West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-12-11

ways, and as result the constitution
ality OF tho law Ii stili In question In
the courts and the franchise corpora
tions OF New York are behind 1900.
ooO I'm taxes.
Rooscvelts civil service friends were
horrificd when he took Spoils Mongcr
Payne Into his cabinet and appointed
men like Clarkson to prominent post
uons. They got another shock when
he last May made special ruling
which permits chiefs OF bureaus 60 re-
move clerks without cause or trial.
This ruling was clearly To- fit the case
OF Miss Rcbecca Taylor. who was a
most efficient clerk. hut who had I'm a
published letter criticised the presi-
dents "'rhc Flag WIN Stay Put"
speech. She was summnrily dismissed.
Some very mean politicians have
been reading Rooseveit's "Ranch Life
aud Hunting Trail" and have rcjoiced
when they found that he said there
TINT brutal. dissipnted and drunken
cowboys aud rough riders OF the west
''arc much better fellows aud pleas
antcr companions than small farmers
or agricultural lnborers; nor are tho
mcchanics ana workmen OF great
city to he mentioned In tho same
breath"
The wicked Democrats In 1000 also
thought To harm Roosevelt by publish
Ing the following extracts from his ar-
tlclc on the American union working.
men In the Review OF Reviews OF Sep
tember. 1900:
"Thc mon who object to what they
style government by injunction are,
rs regards the essential principles Of
government. In hearty sympathy with
their remote skin clad ancestors who
lived In caves. fought ono another with
stone headed axes and ate tho man.
moth and woolly rhinoceros. They are
Interesting as representing n geological
survival. but they are dangerous when
ever there Ia the least chance Of their
making the principles OF this age bur
led past living factors In our present
life. They are not In sympathy with
men OF good minds and sound civic
morality"
1t is to be expected that a strenuous.
impctuous. strong willcd man like
President Roosevelt. who longs for
military life and dcspotism aud who
hates "the dull pursuits OF civil life"
VIII make many enemies. Hence It is
not strange that his critics are some
times found In his own party. Thus
General Grosvenor OF Ohio when act
Ing ms special correspondent for the
New York Journal Mt the Republican
convention at Philadelphia In 1900.
said on June lS: "If he is nominated,
it Will very soon be understood that
the game has been one I'm which he
himself has participated either as an
organizer or as consenting to the per-
formancc. Nobody who honors Roosc.
welt takes any stock In this sort of
thing. II is not believed that hc will
consent tn lend himself to the injury
OF men who. relying upon his early
statement that under no consideration
would be be u candidate. have honest
ly and faithfully made their own cam
paigns for the nomination"
In February. 1900. II became appar-
cnt that Senator Plntt of New York
and other Republican politicians were
trying TO get rid or Governor Roosevelt
by making him a candidate for the vice
presidency. The governor did somo
plain talking. His warm friend, DIR.
Albert Shaw, said I'm the March 5000
Review OF Reviews: Governor Roosc-
welt very frankly put himself on record
last month. lie announced that under
10 circumstances would he accept q
nomination for the vice presidency"
General Grosvenor happened 10 be on
deck when the circumstances were
changing aud when Roosevelt was re
considering his past promises, and
GrosveDor was undoubtedly greatly In
tercsted In other candidates. In tho
Journal OF June 10, 1900. General
Grosvenor said:
"The demand OF Mr.. Platt and tho
Quay-Platt combination is that Nc
Kinley shall be forced to take dis
tasteful running mate of their selec-
ton"
Again. In the journal OF Juno 21, Mr..
Grosvenor said:
There is something new here under
the sun. We have brilliant, erratic
and curious sort OF man. His enemies
,re trying to destroy him, and a great
horde Of selfish. cold blooded politicians
are trying TO use him for their own
selfish and shameful ends. That man
~ tDcDuOfe NOOHeveN.
'"They Uhe men back Of Hoosevelt)
are willing 10 push him OF and dump
him on the presidential ticket In tho
sole and sordId interest Of themselves
and their own other schemes ia poll
tics"
As to Roosevelt himself. no added:
"It will be said OF him either that no
Is dishonest man or else that he did
not want the place; that he was sim
ply taken possession OF by tho men
who hated him aud forced into posi-
ton In order that they might get rid
OF him"
Men sho,Ad be Judged by the results
Of theif acts and not by their profess
Sions. Or. as President Roosevelt put
Il last July, Words are good when
Jnckcd by deedg and only eo0