The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-30
HOW THEY VIEW IF.

kfOw 116n VIEW HI.
 Some of the comments on the ap- pointment of George B. Cortelyou to be Secretary of the Treasury are worth reproducing. From The Raleigh (N. O Times we select this as fair sam pie of Southern Democratic sentiment of the pronounced type:
 President Roosevelts determination higher position in the cabinet Is an insult to the American people which w not bsys ess Tq Se peo sae pie must submit because Republican Senate will confirm any appointment sent to 1t from the White House. It lasting obligations to Cortelyou. When he was made Secretary of Commerce he used his office to investigate the Each Combination Was forced to dis: gorge; each combination was forced to contribute freely and largely to the Money belonging to the policyholders of big insurance companies was liter ally stolen and Cortelyou received 1t. trusts had been. bled to Increase the Republican fund MT. Roosevelt made a heated denial. that being based upon insurance investigation in New York proved that Judge Parker was telling the absolute truth and that Cortelyou fully M false and a statement which he knew to be false. But MT. Roosevelt does not care for that. He is grateful mi man, ."s suiity of taking stolea money to buy an election. being made Secretary of the Treasury: Men less prominent foa dseds sp ess to
 There Is not much incentive for a man to be honest these days in poli- tics; especially when . one. convicted by honored. not because he deserves 1t. but because he was able to assist in the stealing without which the election of MT. Roosevelt might not have been possible.
 This Is of the extreme Southern Dem- ocratic type, and we could extend it indefinitely by copying editorials from other Southern contemporaries of the true faith. but we will give a sample from the other side. The New York Press is a Republican newspaper. and it thus expresses itself:
 As to the cabinet changes in general. "facile descensus Averni"-the air line route to .perditfon.
 Cortefyou-from receiving the stolen funds of the widows and orphans to the. august seat of Alexander Hamil-
  only murmur mortified whisper of
 The majestic autocrat, who has put political future: But New, York Re publicans; battling already against ter election day. When we think of the tens of thousands of woes tn < cost MT. Hughes, innocent victim of this appointment, we are palsied. pet
 The Press is thoroughly disguste6 that is plain, and it will be noticed that its bitter. comments have two dis tinct grounds. It not only bitterly condemns the appointment of Cortelyou of the appointee's record. but fesents it because of the effect 1t is likely to have on next weeks election. The record of the Republican party in New York lacks very much of being white as snow. On the contrary. to put 1t in plain words. it's general course of recent years in that State has been enough to damn any political party | unless it were so thoroughly intrench- ed in power that nothing could shake it. and that is not the case with that party. If the New York Democrats had put out a good ticket on & good platform Hughes would have stood no chance of election. As 1t Is, his chances are very materially injured by the man who professes to be for him.
 This act of Roosevelt's is so thor oughly typical of the man that we sup pose it is wrong to feel surprised at it. All through his administration he has been appointing men to good po- sitions, not because of fitness or de- sert, but because they were his friends. Personal friendship with him goes be- yond all else. If this were the first in stance of the kind we might wonder at it, but this is just in line with his course in the past. He has expressed himself very decidedly in favor of Hughes and then discredits his pro fessions by his acts. If he had want ed to advance the interests of Hearst he could hardly have gone at it in more effective manner. Just like Roosevelt" is sufficient comment.