The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-08-15

Mr.. Penrosd and Mr.. Taggart. Mr..
GuggenheimJ and AIR. Sullivan-diffel
from one another. of course. on certain
/ points, but these are the differences
which one corporation lawyer has with
another corporation lawyer when act
ing for different corporations. They
come together at once as against a
common enemy when the dominion of
both is threatened by the supremacy
OF the people OF the United States
| If this country Is really to
so forward along path of social and
economic justice. there must be
new party of nationwide and non
sectional principles party where the
titular national chiefs and the real
state leaders shall be in genuine ac-
cord. a party in whose COunSelS the
people shall bc supreme, a party that
shall represent i'm the nation and the
several States alike the same cause.
| the cause of human rights and of gov
! crnmcntal efficiency" The reaSser
/ ton of the states rights doctrine of
/ the Democratic party cripples and
| forcclOses amy real or genuine relief To
/ the people. 1t reduces their promises
/ TO hopeless ana empty phrases. THE
mission and spirit of this Progressive
movement Will thrill the republic from
end 20 end
The actions of the Chicago Con
vention. anti TO an only less degree of
the Baltimore Convention. have shown
| IN striking fashion how little the peo-
pie do rule under our present condi-
tons. In order to assure this manu-
lar rule Mr.. Roosevelt urged the 5don-
non OF presidential primaries, popu-
lar election of senators, the short bal
lot an efficient corrupt practices act.
quauhed use OF the initiative, referen-
dum, and recall. The recall should be
applied to administrative officers. NIr
Roosevelt asserts that the adoption of
these new methods of political admin
lS,rauon is not antaSonistic TO repre-
sal -
10 90 by securing more direct con-
trol or the governmental agents and
representatives of the people is to
give the people the chance to make
their representatives really represent
them whenever the government be-
comes misrepresentation instead Of re-
preventative. l have not come to this
way or thinking from closet study or
as a mere matter of theory; l have
been forced to it by long experience
with the actual conditions of our pO-
litical life
The Courts and the People.
Under this head Mr.. Roosevelt
strongly emphasizes the necessity of
the sovereign people preserving a
check on every branch of public SER
vice. Under this head Mr.. Roosevelt
reiterates his now Well-knOwn views
regarding the courts. The American
people, and not the courts, are to de-
termine their own fundamental poll
cles. This does not mean that the
people are 10 interfere in cases which
involve merely questions of Justice be
tween individuals except that means
should be devised for making il easier
than at present to get rid of an in
competent judge. But when a ju-
! dicial decision involves an interpre-
tation of what the people mean by the
constitutions which they have framed
| and laws passed by the people are
nullihed because the courts say those
! laws are contrary to the peoples Will
| as expressed in their Constitution
| there must be reference TO the peO-
| pie Of the public effect OF such de-
cisions under forms securing full de-
! liberation" to the end that the peo-
pie may rectify this alleged defect
| in their Constitution by a popular vote
/ having all the force of a constitutional
| amendment Our purpose is not to
! impugn the courts, but to emancipate
1 them from a position whenever they
stand finally in the way of social jus
tlce. L am we'll aware that
| every upholder OF privilege every
hired agent or beneficiary of the spe-
, cial interests. including many we'll
| meaning parlor reformers, will de-
nounce all this as Socialism or an
| archy'-the same terms they used in
the past in denouncing the movements
| TO control the railways and to control
public utilities. AS a matter of fact,
| the propositions 1 make constitute
neither anarchy nor Socialism, but, on
w NoAL'A "A y a SOIieCtlNS LOT SOClal-
| ism and an antidOte to anarchy"
(By Journals Leased Wire.)
CHICAGO. ILL, Aug 6.-The Ma
uonal Progressive party managers plan
10 set the pace in the fall campaign
for the other parties to follow. They
are amply provided with money and
orators.
Every candidate on the national and
State tickets will take the stump. Mr.
Roosevelt will speak in forty-four out
Of the forty-eight States.
Nothing in the way of campaigning
will be left undone.
Headquarters Will be opened at once
both in Chicago and New York, but the
real headquarters of the party Will be
in RooseVelts private car, which will
be kept on the road most of the time
from September LIST until election day.
In Illinois the plan is now that every
county shall have q progressive ticket. !
Colonel Roosevelt already has deSig-
mated Senator Frank Funk, guberna-
torial nominee, as the leader Of the |
Progressive campaign in the State.