The Washington times., 1935-06-26
Nine Men

In Miss Grace Abbotts broadcast the International
Saturday detected of the
fine qualities which have marked her previous official work
She speaking the vote of the conference favor OF the
foyhour week. She herself would have put the figure lower
She alluded the decision to advocate fifteen as the
shooeavng age Miss Abbott would have put that figure
higher So with the comparative failure to deal with the
question of unemployment for young She and
some other delegates would have gone much further in
all these other lines than the majority willing to ad
vance, referred the difficulties and delays with
patience tolerance hopeune remang at the end that
it was people make the final determination since by
their votes Legislatures Congress would be instructed to
the desired laws At point however seemed that
Miss Abbott lost her customary pose and fairness With
tnge bitterness she amened the fact that the great work OF
progress the United States had been checked not
put back for years, by nine men,
Just that Nothing more Not word explain that these
nine men constituted Supreme of the United States
An uninruced stenerin might have inferred that casual
group of had somehow managed to prevent the will
Of the American people from taking effect The expression was
unhappy since fell in with current tendency to indulge IN
filings the Supreme Court it made Of members
aous considerations of humanity and who had
usurped power to thwar the President are asked to
udder at the power which nine men have over this country
what should think of having all of it? The nlne
when they unanimous are more apt to be right nan me-
Especially this the when the high matters involved are
those of law constitutional rights and duties This the
separate and peculiar province entrusted to their
Sometimes are heard composing highest
judicial tribunal Upon what meat do they feed that they have
become great? They all mortal men, fable like the
Some Of them started out in life politicians long
before they became judges Why should they ask expect 12O
millions people bow to their decisions? One is that
they have taken oath support the Constitution which de-
cares that the judicial power of this Government extends to
all law equity arising under this Constitution Thus
most solemn responsibility laid them Whatever their
beginnings public e these nine called to stand
apart and detached to give their best of mind
along with their mature and conscientious convictions to the
work Of declaring the law and interpreting the Constitution
They do attempt this offand out of their heads
The Supreme Court is continuous body It has limited
of office Its members feel themselves at with the
When the judges Of the Supreme Court in their opinions
w they identify themselves with their eminent predeces
sors-wth Marshall with Chase with White. No having
entered into this long and glorious fellowship and undertaken
these indispensable functions of Judge could for moment
allow his antecedens political preferences personal
preudes sway him when he to the task of utterng
his deliberate judgment.
Scornfu gbes such tribunal Supreme Court reflect
only those who make them No other institution exactly
like exists anywhere else in the world By unconscious
stroke of genius the trainers of the American Constitution
signed role to the Supreme Court which has gorfied and
strengthened Sneers at the nine who sit that bench
only less obnoxious than they would be in the of the
chosen by all the people, who sits in the White House