The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1911-10-12
Reply to NJ
Cardinal Gibbons

IN the course OF his jabnd. X
delivered at the cathaar,, Ss.@es
more Cardinal Gibbons is auo,a D1'a,
expressing unqualified ~disapproy,, 5
three important political n-anS o.
which have commanded n Iar.a lions
OF public attention, namely
ton of United States sen,,or ''s'-
direct vote OF the people. the frf,t, ,"e
anu referendum proposal ami .h'
cal of the judiciary '"e re-
Inc Cardinal is quoted Nc
ne election of senator's. nv '"S'
OF the people Involves tbs 'o.f>
OF a strong buiwark a.2ains, 6'"''oR
IsehcroachmentS " . n, s''oas
me masses the right of annuI;nr 70
acts or the legislatures * - .He
1u'e MOB law for cstablisa,d I,,.
To recall 4 judg, hor,n
aecisiohs do not meet VITA
a~napproval is an insult 10 rro r;r"1f
the independence and self r..nS
our Judiciary nh,
tuition of the United States is ,h'N
iadium of our liberties ..,d '@i-
natN IN our march of progress -.
Wisdom has been tested and s,ccossr.'
~ proved after a trial of a con,,,-"
ana a quarter. 1t has wearr,r,d -,
storms OF the century, which is possaS
a'Ao II should be trusted for the CONT
les to come. What has boon
enough for our fathers ought -
GOOD enough for us. Every Oh
either in the political Or ro,ioIS'
world, is not Il reformation H.
10 pear the ills We know than Ny IN
we Know not of. DO not dfs,rrt
me political landmarks of tho ran,h |
lie .gs 'epuo-
Our answer to Cardinal Gibhors
orlef- We will merely state tho r,.,s
III the case and cave it to tho ir,o,,I
gence OF h American cople IN Ioc;J.
for themselves.
The election of senators bv tho ,n.
OF the people does involve tho dostr,.
.ioh OF a strong bulwark against popu..
iar AS to whether
these popular eacroachmcnts have al
ways been considered dangerous. suf.
nee 1t 10 say that the popular cncro,rb.
ments nave always been considered
dangerous by those who's Interests
We're endangered by popular educa.
ion and self government.
The Cardinal is afraid TO trust ,Ls
masses. He i%nsinuates that law BIZ the
masses is a mob law. Now. the woJ
masses" in America is a synonym for
the people the public" the SOW
ereign people, The masses are the
creators of our legislatures and ye,
the Cardinal would deny the public
the right to aunul the acts of its Lex. !
islatures. Let the Cardinal remember
that Governments are instituted
among men deriving their just powers
from the consent of the governed"
On the recall of the judiciary Ger
dinal Gibbons agrees with Presiden,
Taft. To recall n judge. the cardinal .
thinks. would be an insult to the dig .
nifty the independence and self respect Z
of our judiciary. President Taft 5
thinks SO too. No doubt Judge Gross
cup would have thought so had his +
principle of popular government been 4
instituted against him. y
1t does seem strange how fearful 2
men high up ii church and state are n
of popular encroachmcnts upon the e- a
tablished order of things. How solicit
Gus they are about the dear old Cons.
titution!
Why if any ordinary man on the
street were to say to his n%eighboF.
What has been good enough for o' 4
fathers ought to be good enough to'
u.s." words attributed to Cardinal CID
bCns, he would be dubbed 4 moss
back. old fogy, ignorant. unproEres-
i've, and undesirable n%cighbOr anc
poor citizen. He would in truth be tH'
Rip Van Wrinkle of his community,
h laughing stock of the town.
And then, as If to crown his disss.
tation on the political economy OF oU
time, the Cardinal attempts to QnoN
from the immortal Shakespeare. Tx
Cardinal says, Better to bear the H'
We know than fly to those We kno" II"
Of" What Shakcspear really does a
is to be found in Hamlet's sohlof1'
Asst III, Scene I:
For who would bear the whips 4"
scoras of time.
The oppressorTs wrong, the pl0~
mans contumcly,
The pangs of dcspiscd love, the
delay,
The insolence OF office and the SpH'l'