The Winslow mail., 1901-03-07
MR.. ROoSEvELT'S ADVICE.
OutcrOppings of the Vice President
Elects Democratic An-
cestry.

! cropped out in one OF his recent ad-
| dressesin which he particularly warned
| the young men of America to beware of
| envy, covetousness and malice. 1t is
quite evident that the spirit underly-
ing most of the socialistic movements
of the day was what he had in mind,
for he urged independence of charac-
ter, self-reliance, energy, ambition and
pride as qualities which youth should
cultivate in pubic as well as in private
life.
If the vice president-elect were to
give his democratic blood free circula-
tion it is probable that he would ex-
tend his advice much farther. There
are young men in America who are in
no danger of making sociahstlc ALI
ances in politics who are in quite as
great need of advice as any who may
be con temp,ating such connections.
In a country like this it is as neces-
sary to advise men not to provoke envy,
covetousness and malice as it is to ad-
wise them not to harbor those senti-
ments. If there be spirit OF unchar-
itableness in America or If the young
seem likely to develop such spirit, we
may be very sure that there is cause
for it, That cause Mr.. Roosevelt most
conveniently ignores.
II is we'll to advocate self-reliance, in
dependence of character and ambition.
it is well to discourage on all occasions
the spirit of envy, coyetousness and
malice, but why ignore the practices
in our official life from which these
offenses come? 1t is unfortunately
true that there are young men in Amer
lea as unmistakably born to provoke
this spirit as many others are to in
herit il.
1t is likely to be the case, too, when
men see effects and not causes that they
misjudge the spirit with which they
have to contend. Not all of the oppo-
sition TO the injustice of the republic
an party is to be attributed to unchar-
itableness. Not all of the protests lev
eled at the republican party's favorit-
ism are to be explained as the out
growth of envy, despair and helpless
ness.
There is very stalwart resistance to
injustice in this country which springs
from the most worthy motives. 1t is
not the fruit of disappointment, it does
not come from resen tment, it is nos *he
result of desire to deprive anybody Of
anything which properly belongs to
him. 1t is an expression merely OF
sense of wrong and of desire to cor
rect the wrong.
When a great political party adopts
policy of outrageous favoritism. delib-
e1ately heaping riches upon specially
selected interests, and justifies its
course by explaining that many poor
men are also to be benefited, what can
it, expect but envy, covetousness and
malice, one or all, when it turns out, as
it must, that the promise was made to
be broken?
When a great political party in the
pursuit of it's selfish measures in the
interest of small class finally reaches
a point where it no longer considers it
necessary to apologize for or to excuse
its acts on the basis of the pubic well
fare, when it's injustices are open and
fragrant, without palliation and with
out explanation. is it to be surprised by
the appearance here and there of envy
and malice-even of wrath and re-
prisal?
If there has been deterioration in the
character of American citizenship the
republican party is responsible for it,
1t has educated so far as it was possi-
BILE for it to do so. generation of men
to look to government for assistance of
some sort in making living. If social
istic ideas threaten to undermine the
sturdy independence and the many
self-reliance which once distinguished
American citizenship over that of any
other country in the word we must
look to 80 years of republican error,
falsehood and deception for the cause
of it.
The economic policies of the repub-
lican party have produced most of the
political and social delinquents. defec-
tives and incapab.es who are now caus-
ing trouble. They have been taught to
lean upon government and not to stand
erect. They have been encouraged to
drift with and not to pull against the
stream. They have been invited to ex-
pect somet thing for nothing. They have
been led to look to laws for success and
not to their own industry and capa bill
ity. They have been deceived as mat
ter of course, but their deception is less
to be regretted than the corruption of
their minds which made them fit sub
jects for such deception.
1t is to be hoped that the time will
come when some distinguished repub-
lican in high position will be wise
enough and bold enough to speak the
truth on this subject. To criticise and
advise the pupils of repub,icanism will
not avail. \ covetous, malicious and
probably predatory element, looking in
vain for something which it has not
earned and which there is no legiti
mate reason for it to expect, faction
failing easily under the influence of
vengeful leaders, even of revo,utionists
they do not care for advice. They
want plunder.
Gov. Roosevelt may be assured that
there will be envy and malice and all
uncharitableness among the citizens of
the republic so long as the party of
which he is a successful leader pursues
its present policy. 1t is making social
lists faster than he or anybody else can
unmake them.-Chicago Chronicle.
Some day the people of the
United States will be as much
ashamed of the mistreatment of Porto
Rico aS thew now are of the Dre6