Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-10-27
,rest Indictment Of His Party by
President Himself.
TOLD OF GENERAL CORRUPTION
0Js. Forgeties ami PerjurIes
|oGenses Ills Official Message
Finds Among Notorious
Violations OF Law.

,are is not in existence, nor is
> likely TO be, a severer indictment
be party in power that that by
.iJent Roosevelt himself In his an
message to the second session Of
~FIny.eighth Congress, transmitted
Monday, Dec. Z. 1908.
~ the country forgotten how lie
rred 10 the general corruption in
,isnortments-not merely the Post
a nepartmcnt, but he included all
densrtments? From the manner
rhIch he referred TO the ''deplor-
stote of affairs it was thought
there would be a wholesale purg-
and the consequence was that
n tbe message was promulgated
dpnartments were in a panic. But
fears we're unwarranted. Only
nc Offenders here and there were
e molested.
/ here is that part Of the mes
in reference to the prevalent cor
ion at Washington:
nv last annual message, in con-
Ian with the subject Of the due
latjon Of combinations of capital
n are or may become injurious
. public, | recommended a special
oprlation for the better enforcement
q antitrust law as it now stands,
, extended under the direction of
Ettorney-General. Accordingly (by
e~gislatlve, executive and judicial
~oprlation act of February %, 1903;
|tat., S54, 300, the Congress ap-
-iated for the purpose of enforc-
he various Federal trust and in
ate-commerce laws the sum of five
red thousand dollars, to be tx
ed under the direction of the At
y-General in the employment of
al counsel and agents in the De-
nent of Justice to conduct pro-
ngs and prosecutions under said
in the courts Of the United States,
" recommend as q matter of the
st Importance and urgency the ex-
on of the purposes Of the appro-
ion, so that it may be available
the direction of the Attorney
raj, and until used for the enforce
of the laws OF the United States
neral, and especially of the civil
criminal laws relating to postal
IS and offenses and the subject of
alization. Recent Investigations
shown a D~EPLORABLE STATE
lFFA1RS IN THESE THREE
TIERS OF VITAL CONCERN BY
I0Us FRAUDS AND BY FORG-
Is AND PERJURIES, THOU
BIS OF ACRES OF THE PUBLIC
AIN, embracing lands Indifferent
cter and extending through var
sections OF the country, have been
nestly acquired. II Is hardly nee
to urge the Importance Of re-
ng these dishonest acquisitions,
from the people, and Of prompt
duly Furnishing the offenders.
in another part of this message
widespread crimes and offense
hich the sacred right of citizen
$ falsely asserted aud that in
able heritage perverted 10 base
by similar UNCONSTITUTIONAL
IDS, F0RGERIES AND PER-
ES AND BY SHAMEFUL RlB-
S-THE LAWS RELATING
HE PROPER CONDUCT OF
PUBLIC SERVICE IN GENER-
IND TO THE DUE ADMINS
ION OF THE PoSTOFTICE
IRTMENT HAVE BEEN NO
0USLY VIOLATED. AND
INDICTMENTS HAVE BEEN
ID, AND THE CONSEQUENT
ECUTI0NS ARE IN COURSE
IEARING OR ON THE EVE
Roof. FOR THE REAS0NS
INDICATED AND so THAT
GOVERNMENT MAY BE PRE-
ID TO ENFORCE PROMPTLY
WITH THE GREATEST Eff
THE PENALTIES FOR SUCH
ATOMS OF THE LAW, AND
THIS END MAY BE FUR
ED WITH SUFFICIENT IN
MENTALITIES AND COMPEL
LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR
INVESTIGATIONS AND
Is WHICH WILL BE NECES-
AT MANY DIFFERENT
is OF THE COUNTRY. Ill
UPON THE CONGRESS THE
SSlT1 OF MAKING THE
APPROPRIATION AVAIL
FOR IMMEDIATE USE FOR
SUCH PURPOSES. TO BE EN-
ED UNDER THE DIREC-
OF THE A"TTORNEY-GEN-
othing is a public mans charac-
Ter TO be judged than by what he
say to the public.
stall the people who will vote |
esident in November better ar {
a fair judgment Of the character
odore Roosevelt. as he is, than
attest utterances? His supporters
'lsers say that he consulted them
scdssed with them his most im-
acts and declarations. {
Fhat Is left to be said of a Presi- {
ioWever influenced, who in one |
hnds fault with all of his de-
nts' saying that by frauds, forg-
nd perjurles they are In a de- s
G condition, and, in the next 5
as in his letter of acceptance, (
Y OF his administrations record, /
s "A truthful recital would /
2 room for adverse comment?" {
u'o man who wrote the message ]
gress only last December sin q
was his recital 'truthful!" |
10 same man who wrote a letter I
Wy the Republican nomination
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