The Sentinel=record., 1912-09-22

1 in every case by the hope of votes. | The speaker asserted that the ac- tions of the democratic legislators had l crippled the state department to ef. l feet a saving of $90.000; that they selected this year, when Mexico is in ferment of revolution to cut off five cavalry regiments from the army; that their economy had caused this country to drop from second to third place among the navies of the world with the Panama canal on the point of being opened and that their civil service legislation threatened the dis organization of the service.
 The democratic tariff measures, ve- toed by President Tart, were criti- cised by Senator Lodge, who contin. ued:
 But during the last few years an other question, or rather, series or questions, have arisen, which far transcend all others, because they involve the fundamental principles institutions rest. These questions have been raised and violent con stitutional changes have been agitated and advocated by men Of all parties. This agitation has divided opinion in the two great parties, whether the di- vision has been openly declared or not. These questions are far graver than any possible question of econo- mics or administration. If the propos- ed constitutional changes should be carried into effect they would com pletely reyolutionize our system and theory of government as we have known it since the beginning of our history.
 Tt is now seriously proposed ot
 make the courts dependent upon the win of a majority of the voters at
 any given moment-a majority which may be fieeting, temporary or acci. i dental. The courts of the United States were made independent by givng to those who sit upon the
 bench tenure during good behavior
 an dan independent juiicairy has
 been, as a whole, the great bulwark
 of human lberty. If you make your courts subservient to the will of a
 majority of the voters at any given moment, they are no more indepen- dent than when they were subservient to the will of the king and the vital protection of our individual rights and liberties vanishes
 All the progress that has been made in this country in 50 years has been made by the republican party. The republican party came into be- ing for the purpose of ridding the iand of human slavery To the re- publican party is due the financial credit of the country, for it is the republican party which fought for the payment fthe debts and which sustained the gold standard. In re- cent years, with the new questions that have arisen, to what party do we owe the Sherman act, the interstate commerce commission, the law stop ping rebates, the pure food law, and every other measure which has mark ed an advance in government and progress. in the protection of the rights of the people? They are all alike due to the republican party to republican presidents and repub- lican congresses The republican par ty has always been the party of sane and rational progress under the con stitution It is so today. A party can profit by it's victories and endure de feats if it is true to it's priciples, but when principles are abandoned, vic tories are worthless and defeats are ruin. Parties come and go. but prin- ciples survive"