Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-09-02
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Denouncing what he terms the i'm
perlalis!i ic policy of the President. Will.
liam Morton Grinnell. a prominent Re-
publican and nephew of Levi p. Nor
ton, declares that be will vote for
Judge Parker. He occupies the same
position as Gen. E. A. McAlpin, form
er treasurer of the Republican State
Committee; William e. ChOate, a BROTH
er of the present Ambassador to the
Court of st. James; Albert B. Boarf.
man and other Republicans who are
opposed to Roosey cit.
Mr.. Grinnell's grandfather was one
of the members of the Electoral College
who voted for the first Harrison, Mr..
.Grinnell served under Benjamin Har
rison as Third Assistant Secretary of
State. He is practicing lawyer and
a director Of the Illinois Central Raj i.
road.
MY decision,'' said Mr.. Grinnel
last evening. "has been reached after
much thought on this subject. Tue
President may be all very well In his
place, but l think that he would do
better as 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 foment-
ed class and race hatred by his policies.
''Perhaps there is no objection to a
President being little autocratic, but
he has overriden the Constitution and
disregarded the law. His making OF
appointments during constructive
recess that is in reality no recess Is a
case in point. His signing OF the rule
which made every veteran Of the civil
war an invalid per sc and entitled to a
pension is another example. The mo
tive of it was to gain votes, but 1t
amounted to nothing less than all ab-
solute decree. These men became in
yallds and entitled to pension because
he SO commanded.
"His conduct with regard to the
Panama canal is ridiculous. 1t is more
absurd than illegal, for it amounted 10
an enunciation of doctrine OF eminent
domain applied to a foreign state. Inc
whole affair was a violation of interna-
tional law. AS result, those South
American countries which formerly
looked to us for help and protection
have grown to hate the Monroe doc
trine.
s.Mr. Roosevelt is given to the 1nces-
SAINT preaching of might against right,
of the power which belongs to the
strong, of the driving of the weaker
to the wall. l consider that the ideas
which he advocates are contrary to
Christian ethics. What he advocates
continually Is atavism, the brutal doc
tripe of the survival of the fittest, the
return to the Dark Ages.
"What this country now needs is an
upholder of the law for President. The
United States was always law-abld
ing nation until three years ago Judge
Parker is man of Judicial tempera
ment. Every patriotic American at
heart prefers the reign of law and or
der as against impulse and adventure.
Judge Parker will be an upholder OF
the law and the Constitution. The
country has law enough. What she
needs is to have it respected" F"
Among the lawyers who have de
clared in favor of Judge Parker Is W
W. Mac cFarland, formerly member ol
the firm of Boardman, Piatt u Soiey
He is an independent Democrat, wh'
voted against Bryan. He will join th'
Parker Constitution Club. which In
few .:ats wiiI open headquarters 10
C .nin~i9.. work
| Au.,..g oIber who have ch" sed the u
pai:si...! vi4ws is Theodore Cox. for
iner:y president OF the New \ urk Stat
.,.:.s..,.- of il publican Clubs