Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-04
Tho Politicians are What the People
Allow Them to Be.
GOOD CITIZENS RESPONSIBLE


AN Grove. n. j.. Aug. 9.-Gov'
,,..1,re Roosevelt Of New York was
.. guest Of honor at the Ocean Grove
'-rmer school tonight. when he de-
80 nnddrcss on practical Poli-
,'sond Decent Politics" before an au-
800 Of 10000 people. Crowds met
cv Roosevelt at the New Jersey sta
,gs on his journey from New York.
,,.srlng him heartily.
~ ocean Grove the governor was
by a great crowd and 100 blcyclists
..s4ted him TO his stopping place. In
s2of of the house q company OF boys
l,s-,.d as rough riders Haluted him.
rhIs grcat delight.
mo audience tonight was so cNtraor-
drlrily enthusiastic that Gov. h9os.-
IN was OBLIGED 10 beg the people 10
,,53orato their cheering The COVER
IN is Idle for a mass OK good cltl-
- 10 try 10 set themselves apart
ID not responsible for our political
sbortcnmingH In the end the politicians
rrBst b. exactly what the people allow
,bsn 10 be-. They must represent the
taiple-porhnpH the Vice, perhaps inc
,lrtue perhaps the Indifference Of the
f.ouic. This does not In the least eN-
spss politicians that are bad, and We
must kcop IN mind the fact that every
ytlous politician tends TO debnuch the
public conscience. TO render bad men
holder and decent men who are not far
SIGHTED more cynicnlly Indifferent than
ever But In blaming the politician,
do not forget that we ourselves are
% blame Tor permitting his existence.
Aanin. do not fall into the mistake OF
thinking that we shall ever make poll
iIc, better by Mysteries In any shape
ur form,
III laa shame 10 ua az a nation that
,,s should have tolerated In a city like
New York an administration against
which II h necessary TO war, not on
the grounds of political eNpedicncy, but
on grounds OF elementary morality
Just at this moment the nation II
face 70 face with duty that calls for
harnism-t mean our attitude IN the
Philippines We put our pick into the
cold foundations OF the Spanish gov
eminent both In the East and West In
dies We umblcd the building down
An as rlghtcuur q war me- was ever un-
dsrtnkon. Now, II We arr 10 reach our
place among the great nations OF the
earth we must zee that the ruins are
cleared away and the temples OF Justice
end honesty reared In their places. We
shall be guilty ~ terrible wrong TO
humanity II IN the Philippines We re-
treat before armed fhNugcfN instead OF
organizing suitable government
which shall guarantee Justice to every
one and an ovcr-incrcaslng measure of
liberty 10 those who show themselves
worthy Of Il.
THE whole history OF the world
elbows that the wrong done by the mere
scntlmonthliat ~ often OF larger pro-
portions and more elastic than any
other kind ~ wrong. and of this wrong
we shall be guilty n We fail TO do our
task thoroughly and well. IL will call
for the mcrost fraction Of our strength,
provided We only choose TO exert that
strength.
N. however. the people let their
representatives. IN Congress hamper
the administration as they did last
winter, whom they refused TO put the
army upon "a proper footing az TO size.
permnnonce and organization. then the
people have themselves to thank n the
war fingers with the difficulties and
dangers Increased.
what the people have to do ~ to re-
i1lvc 10 back up the President 20 the
fullest extent IN seeing that the out
burst ~ gaVugery n rcprcHscd once FOR
gIl and what IS even more important
% Bee that these troplc islands IN the
east and west alike are not left TO be
hs prey NJ pnrtlsans and spoilsmen,
Dot ate governed primarily IN the In
isrrgt Of their Inhabitants. and there
i1tc ultimately FOR the honor and re-
u1wn 1f America"
Gov Roosevelt spent the night M
Vice President ilobart's summer home
% Norwood.