The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1904-05-13
A LOST CAUSE.


WantedA Campaign Cry. Democrats are in quandary as
70 what grievance to put forward They have grievance and they
are as much what do a child
ship They cannot make the trusts ISSUE for that has been taken
out Of their hands by President Rooeves action They cannot
the tariff an issue for the tariff has patiently given the prosperity
are enjoying There nothing to be gained by bringing up the Philip
perfect AS for the Panama question hopeless
1t has been the greatest of the administration 1t has
OF commercial progress OF unparalleled extent The dream OF the ages
is being realized
Being deprived issues such issue as the suspension
OF the civil serGf res the Democrats reduced attacking
has had to fall back upon attack upon
attack are ud Thus Henry Watterson writes Roosevelt the
with all he implies will only issue All thoughts all pas
sons all devences will eddy round the President Another gentle
man delivers himself without argument He without circumou
ton: Roosevelt must be defeated No necessary him.
Another gentleman has this say The fundamental ideals the
Republic cannot SURVIVE this pgmy be allowed work his
through unlicensed egotm
What the author of the words is difficult grasp but he had
was enough But the Houston Post rots as follows "A man M
PresdenD who knows law pope the law of his
whose hectorng elders daily who spued
is riding down precedent and stampedng his party"
There many norses which might quoted but
such vague geneTaie and nch personal abse The idea is absurd
The quotations showwat desperate the Democratic party
be in when has personal attack instead Of argument
indeed And the Democratic seems lost indeed
AS one OF the mainland papers apy says: 1T easy to genera
only when the Democrats cite chapter and support
their they somewhat they crcse "usurpa
ton "Caesasm? Rooseves aegedy unconstitutional
ton between employers and employed in the Anthracite Coal Strike
some Republican sure to or with the query Was not the us
take-tEe plank
thousand times radical and did the Democrats in Congress
ndoe the Presidents action by voting eventve thousand dollars
to the expenses OF the aegedy unconstitutional commission
If the Democrats object President Roosevel pension ordsna
instance OF Executive encroachment "Caesarm and
uupation, the Republican party mildly inquiries precisely similar
ruling made under Mr. Ceveands administration
ed by him. They inquire further why the Democrats Congress do
repeal the Executive order complained OF by egsation OF
they will not They dare
In the OF ROosevelts from the railway
pane Of special for his trip the continent how many
will the nnuaton made the House by Representative
Baker of New York that Theodore Roosevelt can do his duty
cause he has had "courtesies" from the railways?
AS for the alleged uurpaOn in the matter of suspension OF the
rules has been found by the Democrats be-
issue hollow sham 1t alleged by Mr. Hay of Virginia. that the
President making larger number of irregular appointments
the classified service than any Of his predecessors Immediately the
Democratic eaped jOyuy the task of showing how cive
reform had been done death the hands of of its supposedly
best friends What inconsistency What dupcty Here
valid issue Then eXCv Service Commissioner William Dudley
Foulke little Congressman Ge showed
beyond the shadow doubt there had in fact been fewer APP
ponmen without competitive examinations under President ROOe
welt than under any other President True the others had
pended the CverjCe rules But they had changed them abro
gated then-wC order of President McKmey
eight thousand and places excepted from the
tons OF the rules AS matter of fact under President Roosevelt forty
thousand positions have been added to the classified service
With nothing better than this weak but possibly
campaign may
be doubt There Democrat who
Roosevelt let alone beat him Heas boom gone under
Parker of New York will the Democratic nomination. but Judge
Parker however able he be practically unknown. Where
Roosevelt known able President
he known for his intense Amecanim his patriotism
OF character .. ....,n.... AAGMA