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President Roosevelt thanks Edgar H. Farrar for sending him a pamphlet and agrees he should have been allowed to read it at a Bar Association meeting. Roosevelt recalls that President Grover Cleveland’s interference in the 1894 Pullman Strike was justified by the post road theory, and tells Farrar that they agree on this issue.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-09-20
Theodore Roosevelt suggests that because of the Levy Law requiring judges to pick a party ticket rather than remain partisan, ensure that judges do not stay out of politics, their party should fight to repeal the law and while they fight, try to create a “judiciary contest” rather than judges running with each party.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-10-05
Albert Henry Walker fears that the independence of the federal judiciary can lead to irresponsible behavior as federal judges can only be removed through impeachment. He suggests that federal judges should be able to be recalled similar to the plan for state judges in Arizona. He supports his suggestion with the case of Judge Henry W. Blodgett who altered his judicial conduct after facing potential impeachment. He also points to Judge R. W. Archbald whose current deviations from impartial justice cannot be corrected.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1911-08-09