The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-11-09

Washington. which means pretty nearly
Ill OF the capital city that is worth con.
sidcrinR, has been sitting up for the past
two nights reading book that made its
appearance at the bookstores here unne.
ralded couple Of days ago. IT has been
noticed that even the White House elec.
tries were lighted later than usual and
II Is suspected that some member Of the
Roosevelt family may have been looking
over the volume that has caused 10
much discussion.
II Is not because Of its literary quail
lties that the book has been seized upon
80 eagerly. but because Of Ito title. "The
Raid on Prosperity" and the fact that
II contains one Of the most bitter at.
tacks upon the policies and acts Of the
administration that was ever made upon
any Chief Magistrate. The author is
Chancellor Day Of Syracuse University
who some months ago attracted con.
siderable attention. most Of II uncom.
plimentary, by his public defense Of the
Standard OH Company. Though a min.
lister and consequently an apostle Of
peace, DR.. Day does not mince his words.
but throws some verbal brickbats In
the direction OF the White House that
probably would result In his spending
a season In jail II President Roosevelt
were possessed Of the power Of his dis
tingaished friend Emperor William or
II lese majeste were an offense recog.
nized by the American law. From
Chancellor Days point Of view appar-
emily, II would not be a surprising thing
II such law were promulgated. for he
declares In his book that "for many
months We have been living under q
monarchy in everything but the name."
A few Of DR.. Days remarks will show
the kind Of hot shot that he pours out
on almost every page. with the type
OF statesman Of Lincoln, Harrison. Cleye-
land and Mckinley" he says, eve should
have nothing to fear. With the present
agitativd and eruptive administration
and with the chief voices OF the other
political party echoing the safe ranting
about the tyranny OF capitalists, we
may expect revolution which shall be.
come conspicuous date in history un.
less the sober.thinking people awake
to an imperiled inheritance" In another
place he says;
"A people who have been self.govern.
Ing by constitutional processes whose
credit has extended around the earth |
with their commerce and manufacture,
whose alterations and obliquities in
with their general character
're as spots on the sun this people is
being hunted along every railway. into
very corporation, over every highway
If trade by their President. In Heavens
lame what spectacle in free constitu-
,ional Americal 1t would disgrace a
south American Republic"
Passages might be quoted from almost
very page To. show that Chancellor Day
decidedly excited over the state of the
ountry, and to account for the excite.
nent he has caused here among the
riends of the administration. There
re rumors that the President was first
Inclined to make reply that would !,
ave been just as sizzling as DR.. Days
harges, but that it was finally decided
hat this would be undignified and that
would be better to let some prominent !
ipporter OF the administration take up t
he matter. :
1t is generally understood that Sen.
tor Beveridge is the man who has been !.
elected to cross swords with the Syra. +
Use University president. The Indiana +
enator was one of the first to read the t.
BOX. n
ut is one Of the strongest pieces of b
'ntroversial writing / ever read" he v
said. Il should like to re. N
y to it." ~
A man who is in close touch with ad.
circles is authority for the
atemcnt that negotiations have al
ady begun with D, Appleton 4 Com. " "
my, the publishers of the Day book, d
bring out reply by Senator Bever. B
ge and that this will make its appear IL
Ice soon after the first of the year. &C