Show FLATTENED TEDDY AND IS PROUD OF JOB A. A M. M Stevenson Says It Was Best Days Day's Work He Ever Did is b an of or Denver A A. A M M. Stevenson for forthe forthe forthe Salt Lake is in attorney He good at attorney at- at the bar convention He is a folk tolk have lot lots lotI lotsof Colorado and anti torne torney of or respect for his ability as a n. lawyer politician and statesman state But Stevenson is Se 8 not particularly particular proud of ot his fame famo at the bar nor in inthe inthe inthe the legislative halls Tho The thing he pats himself on the back for tor Is Is' his roller time one-time Job as pilot of ot a steam He was wa some Borne considerable manipulator tor of or the roller and he he- he rJ flattened a awell named R Roosevelt well known person looked like until the Roosevelt person a a. couple of pins the kids had the car track It wasn't a regular white wing i r rIt operated It roller that Stevenson was one of ot those scientific high use in conventions conventions con con- that they red affairs geared c where certain persons are are in ina a V political race hunting a a. place William Roosevelt was looking for Tafts Taft's place at the Chicago convention conven conven- tion the tion-the the town where the Moose got gota a n. Job as a party part emblem He got his feet caught under the roller roHer Stevenson Ste Stevenson Ste Ste- venson was running it and he ran over Teddy Tedd TeddI I was rather proud of or the Job at that time said Stevenson today but butI I didn't really begin to congratulate mys myself lt until these European fellows that like to be one of ot started to scrap But when this European squabble began to get serious I began to pat m myself all over Of ot co course m my side l e didn't win win but wo we kept Roosevelt out And if U h he was president this country would be bein bein bein in a mess wed we'd never get out of with witha a whole I skin A I h h. h t I r 11 U V u. u war with Mexico England Germany and everybody else that would give us a chance for tor a scrap Im a good Republican and Im I'm not for an any Democrat that ever lived But theres there's a fellow In the chair at Washington who Is ia trying trying- to do his best to keep the nation out of ot trouble Politically Im I'm against him So far tar faras faras taras as the foreign policy of ot this nation is concerned Im I'm for or him him Replying to a question as to the Republican candidate for the next campaign Stevenson said There are about twenty candidates candidates candidates candi candi- dates In the field I wouldn't dare tr try to pick the standard bearer Would you support Taft if Ir his name came up 1 Stevenson was asked You bet I would he said There Isn't a chance of ot his trying for tor the nomination but he made us a good president and hed he'd make a better one if It he was president again He knows no more about politics than a child but hes he's my idea of or an honest sincere sin sin- cere cepe capable American man Hes He's I forgotten more law than most people r et ever er know He made this country respected abroad as it never was waa re respected respected respected re- re before And he placed the theban theban theban ban on tr freak k legislation For that alone the American people are In Indebted Indebted indebted In- In to Taft The nan man who ran tho the steam roller over Roosevelt at the Chicago convention con- con is in Salt Lake A A. M Stevenson Stevenson Stev Stev- enson of Denver is attending the cin- cin of or the American Bar tion Stevenson is an attorney of or national reputation and has been a Republican can leader in Colorado Color for lor years Ho Hohas Hohas Hohas has also served at state senator St Stevenson's venson's fetish is the much criticised Ja laws d delays He plans planA n a campaign for tor the elimInation elimination elim elim- of the dela delay that now characterizes charac judicial procedure in the United States State Incidentally he ho de declares de- de clares reA there Is not sufficient respect for the American courts court Speaking on the subject of or the lost respect Stevenson said One of or the m most st important subjects subjects sub sub- to be considered by the convention convention conven conven- tion in my opinion is a proper ef effort ef- ef fort to eliminate the laws law's delays which have done dono so much to brood breed and foster disrespect for the courts of our count country For the these c delays and the measurable disrespect for law lawand lawand lawand and the courts entailed the Judiciary is Infinitely less Jess than thlin arc ara i legislation and the increasingly unethical unethical unethical un un- un- un ethical ethics of or practice which often characterize the conduct of ot attorneys It Is the object of ot ever every ery conscientious lawyer to promote cr f tr fr jr In law and the courts for both are rightfully intended to defend human rights and particularly the tho rights of or the minority the minority the majority usually can an take toke care cara of or itself The object is to have trials based baaed upon absolute rl right ht The TIre intention is to do away with this too common searching as fiS with a microscope for some somo technicality upon which to plead for tor on accomplish delay Court procedure procedure should be so 80 simplified and nd brought to such a standard of ot expedition expedition as to bring about speedy pee trials whether of or civil or criminal cau causes see Because of ot the tho delays which 1 lave ave grown Upon P n our Ur Ju judicial system m the tho therin courts have e come Com into a condition bordering rin upon disrepute and as a consequence of ot small fault of ot their own This state of affairs opens the wa way which for a mUd mild species Peel of or anarchy might become Intensified Unless unless un- un less some Boma raS shall hall be applied which will ha ev tho the effect of ot obliterating obliterating the cause which iAm Among have the undesirable things crept Into our practice 18 unjust treatment of ot witnesses Sometimes these are ara cruelly browbeaten browbeaten brow brow- beaten and practically lly intimidated By confusing a witness a lawyer compels com com- 8 him not to tell th the truth against the will of ot the witness lIs Quito frequently fre tr- fre- fre the method of or 0 or 01 cross examination leads leada entirely away from the tho merits merits- of or the case casa at issue and each one of these Incidents incidents inci mci- dents to a a. trial goes Joes to help form torm a a. total 1 of or delay that is sometimes formidable for tor- altogether altogether too great when it exists existe at all Such practice has driven the masses in somo some parts of ot the country to demand aham sham reforms such Buch as all re recall recall re- re call can of or court decisions or of or the courts themselves It is 18 this undesirable unde undo situation that friends of ot Jawand law Jaw lawand lawand and good government are anxious to remedy remedo This propaganda has eminent lead leadership In the person of William Howard Taft Tatt Mr Taft is in ono one ex- ex president who has not drawn himself into tho the apparent comfort of ot sion He does doeR not put the personal nal equation before his hla country's wel wel- fare tare He believes in giving his fellow tellow fel tel low citizens the benefit benent of or his personal personal personal per r experience which has been as aB wide as the mans man's mind 1 Is broad There is no doubt in m my mind that the present convention will m take up p thIs thin question with the dignity and wisdom for which it is noted It Is IB IBan Isan Isan an Important one ono and doubtless will receive the consideration which Is due to a matter which goes directly to tho the basic principles of ot our Judicial system It Is one of ot the tho country country's lare safeguards to maintain a 0 proper re respect respect respect re- re for tor the courts and this can best besth be he done by so putting the system in order that the respect of ot our citizenship citizenship citizen citizen- ship U is bound to como come to It tt |