The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-06-06

test; that we should build upon it fear lessly and work out our destiny as mel unafraid of shadows. prognostics and thu loose finging about of neurotic names I am opposed to a gerrymandered pri mary, and opposed to nominating conven tions The full and free expression of tn, people should be secured in a primary by a direct vote for all their representa- tives, state and national, even including delegates to the national conventions ano the supreme court judges. l had rathel have a supreme court elected by the peo- pie than one nominated by a convention There Is no just reason for separating the supreme court or any other officer from the people. They made the government and should exercise full control of it.
 The Louisville and Nashville railroad should not be permitted by the assist ance of the inferior federal courts to dom. mate and control the state. Railroad at torneys should not furnish from theil ranks speakers for the hous t1r
 dents for the senate, nor com
 jority of those committees in
 tufe which relate to corporate
 Their attorneys should not
 chairmen and control the exc
 mittees of the state, and in ta with foreign liquor agents cetga state platform, name our of H outline our policies.
 There is danger in the cor, at'tH a# tween the judiciary, the legisl f3fe a. the special interests. whether l5litf a| railroad or both Our lawmakei lur f dietary, our officials of whaterer 4a8 should love to understand that tn aeeaf serve the interest of the people the interest of special and big
 They should love to understand la man rights are above property
 that it is better to disturb somp lH. foundations of business than the tions of liberty.
 Sounds Danger Call
 q Marconi 10 you the c. c. wireless danger call. A greater sh the Titanic. the ship of state, has t not an iceberg, but a debauchng a interest, and environed federal cour. right of the people to judge for selves is at stake. To have what want and not what the Louisvilt Nashville wants, is the just and eous demand of the people.
 "Mr. Roosevelt speaking before constitutional convention at Colun O., and repeating it in every speecl has made, declared that when a C declared a state law unconstitutional people on proper initiative and refei dunn should have the power 10 recall 1 decision. This declaration has been dorsed in thunder tones by the voters one great party in Pennsylvania. Hin, Ohio. Massachusetts and New Jersey.
 MT oscar Underwood, chairman the ways and means committee and lei CT of the democratic party in Congre originated and passed an excise tax | which to all intents and purposes is recall of the supreme courts decis against the constitutionality of the inco tax bill He is again forcing throu Congress and the Senate bill exemptaa commodities In common use from ta q taxation, and this with the reduced ta on steel, cotton and woolen goods. Is proposed recall of the Presidents veto these measures at the last session.
 There is q demand for the recall judegs so far as the state courts are cerned It is a serious question whet these inferior courts of the federal ernment should not be abolished entir and their Jurisdiction relegated to Ha state courts, and whether the conditite under which appeals from the state preme court to the federal supreme co li are allowed should not be rigidly limit
 There is no question but what in ma instances these federal judges have b used by the railroad interests to thu the power of the federal governm athwart the Jurisdiction of the state pressing the will of the people. So q gerous had this one judge power becdl that the federal Congress passed d that the statutes of the state cannot a. enjoined by single judge, but hear before three judges, one of whom nj be a supreme court or circuit justice s required. Any one acquainted with w recent history of Alabama will underst that this should have been done long
 "At a recent convocation of the ernors of the states there was for protest made by them against some the decisions of these courts and the as test ordered carried by a committed the governors themselves to the supre T court. They were instructed to impr ; upon that high tribunal that if the cision that the state had no right 10 e trol intra-state freight rates was uph our whole plan of government would if subverted and changed.
 Federal Commerce Court
 Tn the case of the federal commet court which had record of % decisio in favor of the railroads, and two for l1 people, there came up such a portest lzf the way the judges were being handl by the interests that the House has vot to abolish the court altogether, and lf those judges is now being investigat ,harged with receiving bribes.
 "A public administrator. a governor President. may not be dangerous with himself, but become a menace throus lis appointees The governor of Alaban has more power for harm through ippointees than in any other function $ called on to exercise. The Preside