The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-07-04
RECALL OF JUDGES
A STUMBLING BLOCK


committee when it went into session
at 1880 o'clock today.
The plan was to complete the plat
form and submit il to the whole res
olutions cOmRittee for endorsement
so it could go to convention at once
after the nomination. The platform
was practically completed. The Judi
cial recall plank was, however, one
matter for discussion before a report
was made to the whole committee
William Jennings Bryan, who die
tated most of the document, declared
the platform was progressive and
probably would pass the committee
without friction.
The platform was formulated in the
midst of a shower of Geographic pro-
tests.
Hundreds Of employers throughout
the country cried out against a plat
form containing blows at special priv
tleges and urged a strong declaration
UNFOLDING the judiciary. The protests
were especially aimed at the labor
plank, which declares against the
abuses of injunctional powers of the
courts. particularly in labor cases.
The plank, on direct examination,
may be changed to include the recall
of Federal judges by appeal to Con-
gress.
This proposition was placed before
the subcommittee. but today il was de-
clared ii might be squelched because
VI us tNlItlIle pIOSTeSSlNenGSS and the
fact that the direct legislation"
planks have been included.
Here is the judicial recall plank as
il was offered:
The method of removal of Judges
of the Federal courts by process of
Impeachment has been demonstrated
by more than century of experience
to be failure. If there is no other
way permissible. in view of constitu-
tional restrictions, by which the peo-
pie may rid themselves of an unwor-
thy, dishonest judge, the Constitution
should be amended so as to provide
FOR the removal of such Judges by
ADDRESS TO both houses of Congress"
Strong Bank Control PIanl1s.
Inc plank on bank control is a
ly as follows: THE peoples com
mercial bank deposits constitute the
liquid capital of the nation and should
be SO safeguarded as TO ensure the
use of at least the greater portion
thereof in the ordinary channels of
trade.
The practice of many of the ma
tlonaI banks, particularly in New
Hork, the principal reserve center of
the country, in investing the bulk of
their deposits in stocks and bonds (bv
loans upon such security and by di-
rect purchase of bonds) amounts to
conversion of so much of this Ii
quid capital into the permanent capt.
tai OF the country and ties up funds
required for the growing and market
ing of crops and the conduct u or
binary business.
This is the cause Of the annually
recurring cry of the scarcity of funds
with which to move the countrys
crop to market.
We, therefore, favor an amendment
to her national banking act. prohibit
ing national banks from investing in
stocks and bonds, directly or indi-
rectly, in excess of one-third Of their
aggregate loans and investments re-
spectiVely."
The tariff plank. which favors
tariff for revenue only, and which
was written by Mr.. Bryan. may be
summed up substantially as follows:
our protective tariff is a master
piece of injustice and false pretenses.
Its schedules impose high duties on
about 5000 imports, nearly one-half
OF them being taxed to Il point which
is practically prohibtiVe of importa-
ton.
Since the passage of the Dinglev
bill in 1897 it has steadily INSTRUCTED
foreign competition, while hundreds
OF mOnOpolieS, with inflated capital
have strung up before our eyes to
avail themselves of the tariff and
make our people pay interest unon
their Watered stock.
They. in turn. have destroyed do
nestle competition so that neither
foreign nor domestic competition free
ly exist.
Protection justifes the burden of
these high prices by the plea that it
secures to the laborer a higher wage
while in truth our most highly pro-
tected factories are filed with recent
imm igrants from Southeastern Europe.
who receive the lowest wage paid in
the United States and who, like all of
our laborers, sell their labor in free
trade.
1t has brought about four years of
continued depression in business. 1t
mas created among our people startling
Inequalities in life and fortune.
1t furnishes a most powerful mo-
tive TO the protected for the corrupt
control of government, which pro
notes frauds, causes smuggling and
confines commerce largely to our
home.
1t has been a bane to foreign COM
merce; narcotic to scientific manage
ment and bar to Industrial progress.
10 meet these ugly facts and to de-
lay relief to the people protection Of
ters us tariff board to determine the
ulIerehce IN the cost of manufacture
ing here and abroad.
Comparing those Industries with
tens of thousands of other industries
scattered all over the world and car
rled on under like varying conditions.
We denounce protection and we de-
'''' y 'AACI Wv ONdllN III FAVOR oil a tariff
Tor revenue only.
A plank on the reclamation of
swamp lands was also adopted.
Ihere will also be a plank con-
corning conservation and proper de-
NeIopment of coal lands in the North
west especially in Alaska.
me subcommittee of eleven went
INTO session just an hour late Mr.
Bryan reached the room last. 1t was
IO:45 o'clock when he appeared, re-
freshed and apparently entirely rest
ed.
Immediately upon his arrival the
subcommittee got down to hard work.
We will get along fine" said Com
mitteeman A. NJ. Dockery, of Mis-
souri,. There has been absolutely no
friction and not a great deal of dis
cussion. / expect harmonious action
by the entire committee. Our plat
form is progressive and follows Dem
ocratic principles to the letter"