New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-02-25
THEDA WIN WASHINGTON

asked. what would those interests nave
done 10 the members OF the supreme
Court. and more especially 10 those OF t"e
o,rct,,t courts who first decided against
them had they been able, by the employ
ment OF liberal amounts of cash. 10 nav
instituted a petition for recall and presseu
n N a successful conclusion? And even Il
they were not ultimately succesSiu''
would they not so clearly demonstrate 10
che circuit Judges that their only nope OF
>oooce was tn be found in RETAINING from
5isturbInr the powerful interests that II
,,o,,1d coon be impossible to induce men OF
integrity and ability 10 accept these 1u"eo
sbinsp Again, II is urged that II the Peo-
nile bv popular vote, assumed the power "
revise decisions declaring any given statute
unconstitutional, that provision Of the Con-
stitut,on which forbids forfeiture OF prop
or,v without due compensation would De
sbortIived whenever an eloquent defha-
gogue sought to promote his pol'ica' wi
unes by opposition TO the railways OF o''e'
public service corporations
DEMOCRATIC REJoICING.-The Demo
cratic leaders who are opposed TO william
i
marty and who believe the Nebraskan Is
'bas been" cannot restrain their glee oN'i
"tbe Peerless Ones cordial indorsen'e"'
NJ Colonel Rooscvelt's Columbus speech
They submit that II has been the mis-
fortune of more than one prominent Deilo-
crat TO suffer from the Endorsement OF MI
Rrvan and now they are glad to see the
tables turned and prominent Repuolcan
suffer from the same brand of kindness. III
Is also suggested that there may nave pen
some sense Of poetic justice in the nina Oh
the Nebraskan statesman when he ihoorseu
Mr. Roosevelt 1t is recalled that MI
BRYAN has always charged that Mr.. Roose-
welt had stolen all his issues, and some
there arc who believe that Mr. Bryan
while apparently seeking only TO express
his approyal of the eX-President, also
sought 10 manifest the full extent to which
the ex-President has stolen his issues some
color is given TO this suggestion by MT
Bryan's assertion that "Mr. Roosevelt ma"
seven and one-half years in which to test
the ability Of the government to controi
monopolies and the result was that we mad
more monopolies at the close of his admin
istration than at the beginning, and one OF
these-the Steel Trust-used a panic to force
him to consent to the swallowing OF IT'S
largest rival" How far did Mr.. Bryan IN
tend this 10 emphasize the contrast be-
tween the former administration and that
of President Taft? is being asked by many
interested Democrats.
DEMOCRATS Observation-Disclosures
Ospina. the recalled Colombian Minister,
gives a broad intimation that he has been
wofully misled by certain Democratic MEM
hers OF the Committee on Foreign Affairs,
NJ which Representative Sulzer is chair
man. Unfamiliar with political conditions
in this country, according to General Os-
nina. he was easily led to believe that he
would enjoy the powerful support" of the
Democratic House II he made the suggested
visit of Secretary Knox the occasion OF a
diatribe on the subject OF the Panama revo-
luton and Colombias claim for indemnity.
Had the Colombian diplomat been better
acquainted with the conditions he would
have realized that the sympathy of the
Democrats on that committee could effect
nothing and that. in fact. they would take
TO the tall timber Immediately II there was
any suggestion that he had insulted the
United States, nor is there much ground
for sympathy with diplomat who could
have brought himself TO look to the author
of the Sulzer anti-Russian resolution for
even moral support I'm an affair ot this
kind However. that he was misled seems
10 he assured, and some there are who will
regret that we'll intentioned soldier. act
ing as a diplomat. should have been taken
in through the course of Democratic
House in intrusting such small part in the
foreign affairs of the country as the House
has 10 do with to those who compose the
majority OF the Committee on Foreign AZ
fairs @ @ IL