New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-15
Cheers
As La Toilette
Assails Taft

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rg hold'n~ fhe most evil phrsio'o~'c'l
effects 6n 'hc rncn. Thcn senate w.
p Note. under escort - dclegni
~ Cincinnati w0rk'ngmon and arid
roar OF cheers. was conducted TO the
al form.
Ho began his address by referring 20
the soamon's law. commonly coupled
with bis name. and gave credit Tor
thn. measure t0 Andrew Furnfr'h'
president ~ the international Sea-
mems Union. for whom. be snid,
norumcrt should hc erected
"By % process of gradual oncro'cn.
mcrts." De- said. "uneofiaiH and iimid
nt FIRST. but now confident and afgft'
sige, sovereignty has been wfrsted
from the people and naurpod by. ne
courts To-day ihc actual ruler of the
American people is The supreme Court
ri thc United states. Ine law is what
they sny H. ie, and not what the people
through Congress crnct Even mo
Constitution g. not what its plain
terms declare. but what those nine men
construc n 20 be.
an Power for Life
In fact. five Of these rinc men arc
actually the supreme rulers, for by
bare majority the court bias rcpea.e. lly
oyerridon tho will NJ tho people as de-
cln-cd hv their representatives 300 Con
gross. and has construed the Constitu'
tion 20 mean whatever suited their pc
culiar economic and political Vows.
"Thc nine lawyers who constitute the
Supreme Court are placed in positions
NJ power FOR life. not by Tho votes OF
the people. but by Presidential appoint
ment. Ex-Prosidcnt TAFT was made
chief Justice by + resident Harding
Here the Senator WAS interrupted by
a great outburst Of Kissing from all
part 81 the auditorium, which, in addi-
ti0n % the Delegates, was crowded 20
the doors by a throng of visitors come
10 near him Gomporg stepped forward
and raised his hand, gaining silence
after a moment. Then the speaker
went on.
"Thus man was invested with The
enormous prestige and influence or
chief justice ~ the supreme Court by
Presidential appointment who had
been repudiated b. 'he voters or mo
United States on DDS record. After
they had studied hs attitude, bis acts,
his symnathies ON public questions for
four years they declined 10 rc-clcct him
President.
petty Tyrants" Denounced
NO one will contend that be could
have been elected chief justice by vote
Of the people. And set Chief Justice
TAFT wrote the opinion that annIilod
the child labor Jaw. Tie wrote The opln-
ion In the Coronado Coal Company
case.
I'm making this observation level
no criticism az the personnel Of che
present court. ] am not concerned with
personalities. am dealing with
Fundamentals. The present court Is up
% the average Of that court in ability,
wisdom and character, boo those judges,
even though they So upon the supreme
bench OF the United States are, after
all. but men. ] am concerned only
with allowing them or any other body
of men SO chosen % have supreme
power over the happiness, the rights
and the very lives of the 100000
people OF the United States.
sharing the sovereign power OF the
Supreme Court, but .n every way sub
ordinate 20 it, is the array Of minor
Federal judges. Many of these Federal
Judges are excellent and enlightened
men. with high sense OF justice. some
OF them. notably Judge Anderson, Of
Indiana. and Judge McCiintic, Of West
Virginia. have, in my opinion, shown
themselves 90 be petty .yrants and
arrogant dcspots."
Cites Child Labor Evils
"Thcre is." he continued. "no sane