The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23

achievements, which turned the tide Of
war and procured for his struggling colo
MES the alliance Of France. which Sc
cured American Independence.
There was nothing strenuous IN WASH
&ingtons hacking with his little hntchet
Tint favoritc cherry tree of his father di
{ he ever did ~ and confessing IT. Bnt
there Is another incident moro authentic
recorded Of him, which did exhibit a
strenucsNy that might please even Ted
dr. Hi, mother had n ine pet colt
that wa, unusually wild and refractory.
He resolved to ride and break this pet.
SO 1io Nearlessly mounted him, but tho
colt adopted the Language of Patrick
Horny, give me liberty, or give me
DEATH" and rather than be conquered
broke his own neck, and the son told
his distressed mother how 1t happened.
ISesides the disregard or tho Consti-
tuition and the laws by our strenuous
IiSe c,itve which Ilcctor Tucker, Senator
Daniel, and other speakers have pointed
out. is TN instance related b. his hyper
bolical puncgyrst Professor Jacob a..
Rils. ii his Roosevelt the Citizen ~.
IL, Colonel Roosevelt had IN his i'esi-
incnt All obstreperous soldier from Kan
sls, who was court-lnartinled and con-
dcEned to SIX mouths In prison. When
thu regiment was ordered to Cuba, this
convict pleaded as Il child TO be taken
nong. "At sight OF his real agony Mr..
Roosevelt's heart relcnted. All right"
Gl.c said. ~ OH deserve to To sliot rs ,ntsh
rs anybody. You shall CO." When the
regiment was mustered out Its record
showed this convict. and he was inquired
for The Mister Colonel coollY replied:
ooh, he is MI right. I RENTED his SEN
tcnce" Tho official looked tho colonel
over curiously and said: Sentenced by
II court-martial, approved by tho COM
handing general, you RENTED his SEN
tcnce! Well you've got ilcrve!" Nerve
Is Important In a. military officer, but
obedience has its place also. This nelvy
colonel did not even report his action
In the case, nor make any record OF It.
Docs he not possess tho Same sort OF
nerve iii the Presidents chair?
Now, how has 1t been with Judge AL
ton E. Parker? lie was not born with
n silver spoon In his mouth" which
enabled and invited him to do as he
pleased. He WIS born to honest indus-
try and sclf-excrtion, guided by. faithful
and upright parents Ilo was$a strenuous
helper on the farm, q strenuous scholar,
when he could attend school, zealously
working and studying. He strenuously
pursued his determination to Obtain u
good education, and was strenuous
teacher i'll order to obtain the means OF
going further and mounting higher In
=
fu! father taught him that never for
gotten lesson about keeping his pledged
word. So he went onward and upward,
never degenerating, neither letting up
nor letting down. until he had laid a
solid foundation for the profession Of
the law. In 1T he won the confidence and
the daughter OF his frlned and patron.
He has conc on, rising jn usefulness and
reputation, even having refused some
high honors that were rendered him. Now,
from the highest judicial position in the
great State OF New York, no has been
called to become the fstandard-bcareG' OF
the Democratic party in their campaign
for the highest place III the gift Of this
republic. There was q noble strenulty
In his silence and his refusal to elections
eer5for the nomination, and a still nobler
IN his sending that remarkable telegram
to the National Convention In st. Louis.
after lc had received their nomination..
These things and the character which
they so clearly portray should elect him.
the next President Of these United States.
hut Judge Parker had proper strenuty
large and heavy log which he wished
to have removed from his premises. and
offered the job to young Parker, who, III
ordcrsto undertake it, had first to break
to the yoke two of his fathers oxen
This, with the aid Of u boy friend, he
did, hitched them to the log, removed 1t
to tho place appointed and gained tho
Eeeded reward III r,
y Professor Ris gives us on pages 2Si-5
tho key to President Roosevelt's usur-
pations and infracttors or the Constitu-
ton. He says that the President insists
that the America of to-day is better than
that Of Washington and Jefferson, and
that man cannot write such things as
hc wrote about Lincoln without meaning
every word OF It and acting It out in his
life. Then he quotes him as follows:
THE old-school Jeffersonlan theorists be-
llcvel In strong people and u weak gov
crnment. Lincoln twas the first who
showed how n strong people might have
n strong government, ana yet remain tho
freest on earth. 1Ic seized, half unWit-
ingy, all that was best in tho traditions
OF Federalism lie was the true success
sor Of the Federal leaders, but he graf fled
on their system a profound belief that
the great heart OF the nation beats for
truth. honor and liberty" So that Linz
colnism Is Ids beau ideal.
In the above quotation Is n double fall
lacy. The Jefferson theorists did not be-
lievc in either n strong people or q weak
government. They believed that the peo-
pies of the States were the sources Of
all political power but no people ought
over to be SO strong as to be unjust or
tyrannical q Therefore, they ought, In
cool ana calm delfberation. by written
Constitutions, to impose limitations upon
themselves. ~
AS to our Federal government, they
held that 1t was aglimited one Instituted
by n Constitution, which was ratified by
conventions OF the peoples Of the States,
each acting Independently; that In snid
Constitution manifett Limitations were
imposed, and powers, express and implied,
Iielcgnte0.+ hut some were reserved, and
that the people could not fairly be any
stronger nor tho government any weaker
than this, the peoples Constitution right,
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