White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1937-02-25

Heading copied from an editorial in
the Grandview Herald This week
the Spokesman presents two articles
ON the Supreme Court issue. One
is written by Congressman Hill and
represents nothing but the blind
faith of "stooge" to his lord and
the answering loyalty Of vassal
to his master. Your editor has not
had the privilege of acQuainta
with Mr.. Hill, and perhaps it's bet
ter so, for we should begin analyz-
ing the man to find out where he
loses that spark of independence so
predominant in this country. For,
to us, and we readily confess we
may be anacl1ronistic in this mater
ial, deceitful age, principles of hon
or, of principle, far outweigh con-
siderations of loyalty to any leader
or servile subsection to any doctrine.
Here is our viewpoint, expressed
without regard to partisan stand
ards or political bias; Justice is
abstract, pure reason, the result of
of dominance of erudition and in
tellect, It's function is to corstrue
the law, No justice should be even
remotely affected by the aspirations
of political parties, else it fails In
Justice. For that reason, no court
of justice should be subject to the
results of any election-NO judge
should be elected-no judge should
be appointed by any executive ex-
cept after passing a genuine civil
service (NOT political service) ex-
nination should be as precisely
rigid in tests of integrity and judg-
raent as it is in legal knowledge
and training. Once appointed, the
Judges should be responsible to no
one except other judges, of whom
the United States Supreme Court
represents the cream of the crop.
This Supreme Court should be an
swerable to no one in the land ex-
cept itself. The presidents propos-
al MUST result in the executive
taking over the functions of the jul
dietary. And may we point out that
our paramount law, the Constltu-
ton. provides for THREE branches
of government, not ONE. Where
fore the president is wrong, no mat
ter how transcendert his ideals nor
how noble his concepts. The above
reasoning is fundamental, and our
Congressman surely sees it-knoWs
it-as we'll as other thinkers. Why,
then, does he flout justice in his
sophist support of the executive?
Can it be that the good man is am
bilious? Can it be he breads the
party whip? The sowing of seeds
of distrust among his constituents
by panty executives-party execu-
tives who are reported (and believed
by many to have made rackets out
of both major parties? why IS
there SO little independence? Why
do Congressman and Senators, who
have voiced their real opinions IN
public, retract after sessions with
the powers that be? Teddy's big
stick" and the Russian knout were
stone age methods Of coercion com :
pared to the present weapons, Leu
us have more principle in politics.
Snoke-screens have been dragged
out by the pro-Court-reformers, ana
there is much smoke arising from
the administrators oft-repeatea
statement that the judicial branch
is attempting to dominate the legls-
lative department of the govern
ment. The statement is so super
fcially shallow that one wonders at
the slavish acquiescence of much OF
the public. Did you ever know OF
the Supreme Court passing any law
without or with Cor even suggest
inc a law> the approval OF Con-
press? Manifestly absurd! But 1t