The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-09-12

Editorial comment on the Presidents
letter OF acceptance runs the gamut of
partisan opinion and is as far apart rs
the poles, according TO the party stan
dard of each journal
Hostile Critics Vanquished.
Exactly suited to the resolute ag-
sressive spirit Of the party is the bold
ness with which the President presses
home his argument from first to last.
declares the New York Tribune" 1t
thinks the Democrats who have been
expecting the Presidents letter Ito in
crease their troubles. VIII not be dis
appointed. whatever they may say"
The letter IS necessarily less compact
than the speech of which it IS an ampli-
fcatiOn." comments the Tribune and
for that reason IL may not produce the
effect of verbal pungency which distin-
guished the earlier utterance: but hos
tic critics will look i'm vain for a para
graph which il would have been wiser
to omit. while fair minded readers will
acknowledge the skill with which every
Democratic weakness has been exposed.
and the thoroughness with which every
Republican position has been covered.
'-'rhe force Of the Republican appeal
comes from the fact that the party has
candidate finds a pleasure and an adj
vantage in throwing upon its record all
the light at his command and invoking
the closest scrutiny Of its promises.
Nothing Left in Doubt.
"A powerful and commanding produc-
ton" is what the philadelphia Press
terms the Presidents letter. which
takes high rank among the MASTER
pieces of American political literature -
The whole argument OF the Republi-
can mpaign offensive ard defensive.
is compressed within its searching and
comprehensive pages says the Press. -
In every part il shows the insight OF
the thinker and the grasp and decision
OF the leader"
Every sentence is a snapper and
every snapper cuts TO the quick"
Nothing is evaded. nothing extenu-
ated. nothing left in doubt" "
''Thc Presidents answer tC Judge Par
ler on tie trust question knocks out his
foundation. Judge Parker said that the
common law is the legal remedy The
answer is that there is no common law
of the United States. 1t mas no place
IN the Federal courts. The judicial can
dldatc stumbled even on the law, and
when it comes to the record all the
facts are with the Administration.
Freedom of Labor.
"Nc do not suppose that in all the
writings OF Theodore Roosevelt these is
another sentence that will survive it,
says the New York Sun. In quoting
the following:
within the limits defined by the Ma
tional Constitution the National Admin
isfratiOn has sought TO secure TO each
man the full enjoyment Of his right 10
live his lie and dispose Of his property
and his labor as he deems best, so long
as ne wrongs no one else
Right From the Shoulder.
In his letter President Roosevelt
strikes dircctly from the shoulder" says
the philadelphia Inquirer" There IS
nothing uncertain In his language.
There is neither squirting nor halting
13is blows tell every time and they leave
the Democratic party without a leg 10
stand upon.
The document is the strongest Of the
kind that has been issued In many
years.
1T is the sort that viii do an Amer
lean good 70 read.
1T IS an appeal 20 the country TO con.
slider the record on its merits.
1T is "A challenge 10 the Democrat,
to assaf Il and tell what they would
have done had they had the chance
'It gIories I'm what has been accom-
pIished and il serves notice that thcr,
will be no change IN the policies whicl
have made the nation great.
1T is full Of splendid American doc
trine
from beginning 20 end, and there Is
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