Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-20
,EX-GOV. STOKES
REPLIES TO LEACH
Says Recall, Which T.. R. Ad-
vocates, Is Not Applicable to
National Government.
POINTS OUT THAT PERKINS
GAVE TO TAFT FUND In 1908
Calls Himself Constructive Re
publican and Believes Merit,
Not Patronage, Should Win.

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.pon ihese supJeels, as .neS nave peen
huhs eAplaiheu' MI stokes states tnat
81 these decisions are not applicable to the
national government. that n doas NOT
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Il mean 'hu' the peopie are 10 uecioe ques.
Js tons OF constitutional law or overdue
n the conrfs. hiit II Is a safeguard To pro-
ct ~ taas3ta ana stahn,t. :, an.
ny nitesiis anu s'apHi's ~
- CONSTITUTIONS.
Referring to the ex-presldcnt's cam
i .ao ,,h,, NJ panrina ana othars 80
- 80 why at ferhlns anu o'hefs VI
r. NolpneI kO0OSeNelt S friends nave not tile
m right IN contribute tbe sama ne bnve the
Il x,ioaaa 20 p.aa,sa.4 re
AAisnus '" ares"ene tut
He says h Mr.. Perkins contributed
toward President Taft,s eamnaipn In
Is zoos ona ,a4hina 80 49, .or.rar~ NO.
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SAID ABOUT II. Mr.. stokes believes that
81 as Mr.. Perkins has seen fit to contrib
\ ute to Colonel Rooseve1t's camnaisn
st = ,s-
ana y uoins SO lot legithlate purposes
7 fhaFa 10 No nnnA nf frrfhats ~ n q tinn
In reference to the third term Mr..
s+oLas r,abos ,.on,to, ~. Ca,on.1
Stohes mikes lneh'loh mat eolonel
Roosevelt is not attempting to enter
upon such. The Ex-Governor states he
fnds notbi,e IN tho constellation chat
Wins !" ~ ' 'na'
prevents a man from being CHOSEN the
/ nations chief executive more than twice.
The statement I'm fuu follows.
s.nIr IN Taonh Cbatn,san r.a.vo
800 onaliniah EAeeu,lse
computes, Iaft league OF New Jer-
SKY, newark, N, y.
L Hanging roonest for information concern-
, Ing matters In this campaign, directed
L. TO certain gentlemen of the State, In
GLIDING myself, is someWha extraordi-
nary, in view of the fact that | am not
\ even n candidate for delegate, but sim
ply a private citizen. exercising my right
Of choice as YOU are exercising yours.
Your inquiry. though not at all war;
+ ranted by any act or challenge of mine,
shall, however. have nv a~cknowIedg
mem IN nlkln GG1DDHtn MIR
lyon ASK why / do NOT make my posi-
t,on Main To The neon,e on the recaiI Of
Judges and judicial decisions. A little
current reading on vonr mart would have
disclosed 10 Won the fact that | have al
ready lone 90 ANA that The naonle al.
Yaad, Lnnu, nv at4itrda ~ thosa oras-
! lions I gave NV viaws In detail and 7
thfnL In no ,,nrertain terms In varioue
nanare ~ the state ON Eahruarv %
tTbat statament Wa ouotad 10 some ev.
tent tbronebont The conntrv. 80
j.. Il stated my opposition to the recall of
asJ,,5oes MI a. AZ racaii ~ decjsions IN
}S ~ liforai a ceont rec Of ,ba Intter tarr,
eSanjnn.Jtp nf coianni Pooaorait,s
y III aonLa on 49, nnbion.s
= pap'gIdds a anu spee raeeo a. the1e he - ono
Mouiu alsV ndve I9NesiSu enat no II N
Roseu TO me recall OF Judges as d Prraat i
tiI1e anu tpal ms so-callea retail ol Juut
rial DECISIONS Is appltanie not 10 n nne
hauohal soVernment, tnat ~ Goes MOI
.neah tsat the people are 10 oeeiue cues
lions OF CONSTITUTIONS Jaw or oFerrule
the. courts, bnt that II Is to safeguard
and protect the integrity and stability
Oh our CONSTITUTION.
f No Tinkering of Constitution.
r. ..,,,.a. ...s..,n 49,
with sans annrehansion ~ 9seo,ent
tinkering with our constitutions in recent
times. Under our present system, when
ever any question becomes SO acute
~ ~ Detonie tne supJect OF cohstlil-
onen "a ~ M ~ q st;3utt 'nio"n 49, % q
= to ali kinds of amendments In this Way
il-digested nostrIlms and theories creep
into onr organic law and the stability
of government is weakened.
"COlOnel Roosevelt realizes the seri-
BUSINESS of this situation, and sug-
gests. therefore. not that questions of
property, or matters civil or criminal
copcernine the saciai y,aiSara and nj
fectfnp a whale Community. ~ de-
! cIared demonstrations shall. after
II proper time for serious consideration
say n minimum of two wears. he sub-
mitted TO the people for their judg-
meDf as to whether such laws shall or
y shall not be enforced.
'It might be that the very judges who
oil the bench were constrained to de-
clare such laws unconstitutional would
vote for them at the polls. 1t Is not
impossible that public opinion might
change, and that in time these same laws
l. WoqIo pc repealeu py, me IeslsialuTS,