Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-12
Congressman P, P, Campbell
of Kansas Calls RooSevelt'S
Attention to Most important
Case Ever Tried,
SHOWS UP COLONEL'S
INCONSISTENT VIEWS
Declares Republican Party is
Not in Favor of Appeallrg
from Decisions of Umpire to
the BIeacherS,

IBy Morning journal special Leased Wirel
Washington. March ll.-Congress-
man Phillip l.. Campbell. OF Kansas.
took hand today In the presidential
preference primary controversy Mr'
Campbell gave out copies of letter
from himself to Colonel Roosevelt,
The colonei's letter to senator
Dixon. given out here on sunday, ap-
parently endorses senator Dixon >
challenge TO Director Mckinley Tor
preferential primaries, and scored
Director Mckinley for his reply,
which in part was that he did not
favor changes In the rules or the
game while the game was In progress.
The colonel referred to "a speech MI.
Campbell had made at Concord, n. H..
and described the representative as
declaring that the republican party
did not believe In an appeal from the
umpire TO the bleachers.
Mr.. Campbell, in his letter, makes
some observations on the recall OF
Judges and judicial decisions,
You have overlooked one of the
most important cases ever tried" he
wrote "Pilate acquitted Christ. An
appeal from Pilates decision was
taken to the people and the Savior
was crucified."
In part Mr.. Campbelfs letter fol-
lows.
My Dear Colonel. You artfully
assume in Lur letter to senator
Dixon this morning that ! was talking
about politics in the Concord speech,
when / said the republican party was
not In favor Of appealing from the
decisions OF the umpire TO tht
bieachers
Every man who knows the OLD
rule of the prize ring knew Few
days ago when YOU said that your ha'
was in the ring that you were UNI
dressing for the fight. Every fan
knew that an appeal from the umpire
To the bleachers would end the game,
Now the fact Is | was discussing
your astounding proposition 70 appeal
from the decisions of the court tu
the crowd In the court house yard,
and what | said, to which YOU take
exception. was in that connection
Speaking of reactionarics, YOU
will agree that James H. was n reac-
tionary who recalled Judges he had
appointed when they would not write
the kind of opinions he wanted writ
ten The progressive commons oi
England made the judges independent
Of recall for declaring the law, IN
stead of the will of the power that
made them Judges.
"You some times refer to Lincoln.
You will recall that he said in the
midst of a great war for the preserv-
alton of this government, that TINS
was "A government Of the people, Tor
the people and 10y the people. You
will also recall that the Instrumental
ties by which the people governed
themselves when Lincoln made that
speech did not include the initiative.
the referendum and the recall, nor
indeed. the recall of judicial de-
cisions
Now, does IL not look to you on
reflection, like rank reaction to 30
back to instrumentnlities OF govern
nIent. some of them older than Roman
civilization, and that brought had
rule and limitation OF years rather
than good rule and length of days To
the governments That adopted and
practiced them?
"Very truly yours,
"P. +. CAMPBELL"