Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-28
La TOILETTE SCORES COURT
Rule Of Reason Asserted Revolution
in Position Of Bench.
OPENS HIS SPEAKING CAMPAIGN
Wisconsin Man AIal<es Attack ON RE-
publican National Committee aud
ArraigRs Trusts I'm Address
I'm Cleveland.

NJ. La Toilette made the opening speech
OF his speaking campaign for the presl-
dency here tonight with an assault on
tlfe supreme court, an attack on the re-
publican national corrmittee, an arraien-
ment of the trusts and an enunciation OF
his ideas for the cure of evils resulting
from the present system Of government.
The criticism Of the supreme court was
the most bitter yet heard from the
Wisconsin senator. 1t was predicated on
the recent rulings Of the court in the
stanard Oil and Tobacco cases. The
rule Of reason was denounced as a pro
found revolution in the position Of the
courts"
From this Mr.. La Toilette launched
into discussion OF Elbert H. Gary's
plan for federal regulation of prices as
a relief from monopoly. Mr.. La Toilette
said he had no patience with this method.
In his analysis he went farther and said
that ultimately the government would
have TO fix prices OF labor, hours of
employment and compensation OF orig
inal producers In order to fix accurately
the prices 70 be offered the consumers
Instead OF the Gary plan or the Taft
plan of federal license for incorpora-
tions Senator La Toilette proposed his
own plan for commission on restraints
OF trade to relieve the country OF the
condition in which he finds It,
DenOunce Tariff Law.
Although Senator La Toilette made no
direct reference to the president nor sug-
gested his own candidacy he included in
his speech a denunciation of the Payne
Aldrich tariff law Immediately following
his praise OF labor organizations and his
opinion that the Sherman antitrust law
did not contemplate their regulation,
THE passage of the Payne-Aldrich bill
was the most outrageous assault of
private interests upon the people recorded
in tariff history" he said. He criticised
the proposed national reserve association
of tine Aldrich monetary plan. "The
greatest menace to competition at the
present time is the control OF credit and
the concentration OF money in the hands
OF those who control the trusts" he
said.
The progressive movement, Mr.. La
Toilette declared, has as its aim the res
toration of the government to the people.
'The real cure for the ills OF democracy
Is moro democracy" was one of his
epiRrams. ''That is what the struggle
in Wisconsin, in California, in Ohio. and
Pennsylvania, New Hampshire and
Kansas, and In every other state IN this
union, means; that government shall be
brought back to and committed to the
hands OF the people; that they are su-
preme over legislatures, over government,
over presidents, over constitutions, over
courts" he asserted.
Senator La Toilette castigated the
supreme court by asserting that It had
arrogated to itself far greater power
than had been conferred upon 1t in the
original contemplation OF the constitu-
ton.
Attacks Supreme Court.
1.-THE very backbone OF true repre-
sentative government Is the direct par
tfcipation In the affairs of government
by the people through direct primaries
for the nomination Of candidates" he
said He declared that the old machine
politicians had lost control in Wisconsin
through this law. He also favored the
presidential primary system or this
he said:
''If there is one thing more than another
that has been put to the front in this
campaign by the progressives. it IS tha
demand for the election of delegates TO
the national convention by popular prl-
mary elections, and a provision by which
electors may directly express their choice
for presidential candidates upon their
party ticket. This proposition has been
opposed by the national republican com
mittee, and by machine politicians every
where. They dread to give up that
peculiar power that caucuses and con-
ventions give them. They fear the
secret ballot that enables men to vote
their convictions and judgment, without
intimidation or espionage"
The senator's speech dealt with the
recent action of the republican national
committee I'm leaving it to the govern
ing committees of the party to direct the
manner OF selecting delegates. "'The
national republican committee is almost
wholly composed Of men opposed to the
primary principle" he asserted. ''At
its recent meeting in Washington this
committee went on record, not only as
opposing voluntary primary election in
states where there IL no law providing
\ for them, but by falling to directly
recognize the law in those states that
have provided for the election OF dele
gates to the national convention in
primary election.
THUS this reactlonary committee.
flagrantly sets at naught the will of the
people of these great states that have
repudiated the caucus and convention
system. Such a policy will not tend
to strengthen the party with the people.
We are fighting this thing and will
continue to fight IL until in every state
primaries will be provided by law, which
will give to every voter the means OF
directly expressing his choice of can
didstes to 80 upon party tickets. from