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Business Tie fitness 81 tie Ameri-
can people for ser government the
recall OF Judges ana praise Tor
progressive legislation were iopics
discussed BY Theodore Roosevelt, ia
an address today before tie ohio
eonstitutional convention here cox
|onei Roosevelt chose as his subject.
a Charter Of Demoeracy
OF what he termed Bls Busl-
ness, Colonel Roosevelt had thls &,
4 he attistruss lazy does good in-
solar as Il en- be invoked against
sombinatlcns witch really are MOI
nopolies or Which restrict production
Ior which artiaelaiiy raise prices
But insofaf as its worknes are m-
certain or as & threatens corpora
lions which have not been guilty of
anti-sceiai conduct t does harm
There should be axed govern
mental policy which shall clearly
define and punish wroag doing and
give In advance fuli Information 10
any man as to just what i can
and just what he can not eeail5 ma
properly do
AS TO the fitness 81 the American
people for self-goSsfnment coionei
Roosevelt said;
Many eminent LAWYERS believe
that the American people are not
lifted for popular government and
that Il IS necessary to keep the
judiciary Independent 81 the ma
iority Of the people take abso.
lutte issue with an those Who hold
such position
OF the, recaif Of Judges he said
The question ! 5 one 81 expedi-
eney merely loacf eommunity has
the rish 70 make the experiment
for itsett ia whateger shape it
pleases / do not believe 81 adopt
Ing the Recall save last resort
when it has become clearly evident
that no other course wIii achieyc
the desired result g
Colonel Roosevelt said in paris
"a hold it 70 be the duty OF every
public servant and Of every man
Who in public or private life holds
a positionAof ieaderahip il Thought
or action, to endeagor Honestly ana
fearlessly TO guide his feii6w-coun-
trymea to right decislons but
emphatically dissent from the view
that 1t Is either wise Of NECESSARY
70 try to devise method Which an
der the constitution Wiii automat
ieally prevent the people from de-
Gliding for themselves what govern.
mental action they deem Just ana
proper
~ Is impossible to invent oodatl-
tutional devices which wiii prevent
the popular VIII ftom bein 66ee
tive for wrong without also prevent
ing It from being elfsctive for ripht.
The only safe course % follow
this great lAmetiean dehiooracy Il Is
provide for making is popular
judgment really elpectiye Constr
tuition makers shoeld make It clear
beyond shadow 81 dopbt that tho
people in their Legislative capacity
nave the power 70 enact into ia
any measure they deem necessar
for the betterment af social ana III.
dnstrial conditions
II hold that he Is the reai pr5
gresslye, that no tile eenuins
champion OF thea peopie WHO en-
deayors to shape the policy alike Of
the naticn and OF the several states
50 as to encourage legitimate and
honest business at the same iim6
that he wars against ali croolradness
and injustice ana nniaifne ana
tyranny in the business world This
Is the reason why have Tor IS
many years insisted as regards our
national government, thai It Is both
futile ana raisehieyoHs to endeayor
TO correct the evils Of bg business
by an attenipt 10 Testofe business
conditions as tney we're "a Inc mids
die Of the last century, before ran
ways and telegraphs had rendered.
larger business ,ore anizsticns notn
inevitable and desirable
What is needed 81 lfst tie rec
ignition usat modern business com
ditions have comefto star insofar
at least as these coalitions mean
that business must De done d larger
units, and then the ccoi-b6aded and
resoluse determination Is hfeduse
tcontiaasd On base eyrn