The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-08-27

ROOSEVELT
Republican Argument by One of
His Friends.

The present campaign is unique in
that the representative heads of the
two great parties comprise clean men,
eminent in their respective character
istics of executive and judicial ability.
President Roosevelt is recognized as
a fearless executive, fearless when duty
to the people calls into action the
powers inherent in his high Office, and
the whole based upon principal in act
ion; Judge Parker's record upon the
bench including the supreme, is of a
very commendable character, likewise
founded upon an unsullied reputation.
Which of these shall be the choice of
American citizenship to serve the
people for the succeeding presidential
term?
In the current issue of MeClure's
Magazine appears remarkable arti-
Gle, written by William. Allen White,
which will tend to settle this question
in favor of President Roosevelt, by
anyone reading what the chief execu-
tive of the nation has actually done to
ferret out and eliminate the postal
frauds. The review by Mr. White of
the official report of the Fourth AS
sistant Postmaster General is not
political utterance; in fact its tone is
quite the reverse, it is judicial in its
expression. Yet the candid narration
of the manner in which the frauds
we're uncovered and the thieves
brought to the bar of justice, pays the
highest possible compliment to the
President. The alleged parties to the
robbery Of the government we're those
of high station and they we're backed
by Congressman OF long experience
and conspicuous influence. Moreover,
the wrong-doing extended back many
years even to the beginning of Ex-
President Cleveland's second term, and
involve Democrats and Republicans
as we'll.
Stripped of the detail of affairs, the
bearing of the Presidents action has
upon his claimes for reelection to
that Office before the people is shown
by the following statement by Mr.
White; To bring about civil honesty
means more for America than the ad-
justment OF tariffs or the establish
ment of any kind of currancy. "The
real interest in American politics is in
the moral uplift in the administration
of the existing laws given in this
matter) to the country by President
"
Mr. White further shows that Roose-
welt is the only President who has had
the courage to clear the departments |
at Washington of graft" and other
giving particulars of |
names, amounts of money involved, |
those under indictment and the senten-
ces of others convicted, and the sub
evidence. 1t presents a
wonderful picture of official duty fear
lessly performed. This, then, is the
man whose political retention in Office
he freemen of Vermont are asked to
contribute by their vote September 9th.
By the Republican majority rolled up
in this town, this county, this state, on
hat day the reader of these words
will express his convictions.
Especially significant of President
attitude is the facts dis
closed that when the postal frauds
we're first discovered editorial writer's
we're told their services were no longer
needed; for, as Mr. White says: cit
vas supposed to be breach of faith
or Republican to cry stop thief
IN fellow Republican, or for a
Democrat to stop the populations of a
Democrat" and when the appeal was
made to the President he took the
papers, examined the statements, and
ordered the investigation in the first
Instance, and to proceed in the second
,lace, Notwithstanding the scores of
men clamoring for the pro-
eedings to stop: "Congressmen and
Senator's whom the suspects favored)
iame stormlng into the White Hous