The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-08

1IN N4OolACA lLldIl are OLnGrS.
moved without impairing or abolish
ing the courts. At times, unwittino-
". courts render some decisions that
are inequitable and not sound law.
but it is infinitely better to endure
such evils for a short season until
such decisions are reversed or over
ruled than to overthrow all of the
courts Of justice at one fell swoop.
Although the supreme court has.
during a period of 1875 years, declared
only IS acts Of congress unconstitu-
.on2l, yet LaFollette and Wheeler
are insisting that the supreme court
q. the United States is %usurpinc au-
ta.l1ty not given it whenever it de-
o.aros any law passed by congress
un. Constitutional They are insistinr
HAT any law passed by congress, no
".tt.l how it flies in the face of the
constitution, should stand as the law
.'. ". enforced. If such doctrine pre-.
.a5.s, then all of the sacred rights
Guaranteed us by the constitution
arc j~eopardized. Any radical con.
-less could abrogate any of our rights
and we would be r~emediless.
But some say that this could never
happen. even if LaFollette and Wheel
l.. were elected, until the constitution
is amended. Any such assurance is
Lasty and u~nwarranted The presi-
dent is the chief executive and ap-
points all Of the officers to carry the
laws into effect. He is also the
commander-in-chief Of both the army
and navy. With this tremendous
power back Of him, suppose he should
take the stand that whatever congress.
enacts is the LAW, the supreme court
to the contrary Notwithstanding, and
enforced the laws as passed by con-
gress, the courts would be powerless
to check him; and the constitution
would be at an end. This would be
civil revolution; and any effective
opposition would result in bloodshed.
What IaFcIctto Saws
Doe IaFo,le r.. advo.ata my .ucL
-.'- cal cree~ ii~, T.. address,.
.a- the American F,d.rati,a Of La
Dor, at Cincinnati, June Ii, 1922, he
said: I'VE have never faced the
fundamental issue of judicial usurpa-
ton squarely with a determination
to make an end of it once for all.
The time has now come to do so.
1t would require a dozen cOnstitu-
tional amendments to correct the
evils of the decisions which the court
has handed down within the past
three or four years. The time has
come when We must put the AK to
the root Cf this mOnstrOus growth
upon the body of u government. The
usurped power of the federal courts
must be taken away at one stroke;
and the federal Judges must be made
responsive to the basic principle of
this government
This is strong, clear, u~nequivO-
eal language, and nothing more rad
icai can be uttered or even imagined.
Does he urge orderly reform by re-
sorting to the dozen constitutional
amendments necessary to correct the
alleged evils? Not at all. He advo-
Gates summary action. "The usurped
power of the federal courts must be
taken away at one stroke" Can you
will you, dare you follow LaFollette
thus far?
1t will not be wise to say that this
IS a mere fiction in our minds. The
ta.lacy Of States Rights" persisted
in long enough resulted in the Civil
war. The menace Of LaFOlletteism Is
truly great, but it is one Over which
1--WE do not need to be unduly agitated
While the American people are i'm
HIisive their ultimate judgments arr
safe and conservative. The present
need is that the people be aroused tt
see the true intent and fell purpose
OF this Bolshevistic propaganda.
Should Look Ahead
In this age of progress and achieve
nlent, we should be progressive, bu
r there is progressiveness that is no
only dangerous but actually destruc
tive. 1t is like r~ecklessly steppin'
r on the gas without knowing whithe
you are rushing-what rocks, wash
7 outs, steep down grades, or shar.
h curves you may encounter.
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- economic conditions since the wa