Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11


Announcement Ii made from tho
War Department that no additional
designations wI.i be made of candi.
dates from civil life to be examined
for appointment "a second lieutenant
In the army.
Rumors have reached the s.atc Dc.
partmcnt that General Reyes mission
TO Washington Ia primarily To try TO
array opposition senator's against tho
ratification Of tho Bunau.t ariiia, Hay
canal treaty. There Ia also talk Of tho
formation Of a combination OF South
American countries. directed asains,
the United States. Respecting the
ton. IL IL said At the State Depart.
mcnt that much depends upon the M.
,urc Of his credentials ~ TO the re.
ccpiion he IL given. II he II brought
to the department by the Colombian
charge. DIR. Hcrran. he wiil be accord.
cd q respectful hearing. hut his ac.
siyi,ics must be confined TO lawful
channels a. an alien. and any attempt
on his part TO influence by direct rep.
rrscntations any other than the cx~cu.
tive branch OF tho government would
scarcely bc viewed with equanimity.
Horaiio =. Rubcns Of S.~ York. for
merry a member Of the Cuban 1unta.
testified before the Senate committee
on military affairs. making statements
tending To corrpboraic the statements
made to the committee by Major Run
Gle in reference to the knowledge Cen
csai Wood IL said to have had Of the
ltuncic magazine article criticisine un-
favorably the administration Of Major
General Brooke a. governor general Of
Cuba. One Of the most important
statement made by Mr.. Rubcns was
that General Wood visited him after
the publication Of the Runcic article.
and that their conversation showed
that General Wood had previous know
ledge Of H.. Mr. Rubebs said that Cen
crai Wood admitted that he told Run
Gle that the article put him twoodb In
an awkward position. Mr.. Rubcns
also told the committee tina, when tho
break occurred between Runcic and
General Wood he brought them to-
Se,her and tried TO patch up their dif-
fercnccs in a manner that would exon
crate Runcic Of the onus attached to
his name by the report made to the
War Department by General Wood.
The witness also said that when Run
Gle wrote to General Wood begging
him 10 sc, Runcie right before the
country that Runcie showed him the
letter. lie told the contents OF the
letter to the committee and II sup
plied the missing link In the CORES
pondepce ,ha, had previously been filed
with the committee with the Ra,hbone
charges.
In his meorandum on the report Of
Ffr.t Assistant Postmaster General
prjs,ow. in relation to frauds in the
postoffice Department. President
Roosevelt says: mo crime calls for
steruer reprobation than the crime OF
the corruptionist In public life. and OF
the man who seeks to corrupt him.
The bribe giver and the bribe taker
are equally guilty. Both alike sin
against the primary law OF the states
safety. All questions OF difference In
party policy sink into insignifcance
when the people OF this country are
brought face to face With a question
like this, which lies at the root OF
honest and decent government. On
this question, and on all others like IL.
we can AFFORD to have no division
among good citizens. in the last re-
sort good laws and good administra-
tiou alike must rest upon the broad
basis OF sound public opinion. dull
public conscience. an easy-going ac.
auiescence In corruption. infallibly
means debasement in public life. and
such debasement In the end means
the ruin of free institutions. Self.
government becomes farce II the rep
resentatives of the people corrupt
others or are themselves corrupted.
Freedom is not gilt which will tarry
long in the hands of the dishonest or
of those so foolish or so incompetent
as to tolerate dishonesty in their pub
lie servants. Unde. our system all
power comes from the people. and all
punishment rests ultimately with the
people. The tolerance OF the wrong.
not the exposure OF the wrong. is the
real offense."