Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-04-11

n Is shock 10 our people 20 SOC
their idol seeking place and power By
appealing 10 passions. preludioes aud
hatreds and whose most powerful
argument is denunciation Of the mo-
tiyes and honesty Of those who or
nose him iIe would substitute the
biased warped and inflamed opln-
ions of the multitude for the Iudg-
meut Of those acting IN judicial
capacity based on sworn evidence.
weighed and balanced hy those rules
and principles which have been
brought forth from the cwcIh'r of
time o. insure Justice 10 the poor aud
tho rich the weak and the strong
Senator tones said be- did not proc
pose 20 discuss the judicial recall
hui would notice only the latest .Hr-
HostIoU advanced for the eudau.. o'
those acting in judicial capacity
De- then quoted a. some length from
Col Rooscyclts comment upDr Ihr
lnr.mor case Boz his speech oft March
900 700 Detroit. wherein the former
President CHARGED that Senators uil
liush1W. Gamble and Jones were rr
dictionaries because they recommend.
ed that Lorimer be permitted 90 ro-
tain his seat senator ZONES said
This argument may have caught
the fancy of those who listened with
ont erasplng the fun significance OF
the statements made hut mo- propo-
sition was ever advanced by th. Wild
est anarchist more subyersiyc of the
principles OF human Justice. OF hu-
man rights aud good government
than the principal suggestion oon-
tanned In this statement
senator Jones Agued at length tha-
the constituents " the Senators nam
ed would want them 10 vote on the
Lcrimer case according 10 their own
cunsciences lie said he did not he
licye there could be found Within his
state one who Is such reactionary
as To approve the rule Of itdicial
conduct practiced by pontius PLATE
II Mr. Roosevelt made the sugres
ton seriously. Il Is shocking. II h.
made It ignorantly 1t is pitiable II
lac made II 10 secure votes n Is des
picablc.
YOU will note that this is not
that the Judges should de-.
eide a case according 90 their IL dg-
ment OF the law and the evidence aud
then TO allow the people 10 pass upon
II II goes farther than that II sug.
scsts that the people shall make the
decision. that the Judge shall disre-
gard the law and the evidence aud
try 10 ascertain what he thinks the
people desire 10 be- done no the case
and then act In accordance with what
ne believes Is their judgment This
proposition Is So extreme. So shock.
ing. SO contrar, to AN principles OF
Jurisprudence. so auag
onistic to the basic principles ot Iu-
dicial action that have been brought
forth IN the crucihlc of time tor tho
of life liberty and prop
.Hv that cannot conceive q the
H1t, of mind or ih, uurI n-. that
prompted It's utterancn leave this
ussrrp tor the people themso.,c, Co
.Ite
o. This rule is To boz followed nh,.
" legs must Instruct lurics that they
u. NOT to decide cases upon thp lass
H fhc evidence submitted to them.
900 fhoy must oudcavor e. find OFT
N0ai The public sentiment Is " 90 Iri.
.r.r., 90 the matter az issue aud de-
r.I. IL BOO accordance with that
l"I.os. instead OF iustrlDtug th,
jury as 10 what The law is. should 'r,
90 tou them what The public s,uu.
mcnt u.s.
Senator Jones said hc had wonder.
"a few weeks ago why 10 was tina.