Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-02-08


he VIII have only to raise his finger
TO be ushered into the Quaint pnlsce
OF American democracy.
EX-SENATOR w. Il. CHANDLER
HE next undertaking for Preslden,
Roosevelt after leaving the presi.
Dental chair win be to take the mint
'or stand. from which he may so nro.
ceeu us 10 insure the continuatton g.,
perfection of his policies. ~
u was the luituue OF Vice loresIdar,
roosevelt, succeeding MIR. McKInlev
W eoinv INTO the possession OF the high
poi,'ical power at time when a
poitlcal revolt was beginning whi,1,
was sure, II not wisely and cotIropen,,s
~ ueait with, 10 produce a reyolutio,,
~ poutleal parties. the destruction az
.ne republican party and the advent
W power or party of reform which
shouiu conlinue ia national power mn,
resuit indicated his course. The vote
ior MN for president In 1904 went rnr
nuSoIu that which could have been OH
, .',,i'ou .or any other Candidate, even r
Known TO be II sincere reformer
The Republican reform party re,,a,,,
~ national power and has fulfilled its
promises. Corruption has heen nssniIaa
DISHONEST men have been driven from,
Office and punished, and. above nil nra
uutory wealth has been checked in lis
career or monopoly and corruption. Es-
pec'ahy mas the ever present, fdr reach
ing. deeply penetrating and oyerwbeInn
Ing power for oppression and avn T.,
business and in politics of the rnilro,J
companies of the country been fouyht
ana vanqulshed. The railroads are nnt
alohe TO nix their rates for freight or for
passengers-to charge "ali that tba
uaIhe Will bear and to know no mas
The people and their goyernrnen, ,ro
the masters and wherever In this com.
Try there is monopoly there will be eoy.
ernmental control and regulation. Re
pupHcahS should understand that there
must be no steps backward IL the Re-
puoilcan party Is to remain dominant
in America
It is true that 1t is impossible to over
look the mistakes and faults of tba
president In his zeal for acconnIish
ment he is too much inclined to enInren
lne powers of the national government
az the expense OF those of the states
Inc Republican party was n zenlous
states rights party in 1856, and because
II subdued rebellion of the southern
states IL did not destroy legitimate
states rights; 1t did not change its orI,,
mai principles. 1t must be a states,
rights party in 1905
Other errors the president has COM
United of which all men take pn,,ro
But he has done things. and NOT loTt
uhuone any great work OF the openIn.-
century which needed immediate exp@e
oltlon ana accomplishment which ha
could originate and press toward cor,
pletion. His personal conduct is nnt
now TO be In all respects an issue Of
the next national canvass. bur the o,'
sential principles and large measures n,
his administration are to be an ism
ana II the Republican party is not 10 100
defeated its platform must embodv
those principles and support thoqo
and other measures necessary
10 tneir position and the candidate for
must be willing. sincere ana
unsupported advocate thereof.
AuVantage' must not be taken of any
Idults or the president to try to Civ.
success to reactionary Republican
movement against his achievements.
winch movement will be OF no avail or
spt to defeat the platform and the
an uiuate OF the reactionaries. We have
lluer way such a revolution against
corruptionists. grasping. cruel
Ina brutal millionaires vast cor
)oration monopolles and rnonstrors
abroad plunderers and criminals asI
ave earnestly hoped for but dared no,
'xpect In my lifetime.
revolutions seldom go backward: M
Either
Ter the Republican candidate or Nj
5ryan Il win be carried to triumphant
SENATOR STEPHEN r. MALLORY.
\X/HEN almost ANYTHING else in steel
w can be built cheaper in the United
states than abroad there is no reason
Why steel cargo ships should not be
INSTRUCTED cheaper, We should build
nd own more than half of the deep sea-
ding ships In trade. and they should
pnead our commerce to every corner OF
he world. / know that President
understands that this devel-
pnent OF our nation needs but the
haping and urging of some power
reater than commercial pressure and
VIII begin to grow Of its own accord
When his term OF office is over Presi-
ent Roosevelt could do his country no
renter service than to use his brain,
Mercy and powerful following to up
uild our merchant marine
CHAMP CLARK
, UBLIC prints have divers sugges-
lions as to the post-presidentiaI
areer of the present occupant OF the
White House. Some have suggested
lat he come to the United States SEN
tie. II New York intends to continue
the unfortunate habit OF electing
epublicans 10 the United States sem
to. then my voice is for Roosevelt for
lat position. The subsequent pro-
sedlngs would make what Horace
reeley would have denominated
mighty interesting reading" Only
70 ex-presidents have returned 10
ongress. John quincy Adams and An
rev Johnson.
Another suggestion is that he be
resident OF Harvard callege. would
Ither be president OF the University OF
issouri than a member Of the house
senate or governor of that imper-
| commonwealth.
II he devoted his life 10 literature
resident Roosevelt would have an
lmense audience and make a for
ne.
Another suggestion IL that he be per-
tual president OF the Hague Peace
ID Arbitration tribunal. II Is safe to
y he would discharge the functions
that exalted station with the energy
ID capacity with which he does ev-
ythlng TO which he turns his hand;
d what he would do 10 tho other