New-York tribune., 1912-01-28
TAFT ATTACKS NOSTRUMS.
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resentative government. in which the is-
sues presented 10 the voters were sim
nlif1ed and reduced into those that were
clear and direct. The President added:
But whatever the result of the expert
ment. ] say there is nothing in the effort
made which violates the principles of JUS
tice and righteousness. But when this set
of reformers offer their remedies for de-
fects in the administration of justice they
do violate utterly the fundamental princi-
pies of righteousness and justice. They
propose that a Judge who has been elected
for fixed term of office may be removed
on the initiative of n small percentage and
the vote Of majority, within month or
two after the initiative has been Under
taken, the petition filed, the reasons given
and the action of the voters invoked.
Or another form proposed Is to submit
the Judgment of the highest court with
reference TO the Constitutionality of the
laws TO q majority of the people TO deter
mine whether the decision OF the court was
right, and this within six months from the
GATE of the rendition of the judgment.
say this substitutes for a decision accord
ing 20 law and equity and righteousness
that governs sworn judges and Keeps thern
independent between the people and moi
viduals the majority popular opinion as 10
what the law ought to be in such cases.
The law in an individual case ought not
necessarily to he what a majority Oh
the people think II ought 10 be. There are
principles of eternal justice that do not
have TO wait for a vote of the people TO
determine whether they exist or not. Iherc
are principles of righteousness that are
not dependent for their existence upon
vote Of a popular majority. To take away
from the courts that element OF indepeh,
denCc. that power to determine rght ana
Justice, without regard TO the vote OF
majority OF the people, is utterly TO destroy
the administration of justice, and make u
as dependent upon dcspotic rule as II we
had one-man power IN this government
than nOnIIlHr control.
But Il is said that the Judicial recall does
not prevent judge from deciding case
right that Judges VII stlll decide cases
right. and subject themselves 10 recall II
their decision involves that result | hope
they will. ] nope there Will be some men
with manhood enough TO be INDIFFERENT 10
the action of the public in that regard. But
no one knows human nature who does, not
know that the disposition prompted oy
such an arrangement on the part OF weak
Judges Will be TO follow the popular dehlanu
rather than the demand of absolute justice,
and when we have advanced still turtner 70
the point where the people themselves are 20
reverse judicial judgments by vote, tneh
II is a plain case of a decision by ma
jority of the people not bound by any law.
not bound by any principles or )usuce' put
i'm accordance with their discretion as eiec-
tors Influenced by newspapers. Dy pat
form orators. and with no machinery other
than those for determining the facts or the
principles OF law applicable TO them.
why Should Judges Be Bad?'
II is inconcelvable ,hat such wildly un.
inst method OF maintaining courts should
prevail with a considerable part OF IN"
American people. But il Is said thar the
iudges are 50 bad In some parts OF the
country that nothing but judicial recall
would satisfy the situation why should
the Judges he had? They are chosen by
the. people or appointed by tne GoTerfTr yer ,},o
people. II the people have ultimately
power enough, and they DO have. for these
remedies, otherwise would not he proposed
to elect governors TO elect new judges
what Is tic necessity for taking away from
these new judges already elected IN" safe
guards which will enable them to admin
lister Justice between men and men aud
between the community and the individ-
ual?
tion in Ohio and am told that one OF In"
propositions is 10 propose the judicial re-
call Orators and statesmen are going up
and down the country denounclng courts
pointing out their corrupt nature. The une
Is coming I'm my judgment when the con
servative people OF this country who are
in favor of the eternal principles Of justice
and their administration so as to make
them prevail should rise to meet these
misguided supporters OF an utterly indc-
fensible theory and end the agitation
against the courts.
President Taft sat between William :.
Hawk. president ot/the Ohio Society, and
W nltelaW htiu' lilt amer i'hi 'N'"'h"'"
t6or 10 the Court Of ST. James Cthers
al the Presidents table were DR. Henry
var Dyke. Postmaster General Hitch
Geek. Warren G. Harding. formc~ Lieu
tenant Governor Of Ohio; John kcndrck
Bangs. Andrew Carnegie. oscar {.
Straus, Francis b. LOOMS. Charles u.
Iilles Rhinelander Waldo, Major Archi-
bald Butt, Frank a. Munsey, Henry w.
Taft. John A. Sleicher, the Right Rev.
William A. Leonard, Bishop % OHIO;
Walter L. McCorkle. Warren ". Foster,
General Henry l.. Burnett, George Cor
don Battle. John H. Burrough.. JaTcs
T. Allen. Richard T.. Rogers G. II.
Graves. Barron 6. Collier Frederick +
Farnsworth Roland r. Conklin, W G.
Brown and Louis Livingston Seaman.
The menu was:
IIuitrcs dc Cape Cod
Graves Supfrieur
POtage WostmOrcland
Hors d'Guvrcs.
Medallion de kirghsh Ia Morna'.
Salade De concOmbtcS
Ris de veau Florcntinr.
Filct Dc mignon de bTuf sauce Colb"fL
POmmes de terTc Palestine.
IIaricOts yerts Ia Fr0ncaise.
sorbet fantaisie
Canard Ruddy. roti.
Homny frit. Gclee Dc groscilIcs.
Saadc dc laitue.
PlombIere marrons, sauce vanill'
GAteaux as9ortis. Frul'
Champaign. cafe