Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-04-25
Mr.. TAFT CAUST|C
ON COURT CRITICS
He and Secretary Bryan De-
liver Addresses at City
Club in Baltimore.
FORMER PRESIDENT HITS
WHITE HOUSE PRESSURE
MI Bryan Lays Down Ten Rules
for the New Voter-Comments
on Syracuse Trial.

BALTIMORE. April a - Former
| President William II. Taft made three
| addresses here TODAY He spoke
THE Opportunities of Citizenship at the
| City Club. a few hours after Secretary
Of state BRYAN had given advice to new
| voters at the same place. The former
President then went TO the Johns Hop
kins University. where he gave an inti-
mate view of .'The Presidency Its Pow
ers lis Functions and Its RESPONSE
| bilities.
| Il have often thought it would have
/ been better" said Mr.. Taft. ito have
/; made the term six or seven wears. with
ineligibilty for reelection. But ! don't
want to tinker with the Constitution.
! There are so many people who think it
! ought to he radically changed that |
prefer to have few spots on the sun
rat ther than the risk of it's going out
altogether.
| Mr.. Taft had a few caustic words to,
| say about the pressure put upon the
President to approve bills of doubtful
| constitutionality which had been passed
| to satisfy the folks at home" ard
which went to the Supreme Court for
decision as to their constitutionality.
| That. he thought. was the cause of
much of the criticism of the Supreme
| Court which is heard The large num-
| Der of measures it has decided uncon-
/ stitutional, he said, is used argu-
/ ment of the courts antagonistic atti-
| tude toward the things the people want.
! Mr. Taft also spoke al the banquet
| tonight of Yale Alumni
Ten Rules for New Voter.
! In his speech Mr.. Bryan laid down
| ten rules for the new voter. which he
elaborated to some extent.
| They are as follows:
| The social ideal toward which the
/ world is moving requires that human
! institutions shall approximate toward
! the divine measure of rewards. and this
can only be realized when each individ-
ual is able to draw from society a re-
ward proportionate to his contribution
| to society.
! The form of government which gives
the best assurance of attaining to this
ideal is the form in which the people
rule-a government deriving it's Just
, powers from the consent of the govern
! ed.
The chief duty Of governments. in so
far as they coercive, is to restrain
those who would interfere with the in
alienable rights of the individual. among
which are the right to life. the right to
liberty. the right to the pursuit of
happiness. the right to worship God
science.
In so far as governments are CO.
operative. they approach perfection in
proportion as they adjust with justice
the joint burdens which it is necessary
to impose and distribute with equity
the Incidental benefits which come
from the disbursement of the money
raised by taxation.
absolute acquiescence in the de-
cision Of the majority" is, as Jefferson
i declares: The vital principle of re-
| puhlics from which is no appeal but
to force, the vital principle and i'm
MT of fiSy,,
| AS acquiescence in the existence of
wrong is not to be expected among
an intelligent people intrusted with
| participa ton in government 1t is the
duty of every citizen to exert himself
to the utmost to reform every abuse of
| government and to eradicate every
/ evil in government, remembering that
abuse and evils are more easily cor
| rected in their beginning than when
they have become fully esta blished.
| Lincoln's Gettysburg Speech.
| In his incompatible speech at Get
tyshurg President Lincoln appealed to
/ his countrymen to consecrate them
selves to the unfinished task that Law
ne1ore them: that government of
people. might not perish from the
| earth" That task is still unfinished
and 1t is the duty of every citizen to
| carefully study the principles of GOV
| ernment the methods of government
aud issues as they arise. and then give
to his country the benefit of his i1,dp-
ment and his conscience. To this end
| he should not only express himself at
| elections. but faithfully attend pri
| maries and conventions where candj-
dates are chosen and policies enunci-
ated
The government being the people's
| business. II necessarily follows that ito
| operations should be at all times omen
TO the public view. Publicity is there
| fore as essential to honest administra
| tfon as freedom of speech is to renre-
| sentative government Equal rights
| to all and special privileges to none"
| is the maxim which should control in
all departments Of government
Each individual finds his greatest Sc
| curity In the Intelligence and happI
ness Of his fellows-the welfare OF
| each being the concern OF all. and he
| should therefore exert himself to the
| utmost to improve conditions and To
| elevate the level upon which all stand
| While scrupulousuy careful to live up
| to his responsibilities. the citizen
| should never forget that the larger
| part of every human life is lived out
side of the domain of government, and
| that he renders the largest service 70
others when he brings himself into
| harmony with the law of God, who hat
| made service the measure of greatness.
Comment on Syracuse Trial.
questions asked him by a reporter. He
was asked II he would make some OBJ
| servatins about the political expos
| ures brought out in the Roosevelt
| Barnes suit at Syracuse.
"AIl I care to say. said Mr.. Bryan.
"on that subject is Go it. wife: go IT,
| bear" and he gave a hearty chuckIe.
| The City Club is celebrating the red
| letter day of its history. Mr.. Bryan
| spoke at the luncheon.
Secretary Bryan was given a tre-
mendous ovation when ne was intro
duced to the members of the club by
! william II. Maltbie, the president
| Every available seat in the large clu
| room on the eighteenth floor of II,
| Munsey building was occupied. There
| were present many prominent officials