Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-08-06
Mounts if Present Administration
Of Justice Insures Gen.
eraI Satisfaction.
AS TO PRIVATE PROPERTY
uovt IN Personal Liberty Greatest
Element in Races Moral
Improvement.
,,.p THAT Has Not Attracted At
,cutlon But Viii More and More,
L. Laws Delay.

Hot Springs Va, Aug. 6.--FolIow-
t.. technical analysis of federal
nrocedurc by Judge Henry c. Nc
n n.rsn of Lynchburg. William II.
n g,,, .odav addressed the Virginia Bar
4 os.ocation. giving in detail his views
an the delay in the administration Oh
,be law and suggestions for REFORM
~, Mr.. Taft concluded the speech
making Of the program.
wyndam r. Merideth introduced
Mr. Taft to the association in eulo-
c,stic terms. "Of the speaker" he
rsd whose presence makes this
n Meeting of our association national
& occasion, in all the numerous public
dutles which he has to perform.
whether as a law officer or as the oc-
mipant of the bench, state or federal,
whether performing the arduous dut-
las Of secretary of war, as governor
n ~ the Philippines. or as administrator
n N Cuba. / can say that he has touched
b nothing which he has not strengthen
A Cd and perfected. i voice. the senti-
ment Of each member of this associ-
s,lon and perhaps the man himself
when | say that he is one who the
rarty gave up what was meant for the
/ bench
JUDGE TAFT"S ADDR ESS.
Judge Taft presented his subject
NJ stating that the end sought in the
administration of justice was to pro-
mote tranquility and contentment
among the people. 1t had, he said,
long been established that the SUI
IRENE court of the United States was
the ultimate arbiter of the great
political and legal issues deciding
upon the limitation of both the legis-
latiye and executive branches of gov
eminent, which had carried the
usefulness of the courts beyond any
thing attempted in other countries.
Notw,hstanding this desirable situa-
| ZION. Mr. Taft expressed a doubt that
our present administration of justice
INSURED general popular satisfaction
VIII It's results.
CAUSE OF LYNCHINGS.
There are" he said, abundant evil
Fences that the prosecution of criminals
has not been certain and thorough to
Ehe point of preventing popular protest.
EThe existence of lynching in all parts
6Mis lack of uniformity and thorough
hess in the enforcement of our crimi
Enal laws.
PRIVATE PROPERTY.
The present is n time when all our
Institutions are being subjected to a
EclOse scrutiny with view to the deter
|Iinaton whether we have not now
thd the institutions upon which mod
len society rests to the point of prov
Hg that some of them should be radi-
|ally changed. The chief attack is on
he Institution of private property and
based upon the inequalities of the
distribution of wealth and human hap
lness that are apparent in our present
Fysten, / believe that the institution
trivate property next to that of per-
fonal liberty, has most to do with the
Uplifting and physical and moral inn
5Ioyement of the whole human race
put that It Is not inconsistent with the
fights Of private property TO impose
limitations upon its uses for unlawful
Uulposes, and that this is the remedy
~ reform rather than the abolition of
" institution itself.
81 THE LAWS DELAY.
But this scrutiny OF our institutions.
/ kls increasing disposition TO try ex-
|terlments to see whether there Is not
he method by which human happi-
ss may be more equally distributed
,IaH 49, ought to make those of us
|, no really believe in our institutions
K4f essential To further progress, anxious
Ia remove real and just grounds for
kS ,t'!sH IN our present system. / VEN
Ivy 70 mink that one evil which has
auracted the attention OF the COM
Nn"y at large, but which Is likely to
III Importance as the inequality
men Inc poor and the rich in our
marion IS studied, is the delays in
allhi nistration of justice between
nylduals' As between two wealthy
,Ntlohs' on two wealthy individ-
Husahts and where the subject
n1 VI the litigation reaches tens
~ "unureds OF thousands of dollars
no, .oent system, while not perfect,
m fo, 'aI from proper results as TO
un,rn ShElety. The judges OF the
BgeTags uo'h state and national, are
uaEEeS If very rare
ne inequality that exists I'm our
~ administration Of Justice and
souutf or later is certain Ia rise
e,ouDle us and To call for popular
hea,,,, 4llon and reform. Is I'm the
nedn "al burden which the delays and
nnos[g vi litigation under our system
'O''S ON the poor lltigant."
PROCEDURE CUMBERSOME
nr,, 'elnedy' Mr. TAFT said must he
nad N M our judicial procedure. which
me-, 700 cumbersome, Another wonld
d' expedition on the part OF tbe
HN lthdering their opinion De
mo, 'ell always worked TO the dat-
ui the poor and the beneft of
pasNuS htigant. As to npnoals
Az, gives that question the court
hslis, Instance, and the Intermediates
courts should be fore the MIR.
omnt nnally disposlng In lust ana
n ny WY OF contentious between m /,
con-. n" appellant Jurisdiction OF
,d Oh last resort should be linn
h6 n nose cases which are typical
on,,nrn give TO II In It's judgmen,
2 ~ Islulllly to cover the whole field
n NosTS AND FEES
enortSg mat great reform might
aius certainly In the federal
= lns ,la l think too, In the state
Y he co,l.E mandatory reduction OF
III tho eusts ana fees, The salaries
M eho,m9,l officers should be fixed
4 lhe 'ulu ne paid out of the treasury
; inner, yuhly' state or national gov.
= lOeld as NE case may be, and fees
81 Paible 'euueed TO as low figure as
: Me AZ another step In the direction
NJ eonlspa OF litigation would be
''NNh' OF higher qualiiica-