The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-06-18

ness. His political detractors, who
have been trying to paint him to the
PUBIC as plotting Catiline or Clo-
dius, or Caesar, wearing the red boots
OF imperial ambition, are getting
ashamed Of their desperate game.
While Adams and Jefferson were
giants In the elder day-the era Of
constitution and treaty taking, Of re-
adjustment of the compass Of the
snip OF state-one may admire the ac-
| tive and well-balanced leadership Of
Adams, while regretting that Jeffer-
son sometimes lost his head, as when
he was carried away by the fam
boyant rhetoric and impractical ideals
Of Rousseau.
Mlllard Fillmore took the deceased
Taylor's seat during the strong agita-
ton against the fugitive slave law His
was the last whig administration and
the slavery discussion was uppermost,
but Fillmore had the honor Of sending
Commodore Perry with his squadron
to Japan, where the first ports were
opened to the western world under a
treaty of amity and commerce.
Van Buren, was one Of the most as
tute politicians Of this country and the
chief counselor Of Jackson, whom he
succeeded In the presidency, He was
more political manager than states
man, but his administration may be
credited with the estab lishment of the
independent treasury system and the
land pre-emption law.
The annals Of the vice-presidents
are not demonstrative that the office
presents a facile route to the presi-
dency. Only three of them have been
elected to the presidency and sub
sequently to vice. presidency; six
have died in office and five have
succeeded to the presidency by
the death Of the elected occu-
pants Of the White House. OF these
Roosevelt Is the most conspicuous, and
he will be nominated to succeed him
self in a few weeks, because he rep
resents the great national policies
which have exalted this nation and
has, by his fearless and decisive ac-
ton, increased the fine prestige of the
nation as a world power, which
courts no war;, but will be ready for
the national defence at all times. The
presidents Panama canal action altho
condemned by his detractors, proves
him to be fully competent to do
promptly what the nation desires
shall be done honorably and quickly.
Congressman McCleary, in what appears
~ ~ oF,,1l.
the Washington Star, has taken position
with regard to the tariff which seems to
entitle him to be regarded as a revision
list, but he would revise upward and not
downward. He cites the we'll understood
and generally accepted theory among pro-
tectionists that the degree of protection
afforded should be equal to the difference
OF labor cost here, and abroad, He quotes
substantially these words from the presi-
dent and then proceeds to argue that as
wages have advanced the tariff schedules.
logically, should advance with wages. OF
course, this assumes that all other items
of cost of production remain the same or.
at least, are not reduced in any way, and
also that the measure Of protection af-
forded in 1897 left no margin TO take care
of any advance lin Wages. Mr.. McCleary
is an original thinker and always defends
his own opinions with great skill and abil-
ity, but we doubt very much his power to
convince the people Of his district that
prices Of domestic manufactures, while
declining abroad, may be indefinitely adj
vanced at home under the protection of
a tariff wall, when the article of chief ex-
port from the second district must be
sold at prices fixed in a free trade market.
Mr.. Molander, in "a speech last night
supporting Mr.. Dunn, complained that
some of the papers which gave high praise
to Mr.. Dunn as auditor had now expe-
rienced a change of mind and have little
to say in favor Of his candidacy for gov
ernor. h e j ourna pleads guilty to
the indictment There was a time when
1t believed in Mr. Dunn. But that was