The Lamar register., 1911-09-06
Un:snswerable Argument Made by
President Taft

Sentinel, one OF the strongest ueh
ocratic papers in the state, and
shows that the great question
of an unbiased judiciary. which is
to become one of the foremost Is
sues before the country is not a
partisan one A large number OF
the ablest democratic papers OF the
country strongly endorse President
| Taft's stand, and congress did not
dare pass the bill over his veto and
thus bring it at once into the cam
paign:
AS the people read. from time to
time, the reasons so cogently set
forth by President william How
ard Taft, why the recall measure
for the judiciary. in the statehood
bill of Arizona, was SO Objectionable
they become more and more con-
WINGED of the rightfulness of the
judgment rendered by the presi-
dent in his veto of the first bill.
The recall of the judiciary does
not appeal. but to a few OF the
advanced reformers and even they
affect TO believe in the measure at
WINGED are we that the recall OF
the judiciary would lead on and on
political experiment. So con-
to the undermining of the republic
itself. that we are constrained to
give the text from time to time
of the message accompanying Pres
ident Taft veto of the bill for
the admission of Arizona.
AS a powerful argumnet to the
young men OF America to stand
by the constitution and the judic-
larry as the last bulwark of safe
ty. surrounding the constitution
and the rights OF the people. now
being attacked by the alleged re-
formers under various guises.
largely socialistic in their nature.
there has been no written word
lately either by reformer or lover
of his country to equal same.
In the following paragraphs
Just read the statesmanlike argu-
ment advanced by the president.
which have never been successful
ly refuted. in a passage of words
between the president and any
other minds OF equal ability. or
the pseudo reformers. who are
growing like weeds in a neglected
garden:
Think of the opportunity such
system would give to unscrupu-
ious political bosses in control A.
they have been in control not on
ly of conventions. but elections.
Think of the enormous power for
evil given to the sensational. muck
Ing prejudice against a Just judge
by false charges and insinuations.
the effect of which in the short
period of an election by recall II
would be impossible for him to
meet and offaet.
Supporters of such system
seem to think that Il will work on
ly in the interest of the poor. the
humble. the weak and oppressed;
1t will strike down only the Judge
who is supposed TO favor corpora
tons and be affected by the cor
rupting influence OF the rich. No
thing could be further from the
would offer to INSCRIPTIONS cop-
binations to seek to control politics
ultimate result. The motive it
in order to control the Judges Is
clear.
Those would profit by the re-
call who have the best opportunity
of rousing the majority OF the peo-
pie to action on a sudden impulse.
Are they likely to be the wisest or
best people in a community? Do
they Include those who have mon
ey enough to employ the fire
brands and slanderers in COM
munity and stirrers up of social
hate? Would not self respecting
men well hesitate to accept judtc-
ial office with such sword of