Latting v. Cordell

“The ballot is an instrument that comes down as still as snow flakes fall upon the sod, but executes a freedman’s will as lightning does the will of God.” In re Initiative Petition, 157 Okla. 54, 60, 10 P. 2d 271, 277.

Compliance by the majority with the requirement of section 5, article 7, Constitution of Oklahoma, that “The Supreme Court shall render a written opinion in each case,” applied to proceedings invoking (section 8, article 7, Constitution) original jurisdiction (section 2, idem) vested in the courts (section 1, idem), is gratifying to the proprieties ' of a people’s government. It…