The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-12-16
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The spectacle OF a president messag-
ing congress to aid him in a newspa-
per controversy that was commenced
by the aforesaid presidents habit OF
med Wa ylth affairs ara subjects un-
der discussion between private citi-
zens, is no. one tnat Pgpeals 10 che
patri-t.
The president has followed the habit
OF abusing his constituents TO the very
limit Of endurance. and not few have
responded to his violation Of all rules
OF decency In rather severe language.
Undignified in the full sense OF the
term, President Roosevelt has sought
to convince the world that he was a
fair critic. even though severe In the
strength OF his utterance. Cne after
another Of the nations strong. wise
and able pilots OF tremendous affsirs
havo felt the lash OF his criticism,
and at times there have been replies
.taf made the wires sizzle With the
= bitterness OF these who had been un-
necessarily assaised by The chief execu-
tive.
Whom the assault was made upon
Delavan Smith. of indianapolis, twho
had committed no greater crime than
10 print a dispatch to his newspaper
10 effect there was scandal being ex-
posed in Panama) MIR. Smith gave his
authority for the news item lmmedi-
ately tn, president assailed Mr.. Laffan.
editor sew YORK Sun who respc iied
in ridiculous statement OF the Rose
welt greatness which seemed to un-
man the penswordsman IN the Wsin
House Following came the New York
World perhaps the third paper Of the
world ln circulate q. in which II was
editorially stated the president Is n
liar and one by studied choice. Not
satisfied With the bare assertion. it is
proven in a dozen instances. The de-
NAL OF President Roosevelt Is rldicu-
lous. He lied when he printed his ex-
coriatlon q Alien, Brooks Parker four
years ago, and aid so with malice
swelling through the pores Of his skin
and evil emaaating from his soul.
Had he been even courteous enough
20 have acknowledged errgr two years
after when the Hartman controversy
arose and the letter which proved he
knew he was falsifying when he res
ponGed 10 Judge Parker was printed,
now, but The World, In calm, straight
forward narration of fact. reiterates
the Hartman statement and repro.
duces the proof relates the Storer In
cident and proof the president was
wrong; calls attention to the rebater
cabinet affair while the president was
occupying the time of congress In a
pretended war against rebaters; calls
fsr the documents in The Panama case,
and adds innumerables other evidence
to point out the one solid fact, thai
President Roosevelt has. made state
ments Of things which, De had the
documentary evidence were untrue
when such statements were given 30
the press.
He viii sue no one with intent Of
pushing his c4se. He can get actisn
on the World in fifty days but he does
not want the World 10 prove the case
II has prepared to prove.
One year ago The tenth OF December
The Leader said
The president has been a popular
idol IN certain sections { the country ,
largely because he has been favored
with good press agents who have con
vinced the reading public his diatribes
are 20 become laws, his short sputter-
ings 10 be aphorisms; he will leave
the chair OF the presidency the worst
desplsel man ef history, because NE
10 reckless IN his statements and rees'
less Of an sense OF fairness"
The Leader dlslikes 90 say much
against the chief executive of the ma.
ton. He Is the president OF all the
people and without regard to party
ties Flushed with personal victory
he achieved in forcing the nomination
II Mr.. Tatt for the presidency. he re-
fused to elbow the campaign 10 pro
gress without resoning to bilingsgatC
an editor OF a newspaper OF 5000 daily
circulation would not dare 10 utter IN
contest; growing more and more in
iolerable as his Successes in foolina
the people were unfolding themselves
TO his mad vision
The World only ggse international
publicity 20 what has been known FOR
some years. and the statement tha'
Mr. r Rosevelt has iaggled with facts IS
Of such wide knowledge that II IS no
libel 10 repeat same. when such repe
tltion viii be OF benefit to the peo
pie waom Mr. Roosevelt Is remuner
ated 20 serve.