The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1908-05-08
PEOPLE NOT RULERS
CONGRESS no LONGER rs TRULY
REPRESENTATIVE BODY.
Under Present Administration Govern
ment Has Become a Personal
One, with President 40 Die.
tator-country's Danger.

n the shades 81 the fathers of the
republic deIgn 10 take notice of our
present political condition they must
view with horror the lapse from the
constitutional government they os-
tablishcd. The congress 81 the United
States was originally the supreme law.
making power responsible only 20 the
people who elected iis members. Now.
however congress o. governed by an
ollgarchy. and that oligarchy in turn
o. moved by the greed Tor spells 90
follow where President Roosevelt
ioada
The government has become a per.
soual one. of which the president o.
the head and dictator The whole ma.
chincry of government is. Co the small.
cst detail. being run ln tho interest Of
Theodore Roosevelt The old Hanna
machine has been displaced by a more
personal vehicle 90 register his will
and whIms IN the last Republican
convention ho dictated the platform.
revised the speeches. and ordered the
Republican national committee 20 Sc
lect Mr Corieiyou for its chairman
giving him absolute power
a. this time. as formerly. the whole
aim of President Roosevelt d. 90 play
personal politics. and 90 force an un-
willing party 20 either nominate one
~ his favuritos. or 90 rcnominate and
elect himself he virtually ordered
Senator Hanna io pass resolutions IA
vornr hls nomination az the Ohio Re
publican state convention of 1905. lie
ls uog engaged in setting zap delegates
among his subordiuafcs in tho cNccu.
tive Offices 20 control the next con.
yentlun
Brave men rarely boast. or call 9th
era towards. crayeus and woaklinga
The brave man dcrs not threaten
those weaker than himself President
Roosevelt Is forever Boosting. threat
cniug and brow beating nut Is Prosi-
dent Roosevelt so steadfast and strong
that his mind once made zap does not
change ON the contrary. that be- r.
yacillat.nE. and plays fast and loose
with his political ideals o. certain. tie
has been on an sides of many ques.
lions
First a frcetrader. then a tarir re-
former. now the most ardent proiec-
ZIONIST once Tor reciprocity. now
AGAINST 60 On 1896 a bImctailist. now
Tor nothing bat the gold standard
once De- regarded tho policy 81 gold
monomCfaiusm as only n little less
insane than that ~ the free coinage
Of silver Loss than three years ago
he was an ardent civil service reform.
e.: now be- is in league with the
spoIismcn. and O. trusting 90 benefit
by tneir work
IN 1896. Do denounced the farmers
~ "tho hlsost SCI iu the land. then in
bis letter of acceptance. Tor personal
political advantage be- declared them
to be "steadfast. singlemiuded and
industrious
These indications 81 "a mind easily
chanroablc for political reasons De-.
token a lack ~ stead,astucss ln Mr.
Roosevelt
10 the Roosevelt way Of running the
government Tor hls own personal az.
rraudiIcmcn'. with the prospect o. his
entanFling the United States Ia cost
~ and dangerous undertakings is
thought by the voters 10 be- for their
intercst. they viii vote 90 indorse his
policies but they must remember
that the Roosevelt who o. now So hos.
tile a. "malefariors of great wealth. "
and so loud ln the praises OF his own
exalted virtues. has always favored
the money power.
There viii De- startling changes
soon. Roosevelt will again bring out
the "big stick from Cos hiding place
and keep the navy from rustiug. Hc
may hud work FOR The army 90 do
that will Justify Cos being kept up to
war strength The cattle" as De-
STYLED congress. iu his speech when
governor uf New York. before the
Syracuse Chamber 90 Commerce in
1899 viii lo more than over covrcod
and forced GO carry ont bis personal
government Let the people beware of
this wonderful stage actor. and also Of
Secretary TAFT. who indorscs an he
does. aud who o. pledged 90 follow
Uo,snvaff r,olIrIss IL ha ia elected