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Show PRESS PARAGRAPHS The- epeeiie seweially apeveee lls president's criticism of the plant to maae judges subject to recall. Philadelphia Record: "That there la a great deal of dissatisfaction with tha bench may be admitted, but thla la net because of Its exhibition of power and Independence. In-dependence. Tha 'recall' would eutekty dear de-ar roy what Independence It haa left. It would aggravate, not cure, tha Ills from which the bench now eurfere. . . The judicial 'recall' la an evil. It la not progressive, as claimed, but Is retrorree-slve retrorree-slve toward the domain in which anarchy haa Its foothold." Havannah News: "The means of getting get-ting rid of judge who are corrupt or otherwise unfit for their positions are ample. The recall would simply lower the standard of tha judiciary, slnoa a really capable and high minded man would hesitate to accept a judicial position posi-tion If he thought he would be called upon to defend himself at the polls agamst every faction that might nave a grievance against him." Pittsburg Oasette-Timea: 1n denouncing denounc-ing the recall of Judges President Tart has rendered signal service to the cause of common sense government- His characterisation char-acterisation of the device aa a "political nostrum' Is apt and accurate and la commended com-mended to the great body ef his fellow rltisane who have faith In their president's presi-dent's good Judgment." Hartford Times: "Mr. Taft I certainly right In holding that tha scheme to enable en-able a popular majority to put a judge out of office at any time he may happen to grv a decision which dose not please the masses' la a dangeroua proposition and will not tend to tha perpetuity of our Institutions." |