The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1908-10-06
SIZING Up TEDDY.
ROOSEVELT A SHAMEFUL DEhlA-
GouUE SAYS CHANCELLOR VI DAT.
champion Says iDe

Champion Says De.
generacy is Made Contemplate.
BY Revelation OF Glaring Incon-
sistency OF Chief Booster.
That the Standard Oil Company
remains under, the venomous hatred
of President Roosevelt, for reasons
best known on the inside, whilesthe
steel corporation, the greatest tru It
in America. receives his appreciation
and consent to increase its holdings.
was the statement Of Chancellor
James Roscoe Day,~of syracuse Uni
The chancellor charges that not
only did Roosevelt, when a candidat:
for president four years ago, hobnob
with trust magnates and urge them
to secure money to elect him, but
that after his election he, appointed
to a position In his cabinet q man
who held at the time q retaining fee
from a large corporation, that man
being still member of the cabinet.
The interview follows: "The
things that I predicted more than two
years ago, and that are on record,
have come true, and other sequences
are hurrying to their conclusion
"Never has this country known
such a condition politically. Never
has it seen its president descend TO
such shameful degeneracy of de-
magogy. Most Of its high moralitins
far above trusts, which it considers
the sum of all villiany, are made con-
temptible by revelations Of. the glar-
ing inconsistency of the chief boos-
ter.
"For Senator Foraker to procure
loan for political friends who wish to
purchase a paper 70 rcontesting the
election shocks Mr.. Roosevelt. But
the president was very practical
when he wanted s260,00O to put ~
where it could do most good when
his election was involved. what
was such great sum to be used for?
''It is sign of political corruption
for Senator Foraker to have cor
respondence with an officer OF the
Standard Oil Company, but only the
direction and privilege OF Mr.. Roose-
welt to call to Washington 'practl-
cal Vnan, the head Of the greatest
railway corporation in the land, TO
confer with him before he announced
his policies to congress-. ~ :
"The Standard Oil remains under
MY. Rooserelt's venomous hatred TOR
reasons well-known on the inside, but
the greatest trust in America re-
ceives his appreciation and consent to
increase its holdings.
"a representative of preoator!
wealth Is intimate counsel and II
cooperation with. MIR. Hitchcock until
discovery becomes inevitable. Then
he is forced to resign, not because
of the sin, but the sure discovery OF
it by political enemies.
1.-THE glass houses seem to be
cracking with ominous sound The
Feraker-Archbold incident Is shock
ing, tn hypocrites But honest and
thoughtful men WHO ere not hiding
facts to promote 8 cause, rememner
the. conditions of brlgandage !in the
legislature when every State held up
Industrial and transit" corporations
and demanded their money or their
lives. .,.a
"Fortunately the elimination from
the White House carry no conviction.
So prejudiced. unfair and untrue are
they. . They are humil!ating, not
because they are from Mr. Rooso-
welt, but because they are fomr the
president. The office Is dtsgraced.
The people are covered with shame; /;
"The little postmasters are re-
moved for engaging In politics. Tho
most of the business OF the presideil-
tial office Is devoted to political
campaign. Cabinets are called, In In
terviews are furnished. telephone and
telegraph wires are. kept hot, the
clerical force .is worked far into the
nnight-if the newspaper special cor
respondents are 70 be believed-end
our square deal president is chafng
at the bit to. go on, the PLATFORM
81 know that NO corporation resist
ed this mrlcting more successfully
than Standard Oil. .,,..,...
Charges against MIR. Foraker for
practicing as an attorney when in of.
ace ia absurd The very salary paid
q senator proves that the copntry ex-
poets him to employ his spare time
in some legitimate business.
THE eye of the. American people
are opened wide. They are not all
deceived. What they need is to er-
ercise themselves In the judicial tenn
erament.. They are too easy stamp
eded by the frenzy Of the mad re-
former.
"The American citizen cannot re-
turn too soon to Constitutional gov
ernment and the reinforcement OF
business with his confidence.
FAIRBANKS IS SCARED.