The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-27
does not agree Slth President Roosevelt
,bat the and iust,fies the means. He holds

that adherence to principle. whether
| II works for good or Ill, will have a more
! beneficial influence on their future des-
tiny than all our material upbuilding, d
and tina. I'VE should ever remember that
| the idea of doing a wrong to a snlaller'
weaker nation than we, or even all man
| kind. may have a resultant good Is re-
| p,ignant to the principles upon which our
government was founded"
| President Roosevelt, In his letter, boast
| ed that no matter what might be SAID
about the manner Of doing 1t, he had at
| least procured the right OF way and re-
| moved all obstacles to tho building or Inc
canal. But that was the boast OF a bragg
cart. It is an easy matter for man
| IN his position with unlimited money ana
| with a strong army and navy at MS
| back. to nut down a weak republic like
| Colombia and set up a mushroom repuollc
| like Panama, and clear the way for action.
But II Mr.. Roosevelt had been dealing
| with England or Germany or France OF
any strong nation, he would not nave
| found his task so easy. Judge Parker 8
|
timcnt Of every true American.
He is in favor Of developing American
shipping, hut is opposed to the undemo-
| cratic method Of subsidies to ship COM
panes. ,
He is in favor Of thorough investiga-
| ton Of every department of government,
and says that Democratic Congress
w. - 4 70 lie a
| in favor Of correcting abuses In the army
and navy service.
lie calls especial attention to the cnor-
nous Increase in the expenditures OF
government since Mr. Cleveland was
President He points out that between
the expenditures OF the year 1886. amount
ing to s242ooo,o 900, AMI those Of the last
| nscnl yenr-the seventh after Grover
Cleveland ceased to be Presdent-aggre-
eating $50 900, 600. there Is a difference
| SO great as to excite alarm in the breasts
Of oil thoughtful men. Allowing for the
$50, 10000 paid for the Panama Canal. the
expenditures Of the last fiscal year eX-
ceeded the sum Of s5s2, 900. being more
thar double the expenditures Of the gov
ornment for all purposes during the f1rst
year Of Mr.. C1eveland's administration.
There are other figures of the same sort,
and they should DO carefully studied by
the American people Extravaganza IS
not merely question Of finance; it Is a
question Of morality. Extravaganza IN
government Is undemocratic and sinful
From financial point Of view, we are;
able to spend money extravagantly; from
a moral point OF view extravaganza IS
sure to lead to corruption.
There are many fine points in this adj
mirablc letter Of acceptance, but Judge
| Parker makes his great hit in reply to
what Mr.. Roosevelt says about his ia
nous pension order. With great gusto
the President tauntingly declared that
his order was revocable at the pleasure
Of the executive. IF our opponents come
| into power, said he, they can revoke
this order and announce that they will
treat the veterans Of sixty-two and sew,
enty as presumably in full bodily vigor
and not entitled to pensions. Will they
authortatvely state that they intend to
do this? If so, we accept the issue
Here is a challenge, and the President
says by Inference: II dare you to accept
it" Judge Parker does accept It In the
Following courageous manner:
.on the assumption that the order, as
stated by the administration. Is revocable
| at the pleasure Of the executive, it hay
| ing been an attempted though perhaps
unwilling crlcroachment upon the legisla-
tive power, and, therefore, unwarranted
by the Constitu ton, ! accept the chal-
lcnge and declare that If elected I will
revoke that order. But J. go further and
| say that that being done, will con-
tribute my effort toward the enactment
OF a law to be. passed by both houses
Of Congress and approved by the cxecu-
| tive that will give an ago pension with
! out reference to disability to the sur
vlving heroes Of the Ciyil,YNar; and un-
der the provisions Of which n pension
may be accepted with dignity, because
OF the consciousness that 1t comes as
]! Just due from the people through their
! chosen representatives and not as largess
| distributed by the chief executive. &
That answer Is enough to make evelg
Democrat. throw up his hat and shout for
Parker. It is a frank, courageous, pa
trotic and complete reply to Mr.. Roose-
" n 4. : q. II
volts braggadocio. Judge Parker does
not undertake to defend Mr.. Cleveland's
order or anybody's order. He is clear IN
his own mind that to- President OF the
United States has mo authority of law
to issue such an order, and In a spirit
Of obedience to the Constitution he says
that If lie is made President he will re-
yoke the unlawful order and refer the
= whole subject to Congress. where it be-
longs. lie says that II there must be an
old age pension, let 1t be provided for by
act of Congress, and not by the ukase
Of a capricIous President
In conclusion he sums up his letter
: hand the Issues OF the campaign In these
: pointed and searching questions;
SHALL ECONOMY DFi ADM1NIsS
TRATION BE DEMANDED OR SHALL
fJ1N