Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-07-13
BAILEY BLOCKS
WAY WITH SPEECH
Opponents of Reciprocity Caught
Mapping Three Hour Talk
Saves Time for La Toilette.

Washington, July 11.-Opponents Of the
Canadian reciprocity agreement were
caught mapping to-day and Senator Bal
ley was compelled to make n three-hour
speech and to offer his amendment, at
taching the farmers free list bll' to the
bill to prevent the measure being finally
passed In the Senate to-day. He admitted
that he held the floor because he had
promised Senator La Toilette that he
would not lat the bill come to vote
until the Wisconsin man could speak.
Senator Fenrose predicted tonight
that a vote on the bill would be reached
next week.
To an amiable band of insurgents
and soothsayers," all efforts in behalf
or the initiative. referendum and re-
call provisions In the Arizona consti-
tuition were traced by Senator Suther-
land Of Utah to-day. He addressed
tho Senate in opposition to the APP
prevail of that instrument. He was
especially severe in his denuncation
Of the inclusion of the judiciary in tho
recall.
Accepting the applicable of the ref
orendum principle as wise where 1t
applies to such general enactmcnts as
n State constitution, Mr.. Sutherland
contended that the general public
never would give sufficient time to
general Legislation to pass intelligent
ly upon It, What he objected to in
the referendum was not It's historical
application, but it's hysterical extern
sion.
"The people as n whole" he said,
N In ri in
cialized training. ncr the time rcquls-
lite to enable them 20 master the thou
sand and one details necessary to
qualify them to wisely discharge the
functions of ordinary legislation"
Applying to the initiative ali the objec-
tons attaching to the referendum he de-
cared the proposed Arizona system es-
pecially Objectionable.
Under the initiative as thus provided,
proposed laws" said the senator, "will of
course, frequently be Drafted by CO.
terie or clique of interested perhaps all
Of one way of thinking. 1t will not be
considered and debated in public as legis-
,ative enactments are there will be little,
If any. opportunity for the consideration
OF opposing views in framing the law.
The power of compromise, which Is a
necessity In the making of laws. will he
wholly absent. The chances are alto
eether in favor of the adoption of more
unwise laws than ever get through our
Legislature"
Mr.. Sutherland's main opposition 10
the recall principle was with reference to
the judiciary, included In the Arizona
constitution.
The recall he said. puts into the
scale. upon one side or the other, in
every case where strong public feeling
exists the artificially induced anxiety of
the Judge for the retention of his place
The recall Institutes tribunal where
everybody decides and nobody Is re-
sponsible; where at least 25 pea ant o.
the membership have already, as the
judges accusers. pretudced his case, and
from whose arbitrary and unjust findings
there is nc appeal. In such a forum idle
gossip and village scandals stand in tn"
place of evidence; assertion takes the
place OF sworn testimony; and the foul
est lie goes unChallenged by the touch
stone of Observation-Disclosures"