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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
No Conflicting Sovereignty.

There is no question in Il state Of
only one sovereignty. the sovereignty of
tnS ,eople. You are not the sovereigns
neither is the executive, neither is the
! judiciary. All three of YOU possess pow
ers delegated to You by the people. but
not parted with by the people and there
| fore, whereas in the National Constitu-
| ton the legislative branch has no DOW
or save that which is expressly granted
| to it by the Constitution, under the
state constitution the Legislative body
has all the power that is not forbidden
/ 1t by the Constitution. III is IL funda-
mental difference.
Il will speak Of ours as a government
| OF division of powers. That is true in
50 far deal with the division
of the power delegated to them by the
people. but it is not true if by il We
mean there is division of power he
tween the people and the representa-
tiVeS.
In the last resort, the people after
due deilberatlon, to be and must be
the masters and their representatives
their servants. There is nothing ignobIe
III any man tit to be a public servant
avowing that he is such. 1t was Abra-
Fam Lincoln who in his first inaugural
spoke OF his absolute responsibility to
| use his worGs-.his masters the Ameri-
can people.
Now, in the measure that | advocate.
in the method of securing a proper in
depreciation of the Constitution which !
advocate, remember to take what | say
and not the headlines in the newspape
purporting to tell what | say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
GIVES RECALL VIEWS
Roosevelt Addresses LeqisIa-
ture of Massachusetts.
FOR REAL POPULAR RULE
Does Not Mention Taft by Name,
But Meaning Is Plain.
TELLS WHAT CONSTITUTION IS
Denounces Any One Who Regards
It as Shield Against Pas
sions of People.
TELLS WHAT CONSTITUTION Is

BOSTON, Mass. February .7.-The pro-
gressivcs of Massa chusetts played a
trump card at the outset of the Roose-
welt campaign yesterday by getting the
colone. before the 1egisa ture. where he
made a speech on the line of his Column
bus address, and dramatically exclaimed
paraphrasing Patrick Henry: IF that be
revolution, make the most of it,
While the colonel refrained from nam
ing President Taft. many of the legis-
iators said it was plain to whom he re-
ferred when. in concluding his address,
he said:
1T has been stated in the last few
days that the Constitution is a shield to
guard against the passions of the people.
Any one who holds that view does not
know what democracy is. If he don't
believe in the people, say SO and abandon
your system of government. But above
all things, don't claim that you trust the
people and underhandedly try to trick
them out of the right of self-goyern-
ment.'
Col. Roosevelt's address was as follows
I'VE of today, if we are worthy of en-
deavoring to lead the people Alright. must
tie doing our part to secure social and in
duStrial justice through genuine popular
rule. and our object was set forth by the
great Italian radical leader Mazzini, when
he wrote:
No war of classes. no hostility to eX-
listing wealth, no wanton or unjust viola
ton of the rights of property, but Il con-
ton of the classes least favored by for
tune
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27

for giving the fullest expression to the
deliberate and well thought out judg-
ment of the American people. and feel
that any state constitution which falls to
provide means for giving such full eX-
preston to the deliberate and well
thought out judgment of the people of
the state falls short of what a cOnstitil-
ton should be under our system of gov
eminent.
TT has in the last few days been said
that the Constitution was built to be a
shield against the passions of the people.
If that is all that q mans conception Is of
the Const tuition. he is unfit to understand
what American democracy means. The
Constitution is. and should be. designed
so a. 10 make it necessary for the people
to deliberate before they act. and my
proposal would make it necessary for
them to deliberate at least two years as
minimum before they acted. But the
Constitution. If it is to be an instrument
for the promotion of justice, must be de-
s yned to give effect, practical effect, to
their acts, when they have thus deiiber-
ately recorded their judgment
Attitude of Lincoln.
'.In short. my friends, / hold that the
only safe attitude for us here in America
to take is the attitude taken by Abra-
ham Lincoln, the attitude OF believing
that if an issue of wisdom or unwisdom.
of right or wrong, is put fairly before the
people, the people can he trusted to
make their decision for themselves. If
YOU do not believe III the people, say 50
and abandon our system of government.
but, above all things, do not make be-
lieve that you trust the people. Do not
in speech claim to trust the people. and
then underhandedly endeavor so to frame
the Constitution and the laws that you
g hot, ,itr,t .,f calf
government.
Il hold that no man, whether in eX-
ecutive or legislative or judicial office or
in private life, has right to call him
self the servant of the people, unless he
serves first his own conscience unless
his prime loyalty is to the immutable
laws of righteousness, but [ hold that 1t
Is his duty to endeayor to get the people
to act wisely by Il frank and honest APP
peal to them and d readiness to abide by
their decision, and not by trying to In
vent ingenious devices which shall seem
to give expression to the popular Will
while really denying it.
Our system of government is a con-
fessed failure unless the people are to be
trusted to govern themselves. You trust
them to make the Constitution; remem-
Der that the power to interpret is really
the power to make, and give them. as
matter OF right, as matter OF justice,
the power to decide what II was that they
themselves made. Give them all the ad-
vice possible.
Let the judge fearlessly do his duty
and record his decision; let the executive
do his and the legislator do his. and
when their several duties have been done.
when the several opinions have been eX-
pressed, then, If YOU are true to the prin-
ciples upon which this republic was
founded, you are bound to put the issue
before the people. to appeal to their conf
mon sense, their spirit of decency and
fair dealing, and applied honestly in pub
lie and private affairs. and abide the re-
suit like men,"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
President Thirkield in Pittsburgh.

Wilbur +. Thirkield. president of How
ard University, is in Pittsburgh, Pa, a
guest of the University of Pittsburgh at
it's 1a5th anniversary. He made an ad-
dress before the Methodist Episcopal
ministers meeting yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
Wants People to Judge.

eff such a law duly dealing with the
collective interests OF the community as
q whole, passed by the legislature and
signed by the governor. is declared un-
constitutional by the court, l ask that
the people be given the right. if they
choose to exercise that right. themselves
to pass final judgment upon the PROPOSE
ton.
1T has been stated that this will sub
stitute popular within, the whim of a
moment, for the decision of the Judi
ciary consider my proposition for a
moment. In the first place, the house
that has to pass the law has to be
elected. Then the law is introduced
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
What He Advocates.

Il am not advocating the recall OF
judges; / am advocating IA measure
which. if adopted. will prevent the neces-
sity of the recall of Judges; | am not
advocating the recall of tho judge; ! am
advocating the recall Of 'legalism TO JUS
tice.
"And | would like TO ask YOU whose
memories extend back eighteen months.
to remember what was said eighteen
months ago Ivy the gentlemen who criti-
cised my criticism of the decision of
Judge Baldwin as regards the working
mans compensation law. The same peo-
pie that most violent in dcnouncing
the proposal l have now made are those
who at that time We're most violent in
denouncing my criticism of Judge Bald
win and who hailed with delight the pro-
posal that Judge Baldwin should sue me
for libel.
But since that time the Supreme Court
of the United States took the same view
that | did, and so the libel suit would
have to include the Supreme Court as
well as myself. And l think that most
of my critics of that period have now
caught up with me on that issue. Give
them a little time and they will catch up
again.
Now the proposal that / make is this:
l want you to know just what it Is that
j advocate. My proposal applies only to
the legislative acts which the courts de-
clare unconstitutional. l refer specifically
to laws passed in the collective interests
Of the whole community, passed by the
legislative body, your body here, I'm the
exercise of the power to promote the
general welfare, in the exercise of the
police power which is inherent in the leg
slature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
L. S. Bacon's Auto Damaged by Fire

About S1OO damage by fire was done
to an automobile owned by l.. s. Bacon
shortly after o'clock last night, while it
was in the rear of 2622 Connecticut ave
nue. northwest. No. II engine company
extinguished the flames. The cause of the
fire Is unknown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
To Help the People.

That should be our aim, gentlemen,
TO help better, not merely politically hut
industrialy, the condition of those least
favored by fortune, and to endeavor to
make and to keep the government of this
country genuinely a government of, by
and for the people. And because j be-
lieve in genuine popular rule | favor di-
rect nominations direct primaries includ-
ing direct preferential presidential pri-
maries, not only for local but for state
delegates / believe in the adoption of
wisely chosen devices under which the
initiative and referendum can he used,
not substitute for "a representative
government, but TO make representative
government genuinely representative. to
see it corrected if it becomes misrepre-
sentative. And l wish to say a few
words to you today specifically on the
last resort the Interpretation of the Con-
StitutiOn.
My position is simple. 1t is that if
the people know enough to make taC
Constitution they know enough in the
last resort to say what 1t was that they
meant when they made it. / wish to
call your attention to the entirely diff
fe.. Mt character of the national and the
state constitutions. In the National
Constitution we deal with an instrument
designed to define the limits of power
between the. nation and the several
states. So that as regards the National
Constitution there must necessarily be
somebody capable. of deciding what
those limits are. when we come to dis
sovereignties. each sovereign in its own
sphere. The state constitution of any
state has nothing analogous to that
about it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP.
Campaign Plans Discussed ~ the
Chamber of Commerce Com aittee.

Plans for condu"tinc a vigorous cam
paien to increase the membership IF the
Chamber OF Commerce We're considered
at meeting of the comm ttee on mem
beers hip asst night. George Y. Worth
ington. chairman, presided. Two sub
committees We're provided for, on
qualitca. ion of applicants for member
ship. headed by NJ. A. Leese, and the
other to classify the members of III"
chamber according to Their OCCUPATIONS,
headed by George Spier.
The law and legislation committee is to
meet at IA, clock Saturday afternoon.
The audit committee Will meet Thursday
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27

Joseph Bowman. fifrysix years old, *
dead at Ed nburE, Shenandoah count
Va He leaves several brothers and sis
tiers, including John Bowman of NASH
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
Sanctity of Rulings.

.'Some people speak as If there We're
some peculiar sanctity in a judicial opin-
ion in such a matter as his. Very well;
in which opinion? Which is the sacred
opinion? The decision of the Supreme
Court that l have quoted, or the decision
of the state court that conflicts with it,
They cannot both he sacred, and l hold
that the decision that holds for human
rights is sacred. In one ease, that of
the New York bakeshop case, first and
last. twenty-five judges passed upon 1t.
THAT was the case in which the leg
islature of the state of New York, be-
cause of the peculiar conditions of hard
ship connected with work In bakeries,
limited the hours of work to ten a day.
In the interests of the people they passed
that law; twenty-five judges, first and
last, passed upon it; twelve decided that
the people had the right to have such a
law ten decided that they had not, but
the ten included five of the nine judges
who guessed last
Il hold tha> there was nothing more
sacred about the opinion of the ten
Judges who decided against the interests
of the people than about the OPP Mon of
the twelve judges who decided i'll favor of
the interests of the people. IN this par
t:cular case the bakeshop case, my plan
would not apply because the decision was
that of the Supreme Court. Mr.. Justice
Holmes dssented. 1t was before the SUI
preme Court began To adopt the principle
set down by Mr.. Justice Holmes in the
Oklahoma Bank case, which l have quot
ed, so that the remedy l have to propose
would not meet that case. / have intro
duced it only to illustrate what l mean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
Thinks It Solution.

Now, understand, | have no pride Of
opinion in this matter; | am not welded
to any method. ! advocate the method
I am advocating because it seems to
me to offer Il better chance of reaching
a right solution than any other, but |
am welded to the purpose that / uphold.
wish to put Il stop to the courts nullify-
ing laws which the people deem neces-
sary to their general welfare. And this
means, gentlemen, that there is Il funda-
mental-I will retract that sentence and
come to it later.
Il am perfectly willing to discuss with
any man as to what methods are best for
achieving the results that l have In view.
Differences about methods are mere diff
ferences of detail. but the difference is
fundamental between me and those men
who hold that the people are not, after
due thought and elaboration. to find their
desire expressed in the law of the land.
| stand at opposite poles from those
worthy gentlemen. whose conception of
the relations between the Constitution
and the people is that the Constitution is
straitjacket to control an unruly pa
tient.
Il regard the Constitution as means
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-27
Purpose of Change.

again to listen to the arguments of
the proposed change, you would think
that the purpose of the change was to
subst .tute the gusty passion of a mob
for the decision of court. Just across
the St. Lawrence and the great lakes
from the state of New York lies the geat
commonwealth of Ontario part of Can
ada Il commonwealth with essentially
precisely the same kind of government a.
New York, precisely the same kind of
population, precisely the same problems
To face in that commonwealth as in every
commonwealth of Australia and Canada.
as in Great Britain, as in Germany. as
in France, as in practically all other great
civilized nations.
I'm that commonwealth the court has
no bower whatever to declare legis-
latiye act unconstitutional. Now. | do
not want to go as far as that. L think
it is better that we should give the
courts equal power with the legislature,
but | want to keep the people as the
Judge between them. when they differ as
to whether IL given law is within the
power and the right of the people to
pass | want to keep the courts and the
legislature as checks upon one another
in constitutional matters. but i'll those
same constitutional matters l want to
make the people supreme whenever they
think it necessary to decide between their
two agents. the legislature and the judic-
iary Ordinarily the Massachusetts
courts have carefully and wisely kept
within their sensational limitations, and
have refrainel from interference With
tho exercise of the legislative power.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18
IN LESS STRENUOUS TIMES
Explanation Of the Difference Be-
tween Domestic Standards Now
Those Of Long Ago.

In the Woman's Home Companion
there is an, interesting presentation OF
the difference that exists between the
domestic standard of young married
women Of today and those of the past
generation. How did the women of
the middle class of a generation or
two ago manage when they could not
keep help? Following is the answer
quoted from a Companion editorial:
They lived according to their
means; they did not set up impossible
standards, and they knew much less
about the science of bringing up chill
dren. They had no special style to
keep up; gave the children weekly
bath; kept the table set between
meals; did not serve their meals in
courses, but put all the food on the
table at once; confined their social
affairs to evening calls and parties,
and church suppers, at which they
wore the same black silk dress for at
least two seasons; in short, every
woman did only what she could, and
her friends made it easier for her by
doing likewise"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18
Why He Couldn't Sit Down.

Harry, aged six, is an orphan; but
an indulgent grandmother and kind
maiden aunt have taken care of him.
The first pair of knickerbockers were
secured recently, and ii was proud
moment for the boy when his aunt
put them ON him on Sunday morning
and he was permitted to go to church
with his grandmother. Naturally
maiden aunts know very little about
the arrangement of knickerbockers,
and there was a suspicious fullness in
front and an equally mystifying tight
ness in the back to be observed. as
the little chap trudged happily along.
In church Harry sat down, but did
not appear comfortable and stood up.
Harry, sit down." whispered his
grandmother. He obediently climbed
back on the seat, but soon slipped on
Again. Harry, you must sit down. -
Grandma, can't. My pants is chok-
ing me- She looked more closely
than her dim sight had before permit
ted, and discovered the new little
knickerbockers were on hind side be.
fore. Harry stood up during the re-
mainder of the service.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18
IN AGONY WITH ITCHING

About four years ago I broke out
with sores on my arms like boils. AT
ter two months they were all over my
body, some coming, and some going
away. In about six months the boils
quit, but my arms, neck and body
broke out with an itching, burning
rash. 1t would burn and itch, and
come out in pimples. like grains Of
wheat | was in terrible condition;
l could not sleep or rest. Parts of my
flesh were raw, and / could scarcely
bear my clothes on. could not lie
In bed in any position and rest. In
about year the sores extended down
to my feet. Then l suffered agony
with the burning, itching sores. 1
could hardly walk and for long time
l could not put on socks.
"All this time l was trying every
thing l could hear of, and had the skill
Of three doctors. They said it was
eczema. | got no benefit from all
this. was nearly worn out, and had
given up in despair of ever being cured
when was advised by friend to try
Cuticura Remedies. / purchased Cuti-
cura Soap, Ointment and Resolvent,
and used exactly as directed. | used
the Cuticura Remedies constantly for
four months, and nothing else, and was
perfectly cured. 1t is now year, and
l have not had the least bit since.
am ready to praise The Cuticura Rem
edies at any time. (Signed) E. l.
Cate, Exile, KY, Nov. 10, 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are scld by druggists and dealers
everywhere. a sample of each, with 49,
page book, will be mailed free or
application to "Cuticura," Dept. l.
! Boston.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18

Michael Casey. a politician in San
Francisco. who has been in Office and
on the city payroll for many years,
was addressing a meeting of his fell
low-citizens 1t was labor meeting.
You men must know" spouted
Casey, that you are the great body
polite in this city. You are the roots
and trunks of our great municipal
tree. while we who represent you in
office are merely the branches on that
magnificent tree"
True for you. Mike" piped man
in the back of the hall, but did We
ever notice all the fruit grows on the
s?'-Saturda Evening Post.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18
WALKING for Nerves.

The nerves suffer from want of pure
oxygen. They run like a network all
through the skin and when they are
overweight the skin is apt to be dry
and colorless. Walking is an excellent
tonic for the nerves. 1t gives them
strength TO control themselves.
If one has means or leisure, there
are plenty of other more enjoyable ex-
ercises. But few forms are so bene-
fetal as the regular daily jaunt of four
or five miles for obtaining a good COM
plexion.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18
Had to Put in Human Interest.

An old negro preacher. says the At
lantia Constitution, gave as his text:
"De tree is known by its fruit. an it's
des impossible to shake de possum
down
After the benediction an old brother
said to him:
Il never knowed befo' dat SIGH a text
wuz in de Bible"
Well admitted the preacher, ut
amt set down dat way. throwed in
de possum to hit de intelligence of my
congregation"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18
a Knotty Problem.

First Trustee-"But this ancient in
stitution of learning will fall unless
something is done" -.
Second Trustee-'Trne; put VIVA.
can we do? We have already raised
the tuition until it is almost per
cent of the fraternity fees. PUCK
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18

How was it that Camps failed in
his bed-manufacturing business?" He
business" How could he do that? ?"
He lay down on the job
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18
Dissatisfaction.

so you were given an interest in
your employers business
Yes" replied the industrious youth /;
but | made mistake in accepting it,
| had less worry as regular employee
than as a minority stakeholder"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18
Veraclous.

Old Salt-When we were OH the
coast of Brazil we caught
The Cynic-Whale, ! suppose
Old Salt-No, no. We were usins
whales for bait.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18
No Doubt About II.

And every good husband. no doubt,
is sure that he is married to one of the
twenty worlds greatest women.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18
What the Specialist Said.

Hicks-So the specialist said you'd
have to give up smoking for a while?
WicksAYes, and he also said I'd
have to give up $40 for good.-Boston
Transcript.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18
In Ohio.

visitor-I suppose you fellows Will
vote as your fathers did.
Native (sadly)-Nope; we won
rot n single cent for ours.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18

1t is the common lot of man not to
get an uncommon lot.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18

Some people get so accustomed to
looking on the bright side that they
can't see the other side at all.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18
Caste.

whats the trouble with the
maid?"
Servants are so silly. Seems the
maid who has charge Of F1do mas
been snubbing the maid who takes
care of baby"
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18

The total fire loss for the year 1911
is expected to total at s200.0OO,O0 in
the United States and Canada.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18

The fellow who shoots of his mouth
doesn't always hit the mark.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-01-18
Mother Goose up to Date.

Miss Hobble-skirt Hubbard
Went to the cupboard
To get her toy dog a bone;
Her shoulders were bare.
And her garments so spare,
That the dog thought she was one