The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1911-07-06
Recall OF Judges
". c. Fan D.

The one great feature that has
distinguished the Anglo-Saxon race
above all others; the one dominant
note that is always pre-eminent in
every phase of Anglo-Saxon civlliza-
ton, whether it be in the palaces of
London's west end or the backwoods
of Canadian province, has been,
and is now the inherent, inbred
respect for the law. Never, since
the cid days in Palestine, when the
stricken leper walked voluntarily to
the caves outside Jerusalem and inn
INJURED himself, because it was the
law. has respect for the law been so
marked as it is among the Anglo
Saxon peoples of today and it is be-
cause of that fact that men should
hesitate long and pray most earnest
ly for light, before they take any
step which would lessen that most
priceless boon of Anglo-Saxon free
dom-Respect for the Law. / do
not wish to imply, by any means,
that all judges are perfect beings, or
that al are fair-minded, unbiased
men, but | do say that any step
which would haYe a tendency to
lower the judiciary in the eyes of
the people, or that would tend to
make the judges subservient to the
temporary passions of the m b,
would strike at the very foundation
stone Of our civilization. The voice
of -the.snnenle.js ia s.9sts bzoe1a1sDeasAe
all times teaches us that if respect
4 for the law is once loDsened, chaos
and anarchy Immediately set IN, to be
followed in due time by the man on
horseback and 1t is only by the most
painful efforts and after long time
, that nation or race, can regain
Tits equipoise and set it's face anew
!, in the path of real liberty and pro-
7 gress.
j, In the rapid economic changes
: that have taken place in our own
/ land within the past few years, men
q have seen great masses of wealth ac
b cumulated by individuals; have seen
: also whole avenues Of trade and op-
e portunity closed except to the ia
IS vored few and men have thought
Y and even said: The law is made
it for these few and not for us. But
8 they were wrong. Every great
e economic change creates number
" of seeming wrongs. but in the course
# of time the path becomes once
more smooth and the seeming in
L. eaualities vanish and are forgotten
at like sorrow of yesterday.
I In order that a people may bt
j. free. both to make law and give ex
I'd preston to it when made, they mus
or maintain an independent judiciary
re independent not only Of those il
in temporary power, but also indepen
ut dent of the people that made them
ny In fact the latter is the greater nee
Ill, as people need to be guarded ia
ws more from their own weaknesse
) 1 and passions than from the injustice
IN of others, even though those Other
a be temporarily placed above then
ed The old saying that Every FL
of glishman's house is his castle,
lad true only because of the Englisl
ION mans respect for the law which
nd. himself helped to make and
~ would be fool indeed who wou
ed, help to pull down the safeguar
,ok that have been built around tn
the fireside by centuries of ceasele
1 effort and expenditure, of countle
lives.
lng Democracy, which in pure CO
oon dition has never existed on ear
rays but which in modified form is
ight trial today, has yet to justify
liss- self and surely no justification
aver come from a weakening of the boz
of law. Let us rather strive to
better citizens. Let us strive TO
fat spire our legislators to make 9
nent better laws and then ith free,
on trammelled, independent judlcla
n on we need have no fear for the tut
of our race.