Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-08
VARDAMAN RAVES
ON IMPERIALISM
Sees the Republic Totterlng to
Its Fall.
ALL THAT ST.lOUIS SPEECH
Roosevelt a Combination of Julius
ALL THAT ST.LOUIS SPEECH
Roosevelt a Combination of julius
Caesar and Gengis Khan.
FAREWELL. OLD CONSTITUTION
He Fears the President Will Make
1t All Over to Suit His
Own Ideas.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
JACKSON. Miss, October s.-The pres
ence of President Roosevelt in the cane
brakes OF Louisiana. together with the
worry caused him by the chief execu-
tive's St. Louis speech has caused Gov
Nardaman to indulge in a long distance
TEDDY Bear" hunt.
Mississppis governor. reused to action
by a full realization of the menace which
he says threatens the nation as a result
of the Presidents ruthless greed for war
hurled his philippe in local newspaper.
He wants national convention held
quickly To amend the Constitution before
the President "by imperial edct" declares
81 antiquated and writes one himself
After declaring that the principles enun-
clated. in the President st. Louis speech
are iniquitous, Gov. Vardaman says:
Mr.. Roosevelt is a past grand master in
the use of words. With the great French
diplomat he evidently thinks that Ian
guage is TO conceal. rather than express,
thoughts Within the pile of verbage
there turks the most pernicious princi-
pies and vicious politics that ever wrecked
republic or destroyed the rights of a
people.
The Constitution of the United
States Is to this man blank piece of
paper. upon which he would write any
thing that his judgment might prompt
or his political fortunes dictate. 1 am
convinced. more now than ever before,
that a constitutional convention should
be called and certain changes made in
the Constitution to suit the conditions
winch confront US today, and which
were not dreamed of by the trainers
OF the Constitution of 1877.
Call a Convention-Quick!
Il believe that unless a conv ention
shall be called and the Constitution
amended the change which Mr.. Roose-
Welt desires to make by construction
will be carried out, and when once the
barriers are broken down and all re-
gard for the Constitution as originally
written shall be thrown to the winds
and the fiat of the President shall be
the only chart to guide us. the repub-
lie would be on the verge of dissolution
or perhaps on the high road to i'm
perialism.
Mr.. Roosevelt Is a revolutionist. He
has no respect for the laws of his
country. constitutional or statutory. if
they happen to interfere with the con-
summation of any OF his schemes or
plans. The fiat of his spaSmodic will
superinduced by consuming vanity, is
the only law that he respects
Good Luck Follows the President.
Assistant Secretary Latta started out
camp In the Wilderness but at a late
hour last night had not returned 1t is
presumed that when he arrived at the
camp the President was out on a hunt,
and that Secretary Latta found 1t neces-
sary TO remain over night He took n
number of personal letters to the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Latta was accompanied by his
most Leo Shields, who is familiar with
the country.
Except that the temperature is too
humid to 'render physical exercise en-
joyable. the President is having favor
hole weather Before his arrival there
had been no rain for weeks, and the con-
diuons were unfavorable for hunting the
breaking OF the dry twigs giving warn
Ing to the game. while the hard surface
was trying TO the feet Of the dogs. Some
OF the dogs the President is using were
recently so disabled by this that they
came near being unfit fo- his use.
Weather Fails to Affect Him.
The Presidents proverbial good lrck
vas. however. with him. A gentle rain
was falling when he arrived at Stamboul
Saturday, and there have been two or
three showers since. None of them has
been Of great duration, but they have
well served the purpose of putting the
forest IN the best possible condition for
both man and beast I'm stalking game
WhIe the atmosphere is steamlng hot
between showers, the President ia re-
ported TO be showing himself capable of
rising above this condition, in so fa- that
neither rain nor heat has been permitted
TO interfere with sport
me camp ground Is well situated and
WhIe on low land, is not in a swamp. the
sit being comparatively dry.
PERSONS who have seen the tent GOV, II
IL Well furnished. There is a MANI 49,
and wooden wall running up four feet
rom the ground. The table is IiheraIIy
supplied with fruits, canned deIicacies
ana fresh yenison