Show Fitted Brandeis for Appointment I Since President Wilson recently nominated Lo Louis is D. D Brandeis to o sit in the supreme c cOurt urt of the United States States the press of the country has commented at some length on his fitness for the tion lion The The prevailing opinion seems ee s to be be that th t the president ent has done a wise and courageous thing in laying aside the partisan and political prejudices which some have voiced and putting this man into the highest court in the land where he he can be a power for good and right Some of the most able editorial writers in America are quoted below in support of the confirmation of his nomination I Iare A Great and Courageous Appointment b From the Independent New York President Wilson has done a great and courageous thing In sending to the he senate the nomination of Louis Loui D. D Brandeis Brandel of Massachusetts to be a member member member mem mem- ber of the supreme court It Is a great thing because Mr Brandeis Is Ideally equipped in learning I statesmanship and character to discharge the fun functions of that exalted office It is a a courageous thing because Mr Brandeis has Incurred powerful powerful enemies s while defending the peoples people's rights and a political storm Is s bound to brew at a a time when the president needs every atom of support he cart cant get from both friend and fo foe Let the senate not hesitate to confirm the appointment of this able grea great greathearted greathearted I hearted and just Jew He will add strength to the court especially when those momentous questions of social justice come before it that from now on seem de destined to challenge with Increasing Insistence august ment S Interests of the People First From the Chicago American It Is said that certain Senators will oppose the appointment of Louis D D. D Brandeis to the supreme court of the United States It is safe we think to predict that hat the number of those opposing him hini will not be sufficient to defeat the will of the people which Is that Brandeis should take his seat and teach a little plain democracy to some of the gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen gen gen- who preceded him on oo the bench As to those that oppose the of Brandeis Some of them are narrow minded religious out date fanatics opposing ing Brandeis because he Is a Jew More of them are gentlemen owned by the corporations and especially the railroads opposing Brandeis because he has put the interests of the people above the interests of the c corporations ons and the railroads He Put P Public Service Above Money From the Milwaukee Journal S 'S I It is h hardly to be expected that the objection of some senators to the apI appointment ap ap- appointment ap- ap of Louis D. D Brandeis to the supreme bench will amount to a real I fight that will s seriously threaten his confirmation The appointment is too too clear in its m merit and too widely recognized by the nation as a wise choice But objections have been made and it is well to examine them to see what they are worth to see what kind of men make them to consider whom and what in the republic they represent It is not hot charged that Mr Brandeis Is not an an able lawyer The keen quality of his work would make that foolish It Is not charged except perhaps perhaps perhaps per per- haps by the ultra-imbecile ultra that he has ever shown less than a high regard for forthe forthe forthe the law of pf his country It is charged charged and and this Is the whole case against I Brandeis that that he has often been on the side that invoked the law in th the Interest of the people and not the side of corporate interests It is remembered remembered remembered that he has helped make mak the law an instrument of protection instead of oppression He has even been so revolutionary as to give legal service of tremendous value without asking a return He has put public service above money This is what all the talk of Brandeis as extreme and radical amo amounts to He has not been primarily a corporation man It is not remembered that the senate has made any serious fight on the appointment of a judge because he has not been notable for public service because his ability has been manifested mani mani- chiefly In work for great corporations because he was ultra conserva tive These things have not interfered But a man mail who has been engaged voluntarily In public service must be questioned It Is not likely as we said that the objections to Brandeis will reach the magnitude of a serious fight Their best use to the public will be as an i index to the Ideal of government presented by the objectors s. s I f L f t Brandeis Honor Jonor to Bench an Supreme me r c t From the Sacramento Bee The New York Press says The nomination of Louis D. D Brandeis might well be be regarded as an in in- suit sua to the members of the supreme court itself The paragraph itself is an Insult to the supreme court For it brands 1 those judges as reactionaries who will consider their ermine soiled by close J contact with an able lawyer and an Intelligent man whose best efforts have been devoted to legal lecial struggles to thwart Injustice and advance the welfare of of l I the people If the supreme court justices be of that kind then it is well to havea have a Brandeis among them And it would be infinitely better If they were all of the Brandeis ty type e. e Brandeis Will Be Confirmed From Harpers Harper's Weekly Nothing that has been said about the Brandeis appointment has e ex expressed ex pressed the truth more nearly than the few words of F. F P. P A. A Yes ln Inthe the New York Tribune gentle reader but that is another story F. F P. P A. A says Unversed as we are In the Machiavellian ways of politics we can see nothing In the Brandeis but the appointment selection of a re remarkably reo re- gifted brave and honorable man Fine minds sometimes sometimes' get at the truth better than supposed insiders insiders' with their cynical guesses Mr Brandeis wa was selected because President Wilson consulting mostly Attorney General Gregory thought he was the kind of man the court needed Those who seek other reas ns seek marc mares mares' nests nets Attorney General Gregory has done much work with Mr Brandeis and knows his spirit as well as his ability Mr McAdoo gave his very active support The secretary of labor is delighted The cabinet as as a whole earnestly approves It is probably not an injudicious breach of confidence to I Isay say that Mr Gregory looks upon open mindedness tolerance and absence of malice as among Mr Brandeis' Brandeis most conspicuous traits The attorney general understands the technique of advocacy and he I knows that a man mav be a great preat advocate and yet have a most ost judicial mind Many people may in W Wash sh ington in the excitement following the nomination have seemed unable to grasp the distinction But the nomination will be confirmed Old charges fully investigated and answered long ago rebound highly to Mr Brandeis Brandeis' Brandeis credit when the real facts are presented The shoe ma machinery talk is In I point If ff there Is any aspect of interest In that case it is the illustration it gives of Mr Brandeis' Brandeis willingness to put principle before money and ful acquaintance When the senators know the simple truth a a majority powerful powerful power power- can can be trusted not to commit a stupendous blunder der at so critical a time l Brandeis Gets Su Support Everywhere I Fresh from the legal ranks he will bring to the he supreme Ourt a vi of thought and a scope of intelligence of vast service to that exalted tribunal tr h. vigor or Ji in the discharge of its functions Anaconda Anaconda a St Standard al Mr Brandeis' Brandeis eminence as a lawyer Is unquestioned By e education i ati character and professional equipment he is thoroughly qualified l for n b bench New New Orleans Times Picayune th the Ino Mr Hughes' Hughes strictly professional the qualifications for the supreme ber berch h when President Taft appointed him to the supreme court of the tho United States States' were not superior to those of Mr Springfield R an States |