Show justice fields final verdict let democrats have hava generally endorsed in their city conventions the chicago platform of last year one clause of which makes an assault it will be remembered on tile the supreme court of our country they would do well to read what retiring justice field said of that highest of all united states tribunals the supreme court after more than thirty years opportunity to observe the court in his let letter or announcing his bis retirement he said As I 1 look alook back oer more than a third of a century that I 1 have sat on this bench I 1 am more and more impressed with the immeasurable importance of this court now and then we hearit hear it spoken of as an aristo contic coatie feature of a republican government but it is the most democratic 0 of all it carries neither the purse puree nor the sword but is posses the power of dp daring the law and in that is found the safeguard which keeps the whole mighty fabric of the government from rush in to destruction st this nega negative tiva power the power of resistance is the only safety of ofa a popular government 11 |