The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1921-05-24
PILING Up THE LOAD.


creation of third United States court
III Georgia.
With reference TO that portion OF
the Telegraph editorial, in which Il
strives to do tardy justice to the late
Judge Emory Speer, of the United
States court for the Southern district
Of Georgia, the News is in thorough
accord. We only regret, that the Tel
egraph did not scatter more of those
| flowers while that distinguished iurist
and great Georgian yet lived and that
it did not bring its powerful influence
/ to his support when the farce con-
Quoted by the government to impeach
Judge Speer' was at its height There
never was a more ignoble attempt on
the part Of great government to hui
initiate an illustTious member 10 its
own Judiciary and we delight to re
cali that The News defended Judge
Speer then, as it honors and reveres
/ his memory new 1t will be many
snd many long day before his equal
finds a place on the bench of the ma
ton!
As to the need of this new court.
we are inclined TO agree with the Tel
egraph in the hope that the necessity
for the additional tribunal viii he dc .
TEL mined fully and unquestionably BIZ
G. mpetent investigation into the sub
ject
The Telegraph editorial. in full, is
as follows:
Senator William J. Harris is re-
posted as the author Of bill to
establish a new United States
Court in Georgia, making three of
these district courts. inste3d OF
two, as at the present. 1t is claim
Cd that the business is greatly
ccngested and that the necessity
for this new tribunal of justice is
urgent
We hope. if the court is to be es-
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after the most thorough inyestiga-
ton and proof by incontrovertible
evidence that there is occasion for
the new court. 1t is hardly worth
while to enter any protest, de-
spite the policy of the Republican
party to- curtaiI every government
expense. The creation of the new
sfnecres and useless pap vendors
goes merrily on, to keep pace with
the many inventions of new meth
DDS by which to extract additional
taxes from the people.
II will be recalled that the farce
conducted by the Government in
IN effort to impeach Judge Gpeer
resulted in the appointment of an
additional judge to preside with
him in this district, despite the
shown gmade by Judge Speer
that there was nc congestion of
the docket. and that he had been
able to take care of all of the
cases with facility expedition and
satisfaction of all parties. But
the iudgeship was created. and
opposition was allayed with the
proyiso that upon Judge Speers
retirement or death the additional
5udgeship was to be abolished and
by the ever effective and conyinc-
ing appeal to the cupidity OF the
objector, They are going to spend
this money elsewhere if not in
the South and in Georgia, and we
hid just as well get all the Wash.
ingtcn money that we can"
What answer is to be made TO
such specious argument? It is
Is effective as the efforts of the
demagogues when he is telling
the beloved people, of their in
alienable right and ability to pass
upon the qualifications for public
office CT all men who may or may
not aspire. The veriest river rat
IS made to believe that he knows
who is qualified to be Supreme
Court judge, whereas his only
| knowledge of the existence Of
| such an office or person is when
somebody reads the name of the
candidate to him from his ballot
| he doesn't know how to scratch.
| 1t is more than probable We shall
get the new judgeship, whether it
is needed or not. There are the
candidates for the position Of
judge, there are those who want
to be. district attorneys and assis-
tants. the clerks of the court and
the hundred and one other places,
to be created, all pulling with their
friends for the establishment of
this additional machinery-to be
supported by the bread winners,
who every day are watching with
: additional solicitude the increas-
ing army of producers being trans
ferred TO ungainful or non-produc-