| Show PACKING THE COURT the sharp words passed in the senate last week over the question as to whether the supreme court was packed by president grant for the purpose of the greenback decision of that body baa led the denver news to add this bit of history the charge Is substantially true and has been frequently made before if we mistake not it is also contained in a pamphlet written by the eminent historian george in whish he recounted the his korv of paper money and the leeal feeder w it will be remembered that the first decision of the court was that the 11 tender act was void based on the historic hift oric tact that the constitutional convention had refused to ive congress the power to emit bills of credit which was the phrase in those days for issuing greenbacks green backs there were certain large monetary inter t ats involved in reverting the decision congress und denly discovered that the supreme court needed two more judges and passed a law to this effect president grant nominated justices and bradley and they were confirmed then he greenback case carne up again and the firby decision of the court was reversed both of the new audres favoring the reversal out of these facts grew the a that the supreme court was packed for the purpose it was never asserted that either birong or bradley bad ever made any promise aney were doubtless never approached pro ached on the subject as both were men of known uprightness and judicial rectitude the probability is that their views on the question were known and for this purpose they were urged for appointment bat that the act was urged through con cresa increasing the membership ot the court and men purposely selected who were known to be in favor ot the constitutionality of the legal tender law there is no reasonable doubt WHAT DIPLOMACY cannot accomplish american ingenuity will Senor DuBosc and carranza Oar ranza located in montreal for the of deodine out spies to labor with tho american army and ob tain secret news american detectives succeeded in capturing an incriminating letter sent by carranza who immediately claimed that the detective had stolen the letter from him the charge made by the spaniard gave the american the opportunity he had been waiting tor 80 yesterday yeat erday availing himself of the laws of canada be had the two spanish officers placed under arrest thie is a bombshell exploded in the of the spies |
