Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-01-17
SENATOR QUAY COMES TO DEFENSE
OF PENNYPACKER IN COURT CASE
Republican Party BOSS" Issues Proclamation With
out knowledge Of the Governor Stating the
Latter Did Not Seek Nomination

vent our Chief Executive from passing
between the wind and their nobility he
was nominated and elected, as Governor
pennypacker will he nominated and elect
cd IT, at ALL by q Republican state con-
Nention and the Republicans OF the Stdle,
Even i'm his case there were evil.dtsposch
persons who said that he was not Sc
icctci for pre.emincut qualifications, nor
i'm obedience to the Clamorous demands OF
the people. but that he was, so 10 speak'
taken by the SCruW of the neck ana lue
scat Of his iueNprcssibes by friend or
two and catapultcd over the sacred pare
which divides the Supreme Court tronl
common mortalS. Yet the bench did not
regard his unconventional entrance aS
menace to its safety, nor when justice
Potter was appointed by his business
partner TO his high position did the Su-
preme Court flee In terror at his uncerc'
monious entrance. ON the contrary, nc
was doservedly popular. Every member
Of that court has gone upon the hench'
as the Governor may 20 Oh It, ny
nomination and election by his party
Every ono Of them was desirouS ana mas
cndoavorod to got there. aud they we're
sent there 10 iudCally administer justice.
not 10 trail their gowns in the cutters OF
politics and 80 dictate the nomination ana
election Of their associates. This, m my
opinion, Is tho sentiment Of tic people
I'm this contention Of Justice Brown, II
sign hie iudCcehp and go before tho neN
Republican state convention and before
the people and test tho question. TIC VIII
ho wiser aftorvard. and | can assure mn
tho convention will be no NOR" ~
machine. made convention than tho einll
lar bodies which nominated him and his
aesociatoc tn their present position.
Nerc Il not th4t Justice Brown I'm WI.
interview. feuceG IN" iu common WIN
wauv hundreds of Republicans i'm Honu
.ylvauia, outside Of tho fellowship Of
decent people" might enter upon the
cthics ot tho situatiou and tho delicaciea
that accompany tho high place he o"cu.
plcc. There is certainly question
whether tho people have q right TO take
an officer from place TO which they
have called him and command him to
another. There is also question
whether, granted tho right 10 take
Judge from tho Court Of Common Pleas
and place him i'm the supreme or superior
Court, the principle will not apply in
the case of a Governor, and whether the
acceptance Of his office by a Governor
creates an implied contract with tho
people that nc shall fill his allotted term,
any more than docs tho acceptance Of his
Office by = Common Pleas Judge. This
is pertinent. for five Of the present mem
herS of the supreme Court were elevated
from the Common Pleas bench. But
leave those matters for solution TO tho
letter from a judicial officer upon the
Ponnypackor controversy. u was from
Judge Brown NJ. :. QUAY.
81. Turi". ria February -, 1906
Ths open letter was as much Of sur
prise TO me rs II was 80 everybody else
Mover before had Quay boon known to civ r
publicity in advance 10 his views upon a
measure yet to DO determined. It showed
his LOYALTY, courage vigor and capacity fol
expression II presented my cause with an
effectiveness which it would have been i'm
possible for mo to have given. II threw the
limo Of assault into confusion. II pointed
out to the lawyers, what it is remarkable
they had not seen for themselves, that
since an appointment comes from on,
source of power, tho Governor, and ar
election from another source Of power the
people, there was no real connection be
tween them, aud that / could have avoided
the whole ground ur their rousurc hy sim
ply leaving the Judicial office vacant unit
tho election. The condemnation Of tbc i'm
propriety OF Brown, which might with goo,
grace have been given 10y Dickson, Simpson
aud Becber, while they were reading los
sons in dialcctics, had been administered
by United States Senator who had place,
nm on the bench, and Brown never uttprc,
word thereafter.
ShhTira"" Governor PennyparLer tells about IN
the supreme Court nomination. " WV