The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-08-02

any specific remedies for the hardships
and evils OF society they point out. they
follow their urgent appeals for closer
association OF the people In Legislation
by an attempt to cultivate the hostility
Of he people Co the courts and TO rep
resent that they are in some form up
holding injustice and are o~bstructing
the popular will. Attempts are made
TO take away those safeguards for
maintaining the Independence OF the
judiciary which are so carefully framed
I'm our constitution. Those attempts ind
expression in the policy. or the one
rand. Of the recall OF judges. a system
under which a judge whose decision in
one case may temporarily displease the
electorate Is to be deprived at once OF
his office by a popular vote. a per-
niciout system embodied in the Arizona
constitution. and which the Democrats
Of the House and Senate refused 20
condemn as the initial policy OF a new
state. The same spirit manifested Ifs-
ELF IN the vote by Democratic senators
ON the proposition. first. to abolish the
Commerce court. and. second, to abolish
Judges by mere act Of repeal. although
under the Constitution their terms are
ior life. on the ground eccpt that they
ions. Another form OF hostility to the
judiciary Is shown In the grotesque
proposition by the leader OF former Re
publicans who have left their party for
u recall of decisions. so that a decision
or u point of constitutional law. hav-
ing been rendered by the highest court
NAAANAF VI ANIAfN Ahk IL snail NItn 80
submitted 10 popular vote to determine
whether II ought To be sustained.
Party Stands for Constitution
The Republican party stands for the
Constitution a. 81 IL. with such amend
ments adopted according 70 its provis-
ions as new conditions thoroughly un-
GerEtOOd may require. We believe that
I has stood the test Of time. and that
there have been disclosed really no ser
iOus defects IA its operation
During this administration we have
given special attention To the machinery
OF government with "A view to increas-
Ing Its efficiency ana reducing Its cos'.
For twenty wears there has been "a
continuous epansion in every direction
of the governmental functions and a
necessary increase from year to year
on m average OF nearly four per cent.
There never has been "a Systematic in
N~estigation and reorganization % this
government structure with a view TO
eliminating applications. To- uniting the
bureaus where union is possible and
more elective. and TO make the whole
2 beginning. we CANNED closely the es-
Inmates. Those. unless watched. grow
from year 70 year under the natural
tencency OF bureau chiefs. The first
estimates which were presented us were
cut some f5o.ooo.ou and this policy
We have maintained through the I'D
normal annual increase in
ependttures. 50 the result is That the
deficit or s5S.73E.ooo. which We found
on The let Of July. 1918. was changed
ON the Let OF July 1910. bv Increase ~
the revenues under tie Payne law. in
Guiding The corporation tax. t. "a sur
to a surplus OF fs7.234.0Oo. and on July
IT.. l'lz. 90 a surplus Of s3G.336.0cu.
llgh.e ,c s3Spgn4it1Tes s22s 1899 were 'Ss2-
1903 .aN,uoN. and Tor 1919 were S65s.-
100000. These figures Of surplus and
expenditure do not include and receipts
anna canal. 8
Protective Tar.n.
The platform OF 1905 promised. on re
halt 81 re Republican party. To do GER
thin Things one was that the turin
would l." revised az an extra session
m extra session was called and the
t",'m va rtv!sed The platform did
would Do generally ~downward. but . CON
ttfucd % fp moan that During the pend
eucy Z tho hiI and after DO was ussasd
u was subjected 10 the mort Nisrlous
imrrcpreacufHunn To was said 90 De n
hHl o. iucrFaHc fho taIiN rather fl.u
q reduce So The Law has now been 10
I9ic. t.l', august 1908, Q period OF
about thirtr-fvc months We are able
Co judge from ftF operation how far the
siaiomcnt is true that BE- I'D reduce
o. lar ,iniIcs'ed it-elf Under its
operation prosperity has been GRADUALLY
stored since the IHnic o. 1891 There
hHf been tp dtFaetIous feIiIres and
o. dienetrour .frlkCs The percentage 81
reduction below the rfurIow bin is
shown thc ttc lnfEsr face list and iu
i''ffi uu tH" total value or g.ode Im-
fi.i TOO tEurea show that under
lf mfnthr The uvcrnFs per cont o. the
imports f'sf came in fr,s wns ir tafl.
60 f.nf uf fHH fl'rI ImuartuWrna
nat .-. t.r DE-. r. ti' which
cone 70 talIe of trr In.arts whicb
m ff "s|tH H
10 %
i.. f|. fur.r. Hrrra 90 f.r