The Washington herald., 1910-09-18

/ wish TO say TO you, fellow citizens,
that / have no war to make on that de-
| cision or any other ever rendered by the
Supreme Court / am content to take that
decision as it stands delivered by the
highest judicial tribunal on earth. a tri-
bunal established by the Constitution OF
/ the United States for that purpose. and
/ hence that decision becomes the law of
f, the land. binding on you, on me. and on
every other good citizen. whether Ne ike
1t or not Hence / do not choose TO go
into an argument 10 prove before this
audience whether or not the Chief Justice
understood the law better than Theo-
dore Roosevelt
Attack l. Repeated.
Now, gentlemen. / have made one
change in the above quotation: The last
words were not Theodore Roosevelt the
last words were Abraham Lincoln. and
this attack made nearly nfty-three years
ago upon Abraham Lincoln. is precisely
and exactly the kind Of attack made upon
me at the moment Abraham Lincoln
felt and professed throughout his life the
same profound respect ror the Supreme
Court that. of course. I feel. and mat I
have again and again in public speech
ana In messages as President OF the
United States expressed.
An upright judge is a higher and bet,
ter public servant than any other man
can possibly be- and it IS cause Of
pride to every American citizen that our
Supreme court is the most influential iu-
dciaI tribunal in the entire world
have quoted Abraham Lincoln. Let me
quote him again. We believe in obedience
10 and respect FOR the Judicial depart
ment Of government We think its de-
cisiOns on constitutional questions. when
fully settled, should control
I agree absolutely with this sentence
Of Abraham Lincoln. not the less because
1 also believe in what Lincoln said i'm
medlately afterward: But We think this
decision erroneous and we shall 10 what
We can 10 have IL overrulsd.
Here Col Roosevelt paid tribute 10
President Taft the first personal ref
erence 10 the Executive since his return
from his African trip.
eve who work for the new nationalism
are not working In any spirit Of mere
faction or party. We recognize parties as
necessary instruments for government
under popular conditions. just as We
recognize unions as necessary lnstru-
ments in the elevation of wage workers
under modern industrial conditions. But
We believe that true loyalty to a party
consists chiefly IN making that party the
efficient servant Of the whole people
Among those who manage our govern
ment state ana national, In legislative
and Judicial positions, we regard the one
vital aud essential matter TO be honesty
The crook in public life IS the gravest
menace 10 our political Institutions and
we call on all good citizens 20 drive him
ont Of public life Whether his crooked
: ness takes the form Of blackman or OF
bribery-we care nothing whether he re-
ceve the bride or give it's Of small
consequence In any event he IS a traitor
{ 10 democracy and a foe 20 republican In
f stitutions and against him we war with
: out mercy, and we will reject without
? hesitation any plea advanced in HIS be
p. half, no matter what may be the infu-
, euce political social or commercial
, that stands behind him.
Believes in Recognition.
we believe I'm the hearty encourage
, ment and reward of individual excellence
but We believe also in steadily using the
, power Of the government to secure eco
2 nomic democracy as well as political
+ democracy. Our ideal IS 10 secure Sc
7 far as by law Il IS possible 10 secure a
Z reasonable approximation 10 equality OF
! opportunity for all men, so that (as faI
as il is humanity possible 10 secure It
70 each man shall have the chance to star
fair in the race of life and . show the
q stun that is in him unhelped by specia
. privilege for himself and nhampered by
Z special privilege for others.
I'VE know that an ideal like this cal
E never be entirely realized, but we believ,
it our duty to do whatever is possible (,
bring about a measurable approximation
I to this ideal We entirely understan,
, that after the best possible laws hay,
heen obtained and after they have beer
7 enforced in the most efficient manner i
b viii yet remain true that the chief factor
D in each mans success or failure mus
o he that mans individual character, bu
while fully recognizing this fact, w,
nevertheless insist that goal laws an,
I honest administration Of these laws cal
be made 10 play a very real and sfrectiv,
part in the hetterment Of mankind.
According 10 our ability we intend I,
! safeguard the rights Of the mighty: bu
. we intend no less jealousy to Safeguard
/ the rights of the lowly Our ideal i
, equal justice for all; justice alike foi
D the rich man and for the poor man VIII,
DO right. and the same stern justice fo
p the rich man and the poor man who d,
D wrong
! We cordially believe in the rights o
- property. We think that normally an,
in the long run the rights of humanity
. the rights Of mankind, coincide with Nh,
= rights of property. and that the wv,
q sets of rights are in large part inextric
! ably interviewer together, and so W,
would protect property in all its rights
? But we feel that If in exceptional case
there is any conflict between the rightl
, Of property and the rights OF man
! then we must stand for the rights o.
I man.
I And we belleVe that where propert,
S has accumulated in such masses that /
D becomes heaped up wealth. fairly fabu
4 lous in its extent and power. then Their.
arises real reason not merely for safe
e guarding the rights of wealth, but 70
: safeguarding the people against tn,
r wrongs and abuses OF wealth, and espe
3 cially of wealth in its corporate ca