Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-11-04
ROOSEYELT'S
ARRANGEMENT
SeYfrest indictment Of His Party by
President Himself.
lie TOLD OF GENERAL CORRUPTION
Frauds, Forgcries aud Pcrjuries
OIenscS His OHicial Message
Finds Among Notorious
Violations OF Law.

There Is not i'll existence, nor Is
there likely 10 be, n Severcr indictment
OF the party in power that that by
President Roosevelt himself in his all
nual message 10 the second session OF
the Fifty-cighth Congress. transmitted
OH Monday, Dec. I. 1903.
IIas the country forgotten how he
referred 10 the general corruption i'll
the dcpartmcntS-nOt merely the Post
office Department., but lie included all
the departments: From the manner
in which lie referred 10 the "drplur-
able state of affairs" ii WAS thought
that there would be Il Wholesale purg-
ing, ana the consequence WAS that
when the message WAS promulgated
the departments were Ill 4 panic. Dut
their fears were uuwarrantcd. Only
= few offenders here anu there were
TO be mOlcsted.
But here is that part Of the mes
sage In reference 10 the prevalent cor
ruption ut Washington:
In my last annual message, in coI-
nection with the subject of the due
regulation of combinations of capital
which are or may become injurious
10 the public, | recommended Il special
. appropriation for the better enforcement
of the antitrust law as Ii DOW stands,
to be extended under the direction OF
the AttOrncy-Gcncral. Accordingly (by
the legislative, executive and judicial
appropriation act of February %, 1905;
81 Stat, S5i, 90i), the Congress ap-
propriated for the purpose OF cnfOrc-
ing the various Federal trust and in
terState-cOmmcrcc laws the sum of five
hundred thousand dollars, to he cX-
pended undcr the direction of the At
tOrncy-Gcneral III the employment of
G,n,fnl rn,,,tc.l aud ,,nnt -, fI,, H.
partment OF Justice to conduct pro-
ceedings and prosecutions under said
laws In the courts OF the United States,
l now recommend as Il matter OF the
utmost importance and urgency the eX-
tension OF the purposes OF the appro-
prlation, so that II may he available
under the direction of the Attorney
General, and until used for the enforce
ment OF the laws OF the United States
in general, and especially OF the civil
and criminal laws relating TO postal
crimes and oifcnScS and the subject of
naturalization. Recent Investigations
have shown a DEPLORABLE STATE
OF AFFAIRS IN THESE THREE
MAI"rEHS OF VITAL CONCERN BY
VARIOUS FRAUDS AND BY FORG-
ERIES AND PERFUMES. THOU
SANDS OF ACRES OF THE PUBLIC
DOMAIN, embracing lands ofdincrent
character and extending through var
iouS sections of the country, have been
dishonesty acquired. 1t Is hardly nee
cssary to urge the Importance Of re-
covering these dishonest acquisitions,
stolen from tile people, u of prompt
ly and duly Furnishing the offenders.
speak In another part of this message
of the widespread crimes and ofrcnsc
by which the sacred right of citizen
ship Is falsely asserted ana that i'll
cstimable heritage perverted to base
ends. BY similar UNCONSTITUTIONAL
FRAUDS, FORGENIES AND PER
JURIES AND BY SHAMEFULBRIB-
ERIES-TIIE LAWS RELATING
THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN GENER-
AL, AND TO THE DUE ADMINS.
TRATION OF THE POSTOFFICE
DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN NO
TORIOuSLY VIOLATED, AND
MANY INDICTMENTS HAVE BEEN
FOUND, AND THE CONSEQUENT
PROSECUTIONS ARE IN COURSE
OF HEARING OR ON THE EVE
THEREON. FOR THE REASONS
THUS INDICATED AND so THAT
THE GOVERNMENT MAY BE PRE-.
PARED TO ENFORCE PROMPTLY
AND WITH THE GREATEST EFF.
Feet THE PENALTIES FOR SUCH
VIOLATIONS OF THE LAW, AND
no THIS END MAY BE FUR.
N1SHED WITH SUFFICIENT IN.
STRUMENTALITIES AND COME.
TENT LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOR
THE INVESTIGATIONS AND
TRIALS WHICH WILL BE NECES.
SARY AT MANY DIFFERENT
POINTS OF TIE COUNTRY. I
URGE UPON THE CONGRESS- TIE
NECESSITY OF MAKING TIE
SAID APPROPRIATIONS AVAIL.
ABLE FOR IMMEDIATE USE FOR
ALL SUCH PURPOSES. TO Re EN.
PENDED UNDEl; THE DIHIGC.
TlON OF THE ATTORNEY.GEN-
EHAI."
BY nothing Is n public mans charac.
ter better 10 he judged than 10y what lie
has to say to the public.
How shall the people who will vote
for President In November better ar.
rive at n fair judgment Of the character
OF Theodore Roosevelt, rs he is. than
by Ills lntcst uttcrauCCsp Ills supporters
ana advisers say that lie consulted them
ana discussed with them his most i'm.
portnnt nets and declarations.
But what Is LETT to hc said of n Trcsi-
dent. however influenced. who in one
breath finds fault with MI of his dc.
p"artincnts. saying that 10y frauds. Torg.
cries ana perfumes they are in n a..
plornblc condition. anil. in The next
breath. rs In his letter Of acceptance.
speaking or his administrations record.
declares: "a truthful recital would
leave no room 70 adverse COmmcutr'
Was the man who wrote the message
TO Congress only last December sin.
core? Was his recital 'irutbfuI?"
Was the same man who wrote n letter
accepting tho Republican nomination
for President slnccrcf