Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-04-30

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home he studies every question with
of ohe country and foreign poll
cics are both progressive and safe. lie
has become n world wide figure as a
pccccmakcr who as mediator induced
contcnding nations at war to lay
down their arms. He is an indcfati-
gable worker Whether on duty or
taking vacation he is evcrlastingly
at 1t, planning working. doing for
the welfare of his country.
But his greatest work has been in
dealing with problems directly affect
| ing the common people against the
| aggrcssons of predatory wealth.
While nc has done nothing to dis
courage the growth and success OF
every legitimate business enterprise
AMI insisted that the honest business
man has nothing to fear from his adj
| ministration, he has dealt a heavy
| blow to the few individuals who have
! amassed stupondous fortunes by cor
| rupt means Mt the expense of the
many. The large corporations and
| combinations. as we'll as individuals
! enjoying special privileges, thereby
| rearing untold profits land rebates,
have been thwarted II their invasion
upon tho great resources of this coun-
try. and as a result of his initiative.
| laws have bocn enacted and are bein Il
enforced calling a halt upon these un-
| just determinations. The people arc
beginning to have the same rights
and privileges as the most powerful
individual. There's no ticker in tho
White House"
His heart rs we'll as his brain is on
the side Of the toiling masses, hut ha
docs not for one moment lose sight of
tho rights Of others. Tho railroad
president finds him accessible to dis.
cuss all public questions, but not ono
whit more so than the representative
of labor union. First. last and all
the time he insists that both shalt
| obey the law OF the land. He is no
compromises or trifler lie regards his
high office as sacred trust confer
red upon him by all the people and no
Will not bctray their confidence. No
individual nor set of individuals are
able TO becloud his vision or trammoi
his judgment. He knows full well
everything that is going on in the
policies are as necessary to meet
present day conditions as the policies
of Abraham Lincoln were necessary to
down the rebellion. Peace hath her
Victories no less than war" and
Theodore Roosevelt stands before the
American people as q president who
does things and does them we'll
Would it not have been a distinct
loss to tho cause of the union # IN tho
dark days of "a Lincoln had thrown
UP the sponge" and SURRENDERED TO
the enemies? Did not the people on
dorse his policies and insist upon his
reelection to enable him to carry on
his unfinished work? Did not tho
country need the marvellous genius
of Grant to lead our armies to final
and lasting victory? When the right
man had been discovered at last,
would 1t have been good policy to
make change in that supreme mo-
ment of hope. mingled with anxietyo
And yet men We're loud in denouncing
both Of these men and clamoreo
against continuance of their poll
cies. But time has convinced the world
that both were right. History repeats
itself. We are In the midst of another
great civil strife. contending for the
supremacy of equal rishts-the power
OF conscience against the power of
predatory wealth-,he free people
against the free hooters and the
seli-same spirit of patriotism
that impc,led Jirco,n -,
Grant to put down human
slavery to-day Is being exercised In tho
White House at Washington to restore to
the people the sacred heritage of human
equality. He has stood his ground
against the assaults of newspapers and
individuals representing special interests
without supinely yielding to the wild
clamors of either. The threats Of Wall
street and the lntimidations of "hiph a.
nanccers" have failed to swerve him
from his purpose to make the law annlv
with equal force to all. He came TO the
relief of the country during the recent
financial furry. which was nothing moro
nor less than panic made to order and
an attempt by 1.-THE SYSTEM to undo tho
President ard discredt his admtnistra-
ton. But the people We're not fooled by
thelr last desperate game. There was
time when few individuals could ma
nipulate stocks and hoard our currency
so as to cause widespread business de-
preston and call 1t "lack Of confidence"
and make the people believe IT, Not 81
to-day. While the people are not OK
perts in the arts and methods Of Wall
street, they are honest. They NAV not
always be able to distinguish between
good and bad money. but they can dis
tingu'sh between right and wrong money
every time and so can Theodore Roose-
Welt That is why he is SO hated nv the
corrupt few. They would impair rho
credit Of the business of this country
In order to try and eliminate him rs n
possible menace TO their unholv al,i-
ances They would do anything to re-
move the one obstacle in their way of
running this government.
"Ill fares the land to fastening ills a
prey
Where wealth accommodates and men de-
cay"
Shall tho people surrender now after
many battles? Can they afford to take
one backward step while the enemy Is
sun tntrenched? No. no, Already this
scheme of mammon is weakening. but
we need the aggressive policies behind
the 'hiG stick to give the final death
Ma. y