The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-06-14
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The Richmond Nirginian declares in favor of
the initiative and referendum, but is opposed
TO the recall applied to Judges of the courts.
we knew the position OF The Virginian on this
latter subject and gathered that II also OPP
posed the initiative and referendum. The Vir-
gilman absolutely is right regards the ap-
pllcation of the recall to the members Of the
judiciary. The initiative and referendum In
municipal government, at least may be de-
sirabe, and Ii seems to that the recall must
be adopted wherever the initiative and refer
endum are adopted otherwise 1t would be i'm
possible for the people 70 compel obedience
to their mandates OF course, fear of the re-
call and not Its use, would secure the end
sought-Petershurg tVa.) Index-Appeal.
We are pleased to note this from the Boston
Globe: AT convention to be held In Balti-
more next winter in interest of publicity for
the United States the addresses are to impress
on Americans the necessity of seeing their own
country. This Is sensible advice. It Ia well
to journey to foreign lands, but it il desirabl
above all things, to See America First" We
Tear this movement is entirely too late Tho
Guggenheims, the Morgans the Rockefellers
and the Carnegies saw it Observation-Disclosures IN
CO Star.
Slogan suggested for Spartanburg by the
| Greenvie News: Bring the landless man 10
the manless land" Wouldn't 1t be better in
stead of indictng such cruel decorations to fol-
low the example of the jamestown Lords Pro-
prietors--iater of the Salvation Arrny--and
on a nationwide scale. bring the maniess wo-
man to the womanless man Charlotte On.
u Fair Indication
stra~s show which way the wind is blowing
The first congressional election to MI a vacancy
since the general election OF last Novemb be r
took place Tuesday in the Ninth Iowa congress
sonai district. This district Is normally Re-
publican by 10000. but the Republican noni-
! nee Judge W. II. Greene. declared himself
against Canadian reciprocity. Judge Greene
managed TO squeeze through, but his declara-
ton against reciprocity reduced the normal
! To
proportionate falling of all the country
would reduce the Republican representation in
the house to less than 100 The Republican
party must respond to progress 1t will be
destroyed-Louisvilie (Ky) Evening Post.
It's An Old Story
Judge Gary told the oft-repeated story to the
house committee down In Washington last Wed
nesday in relation to the part played by Mr..
Roosevelt when president, in regard to the
abolition of the Tennessee Coal and Iron Gem
pany by the United States Steel corporation
Admittedly this transaction in direct
violation of the Sherman antitrust law and
Mr. Gary stated that the deal never would
have been put through If Mr.. Roosevelt had
not approved It,
The excuse for this extraordinary action was
that II the dicker were not engineered in
fuential firm of brokers In New York would
have been driven the wall.
Former President Roosevelt has been severe
~ criticised for his part In this matter, and
very properly he has been condemned
No executive has right to suspend any law
given Nun py a legislative body to execute
Mr.. Roosevelt. however always chafed under
the restraints thrown round the presidential
office by the constitution, and he frequently
evaded them.
Stranger than all. when he took such au-
thority upon himself. a large part of the
unthinking masses. who attracted by law
essness. appIauded.
1t is believed that already some of those
who once approved this action now begin to
see the seriousness Of it, and the consequences
that followed in the wake of making any
trust organization favorite while other SINH
lar combinations were made into criminals.
To inspire respect for law 1t must be en-
forced without fear or favorftsm.-Butte
mont Miner.