-tto- Cor re
state Department says.
1T Is Unfortunate fact that the c,7r-z rf
Fg-az1slz Go not sen 20 bs The baul-nai5s sf f1s
zee b-t El-Esr ne Instruments o. its u-st51r7-
Ths doctrine Of stare oecs-s SENS % Be- Unknown
& tEsr Iu-sD-udencc-'
The state solicitor puts Up a uasn Of
straW-au hypothetical case; witness
that the courts Of Venezuela do nor
seem, &c but rather seem 20 be
." in which the doctrine Of the star
decision seems 10 be- 65c.-au proceed
ing upon q theoretical basis
1Ir- Pierce. further quoting the state
solicitor. shows:
For q esae--zs Illustration q the eu-h Ct ttf,
statement reference may Is had to the I5a- case
Is AoCres Il-eu-llie-eI Arli-rations II, g4s-s5FJ
= uhi-l -ho Felsz1eEn zcye1rne1t refused 20 ohey
ne s1a-S-ar5 q TIE oCrt re5C1sIrcas5 the court
and Ecc1rad q Judgment. reversing the former
judgment against the goveuuent-
TIE state solicitor fails p show the
Venezuelan government had not power 70
reconstruct its court. L IS presumed il
had and has Also, II its court erred IN
Judgment affecting national integrity, il
would not execute It's courts judgment
The sovereignty Of the nation IS above
the powers Of courts Of Its creation Suit
against the nation IS by grace of the ne
rou- It's execution against itself would
halt Z It involved its integrity The Idler
case may have involved this point IN
Aeroury vs.. Madison, the President failed
70 see the lower courts construction re-