Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-11-04
AN ABSURD BuGAB00
DEMOCRATIC CRY OF "iMPCRi.
ALioM" AN INSULT.
Fsrkss's EsprssssA Aisr. Over the
Power OF the Prssideat ssd Year OF
What Rspsbiiesas VIII DO IL Mere.
~ AoHsing Twsddis.

~ AassIas Twsddis.
or all the absurd bugaboos In politics
the most ridiculous one IL that produced
by the Democrats and labeled Imperial
ism." which. As applied nt present. 10
designed to carry the idea Of q ltspubli-
can being Dictator" instead of Prcsi-
dent. The suggestion Is OF itself child
ihh: still. when uttered through human
mesaphones of the Democratic party. IL
acquires n hearing II not an Importance.
Judge Parker. In his letter OF accept
ahce. declares Imperialism "a vital Is
sue aud OF Overwhelming Importance"
simply because the growth IL the ma
ton under successful Republican admin
ixtrations has been No vast and rapid as
to require system In Its management
business'like conceptions and executions
| OF purposes. This is an inrSorabie con-
dition Tor success In national ms well ne
In individual affairs: but the Democrats
cannot or will not submit to II. Central.
i1ation Of power does not mean nsurpa-
ton. but does show the Republicans are
not leaving loose ends" around in their
sasaeious management Of public matters
No State eau truthfully complain thas
their rights or dixnitics have suffered
from federal Interference; that would b.
usurpation to he Instantly resented by
each aud every State In the Jjnion as .
matter of Aelf-pre.-rvation.
Nhy bem"crats Are wroth.
because q Republican Congress and .
| Republican President, manasin. the Re
public for Q Republican majority OF the
people. conducted the government as .
business proposition Of the vastcst mag
nitude. using no means except good COM
mon sense and the powers delegated by
the national constitution. aud because
the Democrats never have ani never will
do the same. however much they may
promise. is the plain reason for their
ontcry Of ''imp-riaiism." This eonserva-
ton OF utilities for public good aud em-
ployed by the nations business manak.
vrs maddens the Democrats. because they
have been impotcnt with their opportu-
mites. Judge Parker IL alarmed at the
| power Of the President. "it almost
equals that Of many monarchs." be de-
clnrcs- Why should II noty II IL under
constitutional limitations. and coraiied
by = Gordon Of States aud the will Of the
people. 1f q Democratic President were
| up.toslato and regarded the welfare Of
| the nation ns more important than that
OF his party. would he not be- likely to do
a. the Republicans have don-r II he
failed to try he would be r-cr-ant to his
But Judge Parker goes farther In his
fear OF what Rcpublicnnism may do for
the country. In doing this he deliberate
y insults that majority OF the people
| who have believed In the Republican
party, whose principles and practice
have. In the last forty-ic-. cisht-yesrs
made the United States what Il IL to-
day. lie writes: 'Thc magnitude Of the
country and its diversity OF Interests aud
enthusiastically of population ap-
plies to honest-Ii-acd foreigners who
have come here TO bc rid Of dictators and
| impcrinlists. to men who should resent
at the polls this imputation against their
patriotism--''wouii enable a determined.
| ambitious. and able executive Chat does
not mean . Democrat. but Mr.. Roose-
vclt unmindful OF constitutional limIta-
| tons and fired with the lust Of power. to
| 70 far In the usurpation of authority and
The agra ndixrmcnt OF personal power be-
fore the situation could be fully appre-
| ciated or tho people be aroused" Such
an uttcrnncc is twaddic; there IL not
sign OF craftsmanship about II. It IL .
wornout Democratic echo from Gen.
Grants political campaigns. Il might
not be worth thinking about had not the
| chairman OF tho Democratic State Gem
| trail Committee Of Connecticut brought
out the same sentiment In saying of tho
| Connecticut Dcmocrnts-'thcy fear ho
(RooscvciD may become ambitions to
carve out for himself a place In history.
and that In doing this he may embroil us
with foreign nations." This Indicates
| unity Of echo: but no one il scared
but the Democrats. But they insult
those of our citizens Of alien descent by
intimnting that Mr.. Roosevelt might
steal the government without their sus-
pecting anything OF the kindly assert
Ing that II Is, even now. supported as
1t Is by for-iIn-bo and native voters.
a "bcnciiccnt dcspotism."
Mr.. Roosevelt does not agree with this
view OF the situation. He has written.
"we have strivcn both for civic right
eousncss md for national greatness: and
We have faith to believe that our hands
will be upheld by all who feel love of
country and trust In the uplifting OF man
kind" Mr.. Rooscvclt's sentiments are.
all Of them. those of n patriot: against
him are those of political tricksters and
demagogues.