Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1912-03-12
Representative Campbell Instances CruCi6xiOn as
Recall of Judicial Decision
WRITES TART LETTER TO COLONEL ROOSEVELT
Calls ExPresdents Attention Fact That There Was No Re
call of Judicial Decisions Under "A Government of the
People" in LncoIn's Tme-Roosevelt Desires to Avoid
Speechmaking, But is Receiving Many invitations.

Washington, March 11.-Represen-
tatjve Campbell of Kansas took a
hand today In the controversy over
presidential preference primaries,
which Las been going on between SEN
ator Joseph II. Dixon. director Of the
Roosevelt headquarters, and Repre-
sentative Mckinley. director of the
national Taft bureau.
comment on CanspbeiPs Speech.
AIR. Campbell gives out copies Of a
letter from him to Colonel Roosevelt.
The Colonel's letter to Senator Dixon,
given out here on Sunday referred to
. speech Mr.. Campbell made at Con-
cord, n, H, and described the repre-
sentative as saying that the republi
can party did not believe in an appeal
from the umpire to the bleachers.
in his letter Mr. Campbell makes some
observations on the recall Of judges
and judicial decisions
Lesson of tho crusifxion.
You have overlooked one Of the
most important cases ever tried" he
wrote "Pflato acquitted the Christ
An appeal from Pilates decision was
: taken TO the people and the Saviour
was crucifed.7
In part, Mr.. CempbeJl's letter. was
as follows: a
Text of ths AsttSr.
my Dear Colonel: You artfully
sysune in your letter to Senator Dixon
this morning that was talking about
politics in the Concord speech when
] said the republican party was not
IN favor of appealing from the de-
Cision of the umpire to the bleachers.
Every man who knows the old rule
of the prize ring knew a few days ago
when YOU said your hat was in the
ring, that you were undressing for the
fight The fans know that an appeal
from the umpire to the bleachers would
end the game.
James II. Was a Reaeaionary.
Now, the fact Is. was discussing
your astounding proposition to appeal
from the decisions of the court to the
crowd in the courthouse yard, and
what / said. to which you take excep-
tion, was in that connection.
speaking OF resctionartas, you will
agree that James II was a reaction
Rry. who recalled judges he had ap-
pointed wheb they would not write
the kind Of opinions he wanted writ
ten. The progressive commons of.
England made the judges independent
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OF the VIII Of the power that made
them Judges.
Ne Recall Of Decisions in Linopin's
Day.
You sometimes refer to Lincoln;
you viii recall that he said in the
midst Of great war for the preser-
walton Of the government, that this
was a government of the people for
the people, and by the people, You
will also recall that the instrumental
ties by which the people governed
themselves when Lincoln made that
speech did not include the initiative,
the referendum and the recall, nor,
indeed, the recall Of judicial decisions.
Does It Lock Like Rsaction2
Now, does it not look to you, on
reflection, like rank reaction to go
hack to instrurnsntaItties of govern
lnent, some of them older than Roman
civilization, and that brought bad rule
and limitation of years rather than
good rule and length OF days to the
governments that adopted and prac-
Jised them?
Very truly yours,
p. p. CAMPBELL