The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-10-24

elect your servants to the Legislature
and they pass, law, why then
think II there are a number of the
voters Of this state who desire II
be referred to the voters Of the state
there is some sense in that.
1.-THE recall OF judges--and our
friends now have gone one better and
say recall of judicial decisions. Why
II there is one principal fundamental.
ly established by our constitution II
was the protection Of the minority
The protection Of the weak man, for
the strong and majorities can protect
themselves. You initiate the recall
of judges or recall Of decisions and
God help the minority. Your only
safeguard is taken from you. A ma.
jority will rob you Of your liberty, Of
your property and of your rights.
(Applause.) Why, think Of commun-
ity with perhaps 10 per cent Of an
other race OF people believing in one
religion and 80 per cent of another
race of people believing in another
religion and II there was a sharp
drawn dispute between the two and
II was a question for the courts to de-
eide and If the recall was in force.
ce would race with only
10 per cent stand? None, whatever.
Laws Protect Weak.
And our constitution, If it means
means that the weakest and
man in all the land shall
be protected by thte laws and our
fathers were so careful and studied
this so carefully that the judiciary
was made a separate and distinct de-
partment of the government and the
supreme court of our country was ap-
pointed for life and the circuit judges
were appointed for life, or as long
as good behavior lasted, and do you
want 1t, you people who are conser-
vative, you people that have seen in
our own state many times when II
the recall had been put in force your
Liberties would have been jeopardiz-
ed? l don't care who the man Is,
| don't care what his religion is,
don't care what his race may be, he
should be protected as long as our
flag and our principles live.
The constitution is not a law. 1t
is declaration of certain great prin-
ciples adopted by all the people af.
ter careful deliberation by which the
laws must be tested. The constitu-
ton, of the United States has been
the admiration of the world. Under
1t we have attained our great sue.
cess as a people. 1t is now proposed
statute changeable by within of the
There is not reform which is
advocated nor an Improvement which
is urged which cannot be effected by
law. II is not necessary in order
to obtain reforms to destroy the con-
stitution, and when the constitution
goes, u it ever goes, no man't life,
liberty or property will be safe for
they will all be at the whim Of the
majority and can be voted away in
an instant without any room for Sec
ond thought or any chance for an APP
peol. Older than the constitution and
behind the constitution are the states
and rests upon the states as to pre-
serving heir rights, and when any
nan standing in high place in this
country will undertake to rob the
state of its rights, and II he is sue.
cessful, why he through his power as
President of the United States in con-
nection with a Congress, If in har-
mony with him, could rob you peo-
pie of every right you have. What
right has the United States to come
into the state of Utah or any other
sac in his union and enforce laws
unless they are laws that affect the
interstate commerce business; but
don't you ever consent to the change
being made, for 1t will be the begin
ming OF the destruction of the consti-
tuition that we SO much love and I'M
der which we have grown so great.