Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-08
COXSCENTSDANGER
IN SENATE CONTROL
Of SUPREME COURT
Nominee Sees Real Peril if
Reactionaries Are Named
: to Places on Bench.
Sy the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press
PADUCAH, KY, October S.-Enect
of the presidential contest upon pros
pective United States Supreme Court
vacancies was declared by Gov. cox
of Ohio, in an address here today TO
be ''the real danger of a reactionary
victory, next to the scrapping OF the
league of nations"
The democratic presidential candi-
date stated that at least four vacan-
cies on the high court were in pros
pect, and referring to the Senates
control over combinations to Senator
Harding as the "reactionary' canol-
date, he added:
Besides, it would naturally follow
that a reactionary President Would
appoint four reactionary members Oh
the Supreme Court"
The governors declaration was one
of the reasons he gave. ne deciaIeu;
why "the senatorial oligarchy" should
be defeated.
There are several reasons why the
Senate oligarchy should not be per
mitted to win this election" he said
Throughout the years the senate
has trespassed on the authority OF
the House of Representatives. Inc
lation providing for the raising OF
revenues shall be initiated in the
House. Yet there has probably not
been a tariff measure in the last nity
years which was not changed In us
every line after the enacting clause
nomination of one of its own mem
bers as the reactionary candidate for
the presidency, it now has the oppor-
tunity Of annexing the executive de-
partment.
Four Eligible to Retire.
"Tf the senatorial ring should win
The election it would in addition to
Controlling the President also possess
the constitutions! right of con-
firmation of members of the Supreme
Court appointed by the President.
Four members of the court being now
eligible for retirement, there WILL
beyond doubt, be at least four vacan-
oies of this court within the next
four years.
.It will be seen at a glance that the
senatorial crowd is playing for big
stakes, which are no more nor less
than absolute control of the three
constitutional branches of our gov.
ernment No President of the United
States will appoint any one tnat nc
deems unworthy OF place on tue
highest court in the land, but we mus
be reminded that the senatorial nomi
nee for the presidency has confirmed
his faith many times In the theory
of plural government. which means
that he will not only confer win Ihe
group around aim. but that TINS SANG
Grout, has the constitutional right to
apply its check if the President
should show any signs Of independ-
ence. Besides, it would naturally foi-
ipw that a reactionary President would
appoint four reectionary members OF
the Supreme Court. This would oino
the country to reaction for the bet
ter part Of q generation.
Judiciary Change Dimcult.
cit is a simple matter for the peo-
ole to make a change in the execu-
live and legislative branches OF Ae
government, but not in the judicial:
AS I see it. this is the real danger OF
the reactionary victory, next to the
ecrapping of the league ot nations:
Gov. Cox spoke here upon arriving
from Nashville. Tenn. where he ad-
dressed a large tabernacle crowd last
night. His Kentucky campaign was
TO end after a dozen rear platform
speeches from his special train to-
night at Louisville.