The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-09
NOT PROGRESSIVE,
BUT REACTIONARY
President Tells Ohio Audience
What He Thinks Of Proposed
Recall OF Judicial Decisions,
and FIis Opinion Is Far
From Complimentary
to Colonel

spent Tor the most part on the rear
platform OF his private car. pras!den,
Taft concluded mis- bricf .'campa.yn''
through Eastern and Northern ohio
here tonight with a speech in tae
: COLISEUM. On the way NORTH from
Pittsbursh to Toledo the President
! made more than dozen speeches. from
ms private car 10 crowds that varied
wth the size OF the towns q: which
MS trained stopped.
Although most o. the day rain or
snow was falling. the Ohioany turned
out in good numbers 10 see ana hoar
me president and his friends ABOARD
the train professed Tonight to he
more than satisfied with the greet
inrs that began Alliance early in
IN" da% and continued into this CITY.
Prc S!dent Taft spoke on MI sorts Of
s7ihjec -prosperI,y and peace. the
'arin and business. farming ana con.
Twice lie referred TO the refusal OF
the senate YESTERDAY to ratif9 as they
We're FAMED the arbitration treaties
9Th 5-eat Britain and France making
II plain that while II, had been disap-
pointed Al the Senate'S action. he had
not given M the fight for the pacts.
Bound To Win.
"' S1"Se Is iu-t one. and Tc
arc bound to win said the P-rsi.len.
at Mansaeld ana later. at Tinin. h
amnl!ned this statement By saving: II
have not given up. hu, am going to
rely on the people 10 holp" Tho
President did not indicate how he in
tends to ask tho p>oplc 70 help In tho
tight.
The President was in GOOD hnnor.
in spite % the defca; or the Urea tics.
and The crowds wer" appnrcnily in
good humor TOO. st Canton some
body raised Z laugh that brought an
answering smile TO th+slPresident's
face by Yelling after Mr. TAFT was
through speaking; Don't lie, the lion
tanner get you
The President; reached Toledo late
this afternoon, driving from tbs sta
ton 10 the Comm Free Club over muddy
streets between sidewalks fillcd with
people Ills reception was not so cor
dial as al other Ohio towns, bu; there
was enough cheering to make SEC
rotary Hilles and OHIO politicians who
had Travelled with him throush tho
State say they we're we'll pleased
Leaving Toledo late tonight. the
President is quo in Chicago early TO.
morrow FOR a two-davs' stay
In his address tonight President
Taft made answer to the pro-
paganda FOR the recall OF judges and
for the more recen, proposal for the
recall OF judicial decisio His topic
was. The Judiciary and Progress" He
made no direct reference TO Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt nor to the latter's
speech az Columbus. but referred free
cnunciated by the former President
before tho Ohio constitutional conven-
ton.
Utterly without merit or utility, and
rcactionar' instead OF progressive;
crude, revolutionary. htful and un-
stable We're the terms in which the
President referred 10 there call meth cd
OF reversing judicial constructions OF
the Constitution.
IT have examined this proposed
method of reversing judicial decisions
on constitutional questions with care
President Taft said II do not hest
tate TO say that it lays the axe a the
foot of the tree Of we'll ordered free
dom and subjects the guarantees Of
life, liberty and property without
remedy to the ftfu impulse OF tenn
po;ary majority OF an electorate"
The President hogan with a refer
ence I othe development OF representa-
tive government in the United states.
The best government. he said. and that
whicil was most certain to provide for
and protect the rights OF every class,
was that government in which every
class had a voice.
Unanimous Vote Impossible.
Government by unanimous vote OF
the electorate" he said sis Impossible
and therefore tho majority OF the
electorate must rule We find that
government by the people. is therefore.
under our present system. government
b. majority OF one-fourth of those
whose rights and happiness a-e to be
affected by tho course and conduct OF
the government This is the nearest
10 government by the whole people
we have ever had. Women's suffrage
VIII change this. and II is doubtless
coming as soon as the electorate can
hc certain that most women desire II
and will assume its burden and re-
sponsibility.
1T was long ago recognized that di-
rect action Of temporary majority or
the existing electorate must be limited
by fundamental law--that is. by Con-
stitution intended to protect the indi-
vidual and the minority OF the 'alecto-
rate and the voting majority of
the people against the unjust or the ar
bitrary action OF the majority of the
electorate"
President TAFT quoted at lens TIL from
Daniel Wabsiers speeches OIL the ne
cessity of maintaining checks and bal
ances In a Constitution to secure the
guaranty OF Individual rights and welJ
ordered liberty. and then led up to his
discussion Of tho judiciary.
lit is a complete misunderstanding
Of our form of government" tbs Presi-
dent said. ''or any Kind of government
that eNalts justice and righteousness.
to assume that judges are bound TO
follow the will of majority of an
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