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me that went nearer to my heart than
the charge that !. by the enforcement
Of the antitrust law. was injuiing the
business OF the country. 1 enforced II
50 far rs lay I'm my power and duty
because il Is on the statute Dook. /
enforced IL because / believe IL 90 be
a good law. and | believe il when
properly construed to make a right
guide for business. I believe chat by
The construction cf The courts OF the
laws that are on the statute books.
and By decisions that are yet TO come.
the line may clearly he drawn so that
business may square Itself To those
boundaries which the law fixes.
Defenos Fundamental Law.
Il should deprecate the suggestion oi
any so-calied reform that involves con
Stitutional changes. without cur know
ing exactly shat We are going 10 do
and what the effect of these changes
VIII be. What / would deprccate s the
sudden suggestion of amendments for
AAlAN f4lAs anu AAA4titi4l1iAE lnI llldl
and having amendments for breakfast
Tie next morning as if the amendment
az the fundamental law were nothing
but the repeal Of an ordinary statute
or the passage OF an ordinary apprO
priation bill
There s one other subject which is
a rather tender one with me. | am con-
vinced that most of the audiences 1
had the privilege Of addressing within
the last year were in favor Of passing
and ratifylng the peace treaties just
as they were presented TO Congress
Il give notice thar have not lost
interest in that point and | have no
thought of suIrenderinG because in
tend 50 far as ] can and 80 long as
may raise my voice, To continue To To-
vor general universal arbitration. 4
acknowledge and admit the power OF
the senate ana I believe II To be -
great part of the structure Of our SOW
ernment. and l would not have il ELI
minated for anything. l recognize the
authority OF the senate and have no
quarrel with the exercise cf that au-
thority but the ultimate source of all
authority in this government is the
people. II is the people who, by de-
liberate judgment can effect a reform
which commends Itself TO their hearts
and their souls and their minds. and
Il is upon them that ! depend in this
matter.
we have treaties Snding also with
Nicaragua and Honduras to carry out
the policy Of the treaty with Santo
Domingo and they ought to be rati-
fed.
Opposes the Recall.
There are other aims of govern
ment 10 which reference might he
made, such as the movement looking
To greater economy and efficiency in
government work and expenditures :
penny postage through postal econo-
mics extension of practical conserva-
tion acts parcels post; revision of
currency laws and prevention of pam
les; scientific study Of Industrial con
ditions and international Investigation
VI TIE iil-l Gust W lANlllE. lpul UNIV ~
one subject to which / would refer In
conclusion.
should the Republican party take
up the judicial recall as one Of its
tenets. il would lose caste as a defend
er of our civ ili1ation, n maintainer of
the Constitution. and an upholder OF
justice. When we depart from the
principles of the independence of the
judiciary we shall lose the valuable
essence Of the administration of JUS
ticc and we shall Ietrograde To the
point where the history OF the decad-
cnce of republics begins. ! am not un-
mindful of the necessity for judicial
reforms, but that depends not or
changing the character of the judges,
but upon the change OF procedure. The
expedition of judgments. and the re"
ducton Of the expense of litigation"