The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-12-16
Will NOT BE MUzZLED EVEN iF
EDITOR PULITZER is SEN
TO JAIL AS THREAT
ENED.
MOST UNSCRUpUJ0OS,
RECKLESS DE- M!CoG
Whom American Peopel ever Eh
trusted With Great Power says
The World--Exonerats tart
and Robinson But
Blames Cromwell.

New York Dec. 3 The World, in
it's answer to the presidents refer
enco to that paper M his special mes
sage to congress today, says
Mr.. Roosevelt is mistaken lie
cannot muzzle The World. While no
amornt Of bilingsgate on his part
can alter orr determination TO tfeat
him with judicial impartiality and
scfupulous fairness, we repeat what
we have already said that the con-
eress OF the United States should
make thorough investigation of the
whole Panama transaction, that the
full truth may be known to the
American people.
THE World appreciates the import
ance and significance Of Roosevelt $
statement when he declared to con
gress that the proprietor Of The
World should be prosecuted for libel
bv governmental authorities and that
the attorney general has under con
sideration the form under which the
proceedings against Pulitzer shall be
brought
Doctrine of Lese Majestey'
"Tbie is the frst time III epresi'
dent ever asserted the doctrina J
esa majesty, or proposed, IN the ab.
sence Of specific legislation, the
criminal prosecution by the govern
mcnt Of citizens who criticised the
conduct of the gyernment or the CON
drct of individuals who may have
had business dealings with the gov
ernment. Neither the King Of Great
Britain nor the German Emperor
would venture to arrogate such
power to himself John Adams at
tembt to enforce the sedition law de.
stroyed the federalist party in Amerl.
ca. Yet Roosevelt, in the absence Of
law, Officially proposes to use all
the power of the greatest govern
ment on earth to cripple the freedom
of the press on the preteXt that the
government itself had been libeled-
and he is the government
Cromwell 10 Blame.
"It Is true that The World printed
public reports concerning the Pan
anna canal affair which resulted from
William Nelson Cromwell's appeal
TO the district attorneys office dur
ing the recent campaign to prevent
the publication of the story which
was said to be ia the hands ol the
Democratic national committee. II
was CrcmweNs own action which
raised this issue in the campaign.
IA Is true also that when Roos-
velt made his attack upon Delavar
smith The World called attention &c
,.1sl atatomants which Roosevelt
must have known to be false or mis-
leading. and appealed to him to END
all the scandal by a fun and impartial
investigation II this be treason, let
Roosevelt make the most of it,
Hss . Bad Habit.
"Rooseveltts lamentablc habit 81
inaccurate statements makes it i'm
possible to accept bis judgments oI
his conclusions In his message he
does not state correctly even "a sim
pie a matter as the causes of hi
grievance.
THE World has never said tha
Charles p. Taft or Douglas Robinson
made any profit whatever Tatt de
ui,d that be was concerned in th'
transaction in any way. which denia
The World published and accepted
It would have been equally glad Z
print Rohinson's denial could it hav'
euccceded in obtaining one from
hin, as IT frequently attempted Th
Ncrld has no evilence that he Wa
associated with Cromwell and woul
accept his word to that effect. 70
Robinson is an estimable gentlemai
~ high character. whose reputation
for yerscfty is infinitely better thai
thar Of his distinguished brother-ir
la4.
II The World has libeled auyb0d
We hope 81 viii be punished. but w
Dc rot intend to be intimidatfd b
Eoassvelt-s threats or bv Roosevelt
Hrnunciauon or bv Roosevelt.
plwc-.
Roosevelt Libels u. s.
No other living man ever g
grossly fbeiea the Unitei States a
foe- thfs president who besmirene
tangrts=. huilicbes judges. assaiI
tae integrity Of the courts. siandeT
private eIrizels. and who has show
sirgsef the most reekiess. N
sessfrnlons demagoErc whom q
A.aerican gepie eyer trusted vfi
treat EoweT and authority.
We AsF fhis not in anger. hut
sincere soTrow. sThe oWrld has iu
fconr7used q sefona Paza.1