La Junta tribune., 1904-09-24
RooslvEl1's WORDS
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ths Cssatsy-Pulissssss Letter.
(Chieago Tribune.)

sAs cssatsy-P.iissss's Letter.
Chicago Trfbunel
The New YORK World is probably the
most enthusiastic Parker paper In the
country. To an extent il is striking the
keynote Of the Parker chorus in the
east. Two OF its editorials are TO be
reprinted and circulated by the Demo-
cratic COMMITTEES as campaign docu-
0entA These two editorials are in the
form Of open letters addressed By Joseph
Pulitzer. editor Of the World. TO Theo-
dors Roosevelt. The first one occupied
4 page-the second nearly two pages
The third may take up three pages.
In the words of Mr.. Pulitzer. The
paramount issue of this campaign is not.
| as you would have it, free trade or free
silver, but YOU YOCRSELF-Theo-
dors Roosevelt. This issue is forced
upon the country by your unusual tenn
perament and talent-your own strong.
| able, ambitious, resourceful, militant.
passionate personality, your versatile and
surprising genius"
This issne was framed by the World
| in its first letter. July 30. 1904. But as
| that document did not seem to frighten
anybody to Parker. the hot blood Of
strong desire denied mounted 10 the
brain of Mr.. Pulitzer, and his emotions
ravished his judgment. His second let
! ter-the one two pages long, printed on
August 23-is addressed to Theodore
Roosevelt. Candidate for President of the
| United States and the Western Hem
| isphere." The headlines ask IL the Pres
ident is military megalomaniac." He
| il accused of "nionomania" to be the
grand lord protector" of the two Amer
| icas.
A Gibbet Of Folly.
This letter is intcresting-hrst. be-
cause the World is generally recognized
| as the chief Parker spokesman; second,
as an exhibition OF that gibbct of folly
| to which partisan zeal, untempered by
common sense can on occasions. elevate
| a man ordinarily 50 level headed as Jo-
seph Pulitzer.
Rooseyelt's record, contends the World,
| clearly indicates that his return to pow
I, er would be vested with the ruin of
cur free institutions. 1t proceeds to
examine all his despotic procedures and
unconstitutional usurpations, seriatim.
| But It unquestionably omits much that
would make its case stronger. For IN
stance. it does not show how the Presi-
dent has increased the standing army
so that It has become n menace TO the
liberties of the citizens. N'or. in fact.
| during President Roosevelts administra-
| ton the army has been diminished, not
| increased)
II does not prove how the ambitious.
| costly, and bloody wars conducted during
| the present administration were begun,
not as the constitution provides, by an
act of Congress, but at the imperial die
tntion OF the ruler. (For, in fact there
has been no war of any sort during
President Roosevelt's ndministration)
| Always for Pence.
| Il does not even show how the Presi-
dent has brought the country to the
verge OF desperate war, which was
prevented only by the retreat of the
| country which he threatened, as it might
have proved against its favored Presi-
| dent Cleveland. dor. in fact. the Pres
| ident has at no time brought the country
i near n war. His efforts and those Of his
Secretary OF State have been consist
entity directed toward the peace OF the
world, and the circumscribing OF the area
| Of hostilities once wars have begunD
| 1t does not show how President Roose-
| Welt had used either corruption or force
| to influence elections in any State, 50
| aba sing the principle of local self-gov-
/ ernment. nor how he has deposed re-
| calcitrant governor. or dissolved hos
| tile State assembly after the fashion
of certain reconstruction Presidents.
| (F'or he has done none of these things.l
| II does not show how he influenced
| judicial decisions. reversed decree of
court, or suspended judge who had
| striven to limit the presidential usurpa-
| ton This is always the first symptom
of the dissolution of constitutional gov
ernment. (But President Roosevelt has
not been guilty Of it,
It does not show how. when the leg
| islature. maintaining its independence,
| refused to divest itself of its authority
and humbly accept the advice" of the
man on horseback he filled the halls OF
the lawmakers with bayonets, overawed
the tribunes of the people, dissolved the
| sitting. imprisoned the ringleaders. As
II well known. the terrOrizing OF the
legislature il the twin fOrerunner with
the control Of the judiciary in the down
fall Of free institutions.
Has Done None Of This.
It does not show how the President
anuulled the right of free speech and i'm
posed q vexatious censorship upon the
press. The Worlds own articles are hv-
| ing proof that he has done none Of this.
Il does not show how. like the great
est Of our PRESIDENTS, he has, under the
plea Of national duress. suspended the
writ of habeas corpus-the very spirit
Of civil liberty. (For President Roose
velt has not suspended the writ of habea-
corpus.)
Thus the record shows President
Roosevelt has. in no single way, even
embryonically exceeded his constitutional
functions. He has not turned his face
in the direction OF single one OF that
set Of actions whereby the usurpers Of
history have established themselves In
power ON the ruins Of freedom. New
ertheless, the World reiterates that, BY
his record, It can prove Theodore Roose-
veIt to be man dangerous to the lib
critics Of his country. How can this