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Show We suppose that there will bo not rruch difference of opinion nmong law-sers law-sers on the point raised by tho Colorado Colo-rado court which seeks to control Governor Gov-ernor Ormnn's action It Is outside of the function of n court to seek to control con-trol the action of the executive or tho legislative department of a State: but It either act unconsltltutlonally, it Is the privilege and the duty of tho court to so determine, on review of the act done or passed It Is a curious thins to read of an attempt to enjoin thc Governor Gov-ernor from the performance of nn official of-ficial net, nnd that official docs right to Ignore the court h attempt A curious turn might bo given lo the nffilr ln ease the court should undertike to punish thl Governor for treating Its order with contempt Of couisc, mat could not bo done, and wo should have supposed tint tho consideration of thut fact would have been enough to show to thc court that its process was Invalid In-valid and Impotent. They are trying to pose Kins Edward Ed-ward ns n great moral example and tho father of his people ' ln Knglnnd Hut thc effort meets with Indifferent success The London News r''its out how thc King can be great by being good nnd cites thc example of his Illustrious mother lt calls on him to 'use thc welrht of his great nuthorlty to stem the tide of luxury and llcenso which Is sweeping over thc countrj." Hut other papers seem to think that he Is tho leader In ceremony and display, which Queen Victoria kept nt a low ebb, especlalls during the long years of her vvldiwliood Thus, tho Westminister West-minister Gazette speaks dolefully of the Inevitable touch of disillusion-ment' disillusion-ment' nnd ' the exhaustion or Impracticability Imprac-ticability of our governing classes ' Hosalty Is n. costly toy In Great Ilrltnln and has nveraged so for many generations, gen-erations, thc final icdempllon will probabls come nnls with the inauguration inaugura-tion of the great British republic. |