The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-11-12
LAMMING THE PRESIDENT.

The New York Times, although 1t sided with Roosevelt in the fight against Bryan and in helping to elect Hughes and Taft. Is clearly not an ad- mirer of the President, although 1t be- gins a recent editorial about him by paying him what We consider an unde- served compliment It speaks of him as the best educated. and in an old elected to the presidency of the Unit ed States in half a century. Then it continues in this style. which is worth copying at some length:
 It would be too much to expect any President to satisfy everybody in all of his public acts. But the nation has right to demand that the dignity of tho Presidential office shall be upheld; me Fresldsnt cannot separate himseH from his office while he occupies it, ex- cept in his intimate private life. In- eVitably he has less of that than other citizens. His public duties are many full mood he compelled fifty eight army officers and some other public men to follow him in q foolish tramp through briars, mud, and water, MT. Roose-
  zen. Only his high authority induced the men to follow him and publicly make fools of themselves. In view Of thoir easy acquiescence the country may feel grateful that the President elect was not in the company. This Is not q trifling matter. It is the worst public manifestation the President has yet given of the utter disregard of the dignity of the office of Chief Magis- trate, and that Is saying a great deal. Fancy Lincoln or Cleveland leading
 Almost as foolish is the letter from MT. Roosevelt to MT Martin of Day ton, Ohio. on the religion of candidates for office, made public this morning The President declares. forcibly, that "Secretary Tafts religious faith is purely his own private concern Then why should Mir. Roosevelt, the Chief Magistrate of the nation. discuss it publicly with a hitherto unknown Ohioan? The result of the. election shows that the reports of MT. Taft's the voters against him. We could have understood Mir. Roosevelt rushing into print on this subject during the campaign. That would have been con sistent with his restless emotional na- ture and his seeming lack of compre- hension of his position But the con the letter seems to be the Presidents uncOnouerable desire to express hlS ill., digested views on every possible sub jeet TaeTe Is no fsere s m mo state sfe
 
 ment that is novel or inspiring. But 1t is likely to lead to deal of futile dis cussIon, and stir up more or less H. feeling. As 1t Is a discussion or mat tcrs lying beyond the Presidents prov ince, and the burden of 1t Is that such matters require no discussion, the un- wisdom of it is manifest
 After reading these criticisms and exposures the reader will doubtless agree with us that The Times discred- its it's own statement as to Roosevelt's good breeding. The article we quote gives a number of examples to prove hls lack of breeding. and there arc plenty of others that could he cited. A well-bred man is careful of the feel inga of others. and is also careful not to malign them or ahuse them un- justly No man can properly be con. sidered we!l-bred who abuses others in speech and writing as he has frequent ly done in many cases Injustly and in some of them untrutbuny. 1T abusing and misrepresenting others in the pub lie prints Is a mark Of good breeding