The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-05
ENGLAND vs.. AMERICA.


The eyes OF the world are focused up
on England because Of The threatened
abolition Of the house Of lords BY the
common people, who refuse longer 70
permit the progress Of chat country to
be retarded Il a group Of men who have
been reared in an atmosphere which
generates in their being the idea that
England exists for them and should be
ruled BY them
All America vigorously applauds the
attitude Of the English people in brook.
ing no interference with advancement,
and at the same moment we are blind
to our own position, which is one that
deserves the most serious and thought
full attention because Of the inability Of
tho people to receive any consideration
from the senate and the supreme court
Of the United States.
4 England is advaneing-we are retro
grading England has no written con-
stituti0n and any act receiving the en-
d0rsement Of Parliament and the Grown
Is supreme and no Judge can nulify #.
We have a constitution which hangs
onto our necks like q milestone because
the wheels Of government are turned BY
men who have neither regard for, nor
any conception OF what popular govern.
ment should be. IN order 70 amend
4 that constitution two-thifds Of the SEN
ate and house must give its consent and
then three-fourth of the state legist
latures must favorably act upon any
proposed amendment,
England has an income tax We can't
have Il because the constitution must
be amended to comply with the judicial
edicts of the supreme court. and the
senate declines to submit the question
to the state legislatures to vote upon
Again the public is asking the senate
tthe house is willing at any timel %
give che states an opportunity to say
whether the constitution shall be amend
"a as to permit election Of senators by
direct vote. and the senate absolutely
refuses to even consider this request
The United States senate Is afraid Of
the people and Is a direct barrier in
the path Or governmental advancement.
Surely If the senate is composed Of hon
est men It has no reason 60 be afraid
Of the people, On il the majority Of
that body 81 the opinion that we need
antocrats to rule instead Of being GOV.
erned BY officials who can Be easily and
quickly removed when they cease %
properly express orr viewsY
And are we 50 blinded BY our own
ignorance that We pity England and
scott at It's house Of lords.
iii England the judiciary IS the weak
est branch Of the government; in Amer.
lea Il Is the most powerful and daily
becoming more arrogant and forcing
democracy farther and farther ia the
background
Particularly the supreme and federal
branches. are now dominated b. those
opposed to ia, ard rapidly becoming
more so. and It Is easily explained When
Judges are to be appointed the c0mmon
people have no choice and are not con
suited but privilege selects and endorses
men who hold ideas uf the saeFedness
Of dollars in preference to the welfare
of humanity and these judges are az
ways appointed
Our congress IS composed 81 ever $50
men. mostly lawyers, and our govern
ment holds to the theory Chat these law
yers can't be trusted (and sometimes
with good reasonl and we permit nine
iudges 10 finally brand the wisdom and
efforts Of these $50 lawyers 70 be faulty
and wrong; and very often FIVE Of The
nine declare four Of their associate jus
tees to Be assps AZ well as the $50 mem.
hers of congress.
For q long time judges we're timid about
using this weapon, but as privilege be-
came holder and more powerful this
power has more frequently been in
voked until every act Of benefit to the
masses Is quickly declared uncohstitu
tional.
No other country gives Judges this
right and ne democratic government can
be permanent which makes ezars and
kings ont Of Judges. And again acts
are not Immediately upon passage Dc
clared unconstitutional we wait for
some one to test Them Who carries
this question Of Legality to the courts
and what acts are submitted to the re.
view Of these iudges3 Only those hav
ing much wealth can wade through tbs
expensive machinery running our courts !
and only acts benefting the people and
aimed at corrupt forces are tested No
high priced lawyer watches the inter
est Of the masses. When our rights
and privileges are abused and eurtailed
we bow TO the inevitable but when !
privilege Is assaiIed lawyers are engaged
and the faugs Of legislation which strike |
this uncrowned, but supreme king are
Immediately withdrawn and tempered to I
such an extent as to nulify the effect
Of The act. As an example, when con
gess levies tax on the people we pay
il when the income tax was laid, crafty /
lawyers were employed to defeat it and /
the same fate viii Be dealt ont to the /
new corporation tax Of The last congress,
while we will pay d high tariff.
Privilege has stolen and converted in- /
to gold almost everything we have and /
if this titanic thief would but grind III I
TO dollars that constitution as now III
ferpreted, and leaves unhampered 81 +
Judges and it's other tools we would /
forgive it, crimes and proceed to en-.
act laws for the people which no small /
eoiefie Of aristoeIats could nullifv.
Our inherent rights are being stolen
from us and at this time we are help
lessly watching the courts destroy that 4
clause Of the constitution which guam
tees free speecha sacred inheritance Be-
queathed 70 ns BIZ our forefatherers who
fought bled ard died to give Ms a land i