The Washington herald., 1910-09-18
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in connection with corporations doing an
interstate business, a postal savings bank
bill. the constitution OF a commission 10
report a remedy for capitalization in
connection with the issue of stocks and
bonds; but few of his services are more
deserving of record than what he said
in this very matter OF criticism of the iu-
dietary. Speaking as a United States
circuit Judge nIteen years ago. he said:
''The opportunity freely and publicly 10
criticise judicial action Is OF vastly more
Importance TO the body polite than the
immunity OF courts and judges from an
just aspersions and attack Nothing tends
more TO render judges careful in their de-
cisions and anxiously solicitous to do ex-
act justice than the consciousness that
every act of theirs is TO be submitted
10 the intelligent scrutiny and candid
criticism of their fellow men. In the case
of judges having a life tenure. indeed.
their very independence makes the right
freely to comment on their decisions or
greater importance because II is the only
practicable and available instrument in
the hands OF a free people 10 keep such
Judges alive TO the reasonable demands OF
those they serve"
Champions FraBkness.
Mr.. Roosevelt put his criticism Of the
Supreme Court decision on the knight
sugar case directly up to Justice Harlan.
He declared without hesitancy that those
who criticise Roosevelt are criticislng at
the same time Justice Harlan.
do my critics take the position tnat
the people shall not be able TO control
the management and activities OF these
great monopolistic corporations doing an
interstate business?" he asked, IT so,
let them frankly avow their position. II
not. let them cease their criticism"
The second decision that the colonel
assaned before the Colorado legislature
in Denver he insisted he is even more
justified in rapping That was based
upon the dissenting opinions OF four OF
the nine judges on the Supreme Court
bench He held that these men were
right in their views. The colonel spoke
sarcastically OF the men who would be
deprived OF their liberty. f0rsOoth."
Col. Roosevelt said that II his oppo-
say that the State has no right 10 limit
the hours OF labor Of men employed
under conditions dangerous 10 their
health. Then Mr. Roosevelt will take
issue with them, and there will be a
merry war.
Al every opportunity Mr.. Roosevelt
took occasion TO place himself in the
same position as Abraham Lincoln was
in ffty-three years ago. when he was
belittled for criticisms of the Supreme
Court in the famous bred Scott case
He quoted Lincoln's words, and said:
He used very strong language about
the decision-far stronger than I should
dream Of using. or which II would be
proper 10 use about the decisions with
which I now deal
Did as Lincoln Did.
AT any rate" the colonel yelled tc
the crowd that forced its way close "a
him in the high stand. If I have erred
in commenting as have commented upoT
the decisions in question. / err in com
pany with Abraham Lincoln"
While the crowd was applauding this
Mr.. Roosevelt swung into a quotation
announcing that he had substituted his
own name for that OF Lincoln He was
convinced that he has a right to say the
things he did.
Before he departed from the main topi,
OF the afternoon, the colonel took oc
casion 10 say good word for the judges
expressing his profound respect for then
and reiterating things ne had said Will,
he was in the White House. His idea.
have not changed since that time, n,
averred.
There was no let up after Mr.. Roose
Welt had finished speaking about the Su
preme Court He paid his respects 10 III
bosses. and offered a long explanation de
filming the difference between a boss an,
a leader. The former derives his strength
from what is done under cover OF dark
ness. the leader works in the open day
light That is the main difference, sal,
the colonel
Throughout his set speech there wer
many Fluctuations that showed clearl,
what sort of humor the colonel was I'm
He is ready 10 fight his critics and i
prepared 10 80 the limit If they want hin
10. He would not say that the eduoria
attacks in newspapers had riled him. bu
II is generally understood that ne ha
been stirred up a bit by them His or,
is let 'em come out and fight in III
open"
Syracuse took kindly 10 Mr.. Roosevelt
after he got sufficiently wound up thi
afternoon. There were so many stunt
20 draw the attention of the great crow,
from the main speech that he had I
keep at it and yen. But it landed Jus
where he desired. =
Company a Strange One.
Not since he returned from the Africa1
jungle has Mr.. Roosevelt attended sue
a strange party as the one Lieut.. Gov
White conducted to-day. The colonel
friend. Timothy L. Woodruff. was o.
hand. anc tonight he dined with MI
Roosevelt During the afternoon m
State chairman sat across the track fror
the judges stand from which the col
onel spoke, and he was so far away tina
Mr. Woodruff really could not hear 10
or the talk. And besides, Mr. Woodruff
was engaged in a most absorbing con
versation with a couple of friends wh
did not meet Mr.. Roosevelt at all.
When the special train pulled up 10 IN
fair grounds about 3 o'clock this after
noon, Gov. White and a few up-Stat
politicians met the colonel. There was
parade around the mile track where -
Palma smashed few worid's automobil
records and then there was a little re
ception. Mr.. Woodruff was among thos
present
How do you do. colonel" exclaime
the state chairman warmly.
I'm fine. governor" replied Mr.. Roose
welt