New-York tribune., 1911-12-30
Ia AFOLLEHE'S COLLAR OFF
It Hurt Him, and He Shed It,
While Audience H0WIed.
URGES WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Supreme Court and Republican
National Committee Attacked
in Closing Ohio Speeches.

DAYTON. Ohio Dec 29-Nearing the end
Of his campaign trip In Ohio, Senator La
Toilette traversed the western part of me
state to-day, closing with meeting in
Memorial Hall here. where he repeated the
assertion made at North Baltimore, that
the Supreme Court OF the United States
had assumed legislative powers never
granted by the Constitution in its rulings
on the Sherman antitrust law.
While discussing representative govern
ment, Senator La Toilette suddenly
stopped, grew red in the face and said 70
his hearers: "Ssv, my collar is too tight
Can take II OFF," Amid shouts Of yes"
he removed the annoying neckband, while
his audience howled approval
For the first time on this trip he declared
for votes for women.
II say that the women have az much
right to the ballot as the men," he said
DO you know that there are seven million
women in this country earning their living
by day wages and they are adding TO the
wealth of the nation? For this reason they
have a moral right TO have voice in the
questions OF sanitation and all that goes to
improve living conditions OF the home
which are governed by legislation. l tell
you your ballot is a valuable thing. You
don't cast many Of them in your life, espe-
ciallv when YOU vote for President"
In his North Baltimore speech he de-
nounced the Supreme Courts decisions in
the Standard Oil and American Tobacco
trust cases and the Republican National
Committee for It's failure to order Presi-
Dental primary in states where such pro-
cedure would not be Illegal. He said that
the courts ruling as 10 reasonable re-
straint Of trade" was usurpation of power,
and continued:
Instead Of criminal prosecution for vio-
lating the provisions or the act, WIN
penalty of 5000 and imprisonment for
year, the court proceeds TO reorsanlZe the
trust TO Law down a code OF conduct, ana
to enforce fts code by the penalty OF con-
tempt. With all Of this tremendous power
In its hands, what is the relief tne courts a
are able to give to the people against those
II is the recall which I would extend TO
the courts. I would extend conslderanie
more time between the filing of the peu-
tion and the balloting for the recall or a
Judge than 7 would for coroner But
would make them all subject 10 a review or
their acts by the people by whom theE
were appointed.
"If" Mr.. La Toilette continued. there
heen nut to the front in this campaign by
the Progressives it is the demand for the
election Of delegates to the national con-
vention by popular primary elections and
a provision by which electors might direct
" express their choice for Presidential can
didates on their party ticket.
"The proposition has been opposed by
the Republican National Committee and by
machine politicians everywhere They
dread to give up that peculiar power that
caucuses and conventions give them. and
they fear the secret ballot that enables
men to vote their convictions and Judgment
uithout intimidation or espionage"
Minneapolis, Dec. 2s.-Louis D. Brandeis
Is to open the Presidential campaign or
Senator La Toilette in Minnesota here on
Saturday under the auspices Of the Mime
sofa Progressive League. conference OF
Progressive Republican leaders will be held
on that day.