The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-08-12
SUPREME COURT
COSTS MORE NOW
Expense Of Deciding a Case
Fifteen Years Ago Was $50,
But Today II Is
About S22S
VOTERS. WONDERING WHY.
Democrats Complies Congressional
Nominations by Naming Congress
man Morrison in the Ninth.
VOTERS. WONDERING WHY,
(Stsr Correspondence.)

(Stsr Correspondence)
Indian. polls. lit costs s22s 70 de-
eide a case In the Republican Supreme
Court OF Indiana today. Fifteen years
ago It cost only $50. Why? This. Is a
question that interests the lawyers
who have compiled figures showing
this TO be fact II interests. as well.
the people OF Indiana who have TO
support.the court and who have been
inclined TO eriticise II because OF their
inability TO obtain yustice there when
opposed by the corporations.
During a period of four and one
half years. trom January. 1889. TO
June. 1898. the Supreme Court decided
2.O75 cases. at a~cost OF sl04 ,647 60.
The cost per case was about $50.
During an equal period. ending in
1909. tbs Supre me Court decided 7ss
cases. at a cost Of s163OOO. This Is
an average OF s22s for each case.
! This average is obtained in the fol-
lowing manner: In four and one-half
I years 7s9 cases were decided. Make il
500 for convenience. In nine years
the judges would decide twice as
many, or 1000 cases. IL one year the
average would be one-ninth OF 1900.
or IFS cases. The total appropriation
for the period was 100000. or an av-
erags OF s4O.75O annauully. Dividing
s40.750 by IFS. the result Is s22s.
Lawyers are pointing 10 the fact
that fifteen years ago the Supreme
Court judges were compelled TO write
their opinions In longhand and were
without the help Of stenographers in
the purely mechanical features OF
their work. With modern convent
ences the court is costing more and
doing less. The terms of two Of
I Montgomery and John v. Hadley, are
expiring. and they are opposed for re-
election by Judges Charles F. Cox. Of
Indianapolis, and Douglas Morris. Of
Rushville. Democrats.
Congressman All Nominated
The nomination Of Congressman
Martin A. Morrison. OF frankfort. for
a second term In Congress by the
Democrats OF the Ninth District al
Lebanon last Saturday completed the
Democratic. congressional ticket.
\ Nominations have been made in every
other district.
! Congressman Morrison. in his
speech OF acceptance. paid especial
Attention to the tariff. the dolIar-a-
day pension for old soldiers. the pos
tai savi1F bill and Republican ex-
uavagance He also told OF a pledge
which he redeemed by voting against
Joseph @ Cannon as speaker OF The
House OF Representatives.
He quoted Senator Hepburn, OF
Idaho. a staunch Republican, on fhe
postal savings bill. as follows: "Rhis
bill is a through ticket for the peoples
money from their pockets TO Wall
street. and there is no return coupon
attached"
He showed by the statements OF
Senator fAldrich. OF Rhode Island. a
Republican. that il the national gov
eminent were run on strictly business
principles. ire expenses could be re-
ducsd 100000. 900 per year. Con-
gresham Morrison introduced the
dollar-a-day pension bill, and hopes
70 push II to enactment II reelected.
Evansville and vincennes were also
scenes of Democratic activity last
week. disvEt meetings being held in
each Of these cities for the purpose
OF organization.
y These two meetings are the frsf
OF the'series arranged for al former
meeting called by the Democratic
q. s..Jackson. and II Ia through these
campaign committee. Precinct organ
ixstion Is the goal OF the campaign
committee and the State chairman
district meetings that this result IL
to be obtained.
Meetings Are Enthusiastic.
The Evansville and vincennes meet
ings were attended by the 'county
chairmen and secretaries OF eacf
county in the respective districts
county candidates, State candidates
editors OF the newspapers OF the dis
: tric,s and Chairman Jackson. DR.. 7
r ID. Scales. chairman OF the First Dis
r trict, presided at Evansville. ant
, Chairman Fsbius Gwinn. OF the, Sec
o ond, presided at Vincennes. Bot
meetings we're enthusiastic and wer
productive OF the very results antioi
pated. Dates were set for count
meetings which will be held immedi
ately and In which the precinct com
G nittesmen will take an active part.
J. Two district meetings OF this char
I sctsr are being held this week at Me-
n Albany and North Vernon. in th
!. Third and FouA Districts. :
4 Governor Aarshall left last wee
6 for Michigan. expecting to be gooe vi
III the last OF August He will speE
some time at Petoskey. Msckinec al
! Duluth. sindulging in lake trip b
fore returning TO Indiana. = Before b
departure he had a talk with John '
Kern, Democratic nominee for Il
a