Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-03
SCHURZ FOR PARKER
he DECLARES THERE ARE TWO
RoosEvELTs.
The Legendary and the Real-Thinks
the President Cannot Redeem
His Party.

Carl Schurz made public today a ten-col-
umn letter addressed to the Parker Inde-
pendent Club, giving his views on some of
the subjects at present under public discus
sion" in the election campaign. He takes
UP the tariff and prosperity, and says:
The boast that the great advances of this
country In wealth and prosperity were ow
ing to the republican policy of high pro-
lection is simply a SANDER on the Ameri-
can people. Our natural resources are so
immense and the energy and ingenuity of
American labor so exceptionally produc
tive that owing to the combination Of these
two tremendous factors the American peo-
pie were bound to prosper and to grow
rapidly in wealth under-or In spite Of
any economic policy. The more study the
history of our economic development the
more L become convinced that this coun-
try would have by this time been just as
rich and prosperous 1t Is had that de-
velopment been permitted TO take its nat
ural course without any artificial protec-
ton. 1t would be healthier, too, as the
human body is healthier when brought up.
not on medicinal stimulants, but upon nat
ural food. The economic activities would
in some respects probably have taken diff
ferent directions The distribution of the
product and accumulated wealth would
probably have been different, too. and very
likely more wholesome. People would have
relied more upon their own energies and
less upon the government to make them
rich. But, in my opinion at least, the ag-
gregate production of wealth and the gen
eral state of popular prosperity would not
have been less.
Imperialism.
The republican party, which owed ITS
existence to it's belief in the Declaration or
Independer CO. has before all the world
hauled down that banner of our faith ana
has hoisted in its stead the flag of con-
quest and arbitrary dominion over subject
popula lions. 1 am well aware of the
philanthropic cloak in which this autocratic
rule is wrapped-how 1t is all for the benent
of our subjects how we intend to make
them free and rich and contented If they
behave themselves.
1t is the talk of autocrats from time I'M
me mortal l will not question the good
faith of the rulers of today. But the rulers
of today will not be the rulers of tomorrow
or the day after The fact remains tnat
this is autocracy, that this autocracy Is 10
determine how much freedom and what
kind of government the subject is to nave,
and that it will determine this according to
its own changing pleasure and It's Tempo
rary conception of Its own interests.
President Roosevelt.
About two-thirds of the letter is devoted
70 President Roosevelt There are two
Roosevelts in the field" he says-'the ideal,
the legendary Roosevelt, as he once APP
peared and as many people imagine MIN
still to be; and the real Roosevelt, as he
has since developed.
The legendary Roosevelt he describes as
..he who not only abhorred and denounced
immoral practices in the public concerns,
but would never condone them or COM
promise with them; who from the bottom
of his heart hated and despised spoils poll
ties and spoils politicians. party machlneS
and party bosses who would have scorned
TO countenance them and to associate his
interests or endeavors with theirs Tor MS
party's advantage; who rather bid Cenance
to them. and would strain every nerve TO
fight and utterly annihilate their influence
upon our public life: who In his writings
rejected the protective tariff system as I'M
lust and Injurious. and who condemned a
colonial policy involving the acquisition OF
distant lands and alien populations to be
governed by arbitrary rule as lncompatlpie
with our fundamental principles and I'M
American, L.
The real Roosevelt he describes In hve
columns of his letter as just the opposite
| of this ideal or legendary Roosevelt
The remainder of the letter Is devoted TO
praise of Parker and to an expression OF
confidence that the democratic party. II
placed in power, will try to do good. but ne
aptly remarks: "Of course, l do not expect
| he millennium"