Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1904-06-02
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1904.
THEY ARE GREATLY ALARMED.

who wish to see our pure republican insti'
tutions preserved. This, of course, is the
merest buncombe, and shows to what a
desperate strait the Democracy has been
driven in its search for an issue. The
charge that he is not acceptable to the
business men of the country is refuted by
present business conditions. In a COM
mere al way the year 1904 promises to be
a precedent and record breaker. The
rule has been that "Presidential years"
are attended with business depressions or
to say the least with serious distractions
tn trade. But even such an ultra Demo-
cratic newspaper as the Richmond Times
Dispatch has admitted that this "Presi-
dental year" is going to be happy ex-
ception to the rule. 1t SAYS: This year
business has thus far been little affected.
The business world is not much
afraid this year." The Times Dispatch then
proceeds to give the following as reasons
for The confidence Of the business world:
'If the Republicans are continued in
power, there will beno change in the
policy of the government, and if the Dem
ocrats win they will win on conservative
business-like platform and there will be no
violent disturbance in the situation by
reason of the change"
So, here we find an extreme Democratic
paper asserting that the business conf
dence now prevailing is based upon the as
surance that the Republicans are to be con-
tinued in power and that the policy Of the
present Administration is to be unchanged,
or that Democratic success can only be OBJ
tanned by a pledge that the party will
make no violent changes in the economic
policy of the Republican party and Ad-
mlnistration.
Reports were recently sent out from
Washington that the managers of the
Democratic campaign for members of
Congress had determined to make their
fight on two issues, the trusts and the
postolfice scandals. The New York Sun
expressed its contempt for the trust issue
by saying that the trust busting business
is played out. Our contemporary, the
Richmond News Leader, indirectly en-
dorses the views of the New York Sun
and suggests that they are provided with
an "overpowering issue. This issue is the
Presidents steady, insolent and danger
Gus encroachment on the rights of Con-
gress and especially of the lower house,
and the cowardly, serYile and reasonable
subserviency of the Republican majority
in the house."
In support of Its bitter attack upon the
President and the Republican majority in
Congress the News Leader presents the
recent order of the President which placed
all the surviving Union veterans of the
Civil War who are oyer sixty-two years
old on the pension rolls. Our contempt
rary would have us believe that this is an
act of usurpaton and shows the violently
dangerous disposition of President Roose
welt. If lie had no right to issue the or
der and it was made IN violation of the
rights of Congress or of the Constitution.
there was way to prevent the enforce
ment of the order. And, if the President
had lawful authority to make the order,
what claim can justly be offered that it
was an act of usurpatlon.
Our contemporary claims to be an expo
nent of true Jeffersonian and Jacksonian
Democracy, and it is constantly urging its
party to return to the doctrines and teach
ings of these fathers of Democracy. We
will remind the News Leader Of the fact
that MIR. jefferson, while President of the
United States, in 1904, deliberately COM
mitted great public act which he de-
clared was an extreme violation of his
constitutional authority, and according to
the reasoning of the News Leader was
violent usurpation. We refer to the Louis !
lana purchase, which is now being cele-
brated by the American people with the
largest worlds fair that has eyer been
held.
We will also remind our Richmond con-
temporary of President Andrew Jackson's
celebrated proclamation of 1882 when
South Carolina declared Its intention to
nulify the tariff laws of the United States,
and it's purpose to withdraw from the
Union if any effort was made to enforce
those laws in that State. President Jack
son issued his proclamation declaring that
the laws should be executed, and that
ssthe Union must and shall be preserved"
According to the teachings of modern
Democracy, President Jackson vent OUT
tide bis executive authority and bis act
was one Of violent usurpation. Speaking i
If President Rooseyelt's pension order <