Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-10-08
cox SEES HIGHEST
COURT IN DANGER #
HARDING IS ELECTED
Would Mean Filling Of Vacancies
on Supreme Bench With
"Reactionarics. F"
SENATE OLrCAPCHY"
WOULD CONTROL
By Asaocia,od prrs. % Evrry Eveaiag

by Associated Press ~ Every Eveuing
I'm Route With Governor Cox. Oct
8.-On his way 20 louisville. where io-
night ne will wind up bis two day speaking
campaign in kenfucky ard IcnneEee
Governor Cox to-day addrosaed crowds
that gathered ~ a number ~ way giaii1ns
10 greet him. n was expecied that hf
would make bis principal tnlk during che
day AZ PnIucah ard that The lcaric n
nations would h. the main thcnf ~ De
address there ne well az the feature pi
his Louisville speech
The Governor referred IN his adirrw
last night AZ Nashville ~ senator Hard
ing's dentuciation ~ Tho icaufe ard cr
pressed n willingness ~ accept ne 'rFlr
as stated by tho Republican n0miref
Now he's agaihsf the leagie I'm ior
the league, Governor Cox declared
Paducah. Ky. Oci Effect n 10
Presidential contest upon prospective
United States supreme Court varanrirs
was declared by Governor Cox in an ad
dress here today 70 - "thr real darver ~ a
reactiOnary victory. next % the arraUpinR
of the League ~ Nations
The Dsnocratic presIds7fial rand
date stated that "a leaef f0ur vaeanries
on the high court were ln prosrecf and
referring 10 tho ~cnutcs control over
confirrnafions ard % senator iardrv ls
the "rcactinnary' candidate ~ addsi
Besides i would naturally follow ihH'
reactionarv President would appnir'
four reactionsry mernbors a the ~'iprernf
Court
The Governor declared THIS was ors Il
the reasons Why the Sensational oiigarrhv
should be defeated
There arc several reasons whv fhe
senate ohgsrchv shosiid not be perniffed
70 win this election" he sad Through
out the years the senate has treopassed
on the authority a the House n Repre-
sentstivcs The constitution pruvides that
an legislation providing for the rnising
of revenues shall be initiated in the House
Yet there probably has not bcen tarid
measure IN the last fifty wears whien Wa
not changed ~ - every ine after Do
eractinQ clause once u reached tho senate
Bv the nomination uf ono q ~ 0Vn mem
berz a. the reacsiOnary candidate f0r ~
Presidency. II now has the opportunuv 81
anne1SIng the exeruflse department u
the Senatorial ring should WIN the elecfian
II would IN addition 70 controlling TO
President, also possess the constitutional
| right ~ confirmation cf members AZ ffs
-rpreme Gogstt ssponfed by the frc~l-
I dent. -Four members 81 the c0urf beng
no~ eligible for retirement there ulh
/ beyond doubt he AZ least four varancies
in this cots within the next four years.
'It viii be seen az n glance that he
Senatorial crowd is playing for blg STAKE.
which are no more nor ies= than ahsoiufc
control ofthe three constitutional Drancnr~
Of our government. No President ~ the
( United states viii appoint anyone hr
deems unworthy of place on the highest
court IN the land. but we must be- remind
ed that the Senatorial nominee for the
Presidency has confirmed his iaIth many
times in the theory 0f plural government.
which means that be viii not only conief
with the group around HIM but that this
same group has the constitutional rignt
20 apply It's check 4 the PRESIDENT should
show any signs OF Independence.
1t Is a simple mstter Tor the people CD
make change IN the executive aud legls-
lative branches Of the government hut
not in the lldicial. A. ! see g this s che
: real danger Of the rsactlonary victury urSt
TO the serapping Of the League o. Nations.