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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1911)
s V ' u i ." ! PXQE TWO 1 . "! MEDFQttD MAIL TflTBUOT. MEDFOttD, QKHGON, FU11MV, OrTOWOU U, li)ll, vrjPLprc IMPOSSIBLE TO ; CONVICTMAGNATEi DEFENDS TAFT ACT OF COURT l re m i ur 11 uu So -Declares Will J. feryan In the Commoncr-Says President Can't Ask People to Take His Remarks Seriously. LINCOLN', Nob, Ocu C "It would bo iiracllcallyliniios'slblo ic convict a trust nmgitftfo J if a cHralnal court," aaHcrJa William Jennings Urynn In the Commoner. Taking up Presl ilcnt foft'a clinllengb, relating; to Uie Riiproinu court's recfJit decision rc lutlvo to tho trusts, which Bryan cliarclfcrlzca na a "bluff," Drynn an swers through tho Commoner, and chnTJciifee'a Iho prcslroht to filvc facts regarding tho appointment of tht supremo court Justices. Ho Bays: "It would be a reflection upon the president's Intelligence to say that ho expects the people to taUe his remarks Sibout tho trust decision seriously. He knows that I only re iterated tho criticism contained in the dissenting opinion of Justice Harlan, ond what the report of Senator Nel son's judiciary comnllttee, filed three years ago, says: "Harland and Nelson both pointed out that tho amendment written into the law by the supremo court practi cally nullifies the criminal law. "Holylng upon tholauthorlttes cited by Harlan and Nelson, I have assert ed, and 1 asserted again, that It will bo found practically impossible to convict a trnst magnate, in a criminal court. "How long would it tako to secure a final decision in a criminal prose cution against a trust official? It has required four and a halt years to se cure a Judgment against the Standard Oil and it is not known yet whether a reorganization will be any Improve ment of the original company. Tho president Is bluffing. Ho knows that tho question which ho raises cannot bo cettled until after election and then It does not make any difference to him how it is settled. With the trusts aiding he. won tho last presi dential election without proposing for a remedy for tho trusts and ho hopes for tho aid of tho trusts to win an other election by endorsing the retro grade policy of tho supremo court. "But, speaking ot challenges, here is ono for the president. J challenge him to mako public tho written and verbal recommendations when Chief Justice White was appointed over Justice Harlan and tho recommenda tions, written and verbal, whereon tho presideut appointed tho Justico swhom he places upon tho supremo bench. "Did ho know how they stood on tho trust question, or was it puroly accidental that all his appointees took the trust side of tho question? "He signed publicity bills requiring publicity of campaign contributions. Why not have a little publicity re garding tho lntluenco used in con trolling the appolntmont of federal Judges?" So Declares President Tatt In Em pTiallc Speech Regarding Supreme Court Moved to Speech by Bry an's Attack He Is Through POrATKM.O, Walio, Oct. .- -IVe Inrnlinn Hint the rulings oC tho United States supreme vourt on earth u nlmol n parellel to tlio ruling of t jut God in Hcnvoii, vft made Jicrc today by President Toft, in :ty impas sionned' defense ot the highest Amer ienit tribunal, which i gimernHy re garded ns hnvintf been iu'-pinxl I y ni ntfnrk by William J. ttrynn in his nublientiotn the Commoner. Hi.vmt ' was not mentioned, howewr. j Seldom ha the president -.bowed j such vigor nml cynreMuc Hei'evr jing apparently to Bryan's iliftHeiiRO that the reason for the nptjoHumwii of Miprome justices; he made public, lie shouted: "Challenges?" I have challenged one of these publicists to mention a onse any reasonable man would say ought to be condemned which would not be condemned under the rule nud con struction of the law which the United States supreme court has laid down, "I have delivered that challenge in manv iiarts of the country. 1 have received no answer. Columns upon columns have been printed but there has been no suggestion ns to n spe cific en'-e. It is time to come down to facts. Let them give a specific in stance, instead of al lucking Jhc greatest conrt upon earth nnd charg ing it with deliberately emasculating a statute congress enacted to reme dy n grent evil. "J nm not on that court, bnt I wa once n judge, and. I love judge and T love conrts which stand to their duty. They nrV my icdnls on earth, typifying what we shall meet after ward in Heaven under n jnt God. ''When a court is doing its duty nnd trying to teach the law as :t should be, to have it condemned, at tacked, nnd its motives questioned for mere politenl purposes without solid ground for such attaek goo to my heart and I resent it with deep indignation. "What distinguishes this country from nnj other is the United State supreme court at Washington tint Tins so often stood between us and errors which might have been com mitted which would have been great ly injurious to the country. To turn upon that court, to turn and question its motives, to' attack it is, to me. to lav the nxe to the root of the tree f civilization." President Taft concluding, said: "Only one more word. I want to re peat, what I have already said, that vo need to cultivate a kindlier fesl ing toward each other. We need to disregard the attacks nponr the mo tives nnd characters of those exer ci'iiig responsibility nnd to let those nttaeks pass as unworthy of read ing, unworthy of attention, so that the ling one of tho strongest speeches I Governor Johnson lmx inn do in his Jpwiug immml tho state, in dclVnsu of tho consliuiliouul mmltiumeitta for l he recall, initiu'tnu and referfru duni. "The initiative puts the lawmaking power Into the hftifits of the Venple" said Governor Johnson, "when they wnill to Use tt. The referendum re serves lo them the right to block leg islation they do not want. 'Mini Ihwo ptovitiiuii) imi not suf ficient, because some oftleinln are In become recalcitrant to their duties To eoneet tllivt situnliuuwe have of fered yon the recall, giving to the people the same p,oVr private In- tl'icsls poHHCSH lit Ihl'lr llMHilH'MH Of dUcliitrging employes that prove In- ciutiihle or iHhIioih'M, , "In our itdvoeuey nf the vetmll there Iiiik hemi ineiutl inrcrllletin of the indge or conrts, Ijjil wo have defiguh'il' t beentwo It fiimlshOH tlie people ii pioteotloit when mich e'lll elsm 1m merited, H will not ho'uSed untie in ten yearn, hut when tt In used II numtlie iwed liutokly. "Itenpeet nnd reverence the juiIch of Mtutert uu lung iih they nieitl in Huet and nnt a nioiuent longm. Suiim lif them tire jimt iim good iik Hhi nml of iin nud Ndmc iih hlttl." , Look for tlm loser of thn nrlluloii you have found for u prompt ml limy hiivo him n lot of worry. Hnsklmi for Health, " THINGS ARE DOING AT M LAUR1 11 STEPS DOWN AND OUT After Bctntj In Power Fifteen Years and Three Months the Laurtei Government Is but of Otflces-Bor-ttcii Is Summoned OTTAWA, Out.. Oct. fl. After be ing in iMver fifteen years and three mouthy the Ijturier govenmuuit this monung j.tipud out of office and! the responsibilities of guiding the ship of state were entrusted by his ex cellency lvnrl Grey to ltobert Laird Ronton, who lias been for the past eleven and a half years trying to lead his party to the goal now achieved. The final meeting of tho Laurier cabinet was held lnt night nnd alt matters of uutinished departmental business left unfinished when parlia ment dissolved nud requiring tho at tention of outgoing ministers was concluded. l,nurier"s only valedicto ry was this dignified one: "Our m ord speaks for itself." Sir Wilfred formally tendered to Earl Grey this morning the resigna tion of his goi eminent coupled with the recommendation that Uorden be called upon to form a government. Tho latter wus summoned by his ex cellency nud fonnnlly asked to un dertake the bunion. Ronton accept ed and said the new cabinet slate will bejsiibmitted to his excellency for ap proval either on Saturday; or JIoim day. Sir Wilfred Lnurier will leave on Monday for a month's rest in California. ADOPTION NEW LAWS) OAKLAND, Cab, On. 0. -Seven! thousainl Oakland voters arc digest- circulation of papers publishing those' attacks will not be increased. Then! tho muckraker bimincss wilt ceae, and wo shall have a healthy condition' wherein we can acribo each others, proper motives until motive,-, arc' shown to be improper." j MEEKER'S 28 South Oontral HAVE YOU BEEN THERE TODAY Big Specials-Money Savers in Seasonable Merchandise Nolo the following. '.These prices prevail until (he l-llli or lines are entirely sold. v IfiO.OO Saturday Specials Ladies' Suits, values to $22.80, n special assort -nienP,' all Sizes,' fii tlie6fKl t'olOi-S. 'TliOSe are Suits or dilTeront shipments ono of a' kind. HenUtifnlly tailored. SUre to Satisfy you. .He on hand early for ffoir sizes a iv ))Vok(t. Jjadics' Black Tailored Skirts A largo assortment of siv.es in nobby now cloths, serges, Paiuttnas', Melrose, at. yi'to less than usual prices. $1U.UU Skirts . . . $7.50 . . 5.UU ; . . 3.75 m 8.50 5.00 ' 1 1- m m m Wt Short Ends of Ribbons Nearly ovory bolt of our Ribbons in the storo has ben' broken into ai the laYger pai'fc'sohh' Remaining short, end lengths will be sold cheap, as follows: u i Tn order to close out ail our broken lines in (Moves, wo quote tho following low prices: ' 25c Values, l-7c 20c Values, 15c 15c Values 10c McC4ll t4lltrm Noi. 420-4231 M, 13 emit ch UIMCS COAT SUIT October is the time to buy Housekeeping Linens, Table Linens, Towels, Crashes, etc. Tho low pricesliolow tell why. . 72-ineh laliuy Linen (white) $1.75 value, Saturday and Monday $1.35 72-inch Fancy Linen (white) $1.50 value, Saturday and Monday v $l.llJ Man)' otheis not mentioned. ! ll II I " I I .-I I III .11. I - "" ! ! .IH--I-II...,. y, , M , ..,.., ,,,,. . Bargains in Gloyes Fabric Gloves, $1.00 values 89c Fabric (Moves, 75c values 52c Fabric Gloves, (55c values '. , 49c KJ-button Jvid Gloves, white, blaek, tan, pair M $3.25 llfeff W. H. MEEKER & CO. PAY LESS AND DRESS BETTEB 23 South Contril Avo. - - SELLING :Y 1 COST $40,000.oo . ' ' f.i CM IT- WORTH OF '.. v-f 1 i r " " X Furniture, Rum, Linoleum, Stoves and Ranges The house that made it possible to buy furnishing goods in Southern Oregon at reasonable prices. More reasonable now than ever. NEXT DOOR TO POST OFFICE '- i Genuine Gigantic Sale U t J f ,r r