The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-12-18
CHANCELLOR DAYS BOOK
BEING DISTRIBUTED FREE
Contains Defense Of "Reactonas Undgused
President Roosevelt

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Have the $500,
town is being flooded with well bound,
well printed copies OF "The Raid on
Prosperity" new book by Chancellor
James II. Day OF Syracuse university.
Every member OF congress and every
newspaper correspondent is receiving one.
fhe book comes In paper wrapper bear
ing the name of ID. Appleton & Co.. pub
fishers. No other clue is given TO the
Identity of the sender.
The price is not given. The book con-
tains several chapters devoted to eulogy
OF the Standard oil company. but most
OF II Is an attack on the presidents poll
cies. though IL does not mention his
name
President Roosevelt and members of his
cabinet are highly incensed over what
they term an audacicus and outrageous
effort to discredit the administration.
The responsibility for the books free
distribution has not yet been taken up.
Friends OF the administration declared,
however, that they would not be surpr.s-
ed II active means were taken to offset
the attack without delay. They point out
as significant that the chief contributor
TO Syracuse university, OF which Chan
cellor Day is the head. Is John ID. Arch
bold OF the Standard OIL company.
REFERENCES To THE PRESIDENT.
After defending the so-called "Reac-
tionaries" DR.. Day declares them mis-
named. and of what he calls the real re-
dictionaries says (and here the reference
10 the president is unmistakable):
THE reactionists are the men who ad-
vocate stretching the constitution who
officially rebuke Judges OF the courts,
who usurp legislation by dictatorial mes
sages from the executive office, who at
tempt TO force receiverships as instru-
ments Of prosecution. who prosecute men
In defiance OF the ex-post facto provision
OF the constitution; who condemn men
ana pre1udge them aS undesirable citi-
zens when their. lives are In the judicial
balances; who arraign men as criminals.
and then set in motion against them the
machinery of the Federal courts and
prosecuting department: who insist upon
branding men as guilty who never have
been indicted even In the cases alleged
as notoriously characterized in a Federal
court within the past summer in a great
corporation caSe-who sentence men for
alleged military offenses without evil
dence and without hearing: who investi-
gate great business interests for alleged
onenses and with blare OF trumpets
condemn them. the innocent and the gull
~ alike. in all OF the markets OF the
world"
MORSE THAN RUSSIA OR TURKEY.
Continuing. the book says: "And this
Is reaction such as the history of tho
world cannot show. because IL is against
the most perfect form of democracy that
men ever have seen. Ii could not occur
In Russia or Turkey. for there is no dem
oocracy In those countries to react against.
IL becomes alarming simply from the fact
that II IL tolerated 30 days In this coun-
try. to which such things never have been
known since the constitution was adopt
ed"
After this Chancellor Day says dra-
matically:
Have we become so enervated, SO SER
vile. that we can no longer oppose sound
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longer array our constitutional forms
against the assaults OF the chameleon So
cialist. who clamors against the freest
land on earth as despotic. and against
proportions OF commerce. which his little
brain cannot grasp, as oppressive to the
poor?
Must we make terms with him? Are
we TO be degraded by being told In the
cowardly sophistry OF certain editorials
| tat we must Stretch the Constitutions
that we must anticipate him I'm assailng
, our institutions: that we must pacify him
by putting our business men into jail or
nning them for too successfully competing
| I'm the business enterprises OF the twen-
tieth century?
ACCUSED OF RECKLESS SKILL"
There must be patriots enough left in
our country 10 resist fully even In these
times the violent and reckless passions
which have taken the reins and care not
where they drive. II only men will ap.
plaud their reckless skill In lashing on
their steed OF fiery and ungovernabie
spirit
Speaking of the alleged abrogation OF IL.
| functions by congress 10 the executive
the book OF Chancellor Day says:
THE president has taken the patronage
and tho congressman have yielded II
i gracefully.
I'VE have Duma az Washington which
must he careful how II acts. or. like the
| lll-fated Wadsworth. its members will not
come bscki'
/ dent. and In denouncne him. hs SAYS the
/ president finds an excuse always. adding
And when the president
! ~a1ld vindicats himself for q personal