The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-17


trumpcts sounded and there was hurry
ing and scurrying In all directions
throughout tho land High officials
drawing munifcent salaries. FASTENED
hither and yon to obey the sovereign Will.
Some went TO the south to organize the
official rctaincrs there that they might. II
possible tease or Cocrcc the recalcitrant
colorod brother into line. and to devise
plans to capture conventions by whatever
tactics the cNigrncics might require
Others went north and east and west To-
put the machine In motion, until hun
drod thousand offlceholders were in the
field. The Republicans OF Missouri know
what happened here Practically every
Federal official in the State was an ac-
tive. d.ctatoriaI, noisy Taft propaganda
scarcely could n county, much more "A
district, convention be assembled with
ont the oyrr-awing assrrtiyr presence
Of an official representative Of the White
House The Globe Democrat the Kansas
city Journal and other Republican or
gAns cried out IN vehement protest. but
the pondDTous machine rolled steadily m
Ike u juEr"rnaut crushing out all on.
position, Uncle Joe Cannon, the rugged
car of the House. gnawed his big CHI
root more viCIOusly than ever and looked
on IN ainazcnont. for once impotent and
helpless. And Fairbanks Knox Hughes
and such old war horses "a Crane. Car
ter. Cullom and kcrens were howlcd
over like ten pins. tn. Ike OF II has
never been seen In American politics
The machine was Irresistible. The Presi-
dents triumph was complete He nomi-
mated his prutcgc, and made him the
scion Of our new Republican royalty.
with this situation, viewed solely as
n Republican party condition. I ought not
perhaps to feel very deep concern And
Yet cannot view with Indifference tn"
spectacle OF n great party. whish for tn"
I ma. tf,r art NT hal hoe yl,,ty,
mated the American Republic, having It's
organization, It's policies and its destiny
taken bodily and by force into tho hands
If a trained army Of officeh0'drrs with
the sinister ana selfish end OF poTpptult-
lng themselves In power But over and
| beyond that IL the universal question aS
t" whether the American people. without
regard To party Cudurs" the notion Of
! President openly ana extensively using
/ tn" great powers OF his great office. and
/ 81 employing a Siup'ndous force OF sal
aired suhUrdIuatea. TO compel the sclec-
/ ton of his choIc" to the Presidential sue.
| c"ssipn. None would deny TO the Pres-
| dent the privilcg" Of "a preference. nor the
| right within conservative limits to OK
| press H. That Is right Inherent IN him
/ not as President hU' AS citizen Against
/ that | make no protest. but I do pro-
/ test against the President uEEroSsivclv
using IN" tremendous power and intlu-
I once of his Office. and aEgrpssiycly direct.
/ INK TIA" organization of vast official
machine, to force his individual choice
/ 81 u successor upon IN" country. SuCh a
Cuurs" ls NiplatIN, or historic usage. and
| yinldtivr aiso Of the ciNil service law
which forhids "p"ruiriuus activity" by
/ public officials In politics Moreover. II is
( iutolcrahlc as a m1il"r ~ good taste aud
/ public dcCcnCy. ana is dangerous as n
/ precedent II N can be- successfully nc
complIshcd TODAY, II can bc successfully
accomplished hereafter and So. II per
/ United To 20 uurNaII"ugod, II NAV be-
come III" rule for one President after an
| other to name his successor. That In
[ Itself would border pretty close on to u
species Of monarchy. wherein the ur"si-
dental VIII would bee substituted for an
uutrlmw"lCd popular Will. and TO what
/ That would ultimately lead no man can
/ iurctcll Hear what the Hon Henry +
! tnchrms ui Wisconsin had 10 say I'm his
| speech nominating senator LaFull'ttr for
/ President before the Chicago convention
/ u" declared th1t the man who succeeded
/ hts crown prince" And further h. said
| III Their" b, danger OF MeXicauizinE the
| government by al election to "A third
! torn, that reason obtains with equal
! term incumbent debating the candidate
/ for the third t'rm." That is Republican
authority. or all things It is most Inn
! pprtant that tn" uprcm" right Of the
! American people To- voice their will at
| the buliut-huN should be absolutely free.
! Therefore, 1t ~ az the utmost cOns"-
/ gu"ucG that this extraordinary and vulgar
| misuse Of executive power should be in
| siHutlY rchuk"d. ana that this arrogant
| stride In executive assumption and rsur-
! patton should be rudcly checked In its
/ iu"ipi"ucv Those who win party vCtO-
! Tirs IN this fashion should Zoe taught that
/ ihrN must afterwards account to an in
! diEuuut people.
or Jul-e' .ruft az q possible President
/ ! have hgi little tu remark No one can
/ g~-uW" To outline with certainty what ho
1 might or might not do. But OF one thing
/ you may h- sure. that the tariff baron.
! iN" trust UaEultc. the "Npluitnr VI special
privilege. aud ll who represent preda.
| tory wealth. are without dread of his can
/ didIc}. They have tested him on the
| bench and In other stations, and they are
without fear. IUstnCtivuly an honest
| man, with intellectual qualities of n high
order, h." II yet deficient In combative
! promising resistance, Those mighty In
| iiucnr"s the people dread the most Will
b" behind his candidacy, and II elected
they VIII be forever grouped about him,
and step by step lie will become To
! large extent the creature of his environ
ment. j. Plerpont Morgan arrived In
! New York from Europe on the day fol-
| lowing Mr. Tafts nomination at Chicago.
| To an Associated Press reporter he eX-
| pressed himself as pleased mt the choice
| IL good, very good" The rcactionarles
! feared the idiOsyncracrs, the bronchO
! methods and the impetuOus Outbursts Of
| Roosevelt. but they are not much alarmed
| about TAFT The Wal! street sentiment
was well expressed by prominent broker
| when he said we think TAFT has sense
enough 10 stand htchcd" lie inherited
! Rooscyults policies, so-Called. but what
| b" will do with them no man can pre-
| dict About all We can saw Is that he is
an uncertain quantity and II r." should
/ he elected. all We can do Is To hope for
/ the best.