The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-04-11

OQnl hOOSeNelL WIS
WV in the senate today AS the
counterpart of Pontius Pi-
late.
The picture was drawn by Senator
Jones of Washington, who sketched AS
the groundwork the recent Detroit
speech of the former president con
demnine the votes of the majority
members of the Lorimer committee, Ia
vorable to the Illinois senator, as not
being responsive to the sentiment OF
their constituencies
"This is the latest rule for judicial
action suggested by this self-Pro-
claimed leader of progressiveness,
said Senator Jones. Because we
have not followed it we are not pro-
rressivc, but reactionary. This was
the rule of action followed by Plate
nearly 1900 years ago. This is the
iirst time, ] venture to say, IN our his
tory or in the history OF any civilized
people that Pilates rule @: judicial
action has met the approval of any
man, save those who would cruelty
Jesus, and they dcspise hun tor follow
ing it.
Assails the Colonel.
"If former President Roosevelt bad
been standing on one side when lIia1e
delivered Jesus to the Jews, aftcr nav
ing examined into the charges anu
found no fault in him, but at the de-
maud OF the people turned MIN over 10
them 1or crucitxiou, he would nave
cIapped his hands and eXclailned.
ost righteous, most honorable, most
lust ludge.' At least, he would nave
done this if he had been as progress
i've then as he is now. l am charitable
enough to believe, however, that he
would have been reactionary'
Senator Jones prefaced his speech by
saving that those who expected to hear
the sensational would be disappointed,
and that those expecting discussion
of the presidential campaign need not
listen. He said he would not discuss
politics, He recited ra~idly conditions
which made the present time prosper
Gus, but said that with everything to
mako UP happy 1--WE are engaged In
saturnalia of political gituperatinn.'
"Justice and fair dealing are thrown
TO the Winds be added. Appeals
to passion and prejudice displace rea-
son and logic Vileness and corruption
are sought for eagerly and We reJolce
if We are successful in our search. Sin
istcr motives prompt those who dis
agree with us, and none is good save
ourselves.
Sense of Justice Dead.
"Under the banner of progression
anarchy is preached in honeyed phrase
aud fulsome fattery, Our sense OF JUS
tice and fairness is deadened by loud
declamations and insidious suggestion.
Until short time ago supposedly new
ideas, as old as governments among
men, were advocated with some show
of reason and prudence.
"a new Richmond, however, has
rushed upon the political field. The
real, consistent, faithful leader of rad
ieal political thought, whose courage
consistency and faitbfuness we all ad
mired, even if we did not accept the
doctrines advocated, became i'll and ex
hausted. The banner he was faithfully
and brayely carrying was dropping.
''Tbis new Richmond rushed upon
the political scene, threw his hat into
the ring and shouted to the wayerinp
hosts TO follow him in the highways OF
progress and victory. Hoping to rear
where Others had sown. he sought tc
pluck the fruit of victory to his owr
bosom. Having worked and won with
the despised standpatters, and not be
ing practiced in the principles Of mod
ern political progress. he. with tn,
reeklessness of ignorance and the rash
ness Of the new convert, is appealing
10 all that is base, selfish and unjust il
the apparent hope Of gratifying an in
snfiabla ambition
In his campaign for place and DOW
er he seems to hace forgotten the hon
ors bestowed upon him bv his mart,
and by the people Of the country. III,
seems to be nnmindful of the dipnit,
and department of one who has filled
the most exalted position in the gift o,
man, We expect and tolerate the &C
politician, but II is a shock TO oui
people to see their idol seeking plac.
and power by appealing 20 passions
preludices and hatreds and whose mos
powerful argument is depuuciation o
the motives and honesty of those VIII
oppose him. He would substitute TIL
biased, warped and inflamed opinion
Of the multitude for the. judgment o
those acting in a judicial capacit
based on sworn evidence. weighed an
balanced by those rules and principle
which have been brought forth fror
the crneible of time to insure Justice I
the poor and the rich; the weak an
the strong"
Quotes Roosevelt.
Senator Jones said he did not prc
pose to discuss the judicial recall, bu
would notice only the latest suege,
tion advanced for the guidance Of thos
acting in judicial capacity. He the
quoted at some length from Colons
Roosevelt comment upon the Lorime
case in his speech of March 80 at D,
troit, wherein the former presider