The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-09
THE UNSUITABLE LEIGH
IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

| have pointed out IN previous Is
sues that Theodore Roosevelt prom
ised to be the man of the hour. +"
little dreaming that my sentence was
to be so literally true, because, for
getting that the United States is ex-
pected to continue after 1908, the
executive has developed into a verit-
able Ieeeh sucking at the vitals of
our financial standing at home and
abroad, and apparently aiming to
gIorify the name of Roosevelt by
financial slaughter during his term
of office. 1t only needs William
Jennings Bryan for his successor, to
send this country straight to the
dogs We are on the crest of a won
derfuI prosperity, and if we are to
guard and preserve it a lot of this
public howl must cease. The trust
is called a threatening element, but
it's destruction would spread meal
culable misery; while in some in
49, aggressive monopoly must be
ely treated, don't lose sight of
the fact that monopolists have work
ed hard and long and stand worlds
higher than the lazy socialist, lying
around complaining, till some bonn
hastic president shall help him ap-
propriate a share of the monopist's
wealth! These states have present
ed to the world the wonderful spec
tacie of colonies out-stripping the
motherland and deep in the hearts
Of Europeans turks suspicion and
dislike born of envy and fear, which
is doubled and trebled by Mr.. Roose-
velt's insistent policy Of securing our
institutions and sorting our garbage
with comfortable provision through
yellow journalism for foreign coun-
tries TO gaze. smile and condemn:
to exaggerate our failings and punish
as with universal boycott. We have
outstripped England by Iaek of
regard for family sins for she seours
in private. so let us follow her exam
pie and wash our dirty linen in the
A. If some changes must be made.
the wise, conservative man with his
eye to the eountry's welfare and
honor, will effect them without sud
\ en- -wrenehes. 1t is almost an fnso-
ht demand that because human in
eerests are not run on a divine plan.
the men who have made this country
should not be dragged to disgrace
because the populaee howls for it:
the populaee howl not for rights
but for portion of what capitalists
have had brains. ambition and en-.
ergy to gain. These men have made
the present standing Of this govern.
ment possible; it is they and moi
the idle elamorers. who furnish
wealth that president may draw
salaries, make household improve
ments and be given travelling ex
/ penses. If our capitalists had no
interested themselves in big financia
games. We wouldn't have the mil
logs to appropriate for meat inspec
ton. Cheap publicity and notoriets
are at present the only discernibls
reasons for such strenuous methods
and open scandals Power is {
wonderful thing, but it is thrice
wonderful man who can keep from
abusing it. and Mr.. Roosevelt has
tagging in his wake hundreds OF
petty judges and officials issuing al
kinds of damnable orders against
trusts. that they may bask for a
time in the lime light. Roosevelt is
striving to curtail monopolistic pro-
erosion which leads to Bryan's
lamor to wipe them out" but lei
- tell YOU that the INDECENT con
Mually sustained by wealthy citi-
;ens and the laborer with his steady
employment and fun dinner pail
Hho now praise the demolition OF