The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-02-05
Criticisms.

the credit, l believe, of having
said President Roosevelt is
the most expensive and of the
least worth of any President the
United States ever had, ,or words
to this effect"
Senator Bailey is surely an
epitomizer of truth, and the cpl
tome would not have been seri-
ously effected had he also said
our President is the most active
President the United States ever
had. The fact would remain
while many of the acts of our
President would be esteemed
very little, if any, by a goodly
number of the people of this
American nation. For example:
his talk of dealing "summarily"
with the people of California in
the matter of admitting japanese
to the public schools in San
Francisco even to the extent of
using the Army and Navy if
necessary. Many of the people
in California consider the Presi-
dents actions in the premises as
the actions of a usurper of pow
er; as unconstitutional and revo-
lutionary; the believe the Presi-
dent has ne more right to med
die in the management of their
schools than he has in any other
purely State affair.
Jerome A. Hart, Republican,
author, and until recently editor
of the SanFrancisco Argonaut,
in speaking of the Presidents
actions in the matter mentioned
above, and in his arrogant desire
for power, said in part, as fol
lows
He has practically taken pos
session of the ports of Santa
Domingo, and in collecting the
revenues of that Republic
through the United States Treas
ury officials, protected by United
States men-of-war. He has nc
authority for this action, for the
Senate has as YET refused to ap-
prove of a So-called Dominican
Treaty, which cannot be a treaty
under the Constitution, for il
has not been ratified by the Sen
ate. In short, Mr.. Roosevelt
has practically declared war upon
and conquered Santa Domingo
without any warrant for this act
in law.
In his recent message he
causually requested two consti-
tutional amendments giving him
more power. One OF these would
enable him to discharge army
and navy officers at his will, just
as he would discharge his coach
man or gardner. Instances o.
usurpation of power by the exc
cutive are numerous.
( The Presidents action in send
ing his (nearly all fat advisor
Secretary Taft, to our State
Secretary Taft being a member
of the Presidents Cabinet could
not do this without the Presi,
dents approval and consent-tC
make two speeches during the
late political campaign, one a
Pocatelle and the other at Boise
was for no other purpose, gener
ally believed, than to expires,
his good will toward and harm
ony with our much-marrieC
neighbors of the Southeast, anC
to manifest his oneness with tn,
kidnappers. And incidentally t,
mentally prepare the imprisone'
| miners and the public in genera
for the infamous decision of tn,
Supreme court in the habea'
corpus proceedings. The an
i nouncement of the decision bein.
: tuned to follow a little later
! after election.
| Confederation of the above i
, is to be found in the message re
| Gently sent to the present Idah,
: legislature by Gov. Gooding
The Governor reviews at consid
: cradle length the (iDlegal pre-
, ceedings following the arrest o
Harry Orchard, Steve Adam
, and the Western Federation off
lcers, and in part says