The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-08-07
Speakers Sound
arning Against
Attacks on Rights
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themselves to support any measure
that these conventions may see fit TO
endorse. No officer in the army would
dare to seek preferment by these
means: he might gain that prefer
inent but he would be ostracised by
his fellows, and the same professional
spirit should prevail among the mem
bers of the bar from whose ranks
all Judges are of necessity chosen.
Gum Shoelng Judges.
1--WE, in short, cannot allow our
judges to gum shoe for election or to
beg men or factions to support tnep
who later may have cases IN their
court for decision. A candidate TOT
the legislature or for congress may
perhans do this as he is merely q
REPRESENTATIVE ana ours Is . govern
nent 2by 'snajorities, but asjudge can
not do this. His function Is not to
count noses. to keep his ear to the
ground. and to decide as the majority
wishes. but to maintain the establish
ed law and to do Justice among
men. When the time comes when
Judges say Smith is right but Jones
Is popular and we will decide LOT
Jones, then liberty is lost among
men. ;. ,,,
Bile for the Judge to be respectable
tn he really respected-and above all
we must insist that there shall pc q
government by law and not govern
ment by men. We must remember
that the life term judiciary was IN
sisted upon In England and cause
guaranteeing 1t inserted in the bill OF
rights when, William and Nary We're
called to the throne, in order that
the Judges might be freed from the
fear 81 royal displeasure we
must remember that in a democracy
there can also be a government Dy
intimidation, and that ii we have
weaklings on the bench, the lear OF
removal by a popular vote may %
"a disastrous to even handed ]ustice
and to the stability of our institu-
tions. as the fear 6t the anger OF the
kine. When political factsons openly
brag that their judicial candidates
are nledged to support their measures
ana when political leaders and news
napers assert that for this reason the
election of these would-be judges Is
more necessary than even that OF Inc
governor himself, then we lawyers
should stop and think ana we lawyers
shouid make ourselves heard. we
should spread abroad the truth anu
the truth will make US free.
Era of Pure Democracy.
..The era of pure democracy is upon
no with all of its difficulties and
dangers and with all OF its magnlf-
Can't possibilities. The wheels OF rev.
olution seldom 60 backwards ana new
rifhts and liberties are seldom ,sur-
rendered. This democracy must pc
made intelligent or anarchy Will pre-,
vaii It's dangers are igOrrance ana
aalf,shness, and that the selflshness
and. ambition of the politician may
food On the ignorance of the voter.
The ambition Of the self seeking poll
fician Is, indeed, no different from
,|hat sof the warrior of the middle and
81 the earlier ages, and there y 20
difference between the tyranny OF one
wno q backed by millions Of vested
wealth or one who has buncomDed
the votes of a misinf0rmed and pref
uTHced electorate. The warriOr fought
ana sought to establish princtpalities
because IL $500, ta,,n. mon Scot
to pe enyleu w ea n.y were delnred
land ana a,e so n.,", nan.mrias hecause
with Dlooa !or nlsny aia..s ~ each
petty cniels wele ous -rhero are
other ana Tan.et pva ahamch free
men To-Day Who 1uu.u uou itaa,f IN
government anu u 1..shasa nnwer
order tnat tnsy un's -. ~ IL.
.n heIor. at y. " ana We must
we N Nn' ',,,,at mt have an
pr0eTssss Ivy ~ ~ whn1a edif,ce al
archy Or Destroy tne ~ ~n Non;,a ; 10 Il
government Deca .ms 'n .1.;ma.a Control
nsed q repair. i n..e . ~ ;.Siciarv +
IS the 3ndiclAIy, ~. We ~ MIN. ~
sab1ect 10 Tue ..eit nois = oorsnai,ad ID
electlon an uSy "a. p1 ,ns,ns ~ nrastire
eAek T0IeS rs ddaSy f0Ane f~t,I
ard IL, power, ana ABOVE Dove =, a,n ~ eH Il.
respect. ~ nus a ..v" o,,d ! hnr.
SHOULDERS IesIons a"as hasora haeu
den sMnlch ~ nas ~ ,,as inhoritad
: calied upon " .a'a aL..;.;rms - ~ in.
tle INV ana ale isl ~ ~, s,SSo,,i,
-dNidpallstac past, ~ ua -. issn.nas
beeh callea upon ~ 49, lH 80 u,h,nh !,
ana ldeals OF = coNe Sa s,,s,u mndar :.
ill-dennea anu noMne .,., au uy 4,
stood. II IS constan.ly 49,, III ~ :,
. the sdeIea!eo ll..kl nastol ~ I'M IN,
deieated laWysl !. ~ ~ p y,nsasrfnrmas
MOP ana criticl1eu wy ,ns ae.th,,ai q 4
philantilropls. zna sSo ~ sannr+arc.
none OF WHOM leal.1e - . - a n.y., 81 n,