The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1902-05-15
President Roosevelt "Touohed
Up" By Barlow Philosopher
HAS BOTH GOOD AND BAD TRAITS
William Would Willingly Forgive Him
II He Would Apologize For Hard
Things Said Of southerners'

ness people in the world" They will
suffer more and suffer longer, and then
II their enemy smiles on EN- and feeds
EN- with a little sugar, they Will lick
his hand and forgive him.
was Eliminating about this when
read of the presidents visit to Charles
ton, and the grand ovation they gave |
him. II hasn't been two months since
he said in public at banquet that our
secession was anarchy. 1t hasn't been
very long since he wrote in his life
OF Tom Benton this sentence: Before
jefferson Davis took his place among
the arch traitors, he had already been
known as one of the chief regulators
Of his state, and it was but natural
that to dishonesty he should add
treachery to the public" Mississippi
did repudiate her public debt, and SO
did Michigan and some other northern
states, but Mr.. Roosevelt singles out
a southern state to give a slam at Mr.
Davis and the south. Now the truth is
THAT Mr.. Davis had nothing in the
world TO do with IT, 1t was done before
be came into public life or had any
thing to do with public affairs, |
reckon Roosevelt got 1t from John Stu
art Millss slanderous history when he
saws. "Mr Davis was governor Of Mis-
slssippi, and when the legislature
passed a bill to pay the repudiated
bonds he vetoed It," What a mon
strous lie! Mr. Davis never was gov
ernor Of Mississippi, and no such bill
was ever passed. Again, MI Roosevelt
says in his book, The moral differ
ence between Benedict Arnold on the
one hand and Aaron Burr or Jefferson
Davis on the other Is the difference
between a politician who sells his vote
for money and one who supports bad
measure to get a high political POSI-
ton" What malignant venom there
must be in a man who would class JEFF
ferson Davis with Arnold and Burr;
what amazing Ignorance of historical
facts to call him an arch traitor and
chief repudiator when at the very
time of the Reputation he was organic
ing a regiment to fight the battles o.
his country on the soil Of Mexico.
There he was desperately wounded
and for Ave years went on clutches
Our southern people regard Jefferson
Davis with emotions of the highest ad
miration, and have supreme contemp
for the ignorant or malignant histor
ans and politicians who assail him.
gratifies me immensely that the pres
ident and General Miles have falle
out, and that Miles got the worst OF !
though | don't know who deserves tn
most scorn, the president for slande
ing Mr.. Davis or Miles for putin
shackles on him,
Now II Roosevelt was man enoug
to retract what he wrote and ascrih
It to ignorance or transformation, b
could restore himself to some eXter
TO the favor of our people, for 1t is
fact that We are the most forgiveness
people on the earth, but have nevC
yet known Yankee politician to ape
oglze for anything he did. They al
the saints. The G. A, RS invite OF
boys to banquet with them, but the
don't apologize, and they won't vote
a pension to save our lives. | dor
understand the president, and my OPT
ion is he don't understand himself,
don't believe he has mind enough
know his own mind. II he Is real
for cival war reform and an hone
government, what did he turn out l
ans for and put in figurehead, un!e
It was to tickle the G. A, RS (grab
rascals) and get their influence in
next nominating convention, Perha
he is himself the man "who supJo
a bad measure to get high politi
position." Well, of course any son
Agun can get pension now, and so
who never had a gun. believe c
federate soldier can get one by gre
ing the pension agent Only last W.
one of our esteemed fellow citiz'
had business that called him to a
in New York state and on being mi
1uced to the pension agent as capt
- he was asked what service he
Ee replied, "In the Virginia arm
l." said the agent, Have
pension7" mo" said
Well, let me make out y
it is time you had OF
'umored him for SC
filing up the bla
surrender" S
captain. "Wh
them" said