The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1904-07-15
wANrED:-A SANE MAN IN THF
WHITE HOUSE.


The right of State to secede from
this Union, was settled about forty
years ago. 1t was settled wrong, out
Il was settled, and no power on ealth
can unsettle it.
The purchase of the Philip Inc
Islands by this government wlthou'
the consent of its people, and TO rue
them with the bayonet. was settleu
about four years ago. 1t was settieo
wrong. but its settlement has been
accepted by the country and that
settles it,
The steal of the Panama was a steai
nure and simple; but the country mas
accepted the goods knowing them "
he stolen, and that settles it; there
seems TO be no recourse for that wrong.
The single gold standard is the
money standard of the country. Inc
people have twice voted it. 'Ihe la"
allows it. and the Judge does SO decree
It," 1t is law that crucifies the poor
man and enriches the few. 1t is law
of the Shylocks and for the Shylocks.
But the country has accepted It, ana
that settles it.
Upon the tariff question there is
distinction without any very great
difference between the two grea,
political parties of the country. ana
upon the Trust question they both
thunder in the index but peter
out in the performance. But
there is one issue upon wnlch
there is q radical difference, and 1t Is
mainly upon that issue that the coun-
try will vote next November; and that
issue is the personnel of the candidate $
nut forward by the two parties at their
national conventions. The people VIII
lose sight in a large measure OF the
platform differences; and they have
learned already to know that platIoiIn
promises, like pie scrusts are easily
broken. But the contrast between the
two nominees is so great that no voter
), will overlook it.
Judge Parker is an able man, clean
man. conservative man. -@ a : saIe
man. He is not only man learned
IN the law, but he believes IN law,
He believes that the foundation OF this
government is the Federal constitution.
He believes that the safety OF the
citizen rests upon that sacred lnstru-
rhent. and that the rights of the people
tlepend upon the maintenance OF law.
Has training has been such that ne
can appreciate and does appreciate
The powers and prerogatives, dutles'
rights and obligations, OF each &C.
ordinate branch of the government
and the danger of one branch usurplng
the mower of the other. He has
calm. judicial mind; he is a well
developed, evenly poised man. he Is d
man in whose hands the business
interests of the country will feel safe.
Nh. Roosevelt is the opposite OF all
this. His will is the law OF his llfe'
and he extends that law to the fur
thest reach of his power. He has
no respect for any law, constitutional
or statute, that comes in conflict with
his will. And he has such conceit OF
his own opinions and such sublime
faith in himself, that he has no con-
Sc,entious scruples against overriding
any law or the rights of any people.
He Is not a we'll balanced man. He is
an arrogant fellow. He keeps lis
friends constantly uneasy for fear he
will do some impetuous thing that Will
defeat his party. He keeps the bus
ness men IN doubt and alarm for fear
lac will do some wreckless. fool-hardy
thing and throw the country into war
or panic. He is an accident, pure
and simple. New York Republicans
put HIM on the tail of the ticket four
years ago for two reasons: to catch the
COW boy vote, and to get rid OF him In
New York. Booted and spurred and
full of brag and buster he was
spectacular figure four years ago and
appealed to those who like that sort
of thing; but the six and half mil
lion people who voted for Mckinley
never had any thought of his assasslna
ton or the direful possibility of Roose-
welt becoming President. They would
never have voted the ticket If they
had.
He became President by accident
he was renominated by the machil G.
He is not acceptable to the rank and