Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1904-08-31
MANHOOD VS., POLITICS.

articles we nave the political situation
this season in September McCures Magazine by William
Allen White entitled How Roosevelt Uncovered the Postal
Frauds In this article Mr. White tells of the rottenness of Off
Gals regardless of the political effect may have and gives in
sight the workings of political mnpuators such have
in print before In paragraph he the conditions
the time Roosevelt into the presidential chair in the fol-
lowing language:
During McKney's entire administration Republican poit
clans of high and low degree seeing the way things going
their local posoces had their idea about the condition of things
Washington and being loyal party men, kept still 1t sup
posed to be breach of faith for Republican cry stop thief
fellow Republican for Democrat stop the populations
of fellow Democrat And when the thief the above you
takes considerable moral courage say anything about it. The
few posmasters who did anything about the stealing found
to their sorrow that silence is golden"
Again in speaking of the way the rank and file of office
holders feel regard partzan political mnpuaons he says:
Theodore Roosevelt doesn't regard politics game and ne
does not believe the governing of people put his hands
amusement He sincere and often straightforward and
harsh his dealings with the gamesers congress- and seeing
their traditions ignored and their hams exposed they quietly hate
the lopr Who res onsibIe for THEN discontinue"
After going into the details of the in which the
government had been robbed for years designing mini
puato through the cooperation of the members Of congress and
officers in the poStoe department. he finishes up with the fol-
lowing regard the work President Roosevelt and the stand
he takes in regard the of dishonesty public office
The trial and conviction of Senator r. Burton of Kansas
was indirect result Of the poSt-oce investigations And the
poStoce investigation And the credit for pushing the case
against Burton we'll as the against the postal thieves
longs directly President Roosevelt He the first President of
the United States who has pushed against crooked United
States senator that other senators under other admnstra
tons have been crooked Buronf such a thing posi-
and not that other Presidents have known of senatorial
crimes but other Presidents have been reasonable in
dealing with crimes against the than President Roosevelt
They have avoided trouble and have thought that the consdera
ton of problems of the tariff and international COM
paons for instance worthy of presidential attention
than theakng RoSeves whole career before coming to the
White House full of protests against that kind of shammng
time and again he has declared that enforcing of the laws on
the books important Executives work than trying
to get new laws on the books
Roosevets action in the post-oRce business has homey
and practical meaning 1t that whena thief steals from
the American government if there law to punish the thief
must pref are for trial, and guilty go to jail
whom class of thieves hate all thieves will fear
that why Roosevelt is regarded unsafe in certain
business circles where business methods and traditions license acts
which scraped Of the of high finance are mere stealing
That also why senator's seeing of their number hauled into
court for representing getch-quick scheme feel uneasy lest
lobbying for the Standard Oil for the railroad trust or for the
trust for the beef combine in the Senate may put them
And finally that is why railroad officials who connye with COLI
g:emen to tons of anked congressional mail up and down
their railroads during weighing time increase the bills against
the government get restless when powerful as August
W. Machen has penenay in front of him and thir
teen untred indictments behind him. The appearance of one
honest man in group OF thieves produces the instant cysta
ton Of the group Therefore the poce investigation has or
gained against the President dishonest forces in high circles and
in low circles