The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-14
B At TACK
|THE RECALL
A Taft Makes Protest
tis Plan to Limit
,ssr Of Judges
10 SENSE OF
|uloR OF AMERICANS
q, Judicial Systems OF
IA and United States
,gprabIy to Latter.

'eur Nay 1S.-President Iait
r.nisN tonight against The
Y ndiclary, In his speech be-
.,,ereucc oil reform oil inc
/. .oui procedure, the prest-
4 rs attitude plain,
]. sneech was devoted to a
esI.slv unfavorable 10 TINS
4 snamd,cial systems of Great
,s,sc United States He Ia
. asssncy manifested. even in
9, more particularly in lhis
/. sut limitations on the power
~ tp said. mot content Win
4. nosItlon Of the judge 10 one
~ mai Of The moderator IN
sssembly or the presiding Of
.sjl,lraI convention. the Judge
-t1 s,lll less important and to
4 r,,ye or trial and 10 assume
'1se character of Il DEFENDANT
M al Law unGer which, " MS
!, ssnduct In court don't SUIT
s-sIIp Of the electors OF ms
: may he compelled to submit
4. q his continuance on the
"a ;ie term for which he was
',r SECTION for recall, In which
. ts- his recall Is TO be included
'rlred words. ana his defense
.es equally brief.
cV Would WORK Harm.
|1rak bo said that this pro-
Abs L adopted. will give him
|ttoity or power !or useful
5o,tlutc reform in the en-
Ia. the criminal law OF this
n will certainly not diminish
e. ittcsponsibility of counsel
fsniont. Let VS. hope that the
= m humor of the American
|sch has 90 often saved them
Epgers OF demagoEuery. VIII
|.fins iu respect OF this nos
1Il5ics which show toe crimes
nb1nishcd in this country as
4jh those In England arc
Ia hunlliatlug TO any Amerl-
NNidc In his fellow country
hg-abIdlng aud lRw-enforcinG
n gudy OF the. English system
|lhzi tileir procedure and their
! 10 favor Of The inl!vidual as
t.nL t,lsl and conviction. and
4M for the security Of The
f ne individual are exactly the
<1's. for We derive ours from
I1a Ont the Difference.
I. b tiie great difference. then.
- effectiveness OF the two syS-
'e'stye II 10 eXis, I'm the char
ltrence and learning of the
lie power which they main
turcfse In the course of the
g Hylng Of time and the SIM
ta ihe issues and In the ro-
rpedlence given TO their inti-
~ the bench as tp the proper
tonnsel IN the conduct OF the
lsfe Is any other reason Tor
20 IL cannot be found in pro-
= Comment OIL the effect that
u The power OF the judge in
" ~ ille matter Of the man
lN trial has had on his abil-
en Inc methods OF counsel for
and their conduct in the
believe 10 be an unfounded
tyranny and an unreason
" Judges have led TO stat
sgons upon thei- power in
" criminal trials which have
Ia by jury In this country.
~ ID the western states, an
-5snt institution from what
's.ooc TO be at the time oi
" our constitution.
Amitations of Judges.
Natss judges are not permit.
siit upon the facts at all
a even allowed 10 charge Tho
~ arguments OF counsel, but
stu,en 10 submit writer
c-rs-a,slr - aoslruse questions Of Law
',sssna,.utity 10 apply the prin
r;,r.; 70 the facts Of the case
sIn1 ,sl1 that a judge in tn
5,Sn,sa,i S,ai imposes upon The man
fss Of counsel In an Engllsl
d Soolly wanting. with III,
rSsIe SIe seems To have. been f;
,shse In the code of profes
81 A. .ne government OF coun
iSs. .c1,remes to which counse
Of their clients seem I
cseat,,ns'y proper for them t,
\ 6s,nst makes neither for ih
"A .Ipuft, for the elevation o
n p,ens ,ns Dar. for the expeditinI
'sr, 'svvecrre nor for the reason
~ OF crime"
vsnersl Wickersham wa. 4,
q address, but was i 1,nshie I,
oss :, g. Heney OF San Fran
.,ss,,o n o. The speakers.
jo sdS dS4morrow goes TO Harris
m th rcSs the tenth biennis
.ssn 'he Brotherhood Of Rail
, him. "'is' TAFT is expected