Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-09-15

acumen and clcverress in emphasizing
the strong points in the republican po-
sition and the weak points in the demo-
cratic record" The World adds that Mr..
Roosevet's letter is extremely clever and
and exposed"
Now what did President Roosevelt say
that can be corrected and exposed?'
The President shows that it is difficult
to find out from the utteranccs OF our
opponents what are the real issues upon
which they propose to wage this cam
pa1gn. He mcrcilessy exposes the manner
in which the democrats as party have
| abandoned most of the principles upon
which they have insisted during the past
eight years.
| President Roosevelt finds forcefu IL
| lustration of democratic doubt and SHIFT
| ing in the assertion of the democratic ma
tional platform that protection is rob
berry" and the subsequent declaration of
prominent democrats that if power is
given them they do not really mean to
carry themselves in accordance with this
declaration, while others seem anxious
|
tial power because the power would be
only partial the United States Senate re-
naming republican and therefore obey
would not be able to do mischief.
If there is anything to be corrected and
exposed" in this scathing arraignment, it
will be necessary for leading democrats
to withdraw some pleas like those ?ut
| forth in Vermont that revision of a rob
Der tariff by democrats would be very
conservative"
BY way of contrast with this democratic
doubt and crawiishing, President Roosc-
welt points with pride to the republican
record. and says in short that we int nd
to carry on the government in the same
way We have carried it on in the past He
shows that the administration bcha;ed
in the Panama matter with extraordinary
patience and a large generosity toward
those with whom it dealt, and that dcither
in this nor in any other matter has ther
been the slightest failure to live UP to
the constitution. He makes it plain uidt
the pension order criticized was made III
the performance of "A DUTY imposed upon
the President by an act of Congress
President Roosevelt shows that If the
democrats carried out their promises to
the Filipinos, the latter would become the
prey of the first power which in its own
selfish interest took up the task we had
cowardly abandoned. lie says that from
time to time tariff schedules must be ro-
arranged and roadjusted to meet the shift
ing needs of the country. but this can
be done with safety only by those wno
are committed to the cause of protection.
President Roosevelt points out that anti
trust legislation is being enforced, and
that as the need of modification of such
legislation is made manifest that need
will be met
At this point the democratic New York
American steps in and says that Pr
dent Roosevelt taking to himself the
credit for settling the coal strike and Il
the administration for pushing the North
crn Securities case" boasts of his record
as trust buster and then gives the
trusts comfort by alleging that the tariff
in no way fosters any great trust"
lnasmuch as the democrats at The be-
ginning of the preliminary campa ign FOR
the presidency sought to show that Presi-
dent Roosevelt by attacking the Northern
Securities company and checkmatng tn,
: great coal combine had unsettled bust.
ness ana would therefore be an unsafe
man for the republicans to nominate, il
is rather late in the day to attempt Il
make it appear that he was not respop
= slblc in either of these cases. our metro
pohtan contemporary would eat its oak,
l and keep it too, which is contrary to al
Il established adage.
5 1t is evident in brief that Presiden
t Roosevelt has written "A document which
1t Will bother our democratic friends I,
: answer with any show of consistency t,
I say nothing about effectiveness: and 1t
g has plainly increased the constcrnati1l
$ that was already prevailing in the parlle
@ camp.