The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-03-28
TWO KINDS or AnARCHrsrs.

TWO KINDS or ANARCHISTS.
 To . New York Congressman whe wanted to know by what right the President assumes power of govern msnt on the Panama Canal. . Massa- chusetts paper informs him that 'hs may as we'll know that the President assumes and exercises that right be- cause he wishes. and because he be- lieves that it is best for all concerned"
 This is the view of one of Roose- velt's thick-and thin admirers. The President wishes to do something out side his legitimate powers and does 1t. his only excuse being that he believes it best for all concerned. But this same newspaper. tc quote the words of The New Bedford Standard "is one which is very much exercised about the anarchists. in whom it professes to see some of the greatest dangers to this country. But its fippant excuse for the President is an illustration of how far men are ready to depart frore their own principles whenever tbeir preIudices or their whims are con- cerned. Assuming power because he wishes to and because he believes t for the best good of all concerned is just as much anarchy on the part of the President of the United States as It would be on the part of the mean. est revolutionist from the slurs of Chicago. This is a government of law and not . government of men. and the law Is the law for Presidents as much as it is for other persons. If the theory which our contemporary so glibly and jcyousiy announces is sound we might as we'll have dictators and have done with 1t. and If it were generally ac. cepted we would have dictators. Some of the worst tyrants have proceeded on precisely the excuse which Is here set up for the President. They have frankly exercised power because they wanted to and because they believed that such exercise was for the best good of all concerned. That is one of the ways in which anarchists are made -and newspapers which propound and defend such doctrines are partly re- sponsible for the manufacture"
 It is encouraging to find q RepubIi- can paper speaking out so plainly and so truthfuiiy on a subject of vital im- portance to all the people. If an exec utive assumes and exercises powers not granted him by the Constitution and laws, and an anarchist commits out rages in violation of law, where is the difference? The first by his acts teaches and encourages contempt for law and the latter practices what the President teaches. As a matter of fact such President is as dangerous to the government and to the republic as the latter is dangerous to the citizen. The effect Is much more deplorable. because really weii-meaning people will follow the e&ainpie of the President who would not think of initiating the an- archist.
 We repeat that 1t is . master of en- eouragement to And strictly Repub- lican newspaper speaking out 80 plain ly and correctly. There are so many sycophants and bootlickers in that par ty; so many men who crook the pregnant hinges of the knee. where thrift may follow fawning." as Shakes peare expresses 1t, that 1t is a pleasure to find independence and fearless ex- prsssion of truth on the part of a Re- publican newspaper. It shows that some of them are manly enough to speak out in good plain English when occasion requires
 The truth is that it would not re- auire much more provocation to stir up a pretty general revolt in New Eng land against Roosevelt and his policies and practices. They are very much dis- satisfied up there because certain tariH reforms and modifications are not be- gun and carried out. Some of the strongest among them are not favor- able to the nomination of Roosevelt or any man whom he may select. and # they could defeat both and nominate another they would gladly do so. We do not anticipate much success for them, but the spirit Is there. and it not infrequently finds expression. as in the article we copy from The Standard.
 THE WHITE AND THE RED MAN.
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