The Boise citizen. (Boise, Idaho) 1906-1910, 1907-04-12
Graphic Pen Picture.

Colonel George Harvey, editor OF the North American Review
made remarkable speech St Pack day Charleston s.
which has attracted widespread and from the
newspaper opinion we give following the Charleston New
and Courier
Shall the American people rule themselves shall they b
ruled? Shall the government established by them be maintained
or shall government the people for the people by the people per
is from the EARTH This the theme of Colonel Haveys
duly effective address the anniversary dinner Of the Hber
Man society last night
The subject appeals the patriotic sense of al
our people powers the government derived from tho
people all the powers expressly conferred upon the
Washington reserved to the States That IS the theory
upon which our system government founded that the
principle upon which has been developed and that is its only
safeguard for the future.
We have fallen upon evil times The hand of usurpaon has
been laid upon the liberties people, the warnings
oquen BY Colonel Harvey last night there is clear call
duty all who value the integrity of the American republic He
this very striking picture OF what might happen to this
try;
IN the ordinary course OF human events especially
norazaon and excitement and msappreension of national
political might be made and might be chosen
by the nation chief magistrate who should combine in himself
qualities OF profession inconsistent with his practices to
general distst and constitute real the stability
permanence Of national Institutions for instance
Who while demanding vhement all should be doors and build
himself should be the most striking exempar OF constant un
doing and persistent tearing down who should seny denoce
Ell critics though himself the ensoous of persons who
should opponents for antagonizng radicasm instead of
proposing actual reforms while himself forced appropriate the
notions Of political antagonists who should hold aof the ban
deas and simultaneously trade with those VIGOROUSLY
rpt while urging necessity of individual achievement
should encourage socialism while inviting attack upon accrmla
lions Of wealth which the natural results Of the individual
edeayos thus advocated whose of personal righteous
should ovepowe his of personal artabeness
induce frequent denncaton of those disagreeng with him
wlu malicious and unqualified prevarcators who should
while constantly railing yet shield with the care
the sacred tariff breeder of them ALL who should depore po
c contributions from corporations yet raise to the most
er position his who had sought and obtained
them quicker than any other in demanding restitution of di
funds yet painfully silent respecting the disposition Of large
money taken from pochoers and used insure not
the lives Of the insured but the election of president
There installing who sat for this picture is not nee
ssary tack the the print in the catalogue
There has been president of this country whom the description
would fit but Theodore Roosevelt Yet the people have appuded
him Just they have always appauded revouonists and
IN days like these when the very foundation of gov
eminent being destroyed and the filed with dson
tent well that strong voice should ring out the alarm
ndsnye by the threat OF power Colonel Harvey has performed
patriotic service stripping the president of the rags of
ioera in which he would array himself and in calling the
people and particularly the people Of the South stand by
the faith OF the fathers.
Colonel Harvey has picked up the president of the United States
the end OF his thrisng hewng and decorating logic and the
Rough Rider exposed He presents engaging spectacle the
udciou and pecevng The shaowness the noisy aggressive
the charging and counerchagng the everlasting Dining of
eaceyeuen by the president have all along we'll been under
tood by thinking but time in the past have they been
displayed with the contrast of the counys history its facts
gey condensed and the whole picture arranged with memorable
oec shining upon them that the superficial well the dis
ernng must ponder them.
Colonel Harye speech mhappiy for the president one
those which viii be read holds the gaze of the people of the
epubc this idol Of theirs in light that they save
themselves from looking him through and through Washington,
eerson Webster Lincoln and Calhoun have been summoned and
ave borne witness against him with living voices their minds
met ID concord Of accusation that this young of the glib
lngre e gaoPg pen and a9around temperament aeFeeate
az heart the Of the constitution the upsetter of American
uuons the mpacahe foe of the sovereign states and powerful
nd menacins At least long buster shall deceive