The Nome daily nugget., 1911-08-18
OFFICIAL PAPER.
NOME, ALASKA. AUGUST 1s, 1911
ROOSEVELT ON THE RECALL

The Following editorial taken from
 th' san Francisco Call nu the recall
 "f the judiciary by Ev-Prosid.nt
 Roosevelt should prove interesting at
 thus tune to our many readers on ac-
 count of the Statehood Biu being
 vetoed hy President Taft.
 It will scarcely be disputed that
 Theodore Roosevelt Is a progressive iu
 tuv best sense of the word. and it is equally true that the progress for
 which b" stands is not destructive In a word. Roosevelt is not a disiutcglat-
 ng Tore" in American politics He" justly accounted the leader uf progress sN" political thought and action in this country. and it was he who. while president or she rnitrd states. gave th" movement its first impetus and it's greatest strength
 These are the uudispu,cd facts that give weight and r"int to his uttcrauc,s| "u the recall in its application to the. iudiciarv His words ou this subject addressed to the people of Arizona have a direct and important bearing on th, similar proposition un.. ..--..-a.---- ->-- --.ss's'''-~f"n 70 n" popular vote in Cali | f"ruia TO quote from Mir Eousryrlt's | address:
 "Notahl" among these is the provi- | sion of the recall. especially affecting thr judiciary.
 "i uphold your right to act as you think ii m this matter. bat | do not believe the position you have seen at tn take is Wise
 "I feel strongly the wrpngfrncss of rhr position your opponents take in treating y"ur adoption Of the recall ot th" judiciary as justification for rc- fusiug to admit you Ia the union. vel also rmphalirany feel that under your conditions the proposal you have made is against the interests of justice. and therefore against yaur interests
 "I admit the melancholy fact tnat there ar. states wher, judges hay, su acted as tu mak" it UsrGahlc and ur- | erssar> for thc pr"pIr tn adopt meas urvs for retiring au such jadgrs from office
 "Eut. speaking generally. and as re- gards most communities under normal | conditions. feel that it Is ro our self interest. tn the interests of decent riti- | 3"us @hn want nuthiug ,xr,p, mstic, n its brnadsst and tru,st sense. uat tu adopt any measure which would make Iudges tmia which would make them fearful. lest deciding rightly u som, siNon ease mish, arouse storm ofl ansrr. temporary. hui fatal
 "lau should shun every measure winch wnud deprive iudgrs of thc rug g"d indifference and straightforward | courage which il is so prg-eminentry Tho interest nf th, community to s,. har n, preserve"
 This as the identical doctrine that Thr ''au has prnp"uud,d in relation to 1h" rrcall in ts application to the 5udi'iar. ilh, Roosevelt The Can has t.y"rrd Inc extension of the power afl rr'ui 2" the executive and legislative offices hut regards it's application to ih" Judiciary as essentially vicious and d"moralizing as well as retrogrrssive
 N" man may justly call himself pro- Ef"ssiNe in politics wh" seeks Ia plunge lh" Judiciary dorp,r in politics than ever before in the history of the coun- lry, and it is obvious that this must 10" the effect of making judges subject Co recall The inevitable cansrouenca must he that every decision from thr . bench wall h,. made with 90 view tu it's effect un puhlic sentiment t This Is substantially what Roosevelt q says, Hc is a rrforluer but not re- q former run mad. II Is not impossible a that he may hing tack to sanity some |