Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-12

New York April 11.-President Taft charged tonight that many of those persons who advocate the recall Of judges or the recall of judicial de- cisions are insince demagogues, acting without sufficient knowledge of the need for preservation of the con- stituuon or its guarantees Some or the mer who preach the recall, ne said, were sincere. but all of them acted From a desire to propose changes rather than with any definite plan for 1he improvement of conditions
 Mentioned No Names.
 The president was speaking in the Union I eague club at New York. He Hcltioned no names but announced with emphasis ths. the sensitive nerve" of the serious minded people sf the C, Gntry bal -een tOuch.i by these TrOp0ssls al tat WheG they Tegllzed ttst 'imp'5us hands were likely t be laid rpon the ark of tho covenant the juT;ci-l branch of tho e ssrnu.' ut, a pr0LJcs q protest was heard -i Cn: all Uni tka.ls people,
 Two Engagements in New Yotk,
 Mir. Taft came to New York tonight to keep two engagements. The first NaE with fellow members of the class
 
 other with the Union League club, which recently announced It's indorse- mSnt of his candidacy.
 Something at Stake in This Campaign
 Tn beginning his speech, the presi- dent thanked the Union League clubs Of New York and Philadelphia for cheir recent inducements of his can didacy. It has been unusual for these orgsnizstions. he said, to take any part tn pre- convention campaigns. But he added, circumstances have made tho present pTe-conventiOn cam paigu Of such a character that both the Philadelphia and New York clubs have indicated in resolutions d con- victi0u. on the part of nearly all their members. that there is something at stake in this campaign that should awaken the interest and arouse the action Of an who. believe in the prin- cipies and form of government that ore embodied in our present constitu- E1n, and who cherish the institutions preserved and secured by that 'consti- tutiun as essential to the maintenance or liberty regulated by law, and to real progress Of popular government Toward greater equality of opportunity and greater happiness to the indiyd- ual.
 Some Sincere, Some Demasogues.
 The necessity that there was for arousing our people to prevent the abuses of corporate privilege and pow CT and to wrest from concentrated wealth the exercise of political control. and the success that had attended such kg1tatiop among the people" he con Eiuued, nave been taken advantage Sr by persons, some of them sincere, some ot them demsgogues. and all of then with an insufficient Knowledge of -he necessity in the maintenance of s1ertg and progress, of our constitu- r1on and its guarantees 10 propose changes rather f1r the sake of change rllan with any definite plan of improv- Aug the body polite.
 {. Recall of Judges.
 ! Because courts have not manifest Ad as quick perception of the advan- Eages Co be realized from these pro- poed changes. and in some instances have psha.ps unduIy brOadened con Etitutional restrictions, to declare rhem invalid. it is proposed to change Ehe whole nature of our judicial sys- rem and render it subject to popular review, either by what is called the wecal of judges when their conduct on the bench Is not approved by d majority or the voting electorate, or sy recall of decisions. and a re- Wersal Of the judgment of the judges eFhenever they declare invalid a leg fsative enactment which they deem 70 be in violation of the fundamental law.
 ln1pious Hands on Ark.
 1t was not until the sensitive nerve bf the serious minded people of this country was touched by the proposi- tsoH to recall the judges. or to recall fneir decision, that such people of all classes began TO realize that impioux hands were likely to be laid upon the Rrk Of the covenant, which is the in dependence of the judicial branch of our government A profound protest was heard from all thinking people against the proposal"