The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08
Washington Letter.


sue Of honest government. In this con.
nectiOn 1 would like to PROFOUND a few
questions to these gentlemen.
Did Roosevelt stand for honest gov.
erment when he passed a service pen
sion act?
Did be stand for honest government
when he took to his bosom Congress-
man Littauer of army glove fameP
Did he stand for reform when he
threw all his influence in favor of the
malodor Gus Gas Addicks?
Did he staud for reform when he en-
braced Plat, the most notorius corrup.
ZIONIST in New York?
Did he stand for honest government
when he made Payne his Postmaster
GeneralP
Did he stand for reform when he de-
clared that Matt Quay had always been
his loyal and devoted friend?
Did he stand for honest government
when he used all his powers as Presid-
ent to get an increase of salary and Il
promotion for that unsavory CRATER
and mock soldier, Leonard WoodP
Did he stand for reform when he
appointed the notorius sportsman, Jim
Carlson, of Iowa-whom he had pre-
viously denounced a ripe Federal
position In New York to corral the ne.
gro vote IN the South?
Did he stand for honest government
when he allowed the Administration
forces to be used in violation Of the CIV
ii Service rules, to try to nominate
Lowden for Governor of IllinoisP
Did he stand for reform when he de-
stroyed Mississippi poslofice, because
u negress bad been asked to resign by
some OF the citizens, and never had a
word to say when a white postmistress
in Delaware was fired because a bench.
man of Gas Addicks wanted her placer
Did be stand for honest government
when he abandoned the enforcement of
the Sherman law against the trusts IN.
TIL after the electionp
Did he stand for reform when he
took Cortelyou out of the Cabinet and
gave him the job Of holding up the
trusts?
Did be stand for honest government
when he had a s50O,0 900 yacht assigned
to his personal use, and some minor
vessles of the navy devoted to the pur-
pose of amusing the Roosevelt kidsP
Did he stand for reform when be re-
canted all his u~tterances in favor of
tariff revision?
Did he stand for constitutional COVER
ment when he made war on Columbia,
hOnored the treaty OF 1916 and vio-
international law?
Did he stand tor law n order when
put a pistol IN his hip pocket and
conducted himself as any ordinary pis-
toll toter?
Did be stand for reform when he
took the pith out Of a Civil Service rule
ne had himself recommended in order
10 ged rid Of MISS Rebecca Taylor,
who had exposed the fallscy Of one Of
his g reat Oratlons7
Did be stand for stable, cOnstitu-
Iional government when he indicated
hat a failure on the part of South
American governments to pay their
debts and preserve order would lead to
interference on the part Of this
country?
When they have answered these
lue stlons | have a few more to pro-
The talk of official Washington to-
lay is the letter Of Judge Parker &C.
,epting the democratic nomination for
President
u Universally 1t is acknowledged that
It is the strongest document that has
omanated from the pen Of a statesmen
many years. II rings clear and
rue in every sentence. 1t has vim,
and vitriol in 1t, Vim and vigor
1t expression for honest democratic
sentiments, the rights Of the people,
liberty, equal justice to all and special