Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1911-03-23
Col. Roosevelt For CaIif0P-
MIA Style Of Government
RECALL OF JUDICIARY
While He Is Not In Favor
of 1t He Believes the
Golden State has had Suf-
ficient Provocation to
Adopt 1t.

Los Angeles. Mar e. - colonel
Roosevelt today aroused an audience
90 10000 CaIifornians 60 high
pitch OF enthusiast by his unqualified
declaration of four propositions.
lie commended the people Of Cali
fornia uUon their progressive govern
ment saving that II approKinated his
governmental ideal" He endorsed
the proposed constitutional amend
meut for RE recall of the judiciary
OF the state. on the ground that there
vas no other alternative To assure
justice and fair dealing b. the courts
from the STANDPOINT Of the people.
lie denounced the United States sen
ate for its vote iu seating Senator
Lorimcr and declared that the Cali
furnia state assembly. IN voting criti-
cism Of the United States senate for
IT'S retention al Lorimer. had shown
itself more sensitive of the honor of
the United States than the senate IL
self He strongly endorsed the
move FOR the shorter ballot which he
said was move OF first importance
ma the interest of popular government
aud in closing he warned the people
~ the state that they we're bearing
grave RESPONSIBILITIES in leading the
move Tor greater popular govern
mcnt. and earnestly enjoined them To
use their power with wisdom and
discretion
Roosevelt declared that Lorlmer
WAS retained in his seat by the votes
pudiated los the people ana who's,
terms Of office were about TO expire |
The senators. he said. who We're To-
serve in tho senate with Senator
Lormer. voted against the retention
or tho Illinois senator The speaker
also pointed ont that five or six SEN
ators who voted for Senator I.orimcr |
had also voted against the resolution |
for the popular election of United |
States senators thus Indicating he
said the kind OF attributes they |
wished To- see in q senator"
Tho cN.prcsidents attack ON the |
senate and his implied criticism ct !
IN" courts of California which he In |
dicatod i'm language iustirylnG the /
use OF the recall for judges Of cali |
fornia were received by the audience I
with vigorous evidences OF approval |
In the course Of his speech h. said. |
The other dav i'm Arizona / gave /
my reasons why as regards most .
communities. under normal condi-
tions. ! do not believe in the recall /
OF tho judiciary A. the same time
! admitted the melancholy fact that
there were states where the judges
hs6 So acted as 10 make il iustifiable
for the people 20 adop! measures for !
retiring them from office And ! /
added that in my Judgment the -e-
call of the judges should not he
adopted until h.. actual experience
the people we're driven To- il as "a
necessary hat reErettable method ~
doing away With worse cvn
When uttered the sentences
was thinking particularly Of Your
condition IN California. A. thorough /
y knowledge OF the facts as an out
slider could obtain convinced me
ago that here in Callfpr-
Mia conditions were ACTUALLY such ~
10 render il imperative that YOU pro-
y de methods for retiring any Judge
when You became convinced that his
retention on the bench was no longer :
in the interest of Justice from the
standpoint Of the people at large
Personally | would have preferred to
see YOU devise some other method
than that which the legislature has
proposed for the adoption by the
people
But the question now is whether
,ou viii keen conditions unchanged
or adopt the constitutional amend
ncnt proposed. There il no other
and such being the case
feel most strongly that in the in
Icrest Of justice. honesty and popu-
ar government YOU should sdopt the
proposal as the legislature has sub
nitted it
Colonel Roosevelt left tonight az o
o'clock for Berkele. and san Fran
.isco travelling in his private car at
Tackled To a regular train over the ,
San Joaquin VALLEY route At Berk-
,lcy he viii deliver a series Of Earl
lectures which was his original par
pose IN coming Co California.