The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-09
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Mr.. Theodore w. Rowe, citizen OF
Southern Tennessee. near Bryson. who Is
visiting relatives In Houston, is an ardent
advocate Of democracy and an enemy OF
Imperialism. Mr.. Rowe was born In Ifol.
land. Yesterday. when a reporter asked
for his opinion concerning the present re.
publican administrn ton he said. ut Is
the disgrace of our history prefer 10
Ignore Roosevelt, the accidental executive,
for he deserves no special attention The
presidential campaign is approaching and It
bfhooves us TO make rendy for the issues.
Campaigners could not do better than 10
study the presidents of history which bear
upon the policies Of the day. and we should
recall the words Of the immortal Franklin,
who said: In love Of liberty and bravery
In the defense of II. little Holland has been
Our great example Our present day states.
men should study the history OF the Nedpr-
lands In seeking remedies for the ills which
heset our glorious Republic All agree with
William Grifis when he says that the
Dutch republic had all Of our modern prob.
lens In one form or another two centuries
before they vexed the United States. Al.
most all our words aud phrases about
Uuion, state rights, secession, coercion,
Imperialism, trusts, were heard in Dutch
before we uttered them. The Dutch had
not our modem newspapers, but their
DOCKS, pamphlets ana phuterS' bills were
quickly distributed, ana those publica lions,
though now two or tnree hundred years o.d,
read aud sound wonderfully american.
Page after page of Dutch books read 10 All
American Ike family diary.
The danger OF secession is now past,
perhaps, but the danger OF too much power
IN central government at the expense OF
! ~ "a Nm llY 10
mount peril. The present president. II per
mitted, would become dictator, and the
Republic would be the laughing stock or
! the world. The subsidized republican party
nas jeupardzed the very existence OF the
Union aud the great trusts have become IN
composite Il vciied anu heartless nolarch
| With power to enforce demands II the
democratic party moves skilfully III the
| coming campaign present day heresies will
be eternally overtnrown and popular gov
| eminent will he preserved. We nave now
! to consider the luxury, extravaganza ana
| manners, prevalent in monhrcnies, No" be
! ing initiated by Roosevelt and our highest
! Officials. Love of money has Increased. le-
! ligion has become foftLnl manners nave de.
! cined and this is undoubtedly the peri5d
| referred IN by Lincoln when he said he
| trembled for the safety Of his country. We
| are painfully impressed with the fact that
| we are becoming degenerate. The reaction
| after more than a century of uneXampled
! success, of loftIest heroisrn. has come. The
virtues OF republican faith In God, high mo-
| tives, grand actions, simplicity in dress
| food and life nave fallen to the common
| level Of Europe In the coming campaign
| the voice Of outraged labor will be heard,
! and supreme effort Will be made to Nh!p
| dependent elements of society into line
| Let all remember the words Of William the
| Silent, written to the Dutch magistrates in
| 1877, and made the corner stone Of the
! first Dutch and th<al Of the American Re
| public: We declare to you that YOU have
no right to interfere with the conscience of
! anyone so long as he has done nothing