Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-08-30
SUCH COURSE WOULD
UPSET GOVERNMENT.
Former President Cites Two Particu-
lar Cases Where He Declares the
High Tribunal Had Made Grave
Mistakes Against the Rights of the
People to Right Wrongs.
lRy Associated Pressl

DENVER, COLO, Aug. 29.-Acts OF
the Supreme Court OF the United
States were sharply criticised by
Theodore Roosevelt today in an ad
Dress in the State capitol here before
the Colorado legislature.
The former President cited two de
oisions by the Supreme Court, which
he declared, were contrary to the
principles of democracy and said en-
phatically that if those decisions in
diCated the permanent attitude of the
court the entire American system OF
popular government would be upset.
Colonel RoOsevelts speech before
the legislature was one of five that
he delivered in Denver today. Every
where he went he was greetd by
cheering multitudes. The auditorium
in which he delivered his speech on
conservation holds $1,000 and yet il
was not large enough to seat only a
part of those seeking admission.
Speaking to the Colorado legisla-
ture Mr.. Roosevelt said:
His Speech to Legislature.
Il am anxious that the nation and
the State shall each exercise its
legitimate powers to the fullest de
gree
when necessary they should work
together but above all they should
not leave a neutral ground in which
neither State nor nation can exercise
authority and which would become al
place of refuge for men who wish tot
act criminally. and especially for the
very rich men who wish TO act
against the interests or the commu-
nifty as a whole.
Let us illustrate what | mean by
reference to two concrete cases.
The first is the Knight sugar trust
case. In that the Supreme Court of
the United States, under cover of
what a man, whose interest is chiefly
in sane constructive stewardship can
only call highly technical legal sub
tlety, handed down decision
which rendered it exceedingly diff
cult for the nation effectively to con-
troll the use of masses of corporate
capital in interstate business as the
nation obviously was the sole power
that could exercise this control, for it
was quite beyond the power of any
one State"
This was really a decision render
ing it exceedingly difficult for the
people to devise any method of con-
trolling and regulating the business
use OF great capital in interstate COM
merce. l: was a decision nOminally
against national rights, but really
against popular rights.
Bake Shop Case
THE second case is the so-called
Nan Work hakp shOn case
In New York city. as in most large
cities, the baking business is likely
TO be carried on under conditions
which tell the welfare of the workers
and which foretell the welfare of the
lature passed. and the New York
governor signed bill remecying
these improper conditions New York
state was the only body that could
ded with them; the NATION had no
rover in the matter
Acting on information which to
them seemed ample and sufficient:
acting in the interest OF the public
and in accordance with the demand
Of the pJNlic the only governmental
authority having affirmative power in
the matter the governor and the leg
islature OF New York took the action
which they deemed necessary after
what inquiry and study was needed
to satisfy them as to the cOrditions
and a. to the remedy.
Stopped Remedy Of Abuse.
The governor and the legislature
alone had the Affirmative power to-
remedy the abuses. But the Supreme
Court Of the United States possessed.
and unfortunately exercised the mega
tive power OF not permitting the
abuse to he renedied. BY a five 10
four vote they declared the action In
the state Of New York anconst!tu-
tional because. forsooth. that rnen
mus, not be deprived Of their liberty
20 work under unhygienic conditions.
They were. of course. themselves
povesIess TO make the remotest at
tempt 20 provide a remedy for the
wrong which. undoubtedly existed.
and their refusal to permit action BY
the state did not confer any power
upon the nation 10 act.
In effect. reduced 10 impotence.
the only body which did have power.
so that in this case the decision. al