The Sentinel=record., 1912-01-28

cumulate ill-gotten foEunes, corpo- rations have at times enjoyed unjust political power political bosses have flourished and defeated the will of the people. and wealthy litlgants Aa4f- eti- joyed the advantage in courts of jus tice because of the burdens incident to the delays IT the rendering of judgment 1t is true that in many in stances the public has been arousee and has thrown off the ,reins of the bosses. legislation has been intro duced to regulate and sunervise the business Of corporations, especially those having public relations and movements to unseat political despot- ism in free communities have been notably successful
 Not content with this progress. there are reformers who now propose remedies to make retrograde steps in politics impossible by the esjab,i ;l- ment of new constitutions. easily amendabe providing for constant ap- peals 10 the franchise and votes of the people, for the recall by the vote of the people of judges and for .,he reversal of judicial decisions by p'e- bescites It may be questioned vhcth CT in the whole history of proposed political reforms we ever nave Ha,i such radical suggestions as have pro. ceeded from senators and congress men, governors and members of state legislatures within the last decade when attempt has been made to for mulate what this new progressive sys- tenn is and involves It is radical not so much because it affects the eX- ecutive and the legislature and makes them and their temporary opinions re- spond quickly in their changes to popular waves of passion, but it Is chiefly so because those who are it's advocates lay their hands upon our court system and seek to rob 1t of those characteristics which secure jus uce and independence in its admin istration'
 The president declared there might De some excuse -aadeE d -nouIlllaE gov. ernment for efforts to make legsla- tive and executive action more nearly reflect the will of the people Such aa effort at least does not violate the principles of justice and righteousness he said He continued;
 But when this set Of reformers of fer their remedies for defects in the administration of justice, they do yio i f--r- tttAEly the fundamental principles of righteousness and justice They pre pose that judge who has beet elected for a fixed term of office ma be removed on the initiative of q small perceatage and the vote of |; majority. within @ month or two after the initiative has been undertaken the petition filed. the reasons given and the action of the voters invoked Or another form proposed is to sub init the judgment of the highest courts with reference to the constitu- tionalty of the laws to a majority of the people to determine whether the decision of the court was right)and this within six months of the date of the rendition of the judgment say this substitutes for q decision, ac- cordIng 10 law and equity and right eousness that governs sworn judges and keeps them independent between the people and individuals. the major ity popular opinion as to what the law ought to be in such cases. The law in an individual case ought not neces- sarily to be what a. majority of the people think 1t ought 10 be. There are principles of eternal justice so we dc not have to wait for a vote of the people to determine whether they ex- ist or not There are principles Of righteousness that are not dependent for their existence upon a vote Of popular majority TO take away from the courts that element of in- dependence, That power to determine right and justice without regard to the vote of majority of the people. is utterly to destroy the administra- ton of justice and make it as de bends upcn despotic rule as if we had oneman power in this government FaJner tsfttn popular control. ?
 RAID COOKING MAIN
 l