Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-08
The Democratic Contention.

AhC OCliOSAoIAS SOhtCltlOh.
ITO state it with more PARTICULARLY, we
insist that exorbtant taxation shall be re-
duced to just and reasonable rates; that
extravaganza in appropriations shall cease;
that economy shall prevail in all the trans
actions of the government; that all the de-
partments shall be thoroughly investigated
from top. to bottom by congressional COM
mittees: that all evil-doers. of whatever de-
gree. shall be driven from the public serv
ice and properly punished; that the trusts
shall be proceeded against by indictment
as are common and smaller criminals; that
the Constitution accompanies the American
nag into our new possessions.
The proposition that must support
President Roosevelts Philippine policy-if
he has any-right or wrong. is the veriest
rot. tale told by an idiot. 1 am willing to
go far any one in patriotism: L will
support my country In any emergency; but
Pres dent Roosevelt is not the country. The
time has not yet arrived-I pray Almighty
God that 1t will never arrive-when the
American people will accept the arrogant
American President. 1 am the state IL
President Roosevelt is at all worthy of his
high position. he must entertain a supreme
contempt for those political supple Jacks
particularly for those claiming to be demo-
Gratis. who go about with sanctimonious
moan. saying:
THE President is wrong in his Philippine
policy but We must support the President.
out upon all such cringing diocy. Sup
pose a case: Suppose that when George Ill
undertook to force our fathers to pay the
stamp tax. Patrick Henry. instead of de-
Hvering that great lyric speech before the
Virginia house of burgesses. which precipl-
tated the revolution. and which still stirs
the heart. like strains of martial music. had
arisen In his place and said gently as a
sucking dove. His most gracious ma jesty is
wrong about this stamp tax business, but
we must, as loyal subjects. support him.
right or wrong. and suppose Washington.
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Hamilton-all that glorious host of warriors
and sages had weakly agreed to that-what
would We be today? Instead of being the
richest most puissant republic in all the
flood OF time. would still be English
colonies. ruled by British pro-consuls and
governor generals. without any voice what
ever in the government under which We
live.
Condemned the Wrong.
''Those immortal state builders were rear
ed on the fiction that the king do no
wrong but when he did do wrong they
boldly and iconoclastically trampled that
preposterous falsehood under their feet.
and wrestling continent from his iron
grasp. dedicated it the home of freedom,
and to the twin propositions that govern
ments derive their just powers from the
consent of the governed and that all men
are created equal There were men in the
land in 1776 Are there only manikins now
do not believe such a monstrous libel.
George III did wrong. Our fathers
fought and conquered him. Theodore
Roosevelt does wrong. We will oppose ant
overthrow him.
Support the Presidents policy. Ell? VII
some gentleman please tell us what tha
policy is? Has he any? If So why doesn'
he say so? The truth Is he has none. He
Is an opportunist waiting for something &c
turn up. He is letting things drift and
they are drifting to the deuce. Meantime
our soldiers are being killed and dying
of disease In shoals For what purpose?
''Will anybody undertake to say? 1 defy
any lingo to stand up and declare with
straight face what the Presidents policy
or the republican policy is. No will
say. no one can say; but some Say-more's
the pity and shame-'the President i:
wrong, but we must support the Presi
dent
''To this complexion has it come at las
by reason of the new-fangled Jingosm tina
we must shut up our thinkers close gu
mouths and chloroform our consciences IL
order to be considered patriots.
at avais nothing to claim-as some do
that Col. Roosevelt is better than his party
II is to be hoped most fervently that he i
great deal better: but truth to tell.
President cannot be better than his party
Even II he tries to be he is ruined polti
cally. Johnson, Hayes. Arthur and tn
younger Harrison all tried that experimen
and all OF them were refused second term
either In convention or at the polls. So
will he with Col Roosevelt. His particula
friends may deem him better than hi
party He may think so himself. but never
theless the party will drag him down t
Its level No man ever found himself II
worse political company than does Presi
dent Roosevelt this year OF grace. He 4
In the hands OF the republican Philstine
and they will bind him with their withes
Republican ~Pretences.
''in every state in the Union II is a felon,
TO get property of any sort-or to attemp
to get IT by false pretenses. If the sam
rule applies to the getting of offices or L