The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-20
THE PRESIDENTS FAILURE AS A STATESMAN.


President Roosevelt is second rate man in a first
class place
man of letters by profession he is not a great
writer soldier during part OF his career he failed
to show himself of the worlds great captains He
is successful a politician but as statesman he is
failure.
OF course as Mr.. Roosevelt has reached although
by an accident the high office OF president of the
United States, it is statesman that he must be
judged. The Judgment must be strict Judgment be.
cause OF the importance OF his office The president
OF the United States must up to his large re-
sponsibilties He must be great man on account of
his great office In the OF Mr. Roosevelt the of.
hce is bigger than the man
It is plain that to Judge republican president fair
ly he must not be judged by democratic standards
He must be judged only by the rule of right If in
many matters the rule Of right and the PRINCIPLES Of
the democratic party found to be identical that
does not prove that the president is being Judged by
an unfair standard but merely demonstrates the excel
ience of the principles OF the democratic party re-
publican president who is wise and broad statesman
will not refuse TO do thing that is right because it
happens to be advocated by the democrats
Another principle to be observed is the legal min
cple of the presumption of innocence The president
Is presumed to be innocent in every case until he IS
proved to be guilty He is TO be given the beneat NJ
the doubt in every case where there is room for a
doubt.
NOW the most important matter of our present do
nestle policy is undoubtedly the trusts question
What is the presidents trusts policy? 1t is seegaw
policy Now it goes up, now down In his Mime.
apoIs address he speaks of Stacking the cunning Of
the trusts In his message TO congress he speaks Of
the necessity of treating them delicatey In the adj
dress they are trusts" In the message they are com
binatoas lr his Charleston speech he speaks Of tba
dut! ot auton and sofrestraint in dealing with the
trusts Then he orders the attorney general to pro
coed against the beet trust the Northern railroad
merger when he becomes alarmed at the popular clam
or. Would he not order proceedings to be taken
against lbl other principal trusts of the country if
there should be popular clamor demanding sucb
action?
Next to the foreign policy of the government wa
observe the same yacilaton aud uncertainty In his
message he announces it the governments purpose
to free the Fpinos Yet the war is continued to take
away their freedom
proclamation OF the governments purpose would
stop the war.
The atrocities In the islands are denied Reports
are suppressed. Then, when the facts get out and
there is strong popular camor wholesale courts mar
tal are ordered At and the same time the pres
dents mouthpece in the senate claims as he himself
has claimed through the secretary of war that the
atrocities have been exceptional and then to show
that the government is doing its duty produces list
of $50 officers who be courtmartlaed for com.
mltuhg atrocities. The president has not succeeded
either IN making friends of the Fiipinos or in subY
eating them as enemies His Philippine policy is
hochpot of uncertainty in theory and slough of cru.
city in practice. Regarded either from an imperialst
or an antmperalist point of view is the presidents
conduct OF affairs in the Philippines a success?
The president is thus shown to be failure as TO
the two great political questions of the day Judging
him by nonpartlsan standard In minor questions
the same failure is shown. The reason for it is plain
Theodore Roosevelt is not strong man. He lacks the
qualities of a statesman.