Arizona republican., 1920-07-14
"WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY If. 1920
God never wrought miracles to convince athiesm because His ordin- ary works convince it.
 Bacon.
Our Courts


 An aspirant for a place oh the supreme bench of this state informs us "The should be con- strued as o rights above property rights the rights of humanity above the rights of capital" This is saying the same thing twice in only slightly varying language, but the sound Is pleasing the language mouth-filng that. perhaps the waste of words is justfable That is to say 1t '1istens" mediate upon what hear.
 We do not think any will dispute that human rights paramount over property rights, or that humanity is important thing than capi- rights not always easily determined. If this candidate just what he says and knows precisely what he means, he would be most danger ous the supreme bench any bench. un- less it should be of the benches of one of our pazas wise sit all day long and hand down opinions and decisions conceivable subject legal political, doctrina, commercial and financial either of those pazas, if has time to finger and the weather is hot he the affairs of adjusted every day with the regular ity with which daily adjustments made of the Western Union winding clocks. And the nice thing opinions decisions is that they do harm-and good.
 If candidate had slightly varied his dctum, so that it would have "The should be MADE Gnstead construed) he would have said mouthful though it would have been mouth full that had been chewed from the time of Solon
 It Is sad fact that many of laws have not made though theoretically it is intended that they should be made and made. And very many them actually made.
 Many them not be construed at all. Con struction required only when the of doubt meaning. And in the construction of them the best and safest judges do not twist the meaning adjust it to individual case. so that moral justice shall be case, for if that !. done construction would stand in the next case rights litigant might suffer.
 A judge who undertakes the construction (which only a disregardO of mete out justice as it in any particular case is menace to society, however honest and well meaning he may be-
 S ignorant the swayed by prejudice the greater menace he is Any judge who attempts to repeal amend on the bench, the work of legislators, however imper may be, is dangerous judge, very apt to see imperfections where there none, making mess of things through his ignorance and prejudices
 Though all laws are not the products or wisdom and the system has been built up slowly of the experiences of great Perfection is claimed for it. 1t be claimed nothing devised by humans. But it is susceptible of improvement, it has been steadily improved through centuries. An assault upon the system, demand a radical change in which, involving its destruction would produce chaos in which the ad mnistration justice would become merely accf- dental
 Also in his statement, this candidate declares:
 Courts derive just powers from the will fnot the silent consen) people The doctrine Of rights of is fallacious and dangerous good the doctrine of the divine rights of kings
 But among tne powers of the courts, however de- rived is not the power changing the laws make them what might think they ought to be. The coupling supposed infallibity of the courts exploded doctrine of kingcraft only calculated bring the courts into dsrespect when good of the people they should be held in the highest respect. We make distinction here between courts. judicial systems, and judges. claim nobody does,-infalli- bility courts, but they the best vsed date-better than they formerly and judges often weak and erring and sometimes rupt and frequently ignorant such judges hold places the pleasure of the people they may be retired from office. they their places at the pleasure appointing power, they may removed by impeachment, is often done. Thus the improved by the removal of those unworthy to sit The discovery the disposition of such in themselves proof of the integrity of our courts.
 society those who would spire dsrespect of our courts They composed Of the vicious the the ignorant. Those who would of the for classes for individuals; foolish. dreamers who would a judicial system anew instead of continuing upon the strong foundation of the experience of centuries of civilization, the super structure keeping pace with advancing civilization.
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