The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1911-09-25
TAFT NAY NOT TRY
FOR A SECOND TERN

The events of the last few months,
particularly the defeat Of reciprocity
with Canada last week, have caused
not few 10 think that President Taft
would not be a candidate for re-
election, and that the race for the re-
publican nomination lies between La
Toilette and Roosevelt, with the odds
on the former.
The democrats showed good general
ship I'm pushing their tariff revision
bills through Congress, and Mr.. Taft's
vetoes hurt his party. tho he could
not have consistently done otherwise.
The defeat of reciprocity seems to
have hurt his own feelings worse than
his popularity. Mr.. Taft. by his own
confession. is OF judicial rather than
an executive temperament, and would
have rather been supreme court
Judge than president. Beyond doubt
he is the best man his party can nom
mate for president, but he seems to be
firing OF the turmoil of politics.
Mr.. Taft has vigorously opposed the
recall of judges ever since that policy
was proposed as feature of govern
ment. and the Idea is becoming very
popular. His position on this question
may be a strong factor in his refusal
to run, or defeat IL he does. He does
not deny that there is great reason
for complaint against the judiciary,
but holds that impea chment is the
proper remedy. In his speech at st.
Louis Saturday he said:
"One OF the real reasons for discon-
tent is the character Of the procedure,
and the admission OF justice in our
courts. I believe that the states of
this country, and the young lawyers. of
this country should devote their atten-
ton to constant discussion and
pressure upon the legislatures for
cutting short judicial procedure and
expediting Justice. 1t is the one thing
in my judgment that is more easily
reached and more needed than any
other. Trial by jury is a good thing.
It brings into the admission of justice
the people. and in popular govern
ment the people feel safer in that they
are called in to determine issues of
important facts. but trial by jury, my
friends, as stated in the constitution
was trial by jury of the facts under
the Inspiration of judge who had the
power to tell the jury what the law
was. and had the power to hold the
court room under his control, and not
let it be taken away by the counsel
for the prosecution or the counsel for
the defense.
"And yet the suspicion of the people
of the judges has been such that the
movement OF all legislation from the
Atlantic westward, has been to take
away from the judges the power they
had under the English system that we
have copied, and the system that we
put into our constitution.
eff Judge is not frightened by any
body and will carry on a court as his
court. then you will have your admin
istration OF justice as 1t is in England
"The tendency of legislation ought
to be toward giving the judges more
power. and then making the judges re-
sponsible. There is no difficulty abou
making the judges responsible either
know it is proposed to make shor
cut, and cut his head off without an,
reason, just because the people wish
1t. under the theory of a judicial recall
/ agree that the movement has foun
dalton in the basis which / have stat
ed. namely. that the courts have no
fulfilled the function that they ough
to fulfill, but do not agree that there
fore you ought to kill the court, ant
that is what I think you are doins
II you make every tenure of office de
pendent on all election.
Gentlemen that won't do. Max
your judges responsible. impeach them
Impeachment of Judge would be
very healthful thing in these times
have known instances in Congress
where there was ground for impeach
ment that ought to have been CARRIE
through. but on inquiry / found tina
the differences between the member
of Congress and the Judge had bee
settled by compromise. the thing ha
passed away.
ut Is not necessary that we shout
have an impeachment by the legisla
ture, as that is a clumsy method. W
all have some other method of inves
tigating the qualifications of Judge:
and il they don't fill the measure,
remove them after some sort Of jude
ial hearing in which the facts shall b