The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1919-06-12
LAWYERS FAVOR
F.. RE0lSTRICTINC
o3 Attorneys Approve
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tricting law, which is referred to the
people, June 18th, took occasion to-
write to a large number Of lawyers
over the state, asking their opinion
as to the merits and shortcomings OF
the new Measure and has received a
large number Of replies or ffty-dve
replies received up to the first Of
June. forty favored the law, twelve
opposed (but In some instances quail
fed this oppositon) and three were
non-commital The letters IN re-
markable for the number Of reasons
advanced in favor Of the law, which
evidently have not hitherto been
thought Of by the farmers who en-
acted the measure.
It would be impossible to give the
| complete text Of all the letters, and it
is unnecessary, here, as undoubtedly
Mr.. Maddux will embody them in the
article he is preparing for publication.
However, it cannot fail to be inter-
esting to run over a few Of the high
! lights in the replies.
Judge A. r. coe Favors
One Of the strongest endorsements
comes from Judge A. T. Cole. He
says that with the growth Of popula-
| ton, the increase In number Of e
laws to be interpreted by the courts,
and the natural growth Of litigation,
more judges are needed and he an
ticipates that tn Cass county alone
there o will be eight months jury
term and the remainder of the year
will be absorbed in hearing motions
and work in chambers Under such q
condition a Judge has no chance to
| mix with the people and little chance
| for rest or careful consideration Of the
cases which he must decide. The cir
cult system adopted by the law, gives
| the judges change and at the same
time establishes confidence in the
| courts and eliminates the political as
| poets that courts sometimes present
to the people.
Joy Finds No Joy In His
It isn't difficult to quote Wills A.
Joys entire opinion Of the new law:
measures intended" says he CURLY,
ito bring about a packed court, that
would under all conditions sustain the
views and favor the supporters Of the
present" un-American, Socialist. dis
loyal rulers under the bankrupt. Gear
Townley." Mr.. Joy Is located at
Grand Forks and somebody has taken
the Joy out Of life for him.
Bar Association Wants Law
Thorstein Hyland, Of Mandan, re-
marks: 'The Bar Association Of the
State met at Jamestown several years
ago. We passed q resolution that the
law be changed to read substantially
as the new law a copy Of which you
enclosed me. I vas for 1t at the time
and l am for it now" w. 81. Ander-
son, Of Devils Lake, also refers to the
action Of the State Bar Association.
He says he believes the law will
"operate to lessen appeals to the gu
preme court" give judges more time
to study the cases before them and it
will be a "check on a very few Of
the judges who delude themselves
into believing that they are the mas
tiers instead Of the servants Of the
people" 1t will give better treatment
both to lawyers and clients and he
concludes: "Wfll have a tendency to
humanize our courts and make q very
few of judges less autocratic."
The iowa System
A great many Of the attorneys refer
to the Iowa system of circuit judges
and approve of the new law, as pat
terning after it. Thus we read Ben
E. Combs, Of Donnybrook: ".Famili-
arity breeds contempt and we be-
come 70 familiar to the court under
our present system that 1t Is apparent,
from some decisions, the court holds
our knowledge Of law and procedure
In contempt. By rotating each alter
nate term Of court, WI would be less
likely to become so familiar. I was
raised under the Iowa system and it
Is my belief that the dignity of the
court Is upheld by the new law to a
greater degree by the proposed system
Of the new law" Other attorneys
who favor the new law and who men
ton Iowa's system are A. r. Jonge-
ward, Of Aanmoose; r. Goer, Of
Devils Lake; R. g. Mcfarland, of
jamestown; Miles 8. ode, Of Mott.
J. N. McCarter, Of Bismarck, heartily
approves the Law, having practiced
under the similar law in Michigan and
John r.. Lewis, of Minot, says: "The
principle Of this law is sound. A
similar method has been widely
adopted through the United States.
I can see nothing substantially wrong
with the law and am In favor Of it,
Old Friends Differ
Former Supreme Court Justice n
=. Burke, opposes the law and sayS:
1T Is apparent that the bill is a
political measure solely. I think the
judiciary should 30 kept strictly out
Of politics and am therefore against
the bill" Hin old partner O. ~
Supreme Court, Judge H.R Goss, q
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