Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-09-21
Ohio Campaign Set in
Motion by Speech From
Senator.
NEW PARTY IS IGNORED
Indirect Slap Given, However,
in Condemning Recall of
Judges.

COlumDu OQIOs S0P- a.
Lodge opened the republican cam
paign in Ohio today with an unquali-
fed defense of the administration and
a plea for the reelection OF President
Taft. Lodge did not mention the pro-
gressive party or Roosevelt by name,
but by implication ne opposed the re-
call of judges and devoted third of
his time to what he said was q prop
osition TO tear down the constitution
of the United States Ito convert 1t
into a statute changeable by a whim
of the moment"
LIKE A MONARCHY.
'Tt is now seriously proposed to
make the courts dependent upon the
will Of a majority Of the voters at
any given moment-a majority which
may be heeting, temporary or acci-
dental" said the senator. The courts
of the United States were made inde-
pendent by giving to those who sit
upon the bench a tenure during good
behavior, and an Independent judi
ciary has been, as a whole, the great
bulwark OF human liberty. II you
make your courts subservient to the
will of a majority of the voters at
any given moment, they are no more
independent than when they were
subservient to the will of the king
and the vital protection Of our In
dividual rights and liberties vanishes
CLAIMING ALL PROGRESS.
"All the progress that has beer
made IN this country in so yeari
has been made by the republican par
ty. The republican party came into
being for the purpose of riddtlg the
/ land of human slavery. To the re-
publican party is due the financial
credit of the country, fS it is the
republican party which fought for the
| payment of the debts and which sus
/ tanned the gold standard. In recent
/ years, with the new questions thai
! have arisen, to what party do we owe
the Sherman act, the interstate com
merce commission, the law stopping
rebates, the pure food law, and ever.
other measure which has marked al
advance in government and progress
in the protection of the rights of tn,
people?
PRINCIPLES SURVIVE.
They are all alike due to the re
publican party-to republican presi
dents and republican congresses. Tn,
republican party has always been tn
party Of sane and rational progress
under the constitution. 1t is SO tC
day. A party can profit by its victor
les and endure defeats if it is tru
to its principles, but when principle
are abandoned, victories are worth
less and defeats are ruin. Partie
come and go, but principles survive.
TRIP PLEAsEs WILSON.
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept 21-Governo
! Wilson travelled homeward today froI
: his first real campaign trip since h
. was nominated for the presidency.
the last five days he visited low;
} South Dakota, Minnesota, Michiga
:, and Ohio. He was greatly pleased, : h
said, with the cordiality OF his receI
ton. He was especially pleased wit
the friendliness of the plain peopl
They seem to feel there was no 0
fshness and that was accessible I
J them all" he added.
ARRANGE MARSHALL ITINERARY.
Chicago, Sept. 21-Democratic nj
tional headquarters today arranged
tentative itinerary for Governor Ma
shall Oct. and he will speak i
Illinois, the 9Th and 10th in Iowa, an
: the 1lth and 18th in Wisconsin. Th
places at which he is to speak wei
not decided upon.
ROOSEVELT IN KANSAS.
Kansas City, Kan. Sept. 21.-"Tt
tail said it was irregular for the dc
10 wag it," said Roosevelt today Of
statement that the progressives hs
bolted from the republican party. %
Nebraska, for instance, at the pl
maries last spring Taft polled abor
+ one-sixth of the republican votes Y
e our opponents called themselves re
y Ilar. and they called the SO or S4 p,
d cent OF voters bolters." Rooseve
4 came into Kansas today for two da,
= of campaigning He remained he
= two hours before leaving for Ottaw
= He was to spend the afternoon the
n before going to Lawrence and Topek
i Sunday will be a day of rest for d
colonel
JOHNSON AT AKRON.
+ Akron, Ohio, Sept. 21-The pr
4 gressives will open their campail
e here this afternoon with a speech
Governor Johnson. The governor "
; speak in Cleveland tonight
; TAFT CLEARS DESK
pavaryr Cant o. Drez;ao1e n.