The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1912-03-08

We are requested by the. gentle.
man handing Us the following ad-
dreas b. Justice Stafford. Of the SUI
preme court % the District OF Co
lnmbla. 10 ask its perusal by our
reaapra. especially the young and
mlddle.aged men. upon whom will
asxolse me settlement OF this impor-
tnnt queatlon:
EVE have built our institutions on
ghe proposition that the people have
= Fighg 10 ruie. Their viii is made
known through the suffrage. And
when opinions differ. as they usually
g.. the majority must govern. But
shat n nos the whole Of the PROPOSE.
tinn. n q were. there would be no
safeguard whatever for the rights of
the minority The majority might
appropriate their property Il might
reauee them 90 slavery. II might
even take away their lives. The
pruHosifion takes for granted, then.
certain guarantees for the protection
~ he minuFity And what are these?
They ere those elementary rights
whleh no majority however large,
maF ever violate. They have been
Fecoanlxed On constitutions and bills
af nnhia. hut they were not created
~ them They inhere In free gov.
eminent itself. for human freedom Is
impossible without them. Among
fheae rlwhiH there Is none more i'm
uorsant than this that no citizen
shall b. deprived % bis liberty or
property except 81 the judgment of
she las. and after q trial before an
lnasnendeuf and impartial tribunal.
We have uoN come 10 the keystone
of the arch Il Is this. The majority
81 to lemai FoteFs cannot constitute
hse.f thla tribunal
"lf b can. q niiil holds the proper
e. ana lives % the minority I'm It's
hanaa. auhieti "a ita mere win aud
pieasaFe. Ger there Is M one who can
eaii n - aceount
@1ha eases shat may come before
go islbaual ere 81 two classes; First,
fhusa belueen individuals merely;
eneena thase in which one Of the
paFiea ID. ln fact. h not In name. the
malegitF ~ far me most important
nna mnsl frYina eases vii be- those
~ ghe eeeoud class. n which Il Is
Namienaat thaf some fundamental
flNh4 81 ~ lndlFiduai e. the minor.
a. IS beina violated The violation
wll ~ aifempiea under the form o.
49,. and lhns ihe real party upon
une alds b the people. o. the populer
nahwNF. Mheaa wiil has here founi
mNneaNalan Ia lhe form Of law. in
nneA eaaes hoa i ne independence
nna inspafglaliiy ~ the tribunal 20
- aeeufeA4 liow except By remov-
inN g - iaE - possible from dicta-
tlea 81 either partyf Let Il be re-
weNbefed that the tribunal. the
enmnt hsa been ereafed and It's mem.
hata thasen ~ one - the parties -
fhe onaifuFefsf. namely. the people.
f'luaFiI. then. ne only security the
esheE paft8 can hase 10 this. That
60 friAanai once m b Nreated and
- memhefa Nhosen. shall Se permit
40 go seelae ulghout further inter
fefenee 81 a IA a. he checked aud
esefs8ed ~ one of the parties; =
the nomsnf Il decides the case
mNasnsf fhai eafty iia power IL to be
aakaa ffam b and bestowed upon 9th
ega. fsea g ~ me party that decides
aAe eNse. noi the tribunal
aess Fefth A. Example
~fef 49, lnaaire whether this rea.
nnnlnN His ne facts ~ the present
tlne Fahe hui one example: A pop
$50 maleflil. thfoHnh the legislature
sleNwf - a. ~ mere directly By the
fmiflalite 8nd referendnm. enacts a
mtafa1e ftamifiaR railroads % carry
naessaNefe 90 : cent a mile A icst
Nass Nmea lselore fhe court The
NwslFaaa lneisla thui ths act robs r. OF
- NfeNef sd tAe ceuri 80 hoscs.
NAefeaNeH lhs same popular major.
~ sUfes fhr fiaeeu oui % oaioe aud
elasAs ia ai thelF places BY judges
whe ata FereFsn the decision. Has
mm fae p.NaiaF malarity CONSTRUED
fteNH tae aaaFf Mas = man b. TIRE
faaEs - aia oNn case3
ei.ei 81 tesl fhe measure ~ an.
waneE Fundamental pFinelpln A des.
So nsakea ghe mm and also decides
Maetaef fbe particular case cones
MNhH tse las ~ BE- may Just as
w~N alenense sim ne law. since no
$50 eam aaeslion his decision that
49, eaae eomea Within a. On the 9th.