Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-03-08
ROOSEVELT TELLS
WHERE He STANDS
IN OUTLOOK
EDITORIAL
Former President Gives an Ex-
haustive Explanation Of His
Position on Public Questions
Of the Day.
BELIEVES IN RULE
OF THE PEOPLE


ple2' In the current issue of The
Outlook. The article Ia fan Is as fol-
lows:
There has been much effort made
20 fog tho issue raised In my Column
bus speech. In reality, the issue Is
perfectly simple Do wa believe IN
the rule Of the peopleg IL you dc.
YOU are with us. u you do NOT. YOU
nre against US.
Many gocd and honorgble pers1ns
| DO not boiieve In the rule OF the
| people, and openly Hiy SO. We dis
agree with these persons. hut we can
respect them. There are other per-
| sons. however, who do not heiiave Ia
the rule OF the peopir but who dare
not say so ana who cndeavor by
irickerN by chicanery. by fraud. 20
seem 10 give the people the right 20
rule ana al the same time 20 deprive
them Of that right. These persons
we DO not respect.
Let the men OF little faith who fear
the people keep steadily In mind that
they have no pnrt IN the heritage OF
Abraham Lincoln and Of those who
worked with him for the prcserYation
of this nation. Abrnhnm Lincoln did
mot try Go trick or defraud the people
into freeing the slave and restoring
the Cnioni he appealed 20 them IN
the name Of duty. In the name Of
honor and self-sacriflce, Co risk all,
including life itself, for "A high ideal;
and the people responded. and Abra-
ham Lincoln was justified. and the
slave was freed ana the Union pre-
served. Those who stand for the
cause OF social and industrial Justice.
to be obtained through the genuine
rule of the people. are but carrying
forward the work which dropped
from Abraham Lincolns hands when
the patient, tired, kindly eyes were
closed forever. lie strove against in
irenched wrong, against privilege in
the most hateful form Of his day. We.
Ia our day, strive against hateful
Forms OF intrenched wrong and prlW-
lcge. We are not striving in bitter
ness Of spirit, or with anger and
halredi as far as IN us lles. we seek
30 emulate Abraham Lincoln's char
ny and klndhnoas IN dealing with
those who, we believe, think erron-
eonsly; but We also endeayss 10 emu
late the unflinchinR resolution, the
answering purpose with which ne
fought for the great cause Of right
Douspess
Abraham Lincoln believed In the
liberty and the power Of the people.
achieved In law-ahlding ana orderly
fashion. He believed In that liberty
ef the people which has law and order
as rs twin handmaidens. lie respect.
cd the Judges. but he regarded them
ms the servants and not the masters
OF the people; and he believed that
The people had The right 20 decide
fOr themselves the great fundamental
questions OF public policy, upon the
proper solution OF which Il depends
whether there shall or shall not be
true social Justice IN the land.
Therefore we hold that. as regards
these quotations OF public policy
courss, like executives and leglsla-
lures. must bow TO the sober and
well-thought-ou Judgment Of the
people.
Let me repeat once more what
have so often said-that I am not
row speaking of ordinary cases Of
Justice between man and man, such
rs must be decided by judges here IN
America as they are decided by Judges
IN all other lands I shall speak 81
these cases Ia some subsequent artl-
cles in which / shall ask the people
Foberly % consider such facts as those
set forth hy Mr.. G. T.. Connolly 10
his recent articles In Evcrybody's
magazine. IN this article / speak
purely ~ the Kind OF decision which
ne Judge ln our noighhor Canada, lu
Australia Ia England. IN Germany
on in France has me right Go make,
90 would for one moment be permit
ted 90 make. Nor, al the moment
nm treating of the action OF the
national courts. because the federal
form Of our government makes %
more difficult TO propose a working
remedy IN the case Of the nation than
Ia the cases Of the several states.
am speaking OF the action OF the
court of a state when n declares that
q law passed In the collective Interest
az the whole community ~ unconsii-
tutionnl. and J have especially IN view
the laws affecting human rights from
q most vital staRdpOinl--tho laws af-
fectlng the terms and conditions Of
life and employment among the wage
workers
! am aOs primarily concerned with
meih0dB; ms air Is 10 secure the right
al the people 10 decide for themselves.
according TO the principles az common
sense and justice, what the public pol
ICY shall be IN these matters am
concerned with the end. not the
means. II IN any state the cOnstitu.
lion so clearly defined the power Of
the legislature 10 act for the general
welfare az 10 prohibit the courts from
multiplying any Law that "a consonant
with morality and public policy as
Understood By a majority Of the pe0-
pie; and II IN actual practice the
courts respected such constitutional
prohibition then there would be no
need for what ! propose; because In
such case there would b. fun rocog-
milton Of the absolute right oi the PEG
pie 10 decide the policy oi their reps
resentaiivos. legislative and judicial.
in these maiters--and fhis n on for
which ! contend,
BEt N actual practice ! know no
state where such conditions prevail