The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-06

court and since the six lawyers called in to
advise the court told them that he was in
contempt.
1t is entirely proper to call attention to
the fact that session of the legislature has
been held since that time
If that court was rendered powerless or
even less powerful to give even justice be-
cause of the Shumaker conduct, what is to
be said of these eighteen months that have
elapsed between the film of the charge and
the rendering of the decision?
Does it prove the charge? Or does it in
dicae that the court was so affected by his
conduct as to make it unable to properly
function and to properly interpret the laws
of the State in the light of the constitution
What is this contemptuous act Of Shu-
maker? Would it have ben contempt had
any other htan he done the same thing?
These are important questions. For upon
them may depenud the liberty of every citi-
zen and every editor if some new and I'M
usual power is established in any court.
Shumaker wrote report He denounced
certain decisions. There can be no question
but that he distorted these decisions and
make false statements concerning them.
He was interested in infaning opinion
in regard to the dry law He would not deny
that he believes that the law is more i'm
portant than the constitution and that what
ever intereferes, even if it be written into
the constitution, with the enforcement of
the Wright law is to be cast aside and dis
carded.
When the Supreme Court decided that
the freedom of homes fro munlawful search,
guaranteed by the constitution, had been in
vaded in certain cases. Shumaker saw in that
decision the failure of the laws he had die
tated and passed
He has never held The Bill of Rights in
high regard, althoug he now suffers from
TN invasion Of them.
He knew, as do all other leaders of the
Anti-Saloon League that the dry law is not
enforceable as long as the constitution pro-
search, right gained after centuries of
struggle and of sacrifice.
And so in his report to his trustees he
took these decisions which followed the con-
stitution and twisted and distorted them and
painted what he called clark picture" He
said that the court had ruled that criminals
would be turned loose if any mistake had
been made in search warrant
The court had only given a new trial to
men taken under eleven search warrants
which plainly were in violation of the con-
stitution.
He called the judges liberal" and asked
for dry judges. He denounced one judge
by name
Assume that he falsifed the record in
these cases which had been decided. Assume
that he pleaded for "dry" judges and in his
meaning, dry judge may be judge who
would throw away the rest of the constitu-
ton for the sake of the Wright law.
Is it worth while to throw away the rest
of the Bill of Rights in order to stop this one
man?
Inc remedy against IalSeHoou Is CIuIH
The cure for intolerance has never been
in force.
Gene Tunney says he'll quit fighting as soon az
he gets married Maybe so, Gene maybe so.
Mae Murray is suing because someone sold her 9
house that she says is beginning to fall apart We
didn't know the people of Los Angeles ever sole
houses to one another.
Lam and Justice