The Washington times., 1916-04-12
WORKSDENOUNCES
BOON FOR HUGHES
Says Use OF Name Should Be
Resented by Both the jurist
and His Country.
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named Is Of little Importance compared
with the question OF whether member
OF the SUPP ome Court In used TO advance
the interests or secure the success OF
any political party" ,
an Eastern newspaper calling upon JUS
tice Hughes to render n great service
Ia the country by rising above all po-
iitical considerations and refusing 10
have anything to do with the Rresiden-
This is tho first time there has been
an open expression OF opinion or the
floor of either house Of Congress- en- the
Eroprtety Of n member Of the buprome
Conrt taking the nomination for the
Presidency In this campaign.
What Will be the political results OF
the utterencee Of senator 'Worke y "
nU''iS'II t6sSe iS no u doubt % many believe that
Justice Hougfies will feel 'mpelieu 70
eliminate himself completely from the
Republican political situation.
Leaders Displessed.
Leaders who are intent on nominating
Judge Hughes and In blocking the NOM
Ination of Roosevelt bv use Of the name
OF Justice Hughes. were dlspleased by
Il = speech OF the California Senator.
Friends Of Justice Hughes have said
for some time that he felt embarrassed
by the manner In which his name is
being used. The question now raised
airing OF views In the Senate OF the
United States in opposition to the idea
Of allowing his name TO be considered.
Senator Works has not said what man
he fdvors for the nomination.
In his speech, which was on the army
bill. and which struck In general at
the Infection of politics into prepared
ness. and at the efforts OF selfish In
,terests to profit by the preparedness
movement Senator works had this to
say relative to politics and the effort
TO draft member OF the bench for
Prerident:
Constitutions Threatened"
II cannot take time now to enumerate
the. many acts and tendencies that are
threatening the perpetuity OF the free
institutions of this republic.
Many of them are as plain as the
light OF day. and are known to all OBJ
serving men. But there Is one that
stands out fully revealed as the worst
and most dangerous OF them all. II is
self-seeking partisan politics. Its domi-
mating and sinister influences are found
everywhere.
81 have been amazed to hnd, as a re-
suit of my service in this body. how
extensive, far-reaching. and powerful
It's influence Is. Even In the considera-
tion OF the bill now before the Senate.
the country, the apprehension OF outside
political influences Is fe< and expressed
on the foor Of the Senate and the In
fiucnce OF outside selfish interests. as
unpatriotic as they are offensive. have
been used In support Of and I'm opposi-
tion to certain provisions in the bill
beyond any doubt. We breathe the pol
iuted atmosphere OF self-seeking infiu-
ences at every turn In the performance
of our duties as representatives OF the
people.
Ruthless In Demand.
Partisan politics Is ruthless In It's de-
mands and invades the most sacred pre-
cincts OF the National Government. IL
is seeking place and pelf and power
wherever and whenever Il can find en-
trance. Just now II II attempting TO In
wade the Supreme Court of the United
OF that body the greatest temptation
that could be offered to an American |
citizen-to surrender his place on the
bench and become a candidate for po- |
litical office: This attempt to bring the
highest judicial tribunal Of the coun- |
try, or any member of IT, into politics |
should be resented not only by the men, |
Der to whom tho tempting offer Is made
but by the whole country.
ITO my mind It Is of the graYest |
Importance that that great tribunal !
should be separated absolutely apd |
forever from politics, candidacy for
office. or any interest in elections be- |
yond that of the disipterested and pa |
triotic private citizen. II any mem |
ber of the Supreme Court 10 tempted
by an offer of a nomination as a can
didate for the Presidency OF the
United States and refuses the offer |
because he Is a justice of the Supreme
Court and for that reason cannot
conscientiously accept n nomination
to a political office or engage In pol
itics he will have rendeTed his coun-
try a great and Testing service. II he
does that one act of unselhsh patriot |
ism and devotion TO the best interests
OF his country. that has so signally
honored him. II will keep his memory
green in the minds OF his countrymen
long after the politicians who thus
tempted him are forgotten. The use
of Ills name as a candidate Is an Of
fensc to him and to the country"