Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-12-21
BETWEEN THE CRITICS.

Criticism Of men In public office is
ir this country often carried too near
the danger point. This Is certainly done
I'm the case Of President Roosevelt The
exalted Office occupied by the Chiet
Executive OF the United states should
be. I'm some way. protected against the
crowd that knows OF no distinction be-
tween mud-slinging and legitimate cri-
tlcism
IL the subject were not so serious as
Il is. it would be almost amusing TO
witness the cross fire directed against
President Roosevelt just now. The New
York sun OF Dec 6, for instance. had
this.
cor Mr. Roosevelts proficiency iu tn
arts OF the politician In the worst SIG
nificance Of that word he has left ms
mo- room Tor doubt. 4 more conscience
loss or more reckless demngogue never
afflicted this country. By slow and IN
sidious degrees he has upset the pub
Dc confidence arrayed class against
class and fomeuted mistrust and hat
red. No one ever approached him IN
creating a hopeless disatection ana
unrest Goo the ranks of labor. He Joined
labor union under conditions OF ~
tense publicity; De has constituted him
self Tho champion of every known eX-
tremity of labor agitation; he has as
ISOLATED upon terms or close personal
intimacy with the worst and most sim
lister figures among those professional
llsurbars OF whom Orchard, Meyer
pctuboua and Haywood are the familiar
expression and he has welcomed them
as the guests of Che President 90 the
United StHtUs lu tle White House ut
Washington. All this has been accom-
panied by the steady denunciution and
sophisticated Nitupoutiou ~ capital cs-
pccially of capital Invested iu railroads
ana therefore 600 most intimate contact
with the people by the steady abuse
of what ho called swollen fortunes and
by liking public attention 0u abuses 'n
corporate management Doc ways as sub
tIe 1- irresponsible. but eVce.lently dee
Weel 90 arouse and Irnlmr rhc public
mind
Here President Roosevelt IS accused
of being Iu league with labor asIt1t0r-
against capitalists. But Appeal to Rca-
son. "a publication tl,at speaks for
labor. Ioaouuccs h.m with equal ycho-
mcnce Tor being n tho service of capl-
I tal against labor. The Appeal of Dec.
/ 49, speaking of tho Go'Ifoll trouble.
] says.
"Ths o1Wardly operators would NOT
/ have dared attempt this daylight robe
/ berry themselves. But tnay bad "a friend
in the White House Am thcv had 10
/ do was to pull tho string Roosevelt
/ th0 friend of labor asa tsa rest
"lt was t0 DO thir 'i0h that Roosevelt
pushed the soldiers into ip'dnall uulsr
protest of the sheriff ana the oltzrns
"Thp federal soldiers ars holding zap
tBe miners while thc operators are goo
ug 40 rouEh taoIr pockets and then
/ Kicking them out uf the camp
"GollfeIl Oh NOW sH1h corral ana
] should he named Camp Roosevelt
] "Let tlU permanent garrison ho cstab-
] Nshrd t1 guard the sclhs ana HarvC
/ tho union uen. ana perhaps the work.
/ nFUan nf the United states wlli know
. hoN 40 SOFT. ueAt year,
And hus tho President rs osslIlcd
ON an sides n De bad not always been
for "a square ana fair deal. there would
have been no occasion for this cross
fire. n seems 90 ~ that tho very bit-
temess OF the contradictory criticism
is "a testimony io bis imparliality and
integrity
But is such journalism respectable
rs a. without Danger There 4 little
doubt that inhammatory newspaper ar
ticles and vicious cartoons cost Presi-
dent Mckinley his lie Are Americans