Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-04-21
Maiden Speech Of Purcell Of
North Dakota Sharply Criti-
ciSeS President and Attorney
General WickerSham,
UNDUE FRIENDLlNESS
TO RAILROADS CHARGED
New Senator Scents Plan to
Pack Bench With Men Who
VIII Reverse Present DeciS-
ions Against Rail Mergers,
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lilct win me decisions mehtiohed'
II can peFohle opefa'lFe olllE III
one WV ~ IN" menlhers ~ the sue
preme court Which decided the LOUIS
vie q NashNilie ralroad ease, ohiN
'nt't nov W. " the 'elch ano Two
are auNahteu IN 'e''rs an" are no" en-
.'ieu 70 thVlr retirement ne court
ls no" III hthleh'ap" cohaitloh' TWO
Nacahcies now pfacllcHilN exist TWO
more WIN soon exist IN tno natural
course ol events rms WI MAKE al
least lour appointments that the pres
ident VIII nave to make
Having the power to appoint inc
mem bers Of this court who finally de-
termine the law upon all questions.
ne has the opportunity TO appoint
those whose sentiments in regard to
section Ii are in accord with his
The attorney general no douht. would
grace the supreme bench. # lac were
appointed. would he not support his
own handiWork.
How easy IT would be for the pres
ident, through his new appointees 10
bring about a change IN existing law
and to ioist upon the people the pro-
Nisioos OF section Il as the law of the
land.
Fhe pendlne blll demonstrates thai
the president - strongly inclined tow
ara the interest of the railroads.
therefore would ne not make appoint-
mfnts OF court OF commerce Judges.
known To he favorable to tn" rail-
roads
lt TINS should happen, then by the
passage of this hill, all the benefits
and protection given In court deci-
sions may he lost and the railroads
may. bN our action. be authorized to
accomnlish those very things in mat
ters OF consolidation which the courts
nave determined they could not do be-
cause theV were destructive of the
people rights
oI the proposed court OF commerce.
Nf. fnrcell sald no established lawyer
could desire Il place on its bench be-
cause II would De "a vortex Of passion
ana greed
tie round iault with the failure of
the blll 10 pfohlbit decentralization
ana IMPROPER combinations of rail
roads. lie also said that the bill