Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1901-01-24
MIR. -RoosEvELT,s ADVICE.
Outcroppinsa of the Vice Presideat
Elects Democratic An
cesfry.

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the Young men of America TO beware OF
envy. covetousness and malice. IL i
quite evident that the spirit underly-
ing most of the socialistic movements
of the day was what he had IN mlno.
for he urged independence OF charac-
ter. self-reliance. energy. ambition and
pride as qualities which youth shouid
cultivate in pubic as well as IN private
i6e.
If the vice president-elect were to
give his democratic blood free circuia-
ton is is probable that he would e1-
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 o ntemp.ating such connections.
In a country ike this it is as neees-
sary to advise men not TO provoke envy,
covetousness and malice as it is to ad-
wise them not 10 harbor those senta-
ments. If there be a spirit OF unchar-
itableness in America or if the young
seem likely to develop such a spirit. we
may be very sure that there IS a caus
for it. That cause Mr.. Roosevelt o
conveniently ignores.
II is well TO advocate SeIf-reliance, in
dependence o. character and ambIton-
It IS well to discourage on all occasions
the spirit of envy, covetousness and
malice. but why ignore the practices
in our official life from which these
offenses come? It is unfortunately
true that there are young men in Amer
..rzn1-.f Ill born ~ nYnY0kG
this spirit as many others are TO IN
herit il.
It is likely 10 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 al of the protests lev
eIed at the republican party's
ism are to be explained as the out
growth of envy, despair and helpless
ness.
There is a very stalwart resistance 70
in iustice in this country which springs
from the most worthy motives. IL Is
not the fruit of disappointment, 1t e
! not come from resentment. 1t Is nottne
result of desire to deprive anybody OF
ANYTHING which properly belongs to
him. 1t is an expression merely OF a
, sense of wrong and of a desire to cor
! rect the wrong
When a great political party adopts
a policy of outrageous favoritIsm, oello'
~erately heaping riches upon specially
selected interests, and lustlf1es It's
course by explaining that many pool
men are also to be benefited. what ear
it expect but envy. c~ovstousness anc
malice. one or all, when it turns u a:
it must. that the promise was made Z
be broken?
When a great political party n tn
pursuit of its selfish measures IN tn
interest of a small class finally reaches
a point where it no longer considers l
necessary to apologize for or to excus'
it's acts on the basis of the public wei
fare, when its injustices are open ant
| fragrant, without palliation and with
out explanation. is it to be surprised o.
the here and there of eny.
and maIice-even of wrath n re
prisal?
IF there has been deterioration in tn
character of American citizenship tn
republican party is responsible for II
It has educated, so far as it was posi-
bic for it to do so, a generation o. mel
TO look to government for assistance o
some sort in making a living. If social
istic IDEAS threaten to undermine tn
sturdy independence and the mani.
seIf-reliance which once distinguishes
American citizenship over that of an.
other country in the world we mus
look to 80 years of republican error
faisehood and deception for the caus
of it.
The economic policies of the repub
Iican party have produced most of tn
political and social delinquents, defec
tiyes and ~incapab,es who are now caus
ing trouble. They have been taught t
lean upon government and not to stan
erect. They have been encouraged t
drift with and not to pull against tn
stream. They have been invited to eS
pect something for nothing. They hav
been led to look to laws for success an
not to their own industry and capabil
itv. They have been deceived as a mai
ter of course. but their deception isles
to be regretted than the corruption Q
their minds which made them fit sui
iects for such deception.
1t is to be hoped that the time wi
come when some distinguished repuf
lican in high position viii be wis
enough and bold enough to speak tn
truth on this subject. To criticise an
advise the pupils of r~epublicanism wi
not avail. 4 covetous, malicious an
probably predatory element, looking j
vain for something which it has nc
earned and which there is nc legit
mate reason for it to expect. a tactic
falling easily under the influence {
vengeful leaders, even of revoiutionist
They do not care for advice. The
want plumber.
Gov. Roosevelt may be assured tina
there will be envy and malice and a
Observation-Disclosures among the citizens c
the republic so long as the party {
which he is a successful leader pursue
its present policy. / is making socia
lists faster han he or anybody else ca
unmake them.-Chicago Chronicle.