Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-20
PRES. LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON.
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parochial school children, waving flags
Governor Bass greeted him upon his
arrival in Concord and escorted him
through the State House, and while
Former Gov n j. Bachelor as presi-
dent of the Taft League. introduced
the President Gov. Bass sat through
45 minutes of tireless attack upon
some of his most cherished measures
The President dropped in on the
New England Street Railway CluD,
tonight, while waiting for his train.
In his speeches, today. the Presi
dent once more said that the Payne
bin was revision downward. although
not far enough. He defended his veto
of the wool bill
Regarding arbitration treaties, the
President said he was not at all sure
in just what condition the Senate had
left them and he should have to await
the return of Secretary Knox. Pro
gressive is that progressive does.
was one epigram which the President
gave his hearers, today He also
gave concise outline of his idea OF
the adoption of the principles of the
recall of judges and of decisions.
Adopt such measures, he said,
"and you will have government OF
special instances. You would have
constitution that is to be applied at
one time and not applied at another
That, my friends, is nothing but y
government of special instances that
has not the uniformity of law and
legislation, and is the most tyrannical
form of government we can have"
This question of a change in the judi
eiary of this country means that we may
recall judges that we do not like if they
happen to decide against us, or if they
happen to decide a question one way we
may submit it TO popular election TO de-
eide whether the court decided right or
not. ! am in favor of the people, but |
do not think the people are charged WITH
the knowledge of the law as the supreme
court of New Jersey, or as the supreme
court of the United States ! believe in
popular government, but / believe in pop
ular government ordered by constitution
and by law. The people who vote are
only one-fourth of all the people, and
they are in that sense representative Of
the people, and if we are going to trust
that quarter with power over all the peo-
pie, then they have to be limited by con-
sttutional restriction. And they are linz
tied by constitutional restriction under
out constitution. When the question is
To be decided whether they have trans
gerssed those restrictions we have to
have somebody Independent of them and
independent of everybody. And that is
the necessary for an Independent judi
ciary. You give up an Independent judi
ciary and YOU might as well give up your
constitution | know enough about the
common sense of the American people to
know that they will never given up the
constitution. and they are not going %
be honeyfugled out of it by beng told
that they are fit to interpret nice ques-
tons Of constitutional law just as well
or better than judges. The American
people are great people because they
can stand having the truth told to them
about themselves without getting mad
about it and without turning on the man
who tells the TRUTH
President Taft left Boston, at o'clock,
for New York. His departure was mark
ed by cheers.