The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1912-06-15

system-judges appointed for life, sub
ject to removal by a simple majority
vote of both houses of the legislature.
Each state has the right to have It's own
version of the recall. Some states need
a more drastic type than other.
Personally, he does not favor the direct
,ecall of judges In fact, he is doubtful
| about recalling a judge who has rendered
an improper decision. His way out of
the difficulty would be the
Recall of Decisions: Lincoln practi
cally effected the same thing in the bred
Scott case, although he did not use the
word recall" The decision OF a state
court on a constitutional question should
be subject to lewiston by the people of
the state. If any considerable number
of peop'e feel that decision is in de-
fiance of justice, they should have the
right by petition to bring the decision
before all voters and let them decide
| whether the judges Interpretation of the
constitution is to he sustained. If is it
not, the decision is to be reversed-sub
iect only to action by the Supreme Court
Of the United States.
Short Balot:-Unqualifedl in favor
of it.
Direct Nominations Including the d.
rect preferential primaries for the cleo
ton of delegates to the national nomi
mating conventions. The election of
United States senator's by the direct vote
of the people Favors the direct me-
thod instead of the indirect method of
Oregon.
Initiative and Referendum: a state
is satisfied with it's present representa-
tive government, then it surely has a
right to keep that government. When a
great many states need these devices,
they should be used, not as substitutes for
representative government, but to make
representative government representa-
tive.
Recall of officials -Favors it as last
resort. when it has became clearly evil
dent that no other course will achieve
the desired result.
Remarks -lmpea chment as remedy
IS a failure. The American people are
fit for complete government. If the
courts have the final say-so on all egis-
lative acts, and if there is no appeal
from them to the people, then they are
the irresponsible masters of the people.
II the people have enough intelligence to
frame and adopt constitution, have they
not enough intelligence TO interpret the
constitution which thax themselves have
made? II know of no popular vote by
any state of the Union more fragrant in
its defiance of right and justice than the
recent decision by the highest court in
New York State" These judges should
M f,a cd I,,t ln IL ,,t,o,
be. In all these cases, judges and courts
have decided every which way, and it is
foolish to talk of the sanctity of judge
made law, which half the judges strong
ly denounce. If there must be a decision
by "A close majority, then let the people
step in. and let their majority decide.
ROOSEvELT'S CRITICS SAY:
Roosevelt is a demagogue. His Column
bus speech shows his ideas to have been
taken from Bryan, Debs, Jerry Simpson,
and Ben Butler. When he says he be-
lieves in pure democracy, he is crazy
There is no such thing as a pure demo-
cracy. Pure democracy means pure des-
potism, and has always been a failure.
His Ohio speech should be called "a
charter of demagogy." 1t means that the
minority has no rights. 1t would sug-
gest the South American way of doing
things Thus there would be new state
constitution from day to day.
He wants to substitute the corner crowd
as court of appeal to the Supreme
Court. He was probably influenced TO
this idea through his own previous diff
ferences with the opinions of courts.
His ION this hand" NOW on the other
is very confusing. Firse he argues for
democracy, and then for constitutional
ism! This is his favorite method in
handling public questions.
He is revolutionary, "anarchistic"
He holds 1t our duty to free govern
ment from the control OF money in poll
tics, but he invited Hartman to private
conferences.
His Ohio speech is an adroit attack on
the sherman act, an approval of the
Gary-Perkns scheme of Government re-
gulation of prices.
Shows he will do anything to be Presi-
dent again.
He Is even accused of wanting to split
the party in order to elect a Democratic
Preside ut
lie wants to be leader of the radicals
If both parties
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