Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-06-21

proposition Is only aimed &C GER
| tain judicial decisions that affect
the police power of the consti-
tuted governments in the vari-
GUS states. Such laws when
made by the legislature after full
consideration and passed on by
the executive, if they are then
nullif1ed by the courts as contra
ry to the fundamental constitu-
ton, then if again assisted on by
the legislative arm of the gov
ernment, the question to be sub
mitted to the people for their
final vote the year following
the voice of the people to decide.
| can't see anything very dan
gerous in this proposition. If
SO, then all popular forms of
government is dangerous, which
to me is untenable.
You will see by this that your
friend is indeed a Progressive in
his ideas. But / do not care to
state that I am in favor of openly
taking up the position as outlined
above. / mean that when it
comes right down to brass
tacks" am unable to see any,
thing dangerous in what Roose-'
welt has put forth on that subject.
The papers of New York have
uniformly misrepresented his
views as expressed by him-go-
ing to the extent of stating that
by judicial recall he means re-
callof judicial decisions as rem
dered in individual cases in equity
or in criminal cases.
Such attacks on Roosevelt by
the papers do him no. harm ap-
parently, because the people re-
fuse to be deceived. Maybe the
majority of the people are not
yet ripe for such doctrine. but
they are ripe for a pretty close
approach to it, and especially for
the doctrine that people shall
rule instead Of the time (dis)
honoured bosses
This being the case it is to my
mind absolute folly for us not to
take the man above all others
who has forged to the front in
downing the bosses in a boss
ridden state.
The opposition to Wilson has
succeeded only by y combination
Of all the various party machine
influences throwing their power
towards the particular candidate
in any locality who could by local
influence etc., beat him out.
Clarke may have the majority of
delegates under this arrange
ment but | do not believe he is
the strongest candidate.
Instead of getting together and
working with enthusiasm for our
strongest man, we are apparently
going to run the thing as
though this one great chance we
have to elect a president is to- be
a scramble for award to some
favorite son Of a given locality.
I have no sympathy with this at
titude, and it will lose thousands
of independent voters through
out the north.
Up,to the time of these agree
ments between opposing candid
ates Wilson was conceded to be
the strongest man and ablest ex-
ponent of our progressive princi-
pies. But it looks now as though
combinations are going to beat
him. This very combination is,|
resented by independent men and
I do not believe if carried
through the democrats could, de-
feat even the weakest candidate
the republicans are likely to NOM
mate, certainly not Roosevelt. II
have gone into excessive length
in imposing my views upon you
but you'll have to place fault
upon my counting somewhat
upon the patience Of a friend and
s cond because of my loneliness
here where | am at present.
= With kindest regards, j
I am. Sincerely yours,