The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-10-29
LA TOILETTE AND THE COURTS

lit IS ONE of the msfortunes of American politics that
presidential campaigns be fought out the real
confronting Nation Politicians want jobs than
they want big questions decided instead of stating their
waiting for the people to register decision, the poll
can hem and push shove and throw tear bombs
stage gas attacks try force people to decide in their
respective ways
campaign exception to the rule in American
politics The Republicans began by slung and bcloud-
ing issues at the Cleveland convention The follow
ed suit at New York.
This led to the formation Progressive party which
did state its policies easily understood terms for the
will people The old party politicians alarmed at this
by Senator Toilette resortng to mudsingng
calamity bowling befog the real issues They shout
ing at Toilette and trying deceive citizens into
believing that La Toilette enemy and order the
Constitution the Supreme Court industry and prosperity
Nothing could be truth Toilette
fused the aid the es he has always stood for law and
order public life ardent constituonaist
preserve the Supreme Court from itself and his
record Wisconsin that Progressive admin
ration good for industyfo those who work in industries
as well for those who them.
What are the real issues?
One perhaps greatest in its ultimate Importance the
Supreme Court question. La Toilette platform says;
eve favor submitting the people, for their consderae
judgment constitutional amendment providing that Congress
may by re-enacng make effective judicial
Veto
La Toilette mind you merely put this question
up people for decision the usual constitutional way
Constitution gave certain powers branch of Gov
rnmen the judiciary and certain others another the
uv and others third branch the Congress- and all
the rest it reserved for the people
One of powers did give the judiciary the
right Congress by declaring
tonaL
function Supreme Court assumed for itself In
doing it made itself dictator this land.
dictatorship sefmposed denounced by jefferson
by Lincoln by Roosevelt It questioned by John Marshall
greatest Chief Justice
dictatorship selfimposed almost wrecked the
Union when the bred Scott decision led the Civil War.
The of that should
that the Congress- which responsible the people,
authority the three branches
But did and since the Civil War the
vetoed than fifty valuable and oppula laws among
these:
In 1895 it declared income law unconstitutional
In 1908 it vetoed the employers liability
In 1918 it threw out the child labor law
In 1921 the Newberry it held that Congress
power to regulate primary elections
In 1923 it voded the minimum wage law for women
Many of these resulted in fve-tofour decisions
which justice by his decision necessary law Of
the land.
ny exist
Abraham Lincoln once sadt
1.-THE people of these United the rghul masters
of both Congress and the courts overthrow Const
tuition but overthrow the who pervert Constitution
La Toilette holds the view
His proposition is simply put up the people in the
good odfashoned constitutional way and let decide
Congress and not of the nine Supreme Court Justices should
should not be final authority the for the
protection and welfare Of the people.
ANOTHER BoBHAIRED bandit has had her career cut
short
THINKING 1T is time complete his education an Iowa
has just married his school teacher. Some class!
HOWEVER, THE open minds in politics give inside in
formation that is of value-yet
MAN IN launch pleasure trip rescued within 200 feet
of Niagara Falls His convinced him he could
coed that way and get any pleasure out of it