New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-07
SOVEREIGN OF THE UNITED STATES.
People Enthroned, and VIII Have Their
Way Of Choosing Presidents.


To The Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: The trainers OF our Constitution began II
with the words. We the People" and the approval
OF the document By their constituents made II the
fundamental law of the Republic President LIN
coin developed the idea OF the peoples sovereignty
as follows: The government Ot the people. BY the
people and sor the people" he consequently placed
f. them q supreme trust re also saic: You may
for the moment deceive ali the people, you may
deceive some Of the people all the time. but you
cannot fool all the people. all the time. BE re-
a-ded tie consensus OF the Judgment Of the nation
rs the niaturest wisdom. II not divine direction
Hence be never removed his finger from the public
pulse and seldom. II ever. ala he err IN its in
terpretatlon. Let stick close 20 the plain peo-
PIE" vas his motto
The sovereignty OF this RepuhIo Is with the
PEOPLE anG they are aware OF the responsibility OF
their position they also clearly understand that
their abdication would change our fcrIn q gov
eminent ruin the Republic snd arrest Tor thou
sand years the progress OF humanity As one Wit
resses the unity. the steady step and the strength
OF the nation IN its onward march 10 greatness Il
is easy ideally. TO see the people mounted sno in
command from sea to and from the lakes TO the
Gun The post Tor observation ts not Wall Street.
nor legislative halls. nor the Judges bench. nor
the White House but TIE higher plane Of tbs peo-
Pies supreme authority and power. Our country
is at Its best and safest only where the people sway
TIE scept1e Of Intelligence. righteousness and
triotisra The people of every town and county
and district should be 10 their sovereign honor
and responsibility. and allow 70 TO cay he
controls their vote. Nations are ruined never By
the people-alvGys b dsmagogUes.
To note a few illustrations OF the peopis's SOW
ereg1ty: In $40 they stood the front ana were
conspicuous. The Democrats put IN nomination for
the Presidency Martin Van Buren, The bright par
t!cular star @, the wings the brilliant Henry
Cay. But the people were IN the field with q can
a.late OF their OWE. and elected 'T1ppeeanOs and
Tyler. too" Tyler. however. was unwisely accepted
as q SOP to the politicians. The people. not the
politicians. also ran the csnpaign They burst
forth with their lor cabins barrels OF hard CIDER
I've racco0ns. coonskn caps gushing songs, para6es
marches and rustic stump speakers, and won the
Cay By q great majority. The politicians and or
! ato-s could hardly keep Up with the PROFESSIONS
Then most logical and eloquent speeches won less
votes from the heterogeneous masses than the
/ sight Of I've coon hanging to 8 pole erected in
the crowd. TIE people knew what they were
about and Why. They made OF the campaign a
great gala day. the only they have INDUCED n
/ since they were euthrOned "a power as sovereign
In the closing months Of 1885 It became evident
J that the people were thinking. deciding and NOV
/ ing, and that they were designating william Nc
Kialey as their candidate e. the election OF 1893
/ for the Presidency: To divide confuse and check
Eve States put into the held favorite sons as can
dictates. and the great political bosses Of tie ma
The midst q ii they learned that the peope rue On
/ petitors by q large majority and then TIE potl-
clans Loyalty and gracefully bowed their heads IN
the front and their will 80 clearly understood
r that names were mentioned Tor the Presidency
J and Nice-P Presidency but those OF Mckinley and
. Roosevelt When Ar. Roosevelt succeeded 20 the
/ lsrnerted Mckinley the elements in hit makeup
were 50 numerous and uixs1 that lie was
/ largely an Unsoyed problem The people have
watched lin With the keenest Interest Eheir eyes
1 have not beer OF him for hour. Every act has
Z been weighed in the balance Of the nations Judg-
4 meut. and the decision IS that public duty has
/ been left UnGOue. interest neglected
/ Some think that in interfering with the coal
barons he enlarged the Interpretation Of the Con-
Eutuuoni but as government Is Tor the people,
/ blessing 10 hundreds q thousands OF men. women
and children. they in has act only the greatness
. 20 be followed IN the future. Hence. they have
I calmly decided that he has earned q nomination
and that he shall have It
Can the peoples decision be shaken by the com
I hned power OF Wall Street. the coal barons. rail-
road managers. political bosses party rivals or by
4 more loud ana furious tie opposition that may
come from these sources the more certain is his
calling ana election. Should Mr.. Roosevelt decline
] OF necessity. would acquiesCe. and the way would
4 be open for the nomination OF Hanna. Foraker.
I or spoCner- or Root, or Fairbanks. or Lodge or
I any other man who was made W or good Presi-
I Dental timber. and ne would be elected But as
! the STANDS. should NJ Roosevelt be set asidA
] by the National Convention and any other man be
/ named for President the people would feel that
they had been betrayed and sold ana angrily re-
fuse 20 indorse the crime II the people did not
might name would enjoy walkovsr to tie White
40 man sees these things more clearly than Sen
/ see exactiy what IL is His frame Of mind may IA
] the same that o. the Young woman who, being
gently reprcved fo- allowing friend 20 be fres
! and II they CO him any good don't care.