Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-08-03
JUDICIARY.
Its ASSISTANTS Unworthy of
Public Confidence
or Trust.

Editor Kentucky Irish American.
The constitution of the United
States is the best form of govern
ment ever devised. OF course it has
it's vulnerable points. as mans
genius will never be able to invent a
system of government absolutely per-
feet. In some respects certain for
eign powers surpass particular feat
ures of our constitution, especially
in the enforcement of laws. But
there is one part of our Government
that is entirely unique among gov
ernments, a link that binds us of
the present to the wise old fore
fanyrKwfro framed rr,ed1eraf
constiN don, namely the United
States Supreme Court. 1t is this
branch of our political fabric that
supplies for all the defects that may
be found In our system of Govern
ment. The Supreme Court saves us
from the rabid zeal of fanatics and
the bigotry of atheistic free thinkers.
It is fundamentally opposed to the
pernicious errors of Socialism and
takes for it's beacon of light the Fed
eral constitution. No wonder that
the INSCRIPTIONS Socialists train
their batteries upon that one bull
wark which will protect our laws
and save our homes from their
menacing grasp. Contrast for a
moment the conditions that prevail
in countries that lack the guiding
care of a Supreme Court. Catholics
will readily recall the obnoxious de-
crees passed by the French Chamber
/ of Deputies that drove the religious
from their homes, rifled the church
of her property and aimed at the
utter overthrow of Catholicism in
France. II the French had a SUI
preme Court like ours such laws
would have been declared unconsti-
tutional, the church would have re-
tanned her property and France
would have been saved a disgrace in
the face of the entire civilized world.
We Catholics therefore should never
fail In our reverence for the Supreme
Court. 1t will save us from the
! flames of religious bigotry and the
storms of fanatical zeal.
The President of one of our lead
ing Catholic colleges in recent lee
ture to his boys asserted that any
man who attacks the basic principles
of the Supreme Court must be re-
garded as a most dangerous foe to
his country. Continuing he declared
that the last fifteen years had wit
messed the rise OF two men whom he
considers the most deadly enemies to
their country, the first of these Will
lam ]. Bryan, the second Theodore
Roosevelt. He then explained how
both have repeatedly attacked the
Supreme Court, not so much from
conviction as 10 sway the minds Of
the illiterate masses. In conclusion
he stated that IL Roosevelt were
nominated on one ticket and Bryan
on the other the country would be
between the devil and the deep blue
sea. Bryan has not been nominated,
but the Bull Moose has selected him
self as the standard-bearer of his
own party. II behooves therefore an
patriotic citizens to thrust him aside
by such an avalanche OF ballots as
will drive him to his rural retreat at
Oyster Bay and bury his head among
the foes of all true freedom and
political liberty. And as each voter
casts his ballot let him bear In mind
that the man who assails the
judiciary, be he Democrat or Repub-
lican, is unworthy OF the confidence
OF free and enlightened public.
n. A. M.