Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-03-07
ROOSEVELT IN OUTLOOK
REITERATES OPINIONS
IN COLUMBUS ADDRESS

NtM lolh, Mdfch -NOlOnei Iheo-
dore Roosevelt has an article entitled
10 Nou Believe In the Rule Of the
People" in the current issue OF The
Outlook. The article In full is as
follows
There has been much effort made
20 fog the issue raised In my Column
bus speech. In reality. the issue Is
perfectly simple: DO You believe IN
the rule OF the people? II you do,
you are with rs. II YOU don't you
are against us.
Many good and honorable persons
do not believe In the rule OF the peo-
pie. and openly say so. We. disagree
with these persons, but We can re-
spect them There are other per-
sons, however, who DO not believe
On the rule Of the people, but who
dare not say SO. and who eudeayor
( by trickery by chicanery hy fraud
90 seem 20 give tho people ard at the
Same time 90 deprive them OF tlat
rieht These persons We do not re-
speCt.
Let the men OF little faith who fear
the people keep steadily in mind that
they have no part m the heritage Of
Abraham Lincoln ana those who
worked with him for the prcscrya-
ton of this Nation. Abraham Lin
coin did not try to trick or doiraud
the people into freeing the slave
and restoring the Union; he appeal
ed TO them in the name OF duty, in
the name Of honor and selfsacrifice
to risk all, including life itself, for
a high ideal. and the people re-.
sponded. and Abraham Lincoln was
justified and the slave was freed and
the Union preserved Those who
stand for the cause of social and in
dustrial Justice, TO be obtained
through the genuine rule Of the peo-
pie, are but carrying forward the
work which dropped from Abraham
Lincolns hands when the patient,
tired. kindly eyes were closed for.
ever tie stroye against intrenched
wrong against privilege In the most
hateful form OF his day. We, in our
day. strive against hateful forms Of
inircnched wrong privilege. We are
not strivine In bitterness Of spirit, or
with anger aud hatred; as far as in
MS lies, W, seek TO emulate Abraham
LincClun charity and kindness I'm
dealing with those who, as We be-
lieve. think enormously; but we al
so eudcavor 10 emulate the unilinch.
Ing resolution, the answering pur-
pose with which he fought for the
great cause % Righteousness.
Abraham Lincoln believed in the
liberty and the power OF the people,
achieved In lawahiling and orderly
fashion IL believed in the liberty Of
the people which has Law and order
as It's twin handmaidens lie re-
spectcd the judges. But he regard
ed them as the servants and not the
masters of the people. and he be-
licvcd that the people had the ri-ht
10 decide for themselves the great
fundamental questions of public rol
lev. upon the proper solution Of which
il depends whether there shall or
shall not be true social Justice in
the land.
Therefore. We hold that. as regards
these questions Of public policy.
courts. like executives and legisla-
lures. must bow to the sober and
wcll-'hought-out JUDGMENT of the
people.
Let me repeat once moro what
have so often said that I am not
now speaking of ordinary cases OF
justice between man and man, such
as must be decided bv judges here
In America as they are decided ~
judges In all other lands ! shall
sneak Of these cases On some suisse
0uout articles in which shall ask
the people soberly 10 consider such
facts as those set forth by Mr.. G. !.
Conollv in his recent article I'm
Eycryholy's MAGAZINE I'm this an.
ti,le | speak purely Of the Kind of
decision which only American courts
are entitled TO make-the kind of
decision which no judge in our neigh
hor Canada, In Australia, In Eng
land. In GERMANY. or in France has
the right 10 make. or would for ono
moment be permitted to make Nor
M the moment. am ! treating OF
the action Of the National courts, be-
cause the Federal form of our Gov.
eminent makes Il more difficult 90
propose n working remedy In the
case OF the Nation than In the cases
OF the several states am speak
inc Of the action Of the court Of
State when II declares that law
passed in the collective interest OF
the whole community Is unconstitu-
tlonal' and | have especially In view
the laws affcctinc human riehts from
affecting the terms and conditions Of
life and employment among the wage
workers
am not primarily concerned with
methods my aim Is to secure the
right Of the people 20 decide for
themselves. according to the princi-
pies Of common sense and justice,
what the public policy shall be In
these matters. ! am concerned with
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