New-York tribune., 1904-10-14

Tesrbad seventy-fve years. another might con
slider that IL was a disability wnen man
rhar II was disability when man reached
seventy years and so on and yet there might be
no real difference among these various cases
In the interest," Therefore OF i U1-.11lLA a9Ifllh-
sz+-a4iou the pension Iaw, and I2ir and I'M
partial ana equal justice 70 al apl'--c5hLs' IL
seems eu1lnelLlE proper L1aL the eATCduFe ue-
r1ar-rnenr should. as II has done TX a Uniform
RUE rs 10 the period OF life when old age is
disability within the statute The proprlety ana
wisdom Of liking such rule has generally been
a~-r.fasced IN President Cleveland. as above
stated hxad the age Of disa lility 10 attain
maximum pension az seventy-fve. Under Pres
i6err Mckinley order issued in 1877. The age
Or sixry-hve dEe1 as the period ar Whlch old
age was such DISABILITY within the stature as
The order OF Presideul Roosevelt. issued N
March 10 1904, charged these periods for the
maximum and minimum d-sanlIlly Lto--l seYT
ty-five years and siXtT-tve years, respectively
To seventy years and zlEty-tv-o years
The criticism WHICH the Parker Constitution
C7fr7 makes Of President Rooseveits order Is
that the order il in effect legislation i com
rIete answer TO any such criticism IS that the
statute as above stated. necessarily lert 10 the
Executive and by Implication conferred upon
the Executive. power 10 determine Unat Is q
mental physical cisa hlity of q permanent
character within the meaning o. - -
and that Presidents Cleveland, Mckinney ana
Roosevelt. IN fixing certain periods as the Pc
riods OF lie when such d-saDlilt4 4fISe7 LIOi ~
age all Of them acted within the powers clear-
Iy conferred upon them by the statute u
thermore this statute has been upon the oooks
since 1890 and these general rules hAILs -
age limits have been IN force LoI - = -
Congress has not seemed to think lnat ils -@egls- @
Iattve prerogatives have been eicFoacIiSo GtoN
rz anv Of these acts on the contrary, Con
gress has. session after session, appIopIl1s-- I-
money 10 pay pensions under thAs atl -lilU r5. 8i
these rules established 6y the FaIiu-1 -
dents Including among others an approprld-
tiOn for the payment of pensions h at''-
with this particular order or Pres4oelll T'''se-
welt
And this ls aH thar there Is to this great hue
and cry of this campaign club called the FarAeI @
eminent Ter7or-Tri- larvers Presuua bly, thev
have been searchirg for weeks 70 find some aclS
Of President Roosevelt which they nlia-' 80 80
on the ground that they We're E.eia co.'s % - -
Constitution and this is all that rney nave
found Parturiunt raon5eS 5oI71- 9aseEsor 7rTTSY
,Iev-York. OCT. T.. 1904
THE RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
Following this the following resolutions were
read and adopted with unanimous cheers;
Democratic leaders who have virtually abandoned
hope 81 eIecrtng their Presidential candidate are
nov. concentrating their efforts 70 win victory
nucleus OF their strength in the next national
campaign The vital importance on sj 80 -
State tickets, is therefore clearly reYealea. p"
ind ourselves confronted In this state by one of
politics A conspiracy has been organized by the
Tieraocr1t- ieaders r7 5ecloud the issues and be
51nlrch the Republican c-ncldaJe lor NE seT1-
purpose s artfHily concealed behind the pre-
no stop at nothing TO accomplish their aims not
even aL The a5sassina-iou ~ men reputatloEs
e1e Re thsft y their sooa names .,.,. 81, -.
C77ve--5-sh.a j -oli-icla- vvao ike Judge Parker
--t-e zr-17----I n F-ee siive- Frps5entiaI candi-
date, and who. after his elevation % the bench,
continued bis Intimate association with. and don't
mating inference IN most notorious political ring
q 2ar state capita Yer ne people are invlted 70
candidate - the Republican party. whose entire
..fe personal and political has been gree from
talDt and whose services to the state as con
su!cuous member or he senate tor nine years and
rae highest comnsndatlon- The Independence and
courage II Mr. Higgins have never been gues-
C5overnorshlp 20 the Coveraorsnip % the state
would DO inst recognition ~ the principle -
our candidate sor The covernorship IS business
lcaI houors nave alva- come 70 hin uasouEhr-
HE ls q snEarious. tno- 1854 and Hetpfu .~gts.a
,or. ane RS lus'nessi.es ia zystenatie -7etaods
chairman af ..' .7ur-trtr@ or TaVatton and Re
FOR him -re est praises from his asso-ates ia
zane F-eels-a- F55oseve.t vr4Ie Governor sa1nd
one ~ his safest advls~rz IN senator HigE,1s ane
fortune % be- thrown WITH any public servant ~
aiSarE i5 .- tsI5 s--,.sz
rithou. compromise and vtrhout condition and
an elected in November promise with All ne
sincerity possess and with such ability ne God
a A'nlEntv has Etven ne. % b. the Governor 7f az
THIS pledge. rom aH honorable rrau. should be-.
ans ed honorable
IRE Union I.ea~ue Ciub heartily i7dorses the
nomination ~ our fellow club member. Throt0-"
Roosevelt wEo has ably Uet ana -ls- -hHrEeG
rhe resuonsihs.iries thar came -o him through f1e
lnt.uey death ~ ire lowed and aUeutai Mo
kInIey. ard who las hroadfued and d-epeneJ.
with characteristic v.c0- and patriotism. rhe
policies % his Predecessor Ln Charles " Fair
banks. our candidate for rae Vice Presidency
have worthy associate n Theodora Roosevelt
and ore whose staineas aad patriotic career aad
demonstrated abilities Commend aim 10 rhe fullest
confidence ~ the people. Believing that the
policies 0f the Republican party make for The con
rrued prosperity and widening influence ~ the
nation heartily commend 1I ifr candidates
whether 1u the national STATE tHEeT and We
remind the voters q -ais State that - leglsat-
Doe chosen lt the .rurs aching election VIII
have th= selection % United States senator
The maintenance ~ che gold STANDARD and OF the
policy 0f protection to American industries de-
peuds au the supremacy ~ ne friends ~ both n
rhe legislative vol in the executive de-