New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-12
OREGON IDEA' ASSA|LED
Senator Sutherland RidlCules
"Amiable Band Of Soothsayers."
SARCASM FOR BOURNE
Takes a Shot at Woodrow VII
son, Also--Arizona Constl-
tuition Denounced.
From The Tribune Bureau J

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, July Ex-senator Sutherla"o'
OF Utah, addressed the Senate to-day ~
opposition TO the approva! Of the arizona
constitution. He was especially severe IN
his deuune!at!on Of the inclusion OF 1uos7e
in the recall The speech however was
mainly devoted to the oregon idea o.
LEGISLATION. with sarcastic references 70
Senator Bourne and his Salvation army :
Governor woodrow Wilson and otFer re-
formers He said:
Within the last few years me LH "
States Of America has become ths i'S 81
OF operation for an aniao!s pand o. ~,
snreent sootnsayers, who have been COINS
az, and down the land INDUCING " c aVaI
istic utterancss respectnS tns ny s,,S
referendum and recall ana GlNeis az > 80.
dry other ingenious devices 10! IsdLI.-;;5
The millennium by the ready ana slapie
method OF voting II out Of its pfesent So 49,,
OF incubation They direct our as;en..C1i
to the clouds flying above the I AZ " es.et - =
ncrizon, upon which the flaming nhstr OF
the oregon sun has traced IN rao!ant aL.u
opalescent tints, glowing pathWays, aitii.ir ~
nlinarets, stately temples and c2stIss ar
ralaces, pinnacles Of gold ana caves o.
purple, and they tell us that these are we
visible signs which mark the exact ! gca.ioh
OF tho new and improved polucal JeL 80
lem, where the wicked officenoICeIa Ie" 81
from troubling and the weary yotelS 10 nv Ir,;
pilgrimage TO this scene or pure ueI5 ~,
a good many people are accepting tne II, /,
vitation, without taking the precdUroH ~
secure return tickets ,.-...s n,.+or,
Somebody has defined a stang PaItot
as d man who has stopped ana co' ~
start. and a progressive as one VINO ~ ntS
started and cannot stop. If these as-.!!!'
sible peoole will avoid both schools. II
would seem 10 be the part OF "Isdoh -
DELAY starting At least long enough 70 as,
certain where We are gong ana WHY diIu
then 10 keep going as long as We are
headed in the right direction, and 10 stop
whenever We discover that we have loSt
orr BEARINGS. Movement and improvement
are not always synonymous terms JusI
now there is a coed deal Of political and
social unrest not only among OR own peO-
pie but throughout the world Ih2t l Aete
Is justification fer much OF the, disSat -
faction which exists can probably not De
truthfully denied The conditions. now
ever, which have given rise 70 this feeIng
call for sane, wise, levei-hsadsd coLnse 81
and Consideration. But instead OF tneses
the agitator e abroad and confusion OK
thought results. Evils exist as they nav
always existed. Many remedies are oeins
suggested some Of them good. some OF
and impracticable There are quacks in
politics as there are ouacEs in medicine
and In the one case. as in the other. the
quack is usually identified by the, super
abundance Oh lNS ldLlGl!J!l Win % 1871 NV
advertises himself and his remedies
The value OF remedy IN politics, as in
medicine, Is 70 be determined by It's en-
Cheney as a curative and rot BY the name
blown into the bottle or the promises
which they have made in their advertising
circulars Between the political quack,
who thinks only of himself, and the politi-
cal zealot. who does not think at all We
are in grave danger Of having all the
stability and sanity ground out o. our IN
stitut!ons.
Ridicues sourne's Composite" Citizen
OF Senator Bourne's composite citizen
he said:
His recipe. roughly stated. | understand
20 be this. Take the voices OF ten toohsh
men, twenty ordinary men, FIVE rascdls.
sixteen good citizens and three wise men
If any such can be induced to join. mix
them all up together, with the result NoA
populi. vox Del.
ing influence of friction and attrition
while composite action is taking place.
will embody all the virtues but none OF the
vices of the multitude from which he IL
compounded An aggregate Of more or less
wise and more or less foolish. or more or
less good and more or less bad. OF more
or less strong and more or less weak
human atoms he will himself be oil wise,
all good, all powerful. He will be the just
man made perfect and the unjust man
made perfect also. ,
1t is one thing 10 know that an evil
exists and denounCe it, u Is quite another
thing TO put your finger on the cause Of II,
and still another 70 devise Q remedy. After
a late dinner YOU may have perfectly COM
petent inside information that something
has gone wrong. but be altogether unable
10 determine whether it was the wine or
the cigar. the hot bird or the lobster salad.
the olives or the pate de foie gras. IN such
case you do not submit the matter to a
referendum of the neighoors You send
for the doctor.
After denouncing the initiative and refer
endum he pointed out the necessity Of
representative government Quoting Gov
ernor Wilson IN support OF this view, ne
said.
Mr. Woodrow Wilson has expressed the
thought clearly and forcetully. He SAYS
A government must have organs, II can
have a lawmaking body. II can no more
make law through its voters than u can
make law through its newspapers.
univ i've? '' in the days OF his tranquility,
before ne mcrobe Of political ambition
had invaded his system That this view
does not seem 70 be shared by the Gov
ernor Of New Jersey is one Of the pecullarl-
lies Of human psychology which / 90 not
attempt 10 explain ! can only say rhat
prefer the calm, reflective Judgment 81 the
college president 10 the feEsIeG naIucl1a-
lions OF the hopeful Presidential candidate
Those who indorse his later utterances, re-
vArsing rhe ancient cpizram. are simply
appeal.ng from Philip sober 20 Philip
drunk.
Mr.. Sutherland replied to Senator Owen ;
contention for the right to recall even
ridges Of the Supreme Court and generally
criticised The attitude Of the proZ!essives
NJ all parties as Ctopiaa y is, h. said,
the story OF the philosophers stone over
again. and all the ctker impossible IN
dertakines witch have veZed mems souls
and turned their brains and hi!ed lunar.o
ssyiums since mankind was DIVIDED into
those who see facts ana those Tho see
visions
after a conference with the President TO
day Senator william Alden smith, CT
Nich!san, chairman OF the senate Commit
zee on Territories gave notice Of an amend
nent 70 The statehood resolution pro
vd!ng that Arizona must eliminate ire
recall provision from ner constitution. lie
said that II the resolution should DC adcrt-
ed as u passed the House It would b
vetoed
DENIES DEWEY 4 PENSION