New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-29
TSTRPATTON.

II begins TO look as II the Democrats were 60
ing 10 make a good, old fashioned Democratic
campaign against tyranny and for the preserTa-
ton of human liberty. That is an old habit OF
the Democracy whenever il does rot know what
else to do. Its capacity 10 view with alarm
is prodigious, and il is never up a stump and
lacking a real issue but ii discovers that hui
man rights and republican government are en-
dangered by the despotic disposition Of those
ia power. The Democracy began by calling the
Father of His Country the tool of monarchists,
Il was sure that Alexander Hamilton and John
Adams were plotting 10 overthrow free institu-
tons. For sixty years il did not have much
occasion 10 talk about despotiSm, for most OF
The time il was in power and doing the despOtic
itself when convenient. II resumed its guar
dianship Of liberty and law. however, in 1861,
and devoted much energy TO denouncing the
tyrant Lincoln. The subsection of the country
TO the military desporism Of Grant received its
due attention, and the usurpation Of Hayes was
in due order denounced. Harrison's action in
Hawaii excited its indignation as tyranny. and
everybody remembers its attitude toward En-
peror' Mckinley Now. in its search for some
hasis OF union Cor discordant elements. il is not
surprising that it should once more light upon
the old issue and rally its people 10 Withstand
the Dictator Roosevelt
That IS evidently what il Is going 10 do. The
IAIOT2us are Icing Trained Tor mat purpose
IN this State the Parker painless platform for
pecity1ng the party solemnly declared This
us a government Of laws, not OF men; one law
'for Presidents Cabinets and people; no usurpa-
zion; no executive encToachment upon the
Legislative or judicial department" In South
Carolina, 10 take an example from distance,
The Democrats declared for the separation of
the government departments, without the right
of either 10 usurp or encroach upon the func-
''tions OF another" and then said We view
with alarm the assumption Of power by the
President and the surrender of that power by
1.-The Congress- Tennessee has raised the same
cry; and now the Democratic State Conven-
lion in Maryland charges that the President has
been guilty "Of repeated and objectionable die
lotion 10 both branches Of Congress- IL de
nounces him for fragrant encroa chments upon
the rightful powers and Independence Of Con-
'gress," and declares that his autocratic inya-
sion" Of the freedom of the two houses should
receive the indignant rebuke and condenna-
'tion OF the people"
Now. this is apparently serious when. with
several voice with ascription one from all
parts OF the country comes this wall of usurna-
ton, we are bound To- examine this Charles I
Dnd Cromwell rolled IN One-this reinca rnation
of Bonaparte and Attila the Hun In may nor
maps be pertinent. In response 10 the attack of
Senator German. 10 recall the reply made Near
NA '-V SVss.Oh Dy senator Aldrch 10
me Maryland Senator'S rehearsal I'm Congress az
tie Maryland platform
\ Know no case where he has undertaken m
dictate what our policy or what our legtsla,,oD
shonla oe' arc i cannot say that of another
President within my recollection THE 80
about the usurpations Of the President s,d 80
attempts 10 control legislation or The ro,,e-- s
In all nonsense. and nobody knows B, bssts, go,
soes The Senator from Maryland man
We Nie constrained 10 admit that the
President might have established a dictotorsbI
Dithon; Senator sldricli knowing I, Fxcara'
s 81 ~ seN"'"r iiiiiiian Senator carmack and
'oiiia" iDa. oe more observing. We