The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-03-21
GOV. MARSHALL
HITS PRIVILEGE
Tells Indiana Democrats Much
Danger Lies in High Pro-
teCtive Tariff
RECALL NOT NECESSARY NOW
Urges State Convention to Adopt
Strong Platform
Tells Party Members They Have Moth
ing to Do With Republican
Controversies.
RECALL NOT NECESSARY NOW

Indianapolis. ind, March 2l.--Gov-
ernor Thomas Il. Marshall of Indiana.
temporary chairman of the Indiana
state Democratic convention today. in
f. his address urged Democrats to 20
this year to the people upon plat
form the cardinal principle Of which
is opposition to special privilege.
Governor Marshall said i'm part.
Ethics deny the dragging of "A per-
sonal opponent into a public speech
unless thereby a sharp distinction be-
tween views can be drawn With Re
publican quarrels and controversies we
have nothing to do. We must appeal
to the people of Indiana on the
strength Of our principles and the in
rely upon the weakness Of our opposi-
tion and it would be cowardly to do so
did we dare. sixty years Is but point
| In the circle of civilization, yet the
last sixty have produced two men
whose views viii leave an impress up
on all time. No liberty lover will ever
care to forget the name of Lincoln, and
none will be able to forget the name
of Roosevelt,
Lincoln held Il to be the inalienable
right of an unsuccessful litigant 20 go
down to the tavern and cuss the court
II is the theory Of Roosevelt that IL is
the right of an unsuccessful tiligant 70
go down to the tavern and over-rule
the court.
Opposed to Recall.
bitterness Of spirit and Indignation
at what l deem TO be judicial injus-
tices. seize me-, Even now. i um. cnaf--
I ing under what conceive TO be the un-
warranted interference of the courts
with my prerogatives. But my sober
Judgment looking TO the permanent
good OF the people, impells me TO in
sist that the courts must remain free
and untrammeled that we must first
seek relief through the remedy we now
have and patiently abide the lawful re-
versal OF judicial injustice.
Until the provisions OF our present
constitution with reference to officials
are tried. and until graver evils arise
than have thus far arisen, there is but
slight demand for the initiative. refer
endum and recall. | am myself not in
favor of these changes now, as | see
no emergency for them but | believe
that wisdom demands readiness e
meet any emergency.
Honest representative government
is the best that the world has even
known. The representative has fai
more time than the individual citizen
to soberly consider that which is best
for the people. He should possess
more knowledge and skill in statccrafl
than the average man or he should
not be elected. He should indeed be
honest and representative; If he Is.
ours is an ideal government.
Special Privileges.
Let us get in power before we make
too many demands of allegiance to
sundry policies. A man may sit IN
Democratic councils. he may even help
formulate Democratic platforms. h,
may vote far Democratic candidates
but he cannot be Democrat il he be
lieye in special privilege of any kind
II cannot be otherwise than that every
special privilege in this country Is
either the legitimate offspring or the
godchnd. of the protective principle.
Conscience is pliabe The desire for
success unless curbed is ever master
ing. II is not hard TO understand how
the specious and eyplodable arguments
Of the past have warped the con
sciences of men. otherwise honest
let us recall some OF the argu
ments: We must have the protective
tariff to pay the war debt; we must
have ii to supply the deficit in the rev.
enue caused by the repeal of the pro-
fessional and stamp tax: we must have
il to foster our infant industries and
To make us world power: we must
have it for the protection of the Am
erican workingman. the kind of pro-
lection enjoyed perhaps by the work
ingmen of Lawrence. Massachusetts,
and now we must have IL because We
have always had It
Are we not the richest people on
earth? Are not these captains Of in
dustry all trustees under God? Will
they not see to il that II the people
ask for bread. they shall be given
book. and if they ask for fish, they
shall be given a university
Protection at the Bottom.
"IIow easy il is for one man to inn
aglne that he can better manage the
affairs of another. How unconscious
ly can one drop into the belief that
Il is legitimate to have the taxing
power of the government SO adjusted
as to work for his private benefit How
readily does sefl-interest induce him
TO think that the yardstick of life is
not the Golden Rule but the Payne
Aldrich bill. lie would resent the doc
trine OF the divine right OF kinds but