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Show I I I KELLOGG DEFEHfi fllBlffl C01IS St. Paul Attorney Delivers 'Address Before Nebraska State Bar Association. OMAHA. Web., Dec 23. Frank B. Kcllore of St Paul, speaking before Iho m eating of t7io Nebraska Stato liar as-. as-. relation torliy, vlsoroutly defended the tntosrlty of tho American judiciary an! condemned what ho rnld was a dlanosl-, dlanosl-, Hon of thcUo days to criticise tho courts. Ha said fluit of all tho branches of tho ? fcovernmertt, tbo Judicial. In his opinion, J v.-aa the W'ont subject to tho exorcise of f Arbitrary Bower, to scandal or to Im-. Im-. proper Influence. Mr. KoIIork. oald ha believed At to be a fact that tho cupreme court of. the United Stats Is the moBf j?rogresyiV6 and liberal branch of this Kovernuient and that It has always been fto!Icltcir. of tho rights of tho people. Hfi stiid In part: , . "I'htere seems to be a disposition In the'days to crltlclso tho courts. A rerosn cfiea of political orators and the pubilu preas have been intomperate and unreasonable tn ot:ch criticisms. 1 do not fieprfecate discussion of judicial decisions and, reasonable criticism thereof. Such lloeusalon often brines cood results. But vrhctt I do deplore Is reckless and unfounded un-founded statements which tend to de ntroy respect for tho Judicial branch of j the government and to weaken Its au- thorlty and influence In tho commonwealth: common-wealth: for In a republic, covemmc-nt In Its final analysis lu tho will of tho majority. ma-jority. Respect for laws and for tho courts Is abKoIutely a necary basis of ull srood erovcrnmenL "We often hoar It raid that the- Judceu ocerclso arbitrary power, that they make and unmake laws and. to ubo a pouulnr expression, that they are tho Maat In-trnchment In-trnchment of vested interests.' " Mr. Kc'Iostr arsruod at lonnth ncralnst these attacks on tho Judiciary, bocaust-, iio said, ho flt that the reiteration of ihcse unfounded charge has had a prejudicial pre-judicial effect upon Iho public mind, lie continued: "The people (tow, I am rlad to say) who Rro denouncing tho sunrcmq court nn reactionary and tho 'last renort of ihc vested Interests.' should romembcr that but for the d-eIlons of that court. I'ommenclnc with thoso written bv John Marshall anr cndlntr with the latest decision de-cision under tho commerce clause. th nation would have boon powerles? before tho frreatest combination of wealth and power that any nrc haa evor seen." |