The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-06-05
WANAMAKERISFOR
RECALL OF JUDGES
Would Use It as Means Of
Purging the Courts.
BANISHMENT OF ALL SECRECY
Fsvors so-calIed Sacred Precincts Of
Consultation Rooms Of Magis-
trstes BE Thrown Open
to the Public.
G. A. DONOVAN,
Special Columbus Correspondent.

luc ACCdll VI
- judges as a means of purging
the courts, Judge r. M. Wana-
maker Of the supreme court at
Sandusky Monday night declared for
new court reform that has resulted
in endless discussion here at the cap
ftal. He said he believed that not
only shoul5 the courts be open at all
times to the public, but that the So
called sacred precincts of the consul
tation rooms of the magistrates also
30 thrown open In the fullest and
freest possible way. He would ban
ish the great secrecy that now sur
rounds the consultations of the judges
and he would have no secret confer
ence regarding any case unless in
some particular instances the public
interest might demand it. Many Of
the older justices were shocked when
they read what Wanamaker, the ju-
dicial iconoclast, had said. Some of
them called it "unheard Of" A few
said it was impossible" to think of
admitting the public into the private
rooms where the judges were discuss
ing the merits of cases. In his ad-
dress at Sandusky, Judge Wanamaker
specifically said: "The fullest pub
licity as to courts will do for them
what like publicity has done for the
corporations. Both need purging and
a fair and impartial publicity will be
a useful tool in that behalf heartily
favor that all deliberations by the
courts shall be In public session, the
same as are legislative and other gov
ernmental bodies, Using, however, the
executive session where the public in
terest requires. Instead Of calling
continually for more judges, II we
called for more efficiency and indus
try on the part of the judges we have,
We would strike nearer the heart of
the trouble" In speaking directly of
the recall of the judiciary, Judge Wan
amaker said: "The judge who fears
the people will soon find out that the
people have just cause to fear him. "
Much of the present distrust of the
courts. said the speaker, was we'll
founded. He gave. nine reasons as
constituting in his opinion the basis
of mistrust - too much delay, too
much expense, too long trials, too
many cases tried that ought to be set
tied, too many long vacations. too
many trials and appeals, too much
medieval-day law and too little mod
ern-day justice, too much judge-made
law and judge-made constitution, too
little eagerness in dealing with high
crimes and crookedness in high
places.
Receives Proposed Amendment.
Secretary of State Graves has re.
ceived from the secretary of state OF
Missouri copy of the proposed
amendment to the constitution of the
United States, which seeks to take
away from inferior federal judges the
power to declare unconstitutional
state laws claimed to be in conflict
with the national constitution The
movement to secure this change was
started by the Missouri Legislature
which holds that the inferior Judges
have been in the habit shamelessly OF
abusing their powers.
First Signatures Filed.
The first signatures for the petition
being circulated by the Ohio Anti-Sa
loon league for enactment Of law
under the initiative and referendum tc
prevent the shipment of liquor into
dry territory, were filed with the sec
retary of state Monday. The sigma
lures came from Glencoe and mum
bered 45. The number of 10000 will
be needed to submit the measure tC
the people this fall
Appoints Dayton Man.
Superintendent of Public Works
Miller has announced the appointing
of Walter H. Weyrich of Dayton as
engineer of construction for the pub
lie works Of the state at a salary oi
$4,000. The appointee formerly was
structural engineer for the Nationa
Cash Register Co. at Dayton art
served four years as assistant city
civil engineer of Dayton and foul
years as assistant county engineer IL
Montgomery county.
Lawn Tennis for Women convicts.
After this 1t isn't going to bt
such terrible thing to be sen
fenced to the Buckeye state peni
tentiary, especially if one is &
woman, Warden Thomas, the new
chief Of the constitution, has come
forward with a brand new announce
ment in his. series of prison reforms
and this time it's to be lawn tennis