The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-09-12

one 10 determine who shall rule thi
free country-the people through
their governmental agents OF fes
ruthless and domiueering men who's
wealth makes them peculiarly form
ldable because they bid behind tn
breast works Of corporate organiEa
iionS a"
have In my possession now !
heading for n page OF the campaign
extra Of 1885 drawn by Homer Dav
export. IL shows Andres Jackson
in heroic gulse pointing the finger Of
scurn at Mark Hanna clad in hi.
famous dollar sign clothes An the
line between quoted from one oI
Jackson's most earnest speeches VAS
this; by the eternal, We shall see
whether men or money shall rule this
nation. Jackson put In a vigorous
phrase what Roosevelt put into q
roundabout declaration. Jackson
spoke iisst; did MIR. Roosevelt initiate
jackson in his phfaseologyY lie Ger,
tainly has not initiated him 10 the
extent OF actually destroying dan.
scrous financial Institution as Jack
son destroyed the United States
bank.
For many years the New York
Herald has maintained an editorial
page 10 which no one 81 intelligence
paid the slightest attention. Seldom
did ever anything appear upon that
page, sandwiched In between daily
fashion hints from Paris, and ser.
mems from senile clergymen, that at.
tracted attention. Great as the
newspaper was, Its editorial page was
purposely maintained In way that
made IL cortemptible to people who
understood that an editorial page
should he.
One OF Mr. R0oseyelt's triumphs
has been that he suddenly made the
Herald print an editorial which Is
worth reading. True II Is the Here.
est attack upon him that has yet
bcen delivered. II is prohsbis the
most savage criticism OF pressden,
that any newspaper has ever dared
10 print. Two paragraphs from this
column may we'll he quoted
mir. Rooseselt's latest speech is a
full grown specimen of the things
that are better lett unsaid. II will
add nothing to his reputation either
as public character OF a piivate In.
diyidual. Rarely, perhaps never, has
the world witnessed such an amazing
spectacle ms the one presented at
PmVlncetown on Tuesday. When
the president OF the United States.
forgetting that his first duty to the
people Is 10 uphold the puhilc credit
and treat all classes Of the coumun.
lty with absolute inlpaitialIty, stig.
matiLed heads Of American banking,
Industrial, financial aud transporta.
ton interests as 'malcfactots OF
great wealth, and proceeded cheer.
fully 10 announce his determination
ot continuing the anti corporation
campaign that has already paral, red
business initiative and sown distrust
throughout the country
The Herald soes on 10 describe ar.
Roosevelt as a dictator. IL declares
that the business interests OF the
country are at the mercy Of q presl.
dent. IL says
The difference bctaeen presi.
dent with such powers auu a dictator
Is vi slight that II amounts TO moth
lng. -
And tinally this New York news.
paper, which Is owned by an inde.
pendent journalist. which Is not AMI.
lated with PIerpo0t Morgan. Jan es
y. IIiil, Thomas =. Ryan. u. H. liar.
rimal or the Standard oil croAd. as
many OF the other New York news.
papers are, close its continent by say.
ing OF this speech.
After reading IL the Herald is
more than eseF convinced that IL Is
high time not only 10 call halt Ia
the administration anti corporation
campsign. tut also to induce the
president t. speak IN public as rarely
~ possible -
Much that Mr.. Roosevelt mas done.
OF tried 10 do. Is commendabie. To
some extent II will endear him 70
voters Ia the middle west anu the FAR
northwest They will look upon bin
as radical OF the radicals. and they
will give bin their votes with lust
as much enthusiasm as they would
have bad be" not taken this stand
FOR as a matter OF fact. 81 far as APP
plause for the Roosevelt policy comes.
u comes from states which we msgt
admit are normally republican. The
criticism. The bitterness. the hosiil-
ity IL expressed in states that the
democratic party alSays has q chance
II carrying. aud which next year IL
seems 70 have almost . certainty
New York, New Jersey and Connect.
icut form a ifiloxY o. states that
normally act is'ssther. the creates,
Of the three dominating the oibcfS.
/ talked only today witb = republican