Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-08-15
FLOOD RESOLUTION SENT BACK TO
THE HOUSE WITH VETO FROM TAFT
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q. tlnructUtIg' 30 .. uur Which NN
destroy tur uI.Ur. iis standing.
and .ts us. fuu.a" Tn' argument
hb- boom uuH, FL. tu.NN 900, judicial
recall CHAT | .s.uI. carrying uut th,
bt fn. people Th. appointment bS
tn. .s..Hat. e b. tho ropr, sentative,
nf lH, |ur'N and .o far u- future
bia. .. concerned tnIs is uo great $3.50.
'.r.U.. u.JW,ou ihp appointments ana
tI, election uf Judges The u1.-
r..d.u,r ~ rnp Judiciary s .r.1rnd
rather uy O. fixed term and uN,d and
rr.UuDul,. % is true tIut when tbn
0.ru uf judges s fuJ 81 limited uum-
Dor sf wears and r,-'lsutiou BE- ue,ea-
sat. 30 hus been Thought Hud uh8rE
rd som. times that shortly before
election, Boo cases 300 which puultr .n-
toroet Ia excited. iujg uttr leaned
BOB tu,.r decisions toward popular
Side.
As already puintud out however .u
the election Of Judges for long ANA
nArd term OF yruts. 'ho I'1r oft pop
ui.r prejudice Us WotiN, for unjust
decisions De- minImizcd by tao trnur"
on tho hand. Vhil, u, opportunity
which th, pcpl, hnN' calmly Go CON.
slider The Vork 'f u Judge fuy o. fuN
term OF ycnr boo deciding u. Co. his
recollection generally in-urra fsom
them fair and rolaouubI, consider.
alton Of ais qualities as Judge.
While. therefore. there have been
elected judges Who have bowed bee
fore unjust popular prejudice. or vh"
have Welded to tho power Of political
posses in their decisions. { ann com
WINGED that these are exceptional and.
that un tho whole. elected iudpcs
have made a great American mdin-
lHr Bui th, success Of am elective
Judiciary certainly furnishos up rot-
son for $50 changing the -,st'm o.. go
take away the vorI safeguards vhIun
have made rs successful
Attempt - made Go defend the priu-
cipl. of judicial recall oy reference Co
states Boa which Judges are said To-
have shown themselves Co Doc uudCr
corrupt corporate influence. and in
which IL is claimed That nothing bat
a desperate remedy VIII suffice. 90
thr political control Zoe such states is
sufficiently Nr,sted from yurruptug
corporations 90 permit tho enactment
of "a radical constitutional amend.
m,ui like that oi judicial recall it
would seem possible Go make pro,i--
Jon 100 Its stead of oncrtIN. remedy by
Impeachment iu which tho eumbruu-
features oi the present remedy migit
be- avoided. but th, opportunity for
Judicial hearing and defense bcfur"
ana impartial tribunal might Dee retain
ed.
Real reforms 40, not to Dee affected
by patent short cuts ur by aboljshinE
tines. requirements which cNpcri,Gc,
bias shown tu h, essential In dealing
justly with every one. Su.l Iuuuya-
t"us arr cptsln iu Tho long ruit ~
plague tho inventor cor first user and
viii come rcndilv 90 thu hand OF the
enemies and corrupturs OF -u.irt, Uf-
Ter TIM passing OF IN" gust. popular
mitigation that prompted their ddop-
tiou
Again judicial recall Is advocated
un the ground taa' N aIIl nrins o..
judges NOR, boo sympathy with the
popular Nill and the progress ot idea
among the people a. Us said On &C.
now Judges are out of touch with tn
movement toward wider democracy
ana s. greater control ut governmental
agencies u the interest ana for tl
tenont of IN, people
The righteous and just course fog
a Judge Co pursu, is ordinarily uN,d
by statute or clear prr piles %: law
ana thv causes tu which his lud
mont may be- affected by his political.
economic or social views are not free
quont but even iu su.h cases. iuds s
are not removed from h, pcopl,
influence surround tno judiciary
with all the safcguards possible cree
ate judges by appointment mas"
their tenure for If. Forbid dlminu-
ton of salary during their term and
still Il - impossible Co prevent the
influence OF popular opinion from
roloring judgments IN INC long rua
Judges are mon. int .lIgsut. syInpt-
thcuc men patriotic men. and 100
those nolds of the law In which the
personal equation unavoldably plays
ID part there viii be- found response
o. -oo,r popular opinion boz change.
60 meet the cxigencY Of social pulr
irnl and economic changes
Indeed. This should be- $50. tndlNil- /
uu. instances uf a hido-Douud ana ret.
ror1t. ,ousrrvatism On the pprt ot