Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-03-02
TIE pASSiNG or ROOSEVELT.

THE PASSING or KOOOE NELII
Thursday president of
the United States will
he has ed The months old
1900 elected vice president of
the States undoubtedly sincere
wishing Decline better he the helpless
and hopeless oblivion inactivity the
ordinary course of ventss consgns of it.
September following yearsx months after taking
the oath of office coincideny President
genial had guided us
and had bound
together the closely than
assassin at Buffalo and the
found himself called to the highest position in the "
of the American people . - a., ,,o which the
president maniesng great activity in
against corruption and corporate abuses ne
affection of the American people HIS
that maeacOrs OF great
wealth" should be prosecuted cvy and cimlnay' 'ne ~
tedious and as obviously empty
be- all contributed to increase MS
largest popular
a candidate for that exalted position -
beginning but little decrease in his
Men wondered that no maefactors were sent " jan %
that allowed to drag Du
they him their moral support
the accustomed u
place and power began to manifest ITSELF
which explanation except in his absorbing &
egotism made the goundinss laugh "hne lhe - ~ bic
His arbitrary expressions In MS
of the general government at 'ne
of between that OF poncal
He lectured courts ana
in manner Hollands remark; / would
cocisure of anything as Tom Macauy Is ol
special national legislature at the ra
sometimes He assuming executive powers
of which no preceding president dreamed
Much prestige already lost months ago.
of his administration 10 Drlns n
positive contempt Of the American people - I
history administration wnicn opened
closed in such bitterness and sucn cOnp
sentiment
The unseem haste with which president member
ship took issue with him created
acute when he accused Judge
Parker corporations had contributed
heavily Republican fund four years ago. Ine
of the insurance companies that they mao zone
inside facts fatyng at the presidents ug
the president of the very mndac OF "ncn ne was
so ready Judge Parker 49,
The conduct however began Win
his assaults upon Mr. the Republican
theory president the president OF all the
neope and not merely party Once in
strong American people The pencous
employees of the was
important in the chief executive and yet ne upon
of the highest gift of the people
literally to have thrown TO
consideration of dignity justice and ne
nermeddler but common scou ne nau
of his administration ne could not nave gone apou
enectuay permitting and acy encouraging the
cornoo known conduct which
alleged emergency The curt
replied to the senate inquiry on the SUBJECT
he
His assault upon voted to restrict
the within their legal province praa
immunity from investigation and
with crime outraged from branch of the
His message to asaing and other
editors sent to congress
vanity He has deliberately
attempt to revive the methods OF the star
chamber and to of the country
undermine the structure Oh our
which he would have laid the
groundwork of despotism n the republic
Noisy during the past few months
the length
the country there will be when
it realized that mperious the head of
After which lie silence like tavern brawL"
government