The daily sentinel., 1907-05-09
Roosevelt AdrOit
at tSide Stepping
lfHe Gets in Hot Water Over One Ques-
ton He Quickly Turns Public Atten-
ton to Another--His Moyer-
Haywood Error

his Judgment may sometimes De
right, as to this. but it may be wrong
in as many instances, and whatever
his opinion might be as a private cit-I
izen. he as President of the United
States has no right to pass his indi-I
yidual Judgment to the prejudice of
either the most powerful or the
| humblest American citizen.
[ Mr.. Roosevelt declares IL to be as.
foolish to assert that his denuncia-
tion was designed to Influence the
trial Of Meyer and Haywood as I'll
would be to assert that it was design
ed to influence the suits that have
been brought against Mr. Hartman.
Whether so designed or not. his de-
nunciation of these men is calculated
and Haywood, and the suits that have
been brought against Hartman.
If 1t is not the accusation of mur-l
der brought against Meyer and Hay
wood and the action of which MIR.
Hartman is accused as the basis of
the suits brought against him, what
then is it that has caused Mr.. Roose-
welt to conclude that these men are
not desirable citizens? If his con-
clusion is based on these accusations,
then his denunciation is an assump-
tion that the accusations are true. If
II is not based on these accusations,
when did he acquire the information
upon which he concluded that Meyer,
Haywood and Hartman were unde-
sirable citizens and why did he not
denounce them before these indict-
ments and suits were brought? He
was well acquainted with Mr.. Harri
man prior to the charges that have
been made against him.
Was he also acquainted with Meyer
and Haywood, and familiar with their
regulations. prior to their having
been indicted for murder? Did his
discovery that these three men are
undesirable citizens coincide in time
with their being accused of violations
of the law? Did he know Mr.. Har
riman to be an undesirable citizen
when he was n guest at the marriage
of the Presidents daughter2 Did he
know him to be an undesirable cit
izen when he was invited to the
White House on other occasions and
when correspondence was passing be-
tween himself and Mr.. Hartman
with reference to the presidential
campaign and New York politics? Did
lhe know Mr.. Hartman to be an un
desirable citizen when Mr.. Hartman
was collecting campaign funds? If
not. then is not the Presidents judg-
ment based solelp upon the accusa-
tions which are being tried in the
courts, and the truth of which has
not yet been judicially determined?
! The complaint against Mr. Roose-
welt is not made in defense of Mr..
Meyer, Mr.. Haywood, nor Mr.. Har-
riman. but is in defense of official
propriety, involving what is very
close to every good, patriotic citizen.
! Mr. Roosevelt is not less subject,
holding the high office he does. to-
criticism for recklessness and radi
calism. than is the ignorant agitator
occupying a less responsible position.
| He declares that square deal
means treating all offenders alike.
He cannot, therefore. object to being
| criticised for that recklessness of eX-
preston which he critlcises in those
of humber position. AS to the cour-
age displayed in his thus repeating,
with greater emphasis, his denun-
| citation of men as undesirable cit
liens. 1t might have required great
er courage for him to have retracted
to the extent of expressing regret for
having made public his private opin-
ion of men whose characters are un-
dergoing the test of judicial eXamin-
alton. His letter is adroit rather
than courageous. and is calculated to
to influence the trials of both Meyer
obscure the real issue-that of the
propriety of his action-and on ex-
animation the letter seems to disclose
either obtuseness on this point which
is extraordinary for man in his pos
ition or else a deliberate, demagogical
disingenuousness.
The thing that lies nearest the
democratic heart just now, from a
national standpoint, is the coming
| In Iha
state of Oklahoma.
Unless the President turns down
the new state constitution recently
made by a convention largely demo-
cratic in membership. and which he
will not do, there will be an election
down there in August for whole
state ticket, judicial ticket. leglsla-
tive ticket, which legislature elects
two United States Senators, and five
members of the lower house OF the
Congress. The democrats are anX-
ious to make n clean sweep of the en-
tire board but they have fight on
their hands and they must work to
win the victory. II should be the
desire of every democrat in the coun-
try to see the new state come Into
the Union as a democratic state and
IL should be his pleasure as well,
to help toward that end. | viii tell
Il
him how he can help.
Chairman GIiggs of the demo-
cratic congressional committee, here,
has issued call for one dollar sub
scriptions to send to the State chair
man of the new state OF Oklahoma.
to assist our brethren down there.
Let every democrat who reads this
send in his dollar to "Chas. A. Ed
wards. Secretary, Democratic Con-
gressional Committee, Washington,
| d. c." He will receive receipt for
the same which he can transmit to his
children as an heirloom to show how
he helped to make Oklahoma demo-
cratic. and he may be proud of II.
A dollar is not much to you who read
this, but the aggregation of dollars
will help the boys down there who
are fighting the battle of their lives
with the whole of the republican ad-
ministration against them.
Send in your dollar. .
CHAS. A. EDWARDS.
The action of the Western Colo
RADIO wool growers association re-
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