The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-15

anu IuAeFS OF lnlS government. lie lOf-
gets that this is a government for and
by the people and that they own it.
He also forgets the fact that the rep
resentatiyes of the people from the
president down should be the servants
of the people instead of their boss and
dictators. When the scales of Justice
at the white house begin to settle to
the side of the Guigerhams. Aldrich,
Cannon and the monied interests we
should look to our laurrels, especially
when such patriots as Pinohot, Or
Wiley La Follett
Were in the other side OF the public
scale went up sky high and out A
eezar is all right for a monarchy but
wont work here in the United States
The people of our government began
to see the drift Of the discussions Of
judges and the United States senators
buying their positions in the senate
Arizona made application to become
a state and in her constitution she
had provided against corrupt court de-
cisions and graft to secure public posi-
tions by the recall of her public Off
GERS and congress admitted her but
President Taft vetoed the statehood
bill thereby oyer-ruling the expressed
will of the people of new state in a
matter of self government. Arizona
some thre years before had seen the
effects Of a corrupt decision of dis
honest railroad judiciary Before rem
dering this decision a certain railroad
company audaciously and above board
took United States District Judge Nc
Pherson on its own special train and
at the cost and expense of said rail
road company feted, dined and cared
for him for over three months in Mex
leo and South America The decision
was rendered Immediately upon his
return and was sweepingly in favor
of the railroads and against the peo-
Pile The fraud was so apparent on
its face that Representative Sherman
instituted impeachment proceedings
against the judge in the lower house
of congress. Owing to efforts Of the
standpat elemtn at Washington the
proceedings were stayed and the Judge
was not expelled from the bench.
Again thirteen states of the union
through their different legislatures and
Representatives had passed laws to
regulate and control unreasonable
freight rates and railroad passenger
traffic. The lower courts had passed
upon them and sustained the laws as
legal and just ninferior Judge of
second degree ruled those laws UNI
constitutional and void 1t is very
probable that at least half the men
who passed those laws were just as
capable and competent to pass on the
constitutionality of those laws as was
; Judge Hook. The decision of Judge
Hook looked good to President Taft
and he began to figure a seat on the
supreme court bench vacated by the
death of Judge Harlan. He announced
I that at a certain time Judge HooI
would be recommended for this life
) time job at big salary. The progres
, sive element substantially refused t
confirm the Judge and he was dropped
: and another and better man appointed
/ to the place. When President Taft be
) gan to thwart the will of the people b.
; his veto power and those judiciary de
= cisions he began to dig his politica
3 grave. The different tariff bills HI
t vetoed was direct thrust at the com
mon people as they would have lifte'
heavy burdens from their shoulders.
The threatened veto Of the Sulowa,
+. tpension bill was another wrap at tn
men who preserved the government a
$500 a month with solemn promis
a to be compensate his service at wha
e lit was worth to the government an
k it's people. The threats of the pres
L dent stopped further consideration Q
the bill although 1t had passed th
a house and been recommended in tn
d senate At this time the Sherwoo
d bill has passed the house but for fea
d and like treatment by our worthy pre-!
S ident will probably die in the senate.
3 After such aggressive warfare Of ou
J. president against the common peopl
G they see the necessity of chang'
s They see that its not giving them
Il square deal from their president an
Z. representatives They want the powe
: of government vested in the peopl
=, and not in those their public servants
d They demand that old and worn OF
It methods of government be discarded
a That new and progressive ideas b
r substituted suitable for the govern
a ment of this new and growing natiol
I, They want to handle the reins OF go
ernment and feel that they are pc
e fectly competent to manage the bi
e Ship of State and keep it off the rock
t. of dissolution and decay. We kno