Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-08-28
Tends to Deprive Public
of Judges of High
Character.
NEGRO QUITS THE BODY
w. R. Morris Resigns for Best
IntreeSts of Association,
He Says.

Milwaukee, Aug. 2s.-The race
question was again before the Ameri-
can Bar association today w R. Nor
ris of Minneapolis, one of three negro
lawyers unseated by the executive
committee and non-suited by the as
sociation, sent a telegram of resig-
nation, saying it was based entirely
on unselfish consideration of the best
interests Of the association" The
resignation was accepted.
The recall of judges was formally
denounced by the association as a
"fallacy" and tending to deprive the
public of judges of ability and high
character"
CADDIEs UNDER BAN.
Having approved of model
uniform law intended for adop-
ton by all states to pro-
bibit employment of children under
certain ages, the American Bar asso-
citation discovered today it had gone
on record against the use in any part
of the country of caddies under IA
years old. Walter George Smith of
Pennsylvania, who offered the propos-
ec law, said, '1nasmuch as lawyers are
generous patrons of golf, it is with con-
siderable perplexity we discover We
have gone on record in favor of putting
ouI important allies out of business.
1--WE had no animOsity against the
oaddies, but were merely considering
the welfare of children in general
Smith explained that even after il
was discovered that these important
operatives of golf links were affected,
it was decided that every effort should
be made to have the model law gener-
ally adopted. Lawyers, Smith said,
could employ Caddies of tougher age.
RECALL NATIONAL DANGER.
Fifty-four lawyers, with at least one
from each state, have completed for
presentation to the association a re-
port Genouncing as dangerous to the
country" all movements for the recall
of judges or of judicial decisions.
Jacob NJ Dickinson, former secre-
tary of war is named as one of those
who originated The committee Ito ex-
pose the failacy of judicial recall"
I'VE are pleased to report" says the
committee. that the bar associations
of many states have taken action and
I that such action has been universally
! opposed TO the principle of judicial re-
call In numerous other states action
( undoubtedly will be taken.
We maintain that the recall applied
I to judges will tend to deprive the pub
/ lie of judges of ability, character, high
sense Of duty and a due regard to en-
/ lightened public sentiment and that
such q judiciary is absolutely neces
sary to the existence of a constitu
/ tional democracy.
THE advocates of this system IRE
call of judges claim that it is in the
interest of the common people. This
We deny. For more than 900 years the
greatest bulwark for the protection oi
the mass OF the people has been the
courts. There never was a time iT
our country when any man, however
POOR or humble, could not apply to the
courts and be assured of protection
Is il any reproach upon the courts thai
they have extended the same protec
ton to the rich and powerful, wheI
assailed by popular prejudice? The
same law which would deny prot6c
ton to the rich or confiscate the prop
erty of corporations m.gat take the
cottage or the liberty OF the humbles
!