The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-20
Secret Well Kept.

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discussed only among some OF the
presidents S closest friends. Unusual
efforts were made TO guard the secret.
| The president had planned to send the
| nomination in today as "A complete sur
prise. Mr.. Taft does not expect any
opposition in the senate,
In casting about for a successor to
Justice Harlan, Mr.. Taft first looked
| beyond the Mississippi river. At one
time it seemed certain that he would
name Judge William G.. Hook Of the
| United States circuit court and again
! that Secretary Charles Nage of the de.
partment of commerce and labor would
| he chosen.
| There was protest against Judge
| Hook because of his decisions IN two
Oklahoma cases, one involving the =
cent fare law and the other the Jim
| Crow car law. The latter case, which
Judge Hook decided in favor of the
railroads and against the contention of
| the negroes affected, is said to have
| been the final cause Of the president s
| turning from the Kansas iurist, Labor
| organizations protested against Secre.
tarv Nagel on the ground that he had
been too lenient IN the enforcement of
| the immigration laws.
Unusual Experience.
When Chancellor Pitney shall have
been confirmed by the senate and has
taken his place on the supreme bench,
| President Taft will have had the ex,
traordinary experience of having con
stitutcd a majority of the highest tr-
hunal in the land-a bench on which
il had been his most exalted ambition
to serve as chief Justice.
In addition to ma ming five new JUS
tees of court of nine, President Taft
also has the distinction of elevating
Associate Justice Edward w White to
the chief iusticeship. making in all six
supreme court appointments during the
three years he has been president
The Ave associate jutices were
Messrs. Lurton. Hughes, Vandevauter,
Lamar and Pitney.
Chancellor Pitpey is just little more
than 81 years old, six years under Mr..
Taft 3 age limit and has been q prac-
ticinC lawyer and a judge since 1882.
He served as associate justice of the
New Jersey supreme court from 1901
to 1908, and became chancellor in the
latter year. His term would expire in
1915. His home is in Norristown
Protest From Iowa.
DES MONIES, Ia, Feb ia. l.,
Urlck, local president OF the American
Federation of Labor. today addressed a
letter to Senators Cummins and Kenyon
at Washington protesting against the
appointment by President Taft OF Chan
cellor Mahlon Pitney of New Jersey to
succeed the late Justice Harlan of the
supreme bench.
In statement President Trick said
the appointment of PitneY would be in
imcal 10 the interests of the entire work
ing class in the United States, He cited
several recent judicial opinions as evil
deuce of this statement referring partic-
ularly 10 the case Of Frank and DUNCAN
versus Harold AS indicating that Chaucel-
lor PitDsy was lrrevocablY pledged to
property rights against human rights
"Tbe opponents of organization among
employees and those who advocate prop
erty rights TO the exclusion OF all others
should be much pleased to have a Judge
on the supreme bench with judicial
mind 40 well developed in their Inter
ests," said Mr.. Trick. but to the indi-
vidual Who believes personal rights
should be respected. President Taft's ap-
poin tmcnt OF Mr.. Pitney will be most dis
astrous at this time"
The quotation from Chancellor Pitney's
decision referred to by Mr.. Urick follows
"What right have Frank and DUNCAN
To come here with this bill OF complaint
seeking TO protect these females in their
undouhted right to walk the streets Of
Paterson unmolestcd? The answer to
this question is that they are the servants
word servant i'm any menial sense. ANY
person who works for another IL a serv-
ant ia the eyes OF the law, Now. the re-
Ia ton OF master and servant being shown
To exist. the law is quite clear that no
person has the right TO cntice away an
others servant. The right OF the master
TO have his servant continue In his en-
ploy without molestation or enticement
by any third party is a property right, so
recognized by the law