Newspapers / The Danbury Reporter (Danbury, … / March 11, 1937, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of The Danbury Reporter (Danbury, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
THE DANBURY REPORTER. Established 1872. Volume 66 The framers of the American Constitution knew what they were doing when they reserved the right in that immortal document for the Congress and the President of the United States to INCREASE the number of Supreme Court justices if and when they— THE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PEOPLE—deemed it wise. Why ? Because the time might come when selfish and perverse men should hold the majority in the court, and thus DEAFEAT THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS. Has that time arrived ? The President thinks so, many congressmen and Senators think so, many thousands of patriotic citizens think so. The President holds a mandate from 27,000,000 voters to go ahead with the program with which he has been entrusted in the interest of THE PEOPLE, and under his constitutional right. Can he do this in the teeth of a palpably hostile Suprema Court ? The Constitutional Right of Congress. When the President asks Congress to create additional justices, he only asks it to EXERCISE ITS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT. Other congresses have exercised this right, other Presidents have exercised this right. Then why does the senior senator from North Carolina fly into a tantrum and charge the Presi dent with trying to "pack the court," and insinuating that Franklin D. Roosevelt is seeking to make himself dictator ? Was George Washington trying to be Dictator when he ap pointed 10 members of the court? Was Andrew Jackson trying to be Dictator when he appointed 5 members of the court ? Was President Lincoln assuming a Dictatorship when he ap pointed 5 or President Grant when he appointed 4, or Taft when he appointed 6, or Woodrow Wilson when he appointed 3, Hard ing 4, Coolidge 1, and Hoover 3? What's the matter with Senator Bailey, who rode into his office last November on Roosevelt's steam ? * We confess we do not understand, uriless he, too, has been caught in the fell clutch of that sinister influence that floats out frorn, the citadels of unholy privilege and greed, whose poison gas is pumped from "liberty leagues," and whose pollution it is feared permeates even fountains of justice. The President's Reply. What was the President's reply to Senator Bailey and others in his radio speech of Tuesday night ? If by that phrase "packing the court" it is charged that I wish to place on the bench spineless puppets who would disregard the law and would decide specfic cases as I wished them to be de cided I make this answer—that no President fit for his office would appoint, and no senate of honorable men fit for their Burns Are Fatal * To Little Stakes • County Farm Girl Tsrribly burned when her doth- h| sought fire at an open fire piacc, little Marjorie Ann Dillon fr-yeer-old child of Mr. and Mrs. [ OL *f. Dillon, of Lawsonville Route *led in a Stuart, Va., hospital TeeeSay afternoon, a few hours ahe was taken there for *eptment ' fUe ohild vaa rushed from her IriMri home but was beyond medi ■tiHiwhen admitted to tte hoe * her father and mother, : H«MM is survived by three : BMnl terriom were ooodact- An Editorial Supreme Court vs. The People Ed Thursday afternoon at one o'clock at Oak Ridge Baptist Church by Elder Watt Priddy. Burial followed in the church cemetery. TOURING IN TIN CANS' Interesting article, which dis cuses the spread of automobile trailers, the curious usee they are put to and unforeseen problems that these little homes on wheels have raised. One of many illus trated articles in the American Weekly, the big magazine which comes regularly with the BALTI MORE AMERICAN. On sale at all newsstands. Subscribe now for the Daobliry Reporter. |LO« per year. Danbury, N. C., Thursday, March 11, 1937 Monroe Brother* Coming to King High School Fri. March 26 The Monroe Brothers, of Radio fame, will appear in person at the King high school auditorium, Fritjay evening, March 26th, at 8 o'clock. This performance is being sponsored by the Young Men's Bible Class of the Quaker Gap Baptist church. The public is cordially invited to come out and enjoy an even ing of line entertainment with these boys who have already giv en performances in other sections of the county, and have been so favorably received- 3w office would confirm, that kind of appointees to the Supreme Court. (A less soft answer than the above throughout the realms of North Carolina may be heard.) The Emergency Is Here. Why do President Roosevelt and Ms advisers wish more jus tices appointed at this time ? Because the emergency is here when the Supreme Court is be lieved to be usurping the rights of congress, and arrogating to itself powers not guaranteed to it under the constitution. THE CONSTITUTION DOES NOT GRANT THE SUPREME COURT THE POWER TO DECLARE A L*W UNCONSTITU TIONAL, and the court has only assumed . 'jht with its gradual encroachments of the passing yea: . The court is believed to be now assuming legislative functions, and by its dictums is able to make powerless both the congress and the President by declaring unconstitutional laws passed in the great national crisis and in the interest OF THE PEOPLE. Who Are the Nine Old Men ?—Largely Ex-Politicians. What is the background of the members of the funeral judici ary ? . In many cases it is clearly inimical to the best inteiosts of the country. A number of them were formerly corporatioi hv yers, several of them are ex-politicians, one of them is ex-v. - man of Republican national committee, another one ox- of the Republican party, one of thf:n is a defeated candidate for President on the Republican lick™. Six of them are Republicans. Quite a number of them receiv-d their appointments possibly as an act of political reward * ith er than special fitness for such a high and honorable position. Can the New Deal under Franklin D. Roosevelt get a square deal from these partisans ? Is President Roosevelt trying to pack the court ? W T hat is his proposal ? • ■ r- Congress the other day passed an act allowing Supreme Court justices to retire on full pay for life when they reach 70. Roose velt proposes when each fails to retire at 70, then he shall have the power to appoint an additional justice, not over six. Now hear the President's solemn assurance: 4 During the past half century the balance of power between the three great branches of the federal government, has been tipped out of balance by the courts in direct contradiction of the high purposes of the framers of the constitution. It is my pur pose to restore that balance. You who know me will accept my solemn assurance that in a world in which democracy is under attack, I seek to make American Democracy succeed. Death of "Bud Baker, Former Flatshoal Farmer C. O. Baker, 61, died Saturday morning at 2 o'clock at his home near Dalton, after an illness of | two weeks. Surviving are the widow; and fourteen children, Wilber, Thur j man, Mattie, Charlie, Stella, Mra. jAttie Smith, Norman, Evelyn and Hazel, all of near King; George Baker, Mrs. Sadie Collins, of Rockingham; Mrs. Fannie Hol land, of Ridgeway, Va.; Mrs. Ella 1 Lucker, of LeaksviUe and Mrs. Lizzie Watts, of Walnut Cove, and 44 grandchildren. i The funeral service was held at BoylM* Chapel, Stokes county. Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock Elder Reid conducted the services, and burial followed in the church graveyard. Pallbearers werte Alvin White, Bryan White, Norman White, Fred White, Ed White and Thur man Calloway. This was "Bud" Baker, who formerly lived at Flatshoal and was a son of the late Franklin Baker. Death of Mrs. Rosetta Ferguson German ton, Mar. 7.—Mrs. Ros etta Johnson Ferguson, 93, widow of J. H. Ferguson, who died in died at her home near Ger- Thursday, March 4. She was the last member of the family of tfeo Ist! William and Tstnpy Number 3, 387 I Kiser Johnson. She united with 1 the Friendship Baptist Church in early life and remained a member until 1909 when the Quaker Gap Baptist Church was organized, I ; and she became a member of that ! church. Surviving are three sons, \V. W. jand J. B. Ferguson, of King: and jJ. P. Ferguson, of Gierm&ntoa; i two daughters, Mrs. M. O. Allen and Mrs. J. P. Tuttle, of German ton; 33 grandchildren; 49 great grandchildren, and one great great-grandchild. The funeral was heud at Haw Pond Christian Church, Stokes county, Sunday afternoon. The services were conducted by Rev# 1 I. Bbaa, R«r. Mr. Bo via and Rev. Robert Helaabeck. BurUf followed to tt* thnrch muter-
The Danbury Reporter (Danbury, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
March 11, 1937, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75