Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-09-26
Mr.. Roosevelt's Burchard.

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partyism. there is danger for those in
eminent positions to be afflicted by
the experience of poor Sindbad with
the monster, "The Old Man of the
Sea" who without consent rode upon
his shoulders. Statesman Blaine
would undoubtedly have overcome
Cleveland's small majority of about q
thousand votes in the pivotal State,
New York, had it not been for Dr..
Burchard obtruding his Rum, Ro-
manism and Rebellion" into the cam.
paign just before the ballot was taken.
Omitting reference to many minor in.
stances in which "the cloth" has in.
jured friends and causes, by unwar.
ranted zeal, We come down TO Teddy's
late tribulation, caused by DR.. Wash.
burns admiration for the Rough Rider,
who he claimed in q sermon, in Christ
church, New York, on late Sunday,
had been called to the Presidency of q
great people through the judgment of
God. He likened Roosevelt to David
who had been raised to crush the Go.
liah Of Monopoly.
This recalls the fact that when the
good and great Lincoln was called
from his patriotic labors by the assas-
sins bullet, that there were those of
both press and pulpit who declared
that it was an act of Providence; that
Lincoln's goodness OF heart would
have led him to extend too wide .
scope to his concessions for . recon-
structed Union, and that he was taken
to his fathers just in time for the pub.
lie good.
Such an estimation OF Divine Wis
dom betrsys very low conception of
Omnipotence. That the Great Givcr
Of all Good, the Embodiment of Per-
feet Love and Mercy, should employ
the assassin to do His will, seems to be
an incongrous association Of oil We re.
gard - exalted and noble with what
Gods own teachings have led us to
abhor. That mortal man should 30
glibly speak Of the methods of Deity,
shows how utterly he misconceives
and belittles the attributes Of the di.
vine life. To seek knowledge Of Infin
tie Wisdom, should be with bowed
head and bent knee instead OF the
pompous bearing and strident tones OF
the Pharisee.
Then, aside from the sacrilage OF
such pulpit rant, how weak and con.
temptible is the smile used for ex.
preston Of the relative position OF the
President and the trusts! David used
his sling to kill the giant. Roosevelt
does not propose any such decisive re.
suit. He sees much to admire in the
combinations Of capital. He only
wants power conferred upon himself
by the constitution to declare "Thua
far and no further" He proposes q
method of control which, at best, will
require several years of federation Of
iron rule, like the present in the coal
regions, beforehe will be able to 10 ter.
pose his beneicent aid. During all
this time, the giant may dodge the
missile il hurled, or formulate plans
for crushing the valiant little prototype
of one whose success was as much due
to celebrity of attack 40 the strength
Of his arm. Probably nobody but the
President eutertaius any thought that
such an amendment to the constitu.
ton would be sanctioned by the Amer
lean people. Already have the re.
served rights of the masses been alb.
sorbed by the central government until
the most powerful reasons for change
OF party rule fall from an almost i'm.
penetrable eoat-of-mail fabricated by
the selfish clans for mu tual protection
in the exercise of power and accumu.
lation of wealth. A two. thirds vote oil
Congress is necessary, and ratification
by three-fourths of the States il essen.
tial, before Mr.. Roosevelt's method can
be tried. Does anybody capable Of
calm judgment think that it is possible
that such concessions will be made?
1t cannot be denied, however, that
the Rev. DR.. Washburn has done the
public some service in presenting the
President in such q grotesque attitude.
Heroic remedies are sometimes q ne.
cessity of pharmaceutical recourse, and
in this inetance, we think the reverend
humbug builded wiser than he knew,