The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-07
7. R. OUTLINES
PLAN OF BATTLE
Continued From First Page

people shall be supreme, a party that
shall represent in the nation and
the several States alike the same
cause, the cause of human rights and
of governmental efficiency" The
teassertion of the States rights doc
trine Of the Democratic party Grip
pies and fdrcecloses any real or
genuine relief to the people. 1t re-
duces their promises TO hopeless and
empty phrases. The mission and
spirit of this progressive movement
VIII thrill the republic from end to
end.
Right of People to Rule.
The action of the Chicago conven-
ton, and to an only less degree of
the Baltimore convention, have shown
IN striking fashion how little the
people do rule under our present con
ditions." I'm order to assure this popu-
lar rule Mr.. Roosevelt urged the adop-
ton of presidential primaries, popu
lar election of senator's the short
ballot, an efficient corrupt practices
act qualified use of the initiative.
referendum and recall. The recall
should be applied to administrative
Officers. Mr.. Roosevelt asserts that
the adoption of these new methods
OF political administration Is not an
edkchfstit ~ representative kONtTH-
plent. "Ail | desire IL do by securing
more direct control Of the govern
mental agents and representatives Of
the people is to give the pcopie the
chance to make their representatives
really represent them whenever the
government becomes misrcpresenta-
i've instead Of representative.
have not come TO this way Of think
fAg from closet study or.~as a mere
matter of theory; l have been forced
10 il by long experience with the
actual conditions Of our political life"
The Courts aud the Peopsc.
Under this head Mr. Roosevelt
strongly emphasizes the necessity Of
the sovereign people preserving a
check on every branch of public SER
vice. Under this head Mr. Roose-
Welt reiterates his now well known
siews regarding the courts. The
American people and not the courts,
are m determine their own funda-
mental policies" This does not mean
that the people are to interfere in
eases which involve merely questions
Of justice between individuals except
that means should be devised for
making it easter than at present 10
get rid al an incompetent Judge"
hut when a judicial decision involves
pie mean by the constitutions which
they have framed and laws passed by
the people are nullified because the
courts say those laws are contrary
TO the peoples will ~ expressed in
their constitution, there must be
reference TO the people of the puo-
Tic effect of such decisions under
forms securing fun elaboration, 10
the end that the people may rertffy
this alleged defect in their constitu-
ton by popular vote having all the
force Of a constitutional amendment
"Our purpose is not To impugn the
courts. but 10 emancipate them from
position whenever they stand final
~ in the way Of social justice ]
am we'll aware that every uphoider
of privilege. every hired agent or
beneficiary OF the special interests, IN
- Guiding many we'll meaning parior re-
formers will denounce ali this as So
cialism' or anarchy the same terms
they used In the past In denouncing
the movements t0 control the rail-
ways and to control public utilities
As "A matter offact the propositions
I make constitute neither anarchy nor
Socialism. but. on the contrary.
corrective for Socialism and an anti
dote TO anarchy
Soh~traaNe So"f" n ''"~'e'
IN auoisioa 10 PUNISH 'He,i i''
wrong DONG pA the Fus,S' the I'M
pefatsFe ~''-''fT'fiti - t''e''.'"" ~f''a e'''"-
plete regulation ne views OF FFes-
loeht van Hist' Oh tfiS tnNt'NitS 81
w iscohsin, IN ms sc'ehtiiic WORN on
trust regulation are IN harmony wf'n
the program OF the national Progress
siNes. me present condll"ps OF
business cannot be accepted as sat
ts:actoryr The reason for this Ia
explained, in Mr., Roosevelt's opinion,
by the fact that those dealing with
the subject have attempted To divide
into two camps, each as unvise as
the other. one camp has fixed its
attention only on the need for pros
perity prosperity to the big men on
top. trusting to their mercy 10 let
something leak through To the mass
OF their couutrymen below. which, in
effect, means that there should be 40
attempt to regulate the ferociod s
scramble In which greed and cum
ming reap the largest rewards" The
other camp has SO fixed it's attention
upon the iniustices of the tistribu-
ton of prosper ity, "omitting all con-
aideration of having something to dis-
tribute. and advocates action which,
II Is true. would abolish most of the
ineoualities of the distribution Of
prosperity. nv only the unfortunately
simple process of aboIishing the pros