The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1912-04-09
At N. Y. State Convention Dr.. But.
Ter Assails Exponents Of Re-
call Of Judiciary
GIVES REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
Says Party is Infested With Pat
ent Medicine Men
Before New York Convention, Column
bia University Head Denies Par
ty is for Sale.

Rochester, n. Y. April s.-Denuncia-
ton OF the critics OF the Republican
party, within and without its ranks, Of
political patent medicine men," OF
the men who would destroy the in
dependent judiciary" and of those
who tell us that we must buy their
political patent medicine or fail 10
carry the next presidential election"
formed the keynote of the address be-
fore the Republican state convention
here today OF Nicholas Murray But
Ter. president OF Columbia University.
the conventions temporary chairman.
THE Supreme Issue OF 1912" was
the subject os Or. Buffers address.
This he defined as 'the maintenance
OF our Republican form Of govern
ment." In conclusion, he declared that
the chief measures Of progress con-
fronting the nation were the enact
ment Of a workngman's compensation
law enactment OF proper monetary
legislation; revision of proper none
tary legislation revision of the tariff,
supplementary legislation 10 the anti
trust law; judicial settlement of in
ternational disputes; economy in gov
ernment, and legislation to shorten the
laws delays. He said, in part:
What criticism is made of the Re-
publican administration of the nation
during the past sixteen years? There
is. first. the honest and fair criticism
in many matters OF fundamental poll
teal policy. This criticism is a ma
tural and necessary incident in the
conduct of a republican form of gov
ernment. Second. there is criticism
from an element which. however num-
erous. is certainly i'm full possession of
its powers Of speech. and which is
found in part within the ranks of our
own party and in part within the ranks
of the Democratic party. 1t includes
the whole of the Socialist party as well
as some of those whose mental con-
dition is one of such blissful elevation
that they cannot find any political as
sociation quite satisfactory TO them.
Assertions Are Groundless.
HtSt NfllAcS tell US ltldl we are Dc-
hind the times; that we are. i'm the
significant language Of the gaming
table, stand-patters: that we have lost
touch with the march Of progress; that
we are out Of sympathy with the sat
sfactiop of the deepest human needs
and with the alleviation of human suf-
rering; that we put property rights
,
if possible, peaceable IL
be found to free the
government from our paralyzing con-
rol.
"To one who knows the political his
ory of the United States. these charges
seem strange. Indeed. One wonders
whether he is really listening to the
ipeech of sane men or to the incoher-
mt rawlings Of Bcllam.
The answer comes back that our
whole form of government is askew.
hat the Republicans and the Demo
rats are equally at fault: that all de-
,artments Of the government are con-
rolled by special and material inter
,sts and that the people, whose gov
rnment it is, have no longer any voice
n it's management II these state-
nents were made Of the government
If Russia in the seventeenth century.
IT of the government of China under
he MaDchu kings, or of the govern
nent Of an unreformed Turkey. they
would nehher surprise nor alarm us.
But they are made of the government
Ire so prepOsterous. 50 contrary TO re-
'orded and demonstrated fact. and In
so absurd. that unless We
we're constantly hearing and reading
hem we might have difficulty in per
.uading ourselves that they are really
made
These extraordinary statements ap-
'car to mean. so Far as they mean any
hing intelligible. either that the Am
.rican people are incompetent for self
government, or that they have created
! governmental machinery which.
While in form under popular control.
5 really managed by private and spe-
'ial interests
The Recall Of Judges.
Examine for a moment these alter
natives. II the American people are
Incompetent for self government. then
I can make little difference what pro-
;ram we propose or what candidates
ve adopt Sooner or later a people in
competent for self government will
BASS under the heel OF a despot where
hey belong
1t appears. on further inquiry. that
what is really meant is that represent
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