The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-06-26
PARKER TAKES HARD
RAP At ROOSEVELT
Jurist Condemns Acts of the
Former President
TREsPAssER ON POWER
Judge Parker Declares That Roose-
veIt's Aim While President Was
to Augment the Power of
the Executive

Manchester, y. H. June 25.-(Special) y
Judge Alton 3. Parker, once democrats
candidate for President. in an address.
before the New Hampshire Bar assoeia
ton today. raped former Presiden
Roosevelt hard. The subject OF his ad
dress was The Lawyers Opportunity fol
Patriotic Service"
In the course of his address Judge
Parker said:
| Every well-informed man has beer
compelled to take mental note of the
persistent effort OF late OF the executive
branch Of the federal government to aug.
ment federal executive power. At times
IT has taken the liberty of pointing to
federal judges Ia coordinate and indie
pendent department of government. ac-
cording TO the constitution. the path OF
duty and later has presumed to apply an
executive stopper to judges who failed
to find the law to be what the executivs
would have 1t. 1t has made strenuous
efforts at times not only to coerce Con.
gress into the enactment OF measures
desired by the executive. but has also
sought the credit of doing 50.
That there are trespassers on the R>w;
ers designedly withheld from the execu+
tive goes without saying, but they have
not been vigorously opposed, probably
because of a lack Of appreciation that
they constitute dangerous presidents.
The distribution throughout the coun-
try OF federal courts was in all obedi-
enee TO the principle that 1t is an inalien-
able right of the citizen to be tried at
home, where the advantages of good
character will have its due weight.
The pages of history abound in illus
trations of the Importance OF that right
especially when the government is the ac-
cuser. Recently We have witnessed an
attempt Of the executive department to
bring the editor of a newspaper from
Indianapolis to Washington for trial on
the charge OF criminal fuel. To Washing
ton and its atsmosphere created by over
5000 government employees, where with
out friends and sometimes perhaps with
out money, and therefore without his
witnesses, an accused might be called
upon to face the opulent and powerful
machinery OF the federal government
In the last few years there has been
we'll organized movement having for
Its purpose the seizure of certain powers
now vested in the states. At the begin
ming It was hoped to extend the inter
state commerce clause beyond its terms,
its spirit. its purpose. That was the pur-
pose the people had in view when he
sneered at the to him impossible thought
that the three departments of govern
ment would exhibit their impotence by
failing TO seize the powers the executive
wanted
AT the moment of this writing it is
predicted that Congress will ultimate
pas the railroad bill. which VIII bring
about close relations between the fed
eral government practically all the rail
roads of the county. Close and init
mate relations though differing in q
degree and meth cd of Impeachment
have been developed from time to tina.
The relation of the parties, however.
in the coming together will be radically
changed. 1t is the railroad managers
who Will now seek for continuous
friendly relations. To that end all of
them will, as some have In the past.
contribute their influence with their
employees and the members of their
stockh olders To continue whatever aa-
ministration is In power.
1T must be admitted that there fs al
least one Item on the credit side OF
the account. Never again will a Pres
ident feel called upon to SO humble
himself as to mail in writing the sug-
gestion OF need of assistance in tne
preparation of his message to Congress
as the inducement to a personal visit
from a railroad president"