New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-04
THEY OUGHT TO GET TOGETHER.

The Presidents adyersaTies in the newspaper
press ought to hold an experience meeting and
enter Tito a gentlemen's agreement as 10 the
proper line Of attack. So long as they continue
simultaneously 10 refute one anotheT's argll-
ments they will never make any progress Pos
si5v il Is none of our business; but we really
hate 10 see SO much righteous wrath and con
troveTsial feryor going TO waste. Only last
Saturday The New-York World" published
very solemn article occupying nearly the whole
OF its editorial page, in which the Presiden- was
steInly arraigned for trucking TO organized cap
ital. On the same day The New-York sun at
a smaller expenditure Of space, but with similar
typographical emphasis. denounced him for
trucking 10 organized labor. In order that we
may not be accused Of making an invidious dis
tinction. we supply herewith fa- sample of
each of these powerful productions:
From The Network World July 80
Shall the action of the President in Kidding
himself OF the one successful trust prosecutor in
order 70 placate the corporations-in making his
former private secretary and head of the De
partment Of Commerce a campaign fund solicitor
from the very corporations he was appointed TO
diligently inves:igate"-in appointing railroad
corporation official Secretary of the Navy and
a political agent OF the Southern Pacific Railway
TO the head of the department to supervise and
curb corporations (all 10 aid his own campaign
approved by the people? Shall the rule of cor
rupt corporations in politics and their control
ling influence in government be further enlarged
and confirmed by continuing in power party
closely allied with them by the granting of spe-
cial privileges in the tariff. by the election of
corporation agents 70 Congress and to State
offices. and through the reconstruction of the
Cabinet TO meet their views?
From The Nevs-YorI sun July 30
As for Mr.. Roosevelt. he has placed himself
frankly, fearlessly and uneqUivocally against the
Constitution in gross and detail. He is not for
the right Of man TO sell his labor to whom he
viii for such price as he is willing to accept He
of the men who every day seeking to over
throw the Constitution and who entertain for il
nothing but derision ard hatred He has joined
their organizations. espoused their creed, re-
ceived their leaders al his dwelling and in his
official residence; and President OF the United
States has welcomed their delegates when they
came TO demand of him that he interfere in the
government OF a sovereign State in behalf Of
men who were IN open rebellion and OutlaWry
against that State. There is no concealment or
shuffiing evasion about Mr.. Roosevelt. He
the student OF the Constitution and Of the laws
that are founded on IL. does this thing at this
time, not because he is lawIess or because he
INOuld like 10 see the Constitution destroyed and
with ii vanish our liberties but because he
wants TO get votes SO that he will he elected
President and take the oath of allegiance to the
Constitution Of the United States.
1t is hardly probable that II conference look
ing to concert of action would result in a sur
render on the part OF either OF these resolute
champions but should suppose that their
common detestation Of the President might fur
niSh the basis for n compromise. This ought TO
be a campaign of reason. In which neither the
laboring man nor the capitalist should be in
danger OF 'dilatipg with the wrong emotion"