Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-12
Urges "Senate Rise in Maj
eSty of Power" and Decline
Confirmation.
SCORES PRESENT COURT
FOR ECONOMIC DECISIONS
Holds People Will Revolt if They
Ever Awaken to What
Body Is Doing.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The attack on the nomination Of
Charles Evans Hughes to be Chief
Justice of the United States was con-
tinued in the Senate today, with Senator
Dill of Washington, Democrat, strongly
urging that the Senate rise in the
majesty of its power" and decline to
confirm man who holds the views on
economic questions held by Mr.. Hughes.
Senator Dill did not confine his as
sault to Mr.. Hughes. He scored the
present majority of the Supreme Court
for decisions handed down on economic
questions and declared that the court
itself by such decisions was compelling
the Senate to consider these economic
questions in passing upon appointments
to the Supreme bench.
Holds People Would Revolt.
If the people ever wake up to what
the court Is doing in the matter of
fixing upon their necks the yoke of the
money power in this country, there
would be a revolution, Senator Dill in
sisted. He took the floor to oppose the
Hughes nomination as soon as Senator
Smoot of Utah had completed eulogy
of Abraham Lincoln, delivered as a
Lincoln birthday address.
Admits Hughes Ability.
Senator Dill admitted that Mr. Hughes
was man of great ability. He honest
ly believes in the doctrine of property
rights. and because of that he is all the
more effective and all the more danger
Gus, as see it. The doctrine in which
he believes would affect millions Of peo-
pie. know that these economic ques-
tionS are not supposed to control in the
consideration of nominations to the Su-
preme Court. But the actions of the
judges of the Supreme Court make it
necessary to take these questions into
consideration. The Supreme Court has
seen fit to go into questions of property
rights. 1t has undertaken to write
system of law not contained in the laws
written by Congress and the Legisla-
lures"
Senator Dill said the Supreme Court
has held that franchises granted to pub
lie utility corporations are to be con-
sidered in fixing the valuation of the
property of those corporations. These
franchises were given by the people to
the corporations, he said.
Such a system picks the pockets of
the citizens" continued Senator Dill
1.-The increase in the cost Of living Ill
IIldLly CdSco 10 ulEeCJLy IIdCcdDIS W the
decisions of the courts.
Those who have studied the fight
made by the progressives in behalf of
the people know that the great resort
Of those who plumber the people is in
the Supreme Court. I do not mean
that the judges are dishonest, but by
their opinions they compel the people
to pay hundreds of millions of dollars
tribute. So say the judges themselves
are to blame for our bringing in these
economic questions to the consideration
Of nomination for the Supreme Court.
Defeat as President Qualification.
1.-THE best qualification, apparently,
for appointment as Chief Justice is to
run for President and be defeated. Will
liam Howard Taft was the worst-beaten
man ever to run for President Yet aft
err he had been defeated by the people
he was appointed Chief Justice. And
now when he must retire another de-
feated candidate for President Is given
the appointment of Chief Justice. Is
the will of the American people never
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