The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-19
CLERGYMAN ATTACKS COURTS
IRIS FIERr CTEIZEN'S RsG ar,
StyS Eliot WHITE.


and Doubts Nr. Roosevelt sanity.
Tn. Rev Eliot White Of Worcester,
Mass who was once fined $40 in magis-
trai.s court for airing hi- views, spoke
from IN. pulpit of DIR. Percy Stickney
Grant at the Church of the Ascension
last night. declaring a citiHen's right
To criticise the courts and then taking
advantage OF this right.
He compared IN. courts to the medieval
church and said that the only authority
that forbade ia TO criticise them was
the courts themselves. He could not be
satisfied with such an authority and pro-
posed to examine into their right to be
inviolats
-SupposinS- he said in summing up.
"a ruling class in America had evolved
laws supporting its own power il, would
then Of course decree that any citizen
criticising thos, laws or the courts or
III" .siastical hierarchy OF lawyers
and Judges who uphold this law any
on. who had tho i.,m.rity TO stand up
against IL was Con1unaciOus. blasphe-
NOUS Then lie drew a picture Of q man
in the Middle Ages standing mp and criti-
c'slng the priests with their purple gowns.
their incense. &c II. wanted to 80.
SOM" on. who would b" bold enough
IA break This -attitud. Of holy awe sur
rounding laws and courts
h. read passages from J Allen Smiths
Spirit Of American Government set
ting forth what the book called the -aris-
tocracy Of the robe and which said
that the power Of amendment. which
people supposed rested with the I.egis-
l,. H.. a
Finally this author declared that the
American Government; had been set up
hy a property owning class of persons.
who believed that the supremacy OF the
majority was dangerous to their inter
ests and who therefore had established
this powerful institution, the Supreme
Court. 10 guard property rights. When
Mr.. White read this he apoiogilsd. say
ing that il was Numerically opposed Ia
all he had been brought mp to believe
The speaker made this prophecy: The
final struggle that is coming will be along
the lines OF property and criticism OF the
courts power over property. which 10
supreme so long as no citizen challenges IL
II n citizen should do SD and go free the
courts would lose their power. The
struggle will centre about the laws OF
titles and the rights of ownership and the
decision will be the focal point Of dispute
He also said This ls a dav 81 lnp,iiry.
a day when authorities are being tested
and the right To criiiciss Is becoming
established He wanted To know who
said that the kings should be- rev cred
bur the kings themselves. So 10 was ths
church who said that the church should
he revered and he thought this was
arguing IN "A circle
The courts have the same reasons for
dem anding reverence. and this makes me
suspicious Of them. he added
He spoke OF the proSressives and re-
GREETED that while they were upsetting
so many presidents they should see III
always TO steer shy Of banks and the
courts ~ things invioate
-Bhiebeard told his wife IN Use any OF
the keys she cared to except this little
one he said. Immediately thar be-
came the only key she was Interested in
and she opened the closet 10 which II
belonged We all know what she saw
and what was the penalty for the GLIMPSE;
now we are given to understand that this
Is what will happen to any who 20 in
uIiiring about banks and courts
After the sermon there was "a meeting
in the parish house for a discussion OF the
subject DR. Grant presided and gave
any one who wished 20 talk a three minut.
allowance. A longshoreman managed
toward the close Of the evening To over.
come his narIv. fear Of the cloth and
shuffied IT, the front when Dr Grant
mad reco gnized him The previous SPEAK
er mad declared that the courts should 10
criticised. The lUngshur'Inan shook his
lisad n disagreement H. told has hear
srs that IA. doubted the sanity II Theo-
dort. Roosevelt and samuel Gompers
n. was applaudcd when III. bell Crr him
snort There were many speakers but
few critics of NJ. White One man up
held the Judges II. thought that they
were specialists honestly trying 10 solve
great problems and We're better able -
do So than the majority Of mankind He
believed however. that the citizens
should have the power OF recall. He
believed all Judges should be appointed
So a. 70 lie free Of political influences