The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17
news OF SOUTH RICHMOND
Advertisements rscsavsa vrgtn1a
J. w. 1900 Hun

inc COURTS saying tnAt INC ~
court In the most influential t13N4
In the enter world.
Nor do have to 60 only ~
statesmen OF the past for pFeee@
| The president of the United 4o(
Mr.. Taft, has served his cou
! honorabiy and uprightiy IN
/ positions as judge. AZ g0v1FMe
| the Philippines, as secretary ~
and now as president, for 10 him
the congress acting with him w
the creation of q tariff cofna11
the adoption Of maximum au6 r.
mum tariff law treaties with fo&@
/ powers, the proper treatment ~
| Philippines under the tariff eN&
crease in the efficiency Of the
| state commerce, law, the be95n11
a national legislative proGrann
| yiding for the exercise Of fkfo
! ing power In connection Wttf
/ porations doing an interatnta
ness, postal savings bank b1Il
| constitution OF a commta0toE 4oA
port%a remedy for over-cAptfn1im4&
! in connection with the fn11&
Z. stocks and bonds: but FEW 10
services are more deserving Ok r4el&
than what he said in this very sl4l
/ OF criticism of the Judiciary.
Speaking as United States ci&k
judge fifteen years ago he said.
The opportunity freely and IN
licly to criticise judicial action
vastly more Importance to the
politi ethan the Immunity OF 50&
from unjust aspersions and ae1
I'm the case of judges having II T.
| tenure, indeed, their very 4n60~x
dence makes the right freely ~ 61
/ ment on their decisions 0f GxN
| Importance because II IL the
practicable and available inGkru1
in the hands OF free people ~ M
such judges alive &c no reaa0M
demands OF those they serve.
We who work for the new un<1<
alism are not working In any Urn
Of mere faction or party. We E&<
nize parties as necessary jn6tru4x1
for government under popular 0e4
tons. just as we recognize eufp4x3
tons az necessary Instruments d
modern business and just ~ ~ r1co
nize unions as necessary instrunse
in the elevation Of wage Nox3HG$
under modern Industrial con6ftt0
but we believe that true Loyalty 40
party consists chiefly IN making NJ
party the efficient servant "a n
whole people"
Roosevelt reiterated his objecf5on4
the crook In public life. wh0m
characterized as traitor. ana rxU
ised continued war on all s1ch
also appealed for united oppo11113
TO special privilege and r0cn1Mfor!
OF the rights Of mankind to c04m4
with the rights OF property. He alS
appealed for the support Of M lsG&
est public servants"
/ Justice Begexs Justtce. 58
Continuing. Roosevelt added: w
cannot get honesty and jus4ice fRS&
corporations unless we do 1sxs<fce
them. The people should cond1
as unhesitatingiy the public se1x
who fails TO protect the corp0f6&11x
In its rights az public servant. ME-
submits to or abets the wronG-l1
of corporation. II the peopl1 r.
NIT dishonest men to bt4ckm1Aif s.
norations they may rest aasnrpA
the corporations viii first rT0x
themselves by paying the blaN111
and then proceed to hire the co1&x
men who hace blackmailed fhu
render them in their turn imp6aS
service at the expense OF the na6S
Politically we believe that t6S RI
pie should act with Justice an1 III
| Grafton. and that II il emtnenf3v
essary that they should show M
control. But we also believe khA&
| should be literally self-contr0tS
not control by outsiders: thak
should be controlled by th4an&
and not by political bosses. or I'll
| direct or indirect usa or Woak<1
least of all by combination hx<4
political bossisrn and blg bn1tnE
t People are apt to ny that o0
IL merely another term for ~
ship. do not think that thu "A
| The boss 10 . bad developnan4st
politics. II il necessary and da61H
that there should be leader.
Is unnecessary and undesifeh
! there should be h0ssaa- TIA -
| wars on the crook and saelra g r.
by his existence. Tho leAA4R
| the unfaithful public servant ~
worst foe az the party 10
/ nominally belongs. and rokoGo<
ttrely to recognise him -
Representatives: the boss too orr
! and shields him. Leadernhtp IN
ried on in the open light M
bossism derives In main ~
from what is done under cux&I n
| darkness. xs3
..stirs Rash lAction. 4
'sOf course leadership muGk
only be brave and honest but n
be sober and must accord W1S1
dictates of common senne.
| as the conservative who fnvcft m
and conniycs at corrupttOn u n
the worst enemy Of conservaf
the popular leader Or refc31 : In
acts In the spirit Of the Do
OF the wfld-eyed vistonarY ~
cites to excess and rash ac1t
sttrs up class hatred n HIN
worst foe OF progress, the NoX
1 gerous enamy OF the pcpuln1
which he processes to champloN&