The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-06
FORECAST THE MOOSE CALL


The Bull Moose Convention having con-
vened al Chicago and the cry Of The Moose
himself having been delayed day. must
rest for few hours before we know what
ID to befal US
Rooser cit himself saws that what he is
going to say may be construed by some as
anarchy, by others as socialism he contends
that II is neither. As he has so often averred.
his IDEAS tend to fead of socialism on The one
hand and save from anarchy on the other,
It does not take very much OF stretch
81 the Imagination to concIude what the Colo
mel is going to say lie has said IT all so
often In the primary campaigns that the peo-
pie cannot ne expectant as 70 how be will
ssv it In his own convention. Whatever he
nay say will necessarily be IN The way OF re-
affirmation.
We are therefore sale in concluding that
he will again declare ia favor Of the REGAL.
Of Judges and OF judicial decisions
fhat is To say, that he advocates system
Of government which first putting the in
depreciation Of the laws into Judges hands
then hangs a sword OF Damocles over 1helr
heads. 70 descend at the moment when. in
following the law they shall look 20 their
precedents and their learning rather than 10
the c!amor for particular decision that arises
ii the moment. That Is TO say, again. that
rheH court following the guide OF the
Constitution, declares that statute 5 opposed
to the fundamental law tAe final court Of
review shall be composed OF the butcher the
rho courts
We ARE also safe concluding .hat ne aln
come out strong" for the rights Of labor"
irrespective OF the rights Of capital. Although
Re vii. IN All probability, repeat his favorite
maxim 10 the effect that he is FOR the good
strong against the bad little man.
ray rest assured that the burden OF his re
marks will be thar the Dig man is wrong aud
the little man Is right Il = IA cnch that the
Colonel will assert thai, Z he Is given
chance. be viii MI everybodvs pay envelope,
promote ererybodys happiness curb an dis
aster aud auay al fears
Afterwards. let as conclude. he viii nave
word for me women. cod bless en- '''--~
tcheers, the cos Moose whose frou-frcu
is the music oy the convention We may
expect something about the mothers Of men
a, original actors. Win poetic indifference TO
the physiological TACT that there was aever
man without j mother Ne VII hear other
things stli, to6 ppmero0s 70 mention. i+f~re
remain TWO questions: VIII he decjsre him
self on the tariff What IS his remedy for
me high cost OF living?
On the tariff your Moose m.eht better haze
been called an oyster, FOR all the enlighten-
znent the world has had since he came OF AN
age and 20 luck where the world would
Lzten. On the high coat. Ae has promised
solution. which no one has yet found outside
OF tariff reduction II rs understood ina, ne
poo-poohs the Baltimore plan. ana that he
+aanthematszes All the TAR, lubr%catioas ~ t4so
subject Here mas gain light Let us
hope SO
White forecast, ipt IT'S weIrUue
little Willie Goodtrust hiding under the shade
ri the Governments wings. even as the chick
ens run TO shelter when shadoN--eyen Of an
soroplane-falls across the henyard Here
We are assured Of q Government control. Else
Why Perkins? Why Munsey? Why Robin
sen why Morgan " ny score OF other re-
formed malefactors?
This We take il, is the speecb--the only
possible speech. There may De some refer
ences to the allegation that the Lord mas joined
the Third Party. or some assertions to the ef-
feet that the righteous shaft SCORER or later.
Inherit the Earth But this is the speech nine
chances to one.
cast Il al leisure instead Of sitting In q SWIFT
70 wait its delivery.
BEWARE on NIMMIN"
Every kind OF game has a season an us own