Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-09-18
TUESDAY EVENING. SEPT. 10, 1900

No MAN OugnV W bosioOO
and obvious duty, especially If it be q
matter of contract and obligation With
others. voluntarily assumed. If a mai
takes an oath to perform official duty
and draws large pay for 1t, his neglec'
of duty rises to fragrant dishonesty.
He is getting money under false pre-
lenses. People were not edited, but
much disguised few years ago when
q certain Virginia Governor quit his
State. at az important juncture OF her
affairs, to act as a judge at a Baltimore
horse race. Doubtless he made a fair
Judge. but it was held by many to De
a gross disregard of duty and personal
dignity. Governor Roosevelt, OF New
York, is a far worse offender. he mas
deliberately abandoned his public du'
ties in New York az Governor, TO
spend months 10 campaigning ana
stumninO in the West. II he were to
conduct mis- campaign with truth sno
decorum. his abandonment OF a DUTY
for which he draws pay would still be
a violation of his official oath and q
dishonest appropriation OF public money
not earned. Many man has gone 70
the peniteDtiary for smaller sno
more excusable forms OF grand
larceny. Of course, they were
moor men, who did not stand high
in the councils OF the republican party.
But the rascality, the knsvery, the I'M
audience of this abuse of public trust
and raid on the treasury of New York
is not redeemed or excused by dec9ncy,
sobriety or truth on Mr.. RoosevelFs
part. He began his campaign by ar
raipniug over SIX millions and half OF
the American voters who oppose the
Philippine crime, as traitors and cow
ards He said the democrats who
made or supported the Kansas City
platform stood for "lawlessness" dis
order" and "license" at home and
~'oowardly shrinking from duty" abroad.
10 this we have q type OF the man
whom r. pu blcaDs now delight to honor,
and we can well understand why MIR.
Platt refused to carry him any longer
in New York aud why Mr.. Hanna first
fought, but finally accepted him for
Vice President. Is Mr.. Roosevelt's
abandonment of plain duty redeemed
or excused by blackguardism, violence
and mendacity? Is 1t lawful to take
public money on false pretenses? Is 1t
right to deceive the Filipinos, use them
as allies in the war with Spain, and
afterwards slay them and burn their
property, because they desire to have a
government of their own2 Was it right
for the President to usurp the war
making power and precipitate hostiliies
With the Filipinos before Spain or the
United States had ratified the treaty.
n these things are right, then indeed
democrats, who adhere to old-fashioned
ideas of law and honesty, are wrong,
and it may be we'll to turn loose black
guards to abuse them, or even to have
a censorship of the press as they have
at Manila to suppress the truth.
What right has Roosevelt to speak of
COURAGE He is trying to revive the
feelings and passions OF the civil war
and to renew sectional hatred. Is this
the part of a brave man or coward?
Are we to be told that the American
army was saved at San Juan By
blatherskite? Is the rams horn, that
proved 80 potent in the siege of Jericho
in the olden time, TO be revived in
modern warfare in Cuba and the United
States? When was there ever q worse
fraud and pretender to the ranks OF
gentlemen tina n Roosevelt? Even if the
Senate were made up of men like Mark
Hanna, it ought not to suffer the degra-
dation of having such man to preside
over its deliberations. In one way,
his presence on the republi-
can national ticket is Of public service
Some foolish persons, Notwithstanding
MIR. MoKinley's numerous appoint
ments of negroes to Office, have been de-
ceived by his professions of moderation
aud kindly feeling for the South. But
Mr.. Mckinley is now standing sponsor
for Roosevelt, and the utterances of this
bad man show that the rsDcorous, fes-
tering hate for the Southern people
which has been the inspiration of the
republican leader for q generation, still
animates the body OF their followers and
will continue to shape their policies in
office.