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Show HEFORM THE SUPKEME BENCH. Tho iredent is a guud time to propone pro-pone reforms in tho government. Amont; other nmuudments to the constitution a democratic ono would bo tho cliango of tlio method of appointment and the tenure of oflice ol tho United states supremo court. Several of the membera o( that body having in their action m members ot tho clcetor.il commission displayed tho most inten3i spirit of partisanship, partisan-ship, it is ovident that the object ought; to be readied by the life tenuro of tho supremo justices has failed. That object waa to place theso justices above- the atmosphere of polities and above the public sus-pieiou sus-pieiou of partisan influences. This point having been ascertained the presold ia a favorable moment ir agitato for the elimination of twe antidemocratic and anti-republican features of tho constitution first, tho life tenuro of judges, and socond, tlieir appointment hy (lie prea'ulcut. Tho term of oflice of tho supremo judges should belimitevl to that of the president and vice-president, and ihey should be elcotxl at proper intervals hy a popular popu-lar voto. Iu this way tlio supremo court could be popularized, and there would be no danger of our. highest bench being packed to reverse a decision de-cision as waa done in tho nnpoint-tuenta nnpoint-tuenta of Messrs. Bradley aid Strong by General tirant. Let ua have a new count upon tlio supremo bench. |