The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-18

TOLEDO, CO.,, March S.-After a
day spent for the most part on the
rear platform of his private car, Presi-
dent TAFT concluded his brief camp
align through Eastern and Northern
Ohio here tonight with a speech in the
Coliseum. On the way north from
Pittsburg to Toledo, the President
made more than a dozen speeches
from his private car.
Although most of the day rain or
snow was falling, the Ohoans turned
out in good numbers to hear the Presi-
dent and his friends aboard the train
professed to be more than satisfied
with the greetings that began at ALI
ance early in the day and continued
into this city.
President Taft spoke on all sorts
of subiects-prosperity and peace, the
tariff and business, farming and con-
servation. None of his talks was long
Twice he referred to the refusal Of
the Senate yesterday to ratify as they
were framed the arbitration treaties
with Great Britain and France, MAX
ing it plain that while he had been
disappointed at the Senate's action
he had not given up the fight for the
treaties.
"The cause is a just one and we are
bound to VIM said the President 1T
Mansfield and later at Tiffin he ampli-
fled this statement by saying:
'T have not given up, but I am go
ing to rely on the people to help me. "
The President did not indicate how
he intends to ask the people to help
in the fight.
Warmly Welcomed in Toledo.
The President reached Toledo late
this afternoon, driving from the sta.
ton to the Commerce Club over mud.
dy streets between sidewalks filled
with people. Leaving Toledo late TO-
night, the President is due in Chicago
early tomorrow for a two days stay.
President Taft said in part in his
speech here tonight:
an the last year or two we have
heard much of radical methods OF
changing the judiciary system. If we
would properly consider these pro
posals and stand on solid and safe
ground, we must re-eXamine the
fundamental principles of stable popu
lar government. The history of the
world seems to show that our form
Of government is more enduring ant
satisfactory than any other.
ct was long ago recognized tina
the direct action of a temporary ma
iority of the existing electorate mus
be limited by fundamental law; tina
is, by a constitution intended to pre-
tect the individual and the minorit,
of the electorate and the non-votini
majority of the people against the IN
just or arbitrary action of the MAORI
ty of the electorate.
"Then, to protect against the me
mentary impulse of a temporary ma
jority of the electorate to change tn
fundamental law and deprive the ir
dividual or the voting minority or tn
non-voting majority of inalienabl
rights, the Constitution provide
checks and balances whereby ever
amendment to the Constitution mus
be adopted.
THE formidable attack upon on
judiciary now is that the Judges d
not respond sufficiently to popula
opinion. 1t is said that courts are II
terposing their obstructive power
the enforcement of legislation lookin
to the relief of the oppressed by d,
claring laws unconstitutional and b
so-called judicial legislation in int
= preting into statutes words not il
tended by the legislators.
Proposed Remedies Examined.
/ "How is it proposed to remed
+ these wrongs? In one of two way
D either by the judicial recall or by IL
recall of judicial decisions. Let
examine these remedies separately
In the remedy by judicial recall
is proposed to provide by law tn
whenever a Judge has so discharge
his duties as to induce a certain pc
= centage of the electorate to deem
wise to remove him, and that percer
l. age sign a petition asking his reca
an election shall take place in whi'
the incumbent shall stand again
other candidates; and if he does n
: secure a plurality of votes he is ip
facto removed. Could a system be
visad better adaDted to deprive the