The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-01-16

not claim that that act Is invalin If tn.
Eighteenth amendment is valid and a
part of the Constitution.
THE prayer is" the government
holds, that the federal officials named
be enjoined, either personally or
through their subordinates, agents or
employees, from interfering with the
business of the plaintiff as liquor
dealer or using the name or authority
of the United States Of America, or
the state of New Jersey, in any pro-
ceedings in law or in equity against
the plaintiff in any court of the United
States or any court of the state Of
New Jersey on account of any alleged
violation of the provisions Of the
Eighteenth amendment or the Vol
stead act"
The reply also sets forth the follow
ing:
Apparently the theory of the bill is
that the naming of a state as de-
PENDANT gives this court original juris-
dictlon under the second paragraph Of
Section 2 of Article of the Constitu-
ton, which is as follows: In all cases
affecting ambassadors, other public
ministers and consIiS and those in
which state shall be party. the ST.
preme Court shall have original turis-
diction'
There are two conclusive answers !:
81 The bill does not represent any
controversy between the plaintiff and
the state of New Jersey and prays for
no relief against that state.
80 The plaintiff is a citizen of the
state of New Jersey. and consequently
If a controversy existed between him
and that state this court would not
have original jurisdiction thereof. Ar
ticle 3. Section 2 of the Constitution
in defining the cases to which the ju-
dicial power of the United States shall
extend includes within that power con-
troyersies between a state and citi-
zens of another state but does not in
clude controversies between a state
and IFS own citizens"
Case Friend Saws Runyon.
covorror p,nvon ,ssued a statament
- oorroot INV i,nnrassion tho+ NOV
ho,,o ao,o1o,od .ho+ tho racent oninion
hv tha ottornov general to the affact
not Sanotor Cose &c nresident of the
sono+o viii no entitled +o act nc oov-
o,.,,or f,on, Ion,,or,, 70 +o January %
No., oo,,sod ,1areono1 IN fool;nq hetwaep
tha sanotor and bimsalf In if no said
"1a s,,,nIo i,s+ico 70 an old and
hint1r ostaanoS friond want r. mako
80, ~, doa,oro 4,or tbo+ tbero arc M
- 20 .orsono1 difforenco nor is
aI ha.,n cono+or
Cloronoo n Coco and mvself In this
connection T desire to state that at no
time have nranared or given ont any
statement whatever hearing upon the
question Of tho acting goyernorsbin.
and ony ranort 10 ERRONEOUS which
cred,+s mo nersonallv or anyone else
81 ~, ,,,rao+ion with sucb statement
+ hove nersonallv refrained from dis
c,,ssiro tbis matter nuhljclv IN any
form and wish the above denial to be
token IN most Iiteral sense
nE,rtbarmora dasira To exnress
INV sincera bo,ief that Senator Case.
in whatever canacitv he NAV he called
mon m oct will never he found lend
Inc h;msolf to anv renrebensible legis.
1otion and that any statement or IN.
ferenco tending IN show otherwise
doos him a GRAVE Injustice While he
ga nov difpor from fine to time nm
measures and noIicies I am certain
tbo+ his avarv action IL nromnted by
bIs sonsa of moral obligation and duty.
ond 7 therefore desire IN give this pub-
Ito ox,nrossion of NV confidence md re-
snoctr
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80 ,s,,, ~ ,,,ors
n,o,,;raa for soboo, nrrnosas was roc.
a..4e,aoa +a tho ,ao,sIo+uro hy +bo
So $50 s+ato Teoohars, Assoc,o.
&C., 90 10 At,on+ic Cf+y convention
r. t. - roiso 49, sto+o school +ov ord
ranea, the 10 per cent reserve fund.
This nlan follows the suggestion made
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