The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
THREE BANQUETS,
ALL IN ONE NIGHT
Taft Qualities in at Least One
Branch of Statesman
ship.
HAS VERY STRENUOUS DAY
President i'll Jolly Mood and
lniects Humor Into His
Speeches.
HAS VERY STRENUOUS DAY

|
, ing denunciation Of the principle ,f
Judicial recall Delivered at the Bar AS
ISOLATION of tho State OF New York
ut its banquet Tonight, President Taft
concluded busy evening here which
he employed chiefly In speech making
at three different functions.
After plea for simpliflcation of
legal procedure which he argued with
much earnestness before the company
Of lawyers, Mr.. Taft waxcd even NOR
incisivc in coming to the topic upon
which he evidently felt so deeply.
| we do not believe that all people
arc lifted for popular government"
lie said Some OF us don't dare say
so, but do. and the question whether
| a people is fitted for popular self
government depends upon the restraint
mat the minority can place upon the
! major ~ 10 see that justice is done
we of the bar are called upon to
ucc>dc whether we are going 10 pro-
tect the institution Of tho judiciary
ana continue II independent of a ma
jorlty during tho time that il is de-
Gliding questions of law and Justice.
The judicial recall!
The words themselves are so in
consistent that hate to utter them.
are we going to make our Constitution
liquid thing so that a majority can
hood the halls of justice, decide every
acton and override with popular pas
SION ana prejudice every principle of
TINS government the greatest good
ever made,
You must bear in mind that this
matter of judicial recall IL being aIi-
tated the country over; that the men
speaking for it are many What
call your attention TO Is that il ia
necessary that good people like you
should speak the. truth that's in you
III favor of courts and their inuepcnd-
chce' and tho restraints OF the Consti-
tuition that were imposed by tho wiscs,
ancestors any people ever had
IN reference to tho simpl.hcatlon OF
legal prot edurc the President said that
he had had feeling that the bar aud
Inc bcuch owed 10 the people greater
effort toward making tho ndmnistra-
ton Of law effective and jus, by OK
pe6it n. justice
Il am glad TO know he said, "tha,
tnerc Is now profound effort TO study
where 1t is that we can shorten lltiSi
Ton so that delay won't make lust
judgment unjust"
attending three banquets and
h"inins political conferences with Re
publican leaders while he was dudg-
ing back and forth through tho
streets in his automobile. Prcsidcn,
Tart rounded out a strenuous day, tho
exciting features of which began
when old South Middle Hall at Yale
caught fire while the Chief Executive.
was attending chapel.
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