The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1910-03-03

to law and justice. The scandal Of
the Supreme Court of Colorado H.
fresh in the public mind. That court
was increased by law from three to
seven-a somewhat similar increase
was recently made in Washington
and the. Colorado court was packed
by certain corporations whose candi-
dates were elected by them and ap-
pointed by the governor. 1t was
done to secure certain decision M
friendly to labor and to protest ser
tain franchises by which the city Of
Denver was despoiled. Exactly what
happened in Washington happened
there-a decision against a cor1eea-
ton was drawn and changed in favor
OF the corporation. H..
| And again:
The courts in Many Western and
Southern states have Tor nearly gen
Grafton been corruptly controlled by
the railroads and other large coFpor--
atoms. OF the largeness of this gen.
crafty, we are by 10 means unaware
To the specifications under it which
we have already given, We shall rom
time to time add others. Corpora
tions control of legislatures ls evil
enough; corporation control OF the
courts is infinitely more sinister for'
this reason: One purchased decisions
makes the law for future generations
That is the way courts work-one
final decision is binding upon all the
Judges in the same state. Every fu-'
ture similar case that comes up must
be decided the same way. 1t VIII
take several decades of honest courts
to undo the wrong that has been fast
ened upon the people of several west
ern states by the Judges that the rail-
roads and corporations have eontroh-
ed in the past.
I have got data that would fill this
book showing the results or Drlbe-
giving as practiced by the railroads
in every state in the unuion; giving
case after case where either mineral
timber or agricultural lands, water
mower or harbor privileges were stOl-
en- from the people-why, do you
know, when our fleet sailed into san
Pedro harbor in southern California,
two years ago, there was not dock
or foot Of water shore they co'nG
suse without the consent OF Hartman.
cThis is now practically the case WILD
everv harbor on the Pacific coas1'
eithdr Hartman Or Hill interests
control them. While I would ike
very much to give the history OF a.
few of these most interesting casss'
interesting BECAUSE of the nerve. dis-
I n,aved and the high-handed- arusuc
manner in which each job is' pulAeo
off TO use the phrase OF a Rrozessl'n.
I ~ hold, nm. I realize that have useo
more than my share Of time aiieau
and will close by saying: LINZ
thai when you consider the na'nr.n. ;
mon millions of wealth represehteu
bv lands, timber, mineral ana haluo,
,riphts annually filched from the puohc
n;,, agree with me when I say tnear
nv means most, de1norallzlhs' Wv
will agree with me when say ina
evidence is abundant to prove' 70
vond a doubt, that the cost Oh Isan
nortation to the public is hall rep.
sented in mileage as now Inquired va
der the present system.
Should the question be asked
|con,d Democratic control FURNISH as
good service without this un@wiul
revenue? 1 answer yes, for l belleSs
+ conld and pension the widows anu
ornbans of the men manned or kllled
while on duty, besides. The only pc
cuniarv loss, l think, would De inc
i sala of a few foreign pieces OF ofr-
o.hrac and painting at one mlillon
J ner. and an awful slump in the mar
to+ nrice of few score Of busted
financially. and rotten, physlcaliy'
+,.ea .nonenities. l thank you.
C. D. Shaft II.