The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-08-20
BETTER VIKING THAN PRESI-
DENT.


shifting around in politics this year.
The drift, however. is almost entirely
in one direction-toward the Demo-
cratic candidate. Whether the move
ment will be sufficient to sweep him
into the Presidential chair remains to
be seen, but it cannot be denied that
the tide is setting strongly in that di-
rection. In New York recently such
men as General Z. A. McAlpin, form
err treasurer of the Republican State
Committee; William G.. Choate,
brother of the present Ambassador to
the Court of ST. James; Albert b.
Boardman one of New Yorl1's most
noted attorneys, and William Morton
Grinnell, who served under Harrison
as Third Assistant Secretary of State,
and others who have for years followed
the standard of the Republican party,
are declaring their intention TO
support Judge Parker. They assign as
a reason that Parker stands for consti-
tutionalism, while Roosevelt repre-
sents imperialistic tendencies that are
dangerous to republican form of
government.
In a speech Wednesday evening ALI
nouncing his intention not to support
Mr.. Roosevelt but to do all in his
power for the election of Judge Park
err. Mr.. Grinnell, who comes of
family that has been Republican. for
three generations, drew this striking
contrast between the two men:
'.The President would do bet
ter as a Viking in the ninth century
than as the ruler of this country. His
acts have gone beyond the bounds OF
law, and in many cases he has TO-
mented class and race hatred by his
policies.
"He has overridden the constitution
and disregarded the law. The
motive of it was to gain votes.
1.-THE action of the President with
regard to Panama was nothing Elore
nor less than giving sanction to, or al
least conniving at, the dismemberment
of a Republic which was in sense
the ward of the nation.
Mr.. Roosevelt is given to the in
cessant preaching of might against
right. of the power which belongs TO
the strong, of the driving of the
weaker to the wall. / consider that
the ideas which he advocates are con-
trary to Christian ethics. What he adj
vocaAes continually is atavism, the
brutal doctrine of the survival OF the
httest the return to the dark ages
Three years ago when Mckinney
was i'm Office the country was prosper
Gus. everybody was employed and
prosperity and content were every
where Now we have strikes class
hatred and race hatred
THE President is largely RESPONSE
BILE in my opinion, for the present
labor troubles. His interference has
been i'll advised. He poses at one time
as q labor leader, at another as the
upholder of capital.
"When Mckinley died there was a
big surplus in the Treasury; now there
is a deficit
"What this country now needs is an
uD-hoIder of the law for President.
The United States was always law
abiding nation until three years ago.
Judge Parker is Il man OF judicial tenn
permanent. Every patriotic American at
heart prefers the reign of law and or
der as against impulse and adventure.
Judge Parker will be an uDhoiocr OF
the law and the constitution. The
country has law enough. What She
needs is to have il respected.
I'm everything that Judge Parker
has done hc has given the impression
Of BlaDliness and courage"
To every one at all familiar with the
careers of the two men, the fidelity
OF the antithesis above drawn must
be evident, and when it comes to Il
choice 1T the polls, the thoughtful in
dependent voter-who, after all, is the
one who decides our elections-should
have no trouble in making up his
mind.
But whatever view one may take
of the business of Mr.. Grinnells stric-
lures on the President. it must be adj
mitted by even his friends that Mr.
Roosevelt is an extremist. That is not
what is wanted in this country
America is a conservative ma
ton. There is no demand here fol
the fanatic no call for rough riding
in the Presidents office. The thing
that is wanted is safe and conserva-
tive rule of a great and powerful ma
ton. The nation has become great
and powerful by reason of such rule
and has remained so these three years
despite attempts of the Executive tC
brow-beat and fntimidate weaker ma
lions. But the safe business interests