The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-07-02
THE PRESIDENT.
How He is Viewed by Mr.. a. S.
Marye.

Washington, d. G June 18th, 1904.
TO The Free Lance:
"Thou hast 1t now, King Candor Glamis
all.
"As the cOwed Senate promised; and |
fear
THAT thou did st hector for il.
1t seems to fne that Mr.. Roosevelt, in
his long essay of the role of Marcus Bru-
tus, eyinces u most detective apprecia.
ton OF the role. or most c8llOus disre-
gard of criticism.
The great depicter of humanity EN-
phasizes the noble disinterestedness OF
Brntus. If the shade OF that other Mar
Gus, the magnanimous Hanna, should
hover about the Presidents couch, it
might well evoke Christening retiec-
tions In the memories of the ''instruc-
tions" forced upon the Ohio convention,
perhaps, forgotten In the flush OF u larger
triumph.
The cold fact ia that Roosevelt began
to hunt the trail Of policy. with hi5 pack
in full cry, before his seat in the White
House was warm. do not believe our
political history has any parallel to his
eager, insistent and defiant determine
tion to be his own successor.
tell you IL was a gOodly treat to hear
Theodore with the accompaniment
OF the Marine Band, inculcating strenu.
Gus manhood upon the Bishops OF Prot
estAnt Christendom, out yOnder az the
Peace Cross He reminds one OF Judge
C.. little boy, in Richmond, in the days
gone by. The little fellow had picked up
profane words from pRssers-by upon the
street: and was innocently using them,
to augment his working vocabulary.
His mother, overhearing him, rcbuked
bin sharply. When she was through,
the little fellow whimpsred out: "But,
hummer, what's the use OF being q fel-
Ter, IL you can't be q h Of feller T.
That was the philosophy the President
diseOursed TO the white-haired prelates
of Great Britain, Canada and Au tralia.
No other President, not even jackson,
ever succeeded in making all the leaders
OF his party the mere plant instruments
of his will.
No, there's one refreshing exception,
Cannon. When they began to csiole,
Uncle Joe let them see the mettle OF his
pasture; and he is, today, the most dis
tinguished man in the Republican party.
Roosevelt, with his crude and calami
tOus propaganda, is a dire misfortune.
German showed the unhappiness OF the
whole scheme to the country, which
needed ti all things to be let alone to
pursue iis quiet ayocations; and 10 eat
its bread 10 peace. G0rman's speech in
In the SsDate should be scattered broad
cast.
Roosevelt ia the old man OF the sea to
his party. They are weary OF him al
nauseum. But he has whipped them into
the traces; aud they are literally afraid
20 kick over.
And this il the party OF Ben Wade, and
Thad Stevens and Oliver Morton, and
Matt Carpenter and Roscoe Conklin.
Roosevelt ia q tremendous personality
(so is Bengal tiger) But he Ia an
anachronism. He came three hundred
yearg too late His fine historic role was
TO thunder up aud down the Rhine, with
his rough ridera; and TO ehastise into
subje,tion the two or three hundred prin
cipalties. He would have pulled the
beard OF BsrbarOssa, and put head
upon the entire House OF Hapsburgh.
with Rudolph as first conner.
In q government OF the essential char.
acter. and Of Its history and traditions,
unless he were so portentously solemn.
he would seem a joker of the kidney OF
Chsuncey Depew. Logically, he Is even
a greater joker.
have two deyont hopes. The first is
that he will be efiectuaIly beaten next
November.
The second is that may be allowed
to write his epitsph. Here 1t Is. Keep
IL for the happy eonsummstion:
"Whoe merry many made
When he appeared In sight
The grave and wise, as we'll sB rude.
At hiIa did take delight
1.-THE partie move Is gone,
And closlie laid in claye;
OF all the testers in the land
He bare the praise Rwaie.'
A 8. Marye.
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