The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-24
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CURRENT COMMENT
Mondays Supreme Court Decisions.

The supreme court Of the United
States, in Mondays deliverances, gave
two genuine surprises to those who are
usually best able to judge what is to be
looked for from that distinguished tri-
bunal. In the case OF the international
Harvester company where the general
| impression has been that the court would
leave the government this plank to cling
TO in the enforcement Of the Sherman
act, the court, of its own motion, orders
the case to be reargued at the fall term.
This indicates, though not necessarily,
an equally divided court. The arguments
were heard by eight judges, Mr.. Justice
| McReynolds being disqualified as having
| been concerned in the prosecution while
attorney general. After the recent re-
| fusal of the court to interfere with the
upsetting of the convictions Of the officers
and agents OF the National Cash Register
company, which is widely taken as liable
to put an end to further criminal prose
cutions under the Sherman act, the har-
vester case has taken an additional JIM
terest and Importance in the public view
as equally likely. or at least able, to
utLtl Uiinf tic HbiiAN VI bHt
tion as TO further prosecutions on the
civil side of the act. The order for re-
argument will occasion general specula
ton among the business interests and
their legal advisers, and the ultimate
issue of the case will be awaited with
increased interest.
But more spectacular and surprising
thing. ii it is what it appears from i'm
perfect newspaper reports to be, is the
blow delivered by the court at the dis
franehising grandfather" constitutions
of the southern states Ii has been for
many years the settled impression,
amounting almost TO conviction, that the
court in the GILES case, decided IA dozen |
years ago, gave formsl notice to the |
country that it would not interfere in |
the political questions raised by the |
grandfather constitutions, but would |
leave them to be fought out and titled |
in Congress where there is power enough |
for the purpoce If Congress would exer
else il. The present decision may indi
cate that the conscience OF the judges is
finally aroused by the inaction and i'm
potence of Congress TO do anything for
the reform Of this iniquity, with affects
the whole nation and not merely the
South alone. and that the court has con.
cluded that something must be done
about il on the bench If nothing is TO BE-
done elsewhere. However this may be,
the decision. II Il is what il appears to
be, Is By far the most important decree
ever issued from the court upon any
phase Of the negro question, and its re-.
suits are liable. ii not likely, TO be far
reaching and upheaNng.
n President Lincoln had lived. or II
he south had come 10 its senses in time
10 act upon his sagacious advice TO Gov
.rnOr Hahn. 20 give the suffrage az once
10 the best Of the negroes, including all
Who could read and write and al who
Ought in the Union armies. proceeding
rradualiy % enlarge 1.-THE first sug.
,estion of negro suffrage from any pub.
ic leader Of infuence-the South would
o-day be on the basis Of impartial suf-
rage with the better part OF the negroes
.oting and the unit element of both
accs excluded from the suffrage. mob
al would not BE- In control the develop
nent and prosperity Of the southern
tates would have been multiplied ten
old. and there would h. no negro ques-
Jon % disturb THE country and SOW the
eeds Of serious trouble in tie FIXTURE
}osion Herald.