Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-01

of the criminal rich--such a man per-
forms an even worse service to the
body polite than the legislator or ex-
ecutive who goes wrong.
The judge who does his full duty
we'll stands higher and renders a bet
ter service to the people than any other
public servant, he is entitled to greater.
respect; and If he is a true servant OF
the people, If he is upright and fear
less, he VIII uilhesitatingly disregard
even the wishes of the people IL they
conflict with the eternal principles of
right as against wrong. He must serve
the people, but he must serve his own
conscience first.
All honor to such a judge, and all
honor can not be rendered him If 1t Is
rendered equally to his brethren who
fall immeasurably below the high ideals
Tor which he stands. Untruthful criti-
clsm is wicked at all times, and who
ever may be the object; but it is a Pc
culiarly fragrant iniquity when a Judge
Is the object. No man should lightly
crltlcise judge; no man should, even
IN his own mind, condemn judge un-
less he is sure of the fact.
III a judge is assailed for standing
against popular folly, and above all for
standing against mob violence. all hon
oraple men should rally instantly to
ms support. Nevertheless, if he clearly
1alls to do his duty by the public in
ueallng with lawbreaking corporations,
lawbreaking men of wealth, he must
eXepct to feel the weight of public
opinion, and this is but right, for ex-
cept In extreme cases this is the only
way In which he can be reached at all.
NO servant of the people has a right
TO expect to be free from lust and hon
est criticism,
inc opponents of the measures we
champion single out now one measure
for especial attack, and speak as If the
movement in which we are engaged
was purely economic. 1t has a large
economic side, but it is fundamentally
an clinical movement. 1t is not move
ment to be completed in one year, or
two, or three years; it is movement
which must be persevered in until the
spirit which lies behind it sinks deep
into the heart and the conscience of
the whole people. 1t is always inn
portant to choose the right means to
achieve our purpose, but it is even
more important to keep this purpose
clear before us, and this purpose is to
secure honesty in business and politics.
On behalf of all our people, in behalf
no less of the honest man of means and
the honest mai who earns each days
livelihood by that days sweat of his
brow, it is necessary to insist upon
honesty in business and politics alike,
in all walks of life, in big things and
in little things, upon just and fair deal
ings as between man and man. Those
who demand this are striving for the
right-the right of Abraham Lincoln,
when he said "fondly do we hope, fer
Vently do we pray, that this mighty
scourge may speedily pass away.
"Yet, If God wills that 1t continue,
until all the wealth piled by the bond
mems $50 years of unrequited toll shall
be sunk, and until every drop of blood
drawn with the ash shall be paid by
another drawn with the sword, as was
said 5000 years ago. so still 1t must be
said: The judgments of the Lord are
true and righteous altogether
with malice toward none, with char
ity for all, with firmness in the right, as
God gives us to see the right, let us
strive on to finish the work we are in"
In the work we of this generation are
in, there is, thanks to the Almighty, no
danger of bloodshed and no use for the
sword; but there is grave need of those
stern qualities shown alike by the men
of the north and the south in the dark
DAVIS when each valiantly battled for
the light as 1t was given each to see
the light. Their spirit should be our
shirt as we strive to bring nearer the
day when greed and trickery and cum
ming shall be trampled under foot by
those who fight for the righteousness
that exalteth nation.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House, Jan. 81 1908.