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"Judge, you aro a liar."
iJang! went tho gavel.
"This court stands adjourned till
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mediately proceedings halted and
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and bo as a beacon light to those
states and lands and peoples where
the seed of popular government has
been sown, but has as yet brought
forth no fruit. And I adjure the
loyal, patriotic citizens of Arizona
who have been chosen as legislators
to faithfully, wisely and expeditious
ly discharge the constitution's man
dates not forgetting that at the head
of the list is that mandate of the
people whose spirit rides the air
whose existence not expressed in
documentary form, but as a party
pledge, is known to all tho man
date to restore to the constitution
popular right to recall unfaithful,
d'shonest and corrupt judicial
officers."
Tho Georgia republican convention
which mot at Atlanta has adopted
resolutions indorsing tho Taft ad
ministration and elected delegates to
tho Chicago convention instructed to
voto for Mr. Taft's renomination.
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A Phoenix, Ariz., dispatch follows:
With western simplicity George W.
H. Hunt was inaugurated first gover
nor of Arizona. A few hours earlier
word came from Washington that
Tnfl had signed the proclamation.
The inauguration was conspicuous by
the absence of military, the new
Kovomor being averse to ostentation.
There was meagre display of silk
oven. Accompanied by the new state
ofUcials Governor Hunt, who began
life as a waiter in a mining camp
restaurant at Globe, walked to the
capital whore tho oath was adminis
tered by Chief Justico TCrtwnrrt TCnt
of the territorial supreme court.
Governor Hunt's address was short
and succinct and while breathing the
spirit of "progressive" democracy,
referred only to two things in the
prospective legislation program. The
m st srato legislature, the governor
declared must replace in the consti
tution the provision for recall of
judges, and in an anti-lobbvist meas
ure. He said in nart: "An v ni
ministration, so far as my conduct
can insure it will be progressive, so
will it be democratic not in the nar
row partisan sense, but in the .Tef
forsonian sense, denoting equality
simplicity, unostentation and econo
my. Tho office of the governor will
bo open every working hour, everv
working clay In the year and manv
ours oesuies. tup dollar wil' not
bo placed above manhood, nor wenlth
above humanity. - will, if possible,
avoid laying off a charge against me
of being a dreamer or a visionarv
but neither the fear o!f that nor"
he dread of an accusation of social
ism shall keep me from striving to
better the condition of the people of
Z? eWle it 'east, to
7"" """uwiHjr. io rear of ridicule
shall keep me from applying com
mon sense remedies to intolerable if
S,LS!r!dJ, nations-remedies
.... i,i win muKo ror tne elevation of
social moral and physical standards
or the alleviation of class hatred
IZ ? K-tthat charity
Ml mnT.Hmi t U0Uld Permeate
oil mankind. I am confident that
Minna's experience under a consti
tution so advanced that it has not
failed to draw tho fire of every ?0p
of equality and progress, will amnlv
vindicate the claims of its onamffSS
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM A
POLITICAL QUESTION
Following is an Associated Press
disnatch: Washington. Feb. 19.
Only congress and not the supreme
i nit TT-..lMl-.L- T 1.
court or uie uniteu states may oojeut
to tho initiative and referendum
method of legislation in the states,
the court itself decided today.
That tribunal held that the ques
tion of whether a state still retained
a republican form of government,
guaranteed by the federal consti
tption after it adopted the initiative
and referendum method was a poli
tical problem for congress and not a
judicial ono for the court.
The decision was based on the
claim of the Pacific States Telephone
and Telegraph company that a tax
upon it, imposed by the initiative
and referendum method in Oregon,
was unconstitutional. The initiative
and referendum provisions in Mis
souri, California, Arkansas, Colo
rado, South Dakota, Utah, Montana,
Oklahoma, Maine and Arizona, hung
in the balance. An adverse decision
would have affected proposed legisla
tion of that character in many other
states.
Chief Justice White announced tho
decision of the court. None of the
justices dissented. Tho court also
gave a similar decision in reference
to an ordinance in Portland, Ore.,
for tho construction of a bridge.
The chief justice said that a
singular misapprehension" had
existed on both sides of the case, but
that the "mists and confusion" were
dispelled by the decision of Chief
Justice Taney years ago in which he
disposed of the Door's rebellion ques
tion. That was the case of Luther
against Borden, he said, and decided
that the enforcement of the guaranty
of a republican form of government
to the states belonged to the political
department or tho government, and
came up, for instance, on the admis
sion of senators and members of the
house to their respective bodies The
chief justice called attention to' Chief
Justice Fuller following Luther
against Borden in tho controversy
over the Kentucky government in
the case of Taylor against Beckham
Referring to tho finotftQ ii.i
down in these two cases Chief Justice
White said:
and every exercise of governmental
power.
"How better can the broad lines
which distinguish these two subjects
bo pointed out than by considering
the character of the defense in this
very case? The defendant company
does not contend here that it could
not have been required to pay a lic
ense tax. It does not assert that It
was denied an opportunity to bo
heard as to the amount for which it
was taxed, or that there was any
thing inhering in the tax or involved
intrinsically in the law which
violated any of its constitutional
rights.
"If such questions had been raised
they would have been justiciable and
therefore would have required tho
calling into operation of judicial
power. Instead, however, of doing
any of these things, the attack on the
statute here made is of a wholly dif
ferent character."
"It is indeed a singular misconcep
tion of the nature and character of
uur uuiisutuuonai system of govern
ment to suggest that the settled
distinction which the doctrinp just
stated points out between judicial
authority over iusHninhin "'?
versies and legislative power as to
purely political questions, tends to
destroy the duty of the judiciary n
"Tr ST8 t0 enforce the constitu-
'" tna ""ggestion results from
failing to distinguish between things
which aro widelv riinw V.T
the legisiative duty to determ ino -tho
political questions involved in decid
ing whether a state government re
publican in form, exists and ' tho
judicial power's ever present dut?
whenever it becomes necessary Tn a
controversy properly submitted to
enforce and uphold the applicable
provisions of the constituion Ta oach
THE UNITED STATES OF CHINA
Dr. Ng Poon Chew is making an
eloquent appeal for American sym
pathy in behalf of the Chinese re
public. He says the American re
public is the only nation to which the
Chinese can look for aid in their
effort to establish free government.
No encouragement can be expected
from Europe. Every one of the
strong European nations has taken
advantage of China's weakness to
steal good harbors and valuable ter
ritory. Every one has exploited
China. Naturally, the monarchies of
Europe do not want a powerful re
public dominating Asia and not only
teaching tho Asiatics how to govern
themselves, but protecting them from
European encroachment.
Japan naturally regards with dis
favor the progress of China to re
newed organized strength under freo
republican institutions. It is a men
ace to the Japanese monarchy and
Japanese domination of Asia.
The irony of Dr. Ng cuts like a
knife when he tells how China has
been taught by Christian nations that
might is right and has been forced
to study the arts of war in order to
protect her resources from the bandit
nations of Christian civilization.
China has learned under the tutelage
of the followers of the Prince of
Peace that the best nation is that
wnicn can kill the most people in the
shortest time, with the least expense.
The United States has not robbed
China. We alone haye played the
part of a friend and have refused to
join the European plunderbund
which seeks to crush and dismember
the ancient empire. Now is the
time to prove our friendship and
demonstrate the sincerity of our de
votion to the principles of free gov
ernment, we should encourage the
aspirations of the Chinese. We should
give them effective sympathy and co
operation. At the earliest possible
moment we should recognize the Re
public of China. The Manchu dynasty
is a thing of the past and the time is
ripe for tho acceptance of the republic.
The future of Asia belongs to
unma. That populous country or
ganized into a powerful nation will
dominate the continent. We should
hail with joy the prospect that the
dominant nation of Asia will enjoy
and exemplify the blessings of liberty
and will nourish democracy.- Tho
S; r ; r r- s that thG united
btates of America and the United
nu S ,C?1,na' bound together in
amity, will insure peace and progress
in the Orient may become a reality.
-St. Louis Post Dispatch.
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