The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1910-08-12
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o. Asslss Wooden psnIes Thst the
esestNsry - state Nss Avthsr'hy
- psss On Legal Msrss u
Amendments
Missouri Republicans were not sur
pvised BY the opinion Of Chief usdc
Fox In the Roach mandamus ctse.
They anticipated It. They knew that
the proposed amendme nt to the Con-
stitutisn changing the senatorial Dis
tyiets sad changing the law under
uAieh they have been gerrymsndsred
hAse 1859 vas well drawn. was IN
s~eseornisy With the new Initiative and
sS0sysaAua lav, and . proper matter
- ~ before The voters ~ the Novemt
~ slsotisa: and they knew that the
inaeass yetiGen for is submission
vas IN right Yet thoy felt sure NAT
As psaseraks would Aad oms Fwsy
- svsvsst o vsts on he proposed
snsaanens end 70 hold to the priu-
isgs Osy Aavs enjoyed for thirty
rsn q ssrr5maadsriag Republicans
- q sAe Senate shaaosr.
7A> aeABsas Il the state generally
~ 0asi0sa, hsveves. to fad that M
psoossaSis nsmtsr 81 he Supreme
Cs~s> asvsAs With JoAa Kennish and
suSas Brown aaa Homer Mall and
G. q MsAissa aaA etAof Republican
iAvyors hat the secretary OF state
10 Q mAaivtsTisl eldeee without authsr-
~ - determine ne cons<itutionality
. T. measure proposed for adoption
81 he pespss under tAc initiative and
rsssssaA~ NV. The dissenting epiA.
~ Of Judge ASSAslavs n. WsoAson.
enc q Ne Asvss ana younger mem
tses - he Supreme Csust, 10 - wise.
- clear. - s~s0rassous that It do
sssvss sSses in svory Newspaper OF
Oe stats aAA ~ hearty oemn enda'
tssa Of evssy fsis minded ana patriotic
MlssousiaA. Judge Woodsoa val
elected - q fsll term on the Supreme
Bench IN 1eos. He ID 8 Ksntuekiaa
~ birtA but wa raised In buchanan
county. and bssll the prAeuee Of lev
q 81. Joseph. who're ~ was frequently
Asasred before his election to the
8upreme Court. Ne II . nephew o.
fssner Gsvesaes Hilas Weeasoa. DIS
senting Srsa he majority opiasoa o.
me court written ~ Chief Jsstis'
ro1. 1sss woea'oa ssO'' The ~
loving -
csveabesvs oelajsn.
II an unable 70 agree With 90
isasned CAief ynstiee and otAess o
ny associates - - the IswsHs an
duties Ct Ne Secretary Of State n u
Sesnissa. IN NJ opiAisa ths lsstg'
6 IL. LsSislatsrs h re1uisiag ~
petitions Of the voters - be Aisl vie
he Secretary q State wal simply :
make him tAs custodian Of the pet
S8oas ana sther .ISscsedinss In the n
Siaatve aAd refsfendun legislation
0s sane nannsf - The custodian
eli Drscsediass leading az 70 the lel
lsisttsa - b enacted By the 0snss'
Assembly d - State. And the ass
thea q their validity, - we'll ~ q
lave enacted By he people IN Iurs'
a1es EAseso2, ere Ne mofs adAsosss
y - courts uAesi after their sase
meat tAaa - are The pSepossd sase
meats q IL Legislature.
~ = esncedSA By all that q pr
ssssd bill, however decisive II M
. 70 De organic Law sf the stat
psaalng IN the Legislature, cannot
controlled BY the courts p4or 70 1
saastnssl for The obvious rsaso
ARA bssauss Ne courts have no Q
1Assssy or Jurisdiction over the leg
SaAsa, and. sscpad. because the ,
~ never Ysesiye the ssnetiea a d
SavnakiAg psws1; end. In my opinio
he some u true Of the Initiative q
seesrsaAum-sAe courts Aays NO 70
q = ssatssi the aetsn q thS SOW
sasa psopis IN the enactment Of Law
AnA ney nay rspudiats 't4s propos
Sestsisiion submitted 70 them for r
tacatien which wsuld obviats the
eessity e ~ sctloA % the Part
- eess1
srs Aell tAas de courts esAnet .,
Neva the Seepte thsrasslves In such j
lslaAsa Sy . direct SroceedinG I'M
tueSa against sAen. but that they {
o q iaAirsetiy ~ esntroiilnS
oeslea q he Secretary q State. y
h sAsir representative. b. to igns
taoe legal maxi1 which prohibits Il
eron seias done indifsctiy which m
~ b asAs directly.
ia ny spinisn = wsuiS % Just
ss,espriats q DsS vpen the valid
e e. q cs0strus q Will. when 3
esassl or prstSts, 40 II wsuId b
$50 srsm che validity 81 . lew, o. Z
q ~ ppsiimlnery steps pFss -
usasamsnl"
a sDssp-oeIns osis'sA.
ne spiaiss o. Jsdgs Fol. csseus'
n ~ yuAgs 0antt penoersfie No
zee ~ se-slee3ien. and ~ Jud
Dsrwsss go Graves, goes deep
nssinsuish between sa arendmsn'
~ Ceavnsutionl ana the enAetm