Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1916-05-08
SENATE
CONFIRM
BRANDE|S
Wilson Writes Letter in Favor
Of Action Upon Appoint
ment to Supreme Bench,
But Vote Again Postponed

N ID 4 Y
Washington, May s.---Just AZ the
senate judiciary committee, which
President Wilson urged by letter to
act Immediately upon his nomina-
tion OF Louis ID. Brandeis as asso-
ciate supreme court justice, was pre-
pairing to ballot today, two senators
object and as q result the action
was postponed.
Who the objecting senators were
members Of the committee would not
say. 1t was understood that Senator
Shields. who attended the judiciary
meeting for the first time In months.
was the chief objector.
President Wilson's letter, it was
learned, was received with resent
ment. When the meeting broke up
friends Of Brandeis had failed even
In getting an agreement to vote on
his nomination at definite date.
The presidents letter was in reply
to Senator Culberson's note asking
for the reasons which actuated the
president In the nomination"
The letter was addressed to Gull
berson and said:
"My dear senator: am much OBJ
|H
liged to you for giving me the oppor-
tunity to make clear to the senate
judiciary committee my reasons for
nominating Louis d. Brandeis as as
sociate justice OF the United States
supreme court. | am profoundly in
terested in his confirmation by the
senate.
There is probably no more i'm
portant duty imposed upon the pre-
sident than that of naming members
of the supreme court. and | need
hardly tell you that named Louis
ID. Brandeis as a member Of that tri-
bunal only because l know that he is
singularly qualified by his learning,
gifts and character for that position.
MANY charges have been made
against Mr.. Brandeis. but the report
of your subcommittee already has
made plain to you. and to the country
at large how unfounded these
charges were. They threw great
deal more light upon the character
and motive of those who originated
the charges than upon the qualifica-
tions of Brandeis. / myself looked
into them three years ago, when !
desired to make Brandeis o cabinet
member, and found they proceeded
mostly from those who hated Bran
deis because he refused to be ser
viceable to them for the promotion
of their selfish interests, and from
those who had been prejudiced and
misled. The propaganda in this mat
ter has been most extraordinary and
most distressing to those who love
fairness and value the dignity of a
great profession.
II perceived from the first that
the charges we're intrinsically incre-
dible to anyone who had really
known Brandeis. have known and
tested him by seeking advice upon
some of the most difficult and per-
picking questions about which II has
been necessary for me to form judg-
ment have dealt with him in mat
ters were nice questions OF honor and
fairplay as well as large questions OF
justice and the public benefit were
involved NJ,
I'm every matter in which ! have
made this test OF his Judgment and
viewpoint have received from him
|counsel slngularly enllghtenlng, sim
gularly clear-sighted and judicial
and, above all, fun of moral stimula-
tion. TsN8
"He Is a friend OF all Just men. II
a lover OF right, He knows more
than how to talk about right; ne