The San Francisco call., 1904-04-22
PENNSYLVANIA PIPES.

" HE Pennsylvania Democratic Convention returns
the lead of New York in making personal issue
against President Roosevelt. The sentiment OF
the country declared be dstrustul of his admins
tration and fearful of his extraordinary. erratic
autocratic assumption and exercise of power"
Like New York. Pennsylvania files bill of particu-
lars. Not instance of any assumption of power
cited because there is none The President declared
be "a constitutional government" That
said of Lincoln and of Grant, by the style
of partsans. The who say know that
there is truth in it than there then. The
fact is that President Roosevelt conspicuousy
bipartisan in his administration. What the New York
and Pennsylvania denunciation that his en-
forcement of the law against those who violate it has
made him dangerous the illicit business interests
the country.
These interests which seek prosper by violation of
the law had involved large numbers of innocent people
in investments in stocks that sure late
be lost because they lacked proper foundation of
legal When the President enforced the law,
illegal and improper nature of the securities appeared
and those lost who had been begued into investment
Since then there has been studied attempt direct
the wrath of the losers against the President
To this scheme the Democratic party lending itself
If this done by the yawpng wing alone, that
wing that lops for Mr.. Hearst it would cause
prise. But is also done by the swallow tails the So
called respectable and conservative element, the high
and holy persons, who have put themselves under the
leadership of Mr. David B. Hill 1t is hypocritica politics
of extreme kind The purpose is secure the
assistance OF the high nancers" whose schemes of
sPoliation have been blocked by the President.
As long the issue is merely personal it will release
from party allegiance immense Democratic vote, of
real conservatives, who in Presidents enforce
ment of the law the policy which they wish their
party follow, just in 1906 the sound money Demo
in the gold standard policy of Mckinley that
issue which they knew their own party ought to have
made These know the folly of charging that the
President international peace and business
bility and prosperity
Why do not his accusers show in what particular he
has threatened international peace? To complain that
he dangerous to the present prosperity of the
try is almanac joke. When his party came into
power there prosperity. The Democratic free
silver agitation had bankrupted business and brought the
national credit breaking down. Prosperity was
restored and business made stable by the defeat of
everything for which the Democratic party had stood
from the Senator Vest said in 18o3 that the party
and Mr. Cleveland had reached the parting of the ways
The who support the declarations of New
York and Pennsylvania have since 1896 declared
that Mr.. Cleveland and is Republican, because he
stood former issues just thousands of Demo-
Gratis will stand the personal issues which
be in this years campaign.
The burden of proof of these personal charges
upon the Let them face the country with spe
cfc proof that peace has been endangered Let
them furnish evidence of the specific menace
stability of business They need expect to get
through the campaign without answering. The Amer-
people will not upon vague charges and general
declarations. They learned better in 1896. That cam
paign of education transformed political methods
and ended the whoop- dooden-doo campaign on
dttes set to the tune of "-The Camp Town Races"
That would do in $780, when people told to vote
for Harrison, therefore, without why wherefore"
and Van Buren, beaten because somebody said he
of Prf-o 41,a
a why and wherefore, and who know why and
wherefore they Democrats will repudiate assaults
upon the President of the United States intended to
punish him for enforcing the accordance with his
oath of office
The opposition policy is nominate recordless
sphinx, with David B. Hill the boss of campaign
to wink socialism with eye and capitalism with
the other