American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1916-06-08
NOBODY WANTS JUSTICE
CHARLES EVANS HUGHS
Nobody But the People-Says Colonel
Harvey in North American Review
North American Review.)

1t seemed in March that Roosevelt
for president, tempered by Root for
secretary of state might take effect
i've appeal to the country. 1t does not
seem so now. There was in March
at least a possibility that the repub-
lican party would turn to him for ANY
thing to beat Wilson," The entire
situation with respect to both Root
and Roosevelt has changed in two
months.
What then?
Nobody wants Hughes, Roosevelt
prefers (as second choice) Root, who
could serve only four years. Rot 1--WE
assume from recent happenings)
would find his former chief more con-
genial. Branes doesn't want him. Pen
rose doesn't. Mr. Henry P. Dawson
of ]. P. Morgan 4 Co., doesn't. Sir
George Perkins, formerly of ]. p.
Morgan & Co. and now of the Harves-
ter Company, doesn't. Mr.. Robert Ba-
con, formerly of J. P. Morgan & Co,
and now a mutual friend Of Mr.. Root
and Mr.. Roosevelt, doesn't. Mr..
Thomas F. Ryan doesn't Mr.. John
d. Archbold doesn't. Nicholas Murray
Butler doesn't. President Wilson
(Heaven help us) doesn't. Colonel
House (Heaven help us againD. does
MT. Mr. Burleson doesn't. Mr.. Nc
Adoo does not. Mr. Tumulty doesn't.
Colonel Watterson doesn't. The World
does not. The Springfield Republican
maybe doesn't. He doesn't even want
himself. Nobody wants Hughes
Nobody but the people.
Is not that SO? 1t is. You know
it. We know it. They whom We have
mentioned know 1t. Even Hughes
knows it though we have our doubts.
why is 1t? That is the question. Z
Mr.. Hughes is as great a Judge as
Mr.. Root is lawyer. During the past
seven years he has had at least m
equal experience in dealing officially
with international legal problems. ~
students OF political history they staAd
upon an even plane. Is 1t not safe e
assume that Mr.. Hughes. sedulona
/, OihiSCtt hho otuuiVu eo SAObO 80
Root, a private citizen, the subjsalo
vital to the welfare OF the nation
which have grown out of the CRED
war? Would Mr.. Choate feel less as.
sured Of ability and yirility N tRaseeEa,
duct Of the affairs of the nation b3
Mr.. Hughes, at 55, as president, ant
Mr.. Root, as secretary of state, thar
> by Mr.. Root. at 70, as president, lader
with the enormous burden OF thai
great office? Can Mr.. Ohoate sug
gest a stronger combination or ont
, more satisfying to us, the people, thar
that which we have indicated? Would
he not, in truth and candor, conced,
, that Mr.. Root, at three score ant
twelve. could render infinitely great
er service as secretary OF state, charg
ed only with the management OF for
!, eign affairs, than as president, grew
, iously overwhelmed by domestic pro
: blems as well? So we, the people
= soberly and sincerely believe.
AS between the justice and the presi
dent "drastically Independent" pub
. to any party" could have no prefer
q ence. And yet. bewildering, the worl
. rot only vehemently demands tn
nomination OF Roosevelt, regardless O
i, possible consequences TO the country
but sapiently insists that Roosevelt
: will never permit his friends to vot
for Hughes and that, If Hughe
., should be nominated Roosevelt vii
9 find an excuse to run against tn
i, man whom he refers 20 in private con
- versaiion as that Baptist hypocrite'
; We. the people, who have cherishe
Il Our Colonel in the past and continu
to wish him we'll, have no means c
: learning and no wish to publish wha
n may have been uttered "in privat
conversation" II it should develol
upon trustworthy testimony, that NJ
&c Roosevelt did actually and deliberatei
apply TO Mr.. Justice Hughes the az
probrious term quoted, our disregar
= OF its designed effect would be equa
e. led only by tIe sense OF shame upo
" Us author which would possess all d,
D. CEN minds.
We. The people, care more for VIII;
20 man Is than for what he says.
oi we know him through and through ar
IL believe in him, as we believed
'S Washington. in Lincoln, and in Clev'
land, we do not need to be informf
of his opinion on every subject tn.
may come up, from peonage in Me,
"A leo to ruffled birds in the West Ii
dies. We do not think that NJ
IN Hughes Is better American than NJ
Roosevelt. but We think that he
lie inst as good twice as sound and maj
r. times as Trustworthy. We dc rar
an Rim as high intellectually as Mr.. Ro
en- but we perceive none others who su
i'd pass him in this regard, and we ca
Is. not but consider the hazard, and pc
C. haps the wrong. OF placing the treme