The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-06-14

what effect the operation will have on
his corns or liver.
The Greatest Problem
Paul A. +. Walter is normally a deep
aud sound thinker, and the editorial
page of the Santa Fe New Mexican
will compare favorably with many and
much excels some of the greatest papers
in the land. Occasionally, however, he
gets of wrong, az witnesses "A recent
editorial upon the judicial situation in
New Mexico, he then believing that the
passage of the statehood bill was IAN ~
Sured fact. His remarks are so interest.
ing that ] I'm quoting them entire, the
emphasized portions being underscorcd
by myself;
at is not the drafting Of a consti.
tuition that is The greatest problem that
confronts New Mexico upon the pass
age of the enabling act. nor is it the
selection of Senators or officials to man
the executive and administrative de
partments of the state government, but
IL is the calibre of men elected to the
Legislature and most of all, the kind OF
men elected to the judgeships hat will
determine whether New Mexico under
it's " government will be happier and
more content than IL was while tied to
the apron strings of the national GOV.
eminent. Tue judiciary will be the
very bulwark of liberty in the ncw
state and it is to he hoped that the
constitution or the law will provide for
qualifications that will assure able
Judges, for safeguards that will guar.
antee just judges and Il long term. that
will make likely fearless and cNpericnc
ed Judges. The New Mexico supreme
court should he modelled very much at.
ter the United States supreme court
in which the nation has mistaken con.
tdencc.
President Taft Is wise selection of
Governor Hughes of New York. as "a Su.
preme court justice, has aroused new
interest in this great combination of
nine members, which possessed; espec.
nine members, which possesses more
power than any judicial body ever poss.
essed, especially as with two more jus.
tices over seventy, and one close upon
three score and ten, there j. a strong
likelihood Of their being one or more
other such appointments during the
present term. In the June Lippincott :
there is Il brief out enlightrning arti.
cle on 1.-THE Supreme Court by Col.
French.
Nothing hut death or impeachment
can retire "a justice, against his will, -
says Colonel French, "~Nacaucies and
prospective vacancies caused grave ap.
prchension in some quarters during
President Roosevelt = term, lest his ar.
dent and impulsive nature imprl him to
take advantage of the opportunity 10
create "A majority that should bee 10 sym.
pathy with his progressive idea instead
Of with the ancient common law no.
tions 50 agreeable TO the modern corpO.
%ratiOns which had beer fostercd under
them. Under President Grant, the su.
preme court held that the legal tender
act Of 1859 was unconstitutional. II
placed the administration in u most EN-.
bnrrassing predicament. President Grant
had opportunity TO appoint two new
justices. Then the question was again
brought before the supreme court. and
the former finding was reversed and
the act declared constitutional. No one
doubted that President Grant knew the
views Of the two new members before
he appointed them, and IL wal greatly
TO the advantage Of the nation that he
possessed the power and the opportun.
ity.
"There is no dishonesty, or lack of
integrity aud loyalty implied. Every
good constitutional lawyer has weighed
important questions of the day. Every
man has his theories. his ambitions, his
honest prejudices and hrm convictions
and the President. doing all in his pow.
or to accomplish certain ends In which
he believes, woulo be q fool 10 appoint