Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-20

tends to substitute for this rule the
rule Of standing by and shielding an
evil.doer because he Is a member or
their race means the inevitable degra-
dation OF the colored race. 1t may
and probably does mean damage to
the white race. but It means ruin to
the black race.
HIS GUIDING PRINCIPLE.
Throughout my term of service in the
presidency j have acted on the principle
thus advocated. In the north as In the
| south, have appointed colored men
| of high character to office, utterly disre-
| gardlng the protests OF those who would
have kept them out of Office because
they were colored men. So far as was
| In my power I have sought to secure
for the colored people all their rights
| under the law. have done all could
to secure them equal school training
when young, equal opportunity TO ern
their livelihood, and achieve their hip.
pness when old. | have striven 10
break up peonage; l have upheld he
hands OF those who, like Judge Jones
and Judge Speer, have warred againAt
/ this peonage, because ! would hold my
! self unfit to be president II | did not
Z feel the same revolt at wrong done
colored man as / feel at wrong done
a white man. | have condemned In UNI
stinted terms the crime OF lynching
perpetrated by white men, and l should
/ take instant advantage OF any oppor-
tunity whereby l could bring to JUS
tice mob of lynchers In precisely
the same spirit have now acted with
reference to these colorcd men who
have been guilty OF black and das-
tardiy crime In one policy, as In the
otheI, I do not claim as factor,
but challenge as right. the support
OF every citizen OF this country, what
ever his color, provided only he has In
him the spirit OF genuine and far-sight-
ed patriotism.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
The White House. Dec. 10. 1905.
SECRETARY TAF-r'S REPORT.
In a report to the president ON the
several senate resolutions OF inquiry,
Secy. Taft enters into an exhaustive
discussion OF the law and the evidence
In the case. He quotes the authority
for the presidents action and with re-
gard 10 the new evidence presented
says he has examined II with care, and
that he does not find anything con-
tanned In II which should lead to dif-
ferent conclusion Of fact from that al
ready stated in his annual report.
Inc diludNltb, says me- contain IN
substance the same denials OF COM
plicity or knowledge by the enlisted
men that We're made to the Inspecting
officers, together with evidence intend
cd 10 show that there was an oppor-
tunity for persons In the battalion to
disguise themselves In the cast-off uni
forms OF the enlisted men and to secure
empty cartridge shells and throw them
In the streets OF the town"
The suggestion. he declares. Ia so
grotesque In It's improbabllity and alb
surdity as hardly 20 call for Discus
sion OF comment
After stating that II Is not the prac-
tice OF the inspector general, In MAX
ing Investigations into questions OF fact
10 set out all the evidence IN sworn
afildavlts or dispositions. Secy, Taft
! quoted from the fourth article OF war,
which he states contains the statutory
direction I'm respect to the discharge OF
soldiers
The regulations adopted by the presl-
dent In carrying out this statutory pro-
vision az well as excerpts from various
decisions Of the Judge advocate general
Of the army, bearing out the discharges
without honor, also are quoted, The Sec
rotary adding.
From the citations above given II
follows that one enlisting In the army
In advised first, that the president has
the right ct Will to terminate the
contract of enlistment; second, that