Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 22, 1903, Page 4

fe Grand Rapids Merata-'Review * Published Every Saturday. By E. C. KILEY. TWI DOLLARS A YEAR IN ADVANCE Bntered in the Postoffice at Grand Rapids Minnesota, as Second-Class Matter AMERICAN AUTOCRACY. The action of the Missouri Supreme court in fining J. M. Shepherd $500 for contempt of court because ofa criticism published in his paper—the Warrensburg Standard-Herald—was as high handed and autocratic pro- ceedings as any ever perpetrated in darkest Russia. Briefly, the criticism was bassed on the following case: A suit was brought by one Oglesby against the Missouri Pacific railway for personalyinjuries. On the first trial the verdict was for the plaintiff with $15,000 damages. The case was appealed and upheld by the supreme court by six judges out of seven. Subsequently the motion by the rail- road for a re-hearing was three times granted, and the decision of the lower court reaflirmed in each case. While the case was pending the personel of the bench had been changing through ‘the election of new judges, and re- cently a re-hearing of the Ogelsby case was granted and the finding of Lhe lower court reversed. Mr. Shepherd charged in his paper that the judges voting to reverse the case were put on the bench through the corrupt practices of the Missouri Pacitic railroad, and for publishing the following was declared in con- tempt of court and punished; “The victory of the railroad has been com- plete, and the corruption of the Supreme court has been thorough. It has reversed and stultified itself in this case until no sane man can have any other opinion but that the ! judges who concurred in the opinion dissmiss- ing the Oglesby case have been bought in the interests of the railroad. What hope have the ordinary citizens of Missouri for justice und equitable laws in bodies where such open venality is practiced? And how long will they stand it? The corporations have long owned the legislature; now they own the Supreme court, and the citizen who applies to either for justive against the corporation gets nothing. Rube Oglesby and his attor- ney, Mr. O. L. Houts. have made # fight for justice. They have not gotit. The quiver- ing limb that Rube left beneath the rotten freight car on Independence Hill, and his blood that stained the right of way of the soulless corporation, have been buried be- neath the wise legal verbiuge of a venal court, and the wheels of the juggernaut will continue to grind out men's lives, and a crooked court will continue to refuse them und their relatives damages, until the time comes when the Missourians, irrespective of politics, raise up in their might and slay at the ballot box the corporation-bought law- makers of the state.” Of course this is a scathing indict- ment, but if true its language is too moderate. If the charges were not true the honorable justices of the Su- preme Court had an adequate remedy in the application of the law of libel. The fact that they did - not dare to use this remedy, but pre- tioner, 1s presumptive evidence that Mr. Shepherd’s charges were true, and any attempt ta punish him for libel would have resulted fn his vin- dication and the condemnation of the judges. The use of punishment for con- tempt of court is to prevent interfer- ence with the performance of the court’s functions, and not for the per- sonal use of judges to punish persons who have displeased them. Under the proper interpretation of contempt of court Mr. Shepherd was not pun- ishable, as he was not interfering with the court’s functions, as a court though bis scathing editorial proba- bly did@interfere with the appetite and digestion of the court as individ- uals. If criticism of courts by the press is tobe punished by the courts crit- icised, there is no such thing existing as liberty of the press, and the quick- er the Russian censor is imported the better. If the press is to be stopped from crying against injustice and cor- ruption in high places, let us at once drop the sham of republicism and de- clare at once for a despotic govern- ment, close our public schools and cease prating about the good educa- tion will do, for liberty of the press is more sacred than that of the individ- ual, without the former the latter could not exist. The Supreme Court of Missouri by its action in this case has done more inaday to lower respect for law, more tu breed anarchy, to engender discontent and unrest and precipitate a social crisis than a year of anarchis- tic propaganda could do.—Farm, Stock & Home. —s—_—" FORWARD MARCH-GUIDE RIGHT! In the campaigns of 1896 and 1900 the democratic party made an honest fight for honest principles and polled more votes than the party ever polled before. What if it has suffered defeat? Cvercion and corruption, coupled with the desertion of gold democrats, were responsible for the defeat of 1896, while .the defeat of 1900 was due to war enthusiasm and improved industrial conditions.. The party has suffered defeat before, but it has not faltered in 1ts purpose or abandoned its principles. Did it not suffer de- feat in 1864 and again in 1868? Did it not suffer defeat in 1872 and also in 1880? Did it not make its tariff re- form plank more emphatic rather than less so in 1892 after being defeat- ed un that issue im 1888? It stands for positive, aggresive democrdcy and. its principles as fo-m- ulated in its last national creed—the Kansas City platform—are sound and clearly defined. That platform de- clared imperialism’ to be the para- mount issue, and the republican par- ty has done nothing to settle that is- sue or remove it from the arena of politics. That platform declared pri- vate monopolies to be indefensible ferred to abuse their power by mah-,and intolerant, aud the republican ing themselves judge, jury and execu- party has done nothing to settle that ~W.E. NEAL, - Pine and Farming Lands. The finest List of Agricultural and Grazing Lands in the County. The Most Excellent Sites for Manu tacturing Enterprises. Prospective Settlers Located. Corres.ondence Solicited. Grand Rapids, : - issue or to lessen its ‘importance. Neither has anything been done to settle the money question. No one would dare commit the democratic party to the gold standard, and if bi- metallism is desirable there is no bet- ter statement of it than that found in the platform. Besides the plank on free silver, the platform covers other phases of the money question and commits the party to a financial system made by the people for them- selves. The fight coming on in con- gress over the currency legislation proposed by the banks in their own interests cannot help giving promi- nence to this question. and the party could not avoid the issue if it would. On the questions affecting labor, too, the platform is explicit and the EA AE EA, se eee ae ae ate ae ae ae a G. C. SMITH party’s position well stated. Neither does the tariff plank of the Kansas DEALER IN City platform need revision—in fact : Fruits, Confectionery, there is nothing in that platform that requires apology or explanation. As no issue in that platform bas been settled and as no new and overshad- owing issue has arisen since 1900, nothing remains but to continue the fight along lines already laid down until the people realize the dangerous tendency of republican policies and turn to our party for relief. In spite of the obvious necessity of bale tab ss lads talc tact maintaining the party's integrity the = yanizers a ivel, f an an effort to emasculate the plat. | tasca County Abstract Office form. They want to keep upa sham battle on the tariff while they secretly advance the interests of the financiers ABSTRACTS, REAL ESTATE, FIRE INSURANCE, Ice Cream Soda, Ice Cream, Drinks, Tobaccos, Choice Lines of Cigars Grand Rapids, - Minn. LELAND AVENUE. HEAR A eA a ae ae A a ee a ae a a a ae ae 2 2 * & 4 ” 2 * * & * * * * * = * % & * * 2 % 2 * ie and protect the trusts from any ef- fective legislation. Theduty of those democrats who believe in the Kansas City platform is clear. They must march ferward and meet the enemy as they have in the campaigns of the past. ‘They must fight for the re- affirmation of the Kansas City plat- form and for the application of the same principles to new questions as j they arise. There must be no surren- der and there can benocompromise of principle that is not equivalent toa surrender. If the reorganizers refer to the defeats of 1896 and 1900, remind them of the defeat of 1894 and tell them that thé party would have been annihilated had theCleveland leader- ship continued. If they doubt our ability to win a victory in 1904 on an honest platform like that adopted in 1900, tell them that it offers better promise of success thanany dishonest platform, and that if defeat does come it will not only be less sweeping than a defeat on different lines, but that | there would be no dishonor with it. 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