The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-11-21
lCHANGE on AppREss-whe,
lUnfoundcd Fears Of MONARCHY.

Ing souls who are tryinG to discredit
ana disparage President Roosevelt.
In his work OF uncovering crooked
ness, corruption and crime In high
places, comes the plaintiye protect
that he Is oyerreaching his executive
powers. He should be checked In
his vigorous prosecution of his
duties, the wall goes on, or the re-
public Is doomed TO smash and NOM
archy and even tyranny shall be en-
thfoned in this fair land Of ours.
This IS not the first time since the
liberty bell tolled out its memorable
message of independence that tins
king business has been brought up
a. subject for discussion in our
political theories. When Andrew
Jackson became president OF the
United States and began q vigorous
administration Of the AFFAIRS OF state,
the same cry was heard, but, like to.
day, the cry was not from the masses
The powers of the executive were
being exceeded, 1t was said, and WIS.,
Ions of a kingly diadem were plain.
" discernible on the political
horizon. shorn of adequate power
since Revolutionary days, the exec
utiye at last found the strength to
assert himself and administer the
affairs OF state with vigor and eff
fectiveness. jackson responded to
the growing demands OF the
people who had become suspicious
and fearful of legislative aristocra-
cy and welded the power that he
found was his. There were cries Of
protest but the Jacksonian policy
was carried out and finally received
the approval and the praise OF the
Rultitudes. At the same time a
similar expansion of the executive
power was expressed in the differ
ent states. The selection of the
governor was taken away from leg
islatures and given unto the direct
vote Of the people The governor
was also vested with the power Of
the veto and large share of the
appointing power. The distrust of
the executive and the fear of rever-
sion to monarchical institutions,
handed down from the earlier days,
disappeared and instead there was
distrust of too weak an executive.
This Jacksonian epoch passed
away and there was no king. The
expansion of executive power had
wholesome effect upon our govern
ment: likely there would have been
q development and expansion of
aristocratic tendencles-the en-
trenchment Of legislative oligarchy
and consequently danger and abso-
Lutte harm to our democratic system
had things kept on the even tenor
OF their ways.
= The American people have so far
democratized themselves as to be
away from all danger OF monarchical
tendencies. Let the angry victims
OF greed and corruption howl them
selves hoarse about the President
doing too much. II there were
grounds for his impeachment they
would be readily and Immediately
observed and he could not easily es-
cape the penalty. So far he has not
been the subject of impeachment
talk. But so long as the President
Is doing right. the howls of the
hypocrites may watt along the face
Of the earth, unnetieed by well
meaning people. until they are lost
In the dim distance. We shall not
have king and the idea is prepos-
ferrous. A fearless, strong, active
executive is one OF the fundamental
necessities of an efficient govern
ment.
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