Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-10-30
seNsieLE ADVICE FROM A
FEDERAL JUDGE.

In declining 20 assume jurisdiction
and dissolving the temporary in)nhc
,,on restraining one hundred and four
teen saloon keepers from doing busi
ness in Memphis, Tenn, Federai
Judge Mccall pursued the only course
omen to him under the constitution
Had he desired and dared to foiio"
the Roosevelt New Nationaiism
idea. the Judge might have attempted
To nut his finger into the domestic
affairs of sovereign state, but, Tor
mnateiy for the country, even fed
eral Judges appointed TO their posi-
tions by Roosevelt have shown ne
d,sposition to abandon their senses,
their traditions and their respect for
the law OF the land in order 10 follow
the lead OF the ambitious and reck
lessly dangerous colonel.
The Memphis proceedings we're In
stituted by the Law Enforcement
League of that city, an organization
formed particularly for the purpose
of securing the enforcement OF the
prohibition law OF Tennessee. 40
cording to the charges Of the league
which general reports from Tenness e
say are true, the law is openly an'
f,arrantly violated sespecially In tho
city OF Memphis. Though the Stat
prohibits under pain OF severe penai
t,as the sale of liquor within its Dor
ders, one hundred and fourteen
omen saloons are said to flourish IT.
Memphis. with the knowledge OF the
police authorities and the public gen
orally. conditions being practically
what they were when the sale OF H.
aaor was regularly licensed by city
and State. This. of course. Is a most
extraordinary and Outrageous state oil
affairs. II ought not to be tolerated
But. as Judge Mccall pointed out N
delivering his opinion. the situation
must be dealt with by the State au
thorities. The federal government
has nothing TO do with the domestic
affairs of the State Of Tennessee. and
II would be an unwarranted and high
handed piece of meddling II the Unit
ed States authorities should Interfere
i'm such a case as the one at issue
unless the governor OF the State. un
able to maintain order In his com
monweaith. had called upon the cen
trail government for assistance. IL IN
fourteenth amendment to the const'
tuition ever is stretched to the poin
OF furnishing federal courts with au
thority for undertaking the enforce
ment Of municipal police regulations
the day OF New Natioaalism~ vii
have gene the way Of dead republics
Judge Mccall told the Law enforce
ment leaguers that their remedy Ia,
in prosecution through grand jur,
indictments, and. referring 10 the al
ftkHflo1 tnat lle ctatc autIoIltr'
are In sympathy with the liquor deal
ers. he suggested Impeachment pic
ceedsngs as the proper method Of 50
curing performance OF duty by IN
ofscers. II the league win follow "a
judges advice and exhaust their n
sources In the State. they VIII get a
least 9 semblance Of law enforcement
unless conditions IN Memphis and a
Tennessee are worse than >, Il Do
tible for an outsider TO conceive o
II would seen that IN order TO ope
ate one hundred and fourteen ope
saloons IN a city Of dry" state
would Be necessary for the liquor M
to have TIE support Of The whole 20
ernneniai machinery. municipal an
State. II ssch q thing were attemp
Cd here IN Newport Ns~s. for .
stance. xIth virginia DRY the poii,
fierce from the chief down. the boar
q police commissioner. the mayo
the police justice, The city cosne