Milford chronicle., 1904-09-23
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PRESIDENTS UTTERANCES MA
LlClCUSLY MISCONS TRUED.
Ludicrous Attempt By self-En-
throned Democratic Leader 10 Make
safe Man Appear as Dangerous TO
the Couutry-Puiitzer' Letter.
Chicago Tribune)


the Couutry-Pulitzer Letter.
Chicago Tribune)
The New York World is probably the
most enthusiastic Parker paper in the
country. To an extent it is striking the
keynote Of the Parker chorus in the
east Two of lis editorials are TO be
reprinted and circulated by the Demo
cratic committee as campaign docu-
ments. These two editorials are in the
form Of open letters addressed by Joseph
Pulitzer. editor of the World, 10 Theo-
! dore Roosevelt. The first one occupied
a 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 YOURSELF-Theo-
dore Roosevelt This issue is forced
upon the country by yonr unusual tenn
perament and talent-your own strong
able, ambitious, resourceful. militant
passionate personality, your versatile and
surprising genius"
This issue 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 TO the
brain Of Mr.. Pulitzer, and his emotions
ravished his judgment. His second let
tsr-the one two pages long, printed on
August 23-is addressed 10 Theodore
Roosevelt, Candidate for President of the
United States and the Western Hem
isphere." The headlines ask if the Pres
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is accused Of a "monomania" TO be the
grand lord protector of the two Amer
icas.
A Gibbet of Folly.
This letter is interesting-frst. be-
cause the World is generally recognized
as the chief Parker spokesman; second
as an exhibition Of that gibhet of folly
10 which partisan zeal, untempered by
common sense. can on occasions. elevate
man ordinarily SO level headed as Jo-
seph Pulitzer.
Roosevelt's record, contends the World.
clearly indicates that his return to pow
er would be vested with the ruin Of
our free institutions. 1t proceeds to
examine all his despOtic procedures and
unconstitutional usurpations, seriatim.
But it unquestionably omits much thar
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 a menace TO the
liberties Of the citizens OFor. in fact
during President ROosevelts administra-
ton the army has been diminished, not
increaSedJ
1t does not prove how the ambitious,
4, Va ~
the present administration We're begun.
not as the constitution provides, by an
act of Congress- but at the imperial die
tation of the ruler (For. in fact, there
has been no war of any sort during
President Roosevet's administration
Always for Peace.
II does not even show how the Presi-
dent has brought the country 10 the
verge Of desperate war, which was
prevented only by the retreat of the
country which he threatened. as il might
have proved against its favored Presi-
dent Cleveland. (FOr. in fact, the Pres
ident has at no time brought the country
near a war His efforts and those Of his
Secretary of State have been consist
emily directed toward the peace Of the
world. and the circumscFimng Of the area
of hostilities once wars have begun
1t does not show how President RoOse-
Welt had used either corruption or force
TO influence elections in any State. so
obasing the principle Of local sef-gOv-
eminent. nor how he has deposed a re-
calcitrant governor, or dissolved hos
tile State assembly after the fashion
Of certain reconstruction Presidents.
CFor he has done none of these thingsl
It does not show how he influenced
judicial decisions. reversed decree OF
court. or suspended a 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,
II does not show how, when the leg
islature. maintaining its independence,
refused to diyest itself Of its authority
and humbly accept the advice of the
man on horseback, he filed the halls OF
the lawmakers with bayonets. overawed
the tribunes of the people, dissolved the
sitting, imprisoned the ringleaders. As
is well known, the terrorizing of the
legislature is the twin forerunner with
the control of the judiciary in the down
fall Of free institutions.
Has Done None of This.
1t does not show how the President
annulled the right of free speech and i'm
posed a vexatiOus censorship upon the
press. The Worlds own articles are liv-
ing proof that he has done none Of this
1t does not show how, like the great
est Of our residents, he has, under the
plea of national duress, suspended the
g.rit of habeas corpus-the very spirit
of civil liberty. (For President Roose-
welt has not suspended the writ Of habeas
cOrpus.l
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 a single one Of that
set of actions whereby the usurpers Of
history have established themselves in
mower on the ruins of freedom. New
ertheless. the World reiterates that, by
his record. it can prove Theodore Roose-
welt to be man dangerous to the lib
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