Arizona republican., 1911-10-02
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THE GRosscUP PROPHECY.

Judge Peter s. GrosScup, of the
United States circuit bench, in an
nouncing his determination to retire
from the position. gives two reasons
for so doing. One of them appears to
be strictly personal. Having long been
planting and tilling a corner of the
judicial garden. the judge does not
enjoy the prospect presented by the
new order which in his conception re-
duces his position to that of a mere
puller Of weeds in the same ground.
The second reason given is that the
country is undergoing a great change,
and the judge wants to be free To take
whatever part he. will when the re-
volution gets under way
According to Judge GrOsscup, the
ensuing presidential election is to be
the last held under existing political
lines. He sees a great upheavel COM
ing. a redividing Of the people. per-
haps a new form of government with
nation of enlarged powers. For what
is to come the judge would be ready.
Such times in nation making call for
men, and considering that he dislikes
the thought of occupying a lesser po-
sitiOn, it must ebelieved that he
hopes in the time he prOphesies as
coming to be called to a higher one.
Aside from the consideration of his
announcement as being a declaration
Of his willingness to serve, il would
be interesting to know on just what
data Judge Grosscup bases his belief
in the destruction of parties and the
Of h.
has been the outcry and clamOr
against the things that are, there has
never been any tangible excuse given
for such a radical change as he pro-
fesses to foresee coming. Simmer it
all down and there is left nothing but
a restless protest against the over
rich. When an attempt has been made
to bring law to bear upon the ques
ton. the impOssibility of reaching the
matter through legislation or court
ruling has been forced upon the ma
ton. 1t has not yet appeared that
anything which seriously initiates
against the wellbeing of society has
developed out of the attitude of the
laws toward the leaders in enterprise
and the commercial life of the nation.
In fact, it has rather been thrust upon
our notice that such laws do but
check the advance of the people as a
whole, lead TO the DISCRIMINATION of
the machinery of business and throw
the wheels out Of gear.
Nor has the situation been bettered
by a reversion of names. We have
been edited by the readiness to ac-
cept as progressive" such politicians
as represent a breaking away from
old lines. such usage of the title tend
ing to stigmatize as progressive
the one party in our political affairs
which has ever stood for a progress
sive policy, an advancing people. move
ment along the line which promised
the greatest good to the greatest
number Even the distOrting of the
word, it's application to a movement
which can result only in disturbance
in our political and commercial af-
fairs is not going to deceive the pub
lie much longer.
The republican party will live as
long as there exists a desire on the
part of the people of the nation to go
forward on lines which will permit
every citizen to stand upon an equal
footing with every other. and no eff
fort of the blatherskite, the dema-
gogue and the self-advancing poll
tician to represent it as otherwise will
long deceive the people as to its true
aims and intents. There will always
be two parties, let names be what
they may. One will be pointing the
way onward, the other trying to pro-
mote its interests by calling to the
people to march in the counter di-
rection. If Judge GrOsscup waits for
a different result he is in danger of
finding himself standing alone at the
o,o.eroadc -DenVer Republican