Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-09-13
BIG STICK IS
HOWLANDS CHIEF
STOCK IN TRADE
Clarence Sackett, Democratic
Lawyer, Objects to Roosevelt
Influence in This Campaign.

To the Editor of the Evening Star;
Sir-On this. the eve of what I con-
slider the greatest, the most enlight-
ened preliminary political contest that
the people of this country ever en-
gagged in, 1 cannot refrain from voicing
a few sentiments hat should govern
in the battle thai is now on-a battle
in which the Democrats of this our
try see the dawn of another day, when
the old regime shall have passed away
and the party r~ejuvenated by the votes
of an outraged constituency-not q
Democratic constituency, but a hereto
fore Republican constituency. The re-
turns from Maine surely show the
direction in which the tide is running.
Seemingly 1t was not merely the
downing of Cannonism, s~o-called, that
was the impelling motive behind the
masses in that old rock-ribbed Repub-
lican commonwealth. 1t was, indeed,
the downing, too. of R~ooseveltism, the
downing of that Sound American
fury hat signifies nothing" the dec
laration of those pine Tree" voters tc
the world that they are tired of the
shadow; that they want now something
Of the substance.
= ECOiilo ~ u o0SA01A "a
thing in the political atmosphere toward
a complete overthrow of Republican
administration in the two great politi-
cal coordinate branches of the govern
ment-the executive and the legislative;
a trend toward a reestablishment of
those two branches as separate and
independent branches, as is ordained
by the constitution. There has been
too much personal government in the
country of late years; too much exeeu-
tive interference with legislative affairs,
both in State and nation.
Indeed, as popular as the so-called
Idol" of the people is, or seems to be,
it seems to me that it is the popularity
of Boulanger with the ~boulevardiers OF
Paris. Some of the "idol's" views on
things in general, civic Righteousness
and all the other kinds of righteous
ness that his fertile. not to say, ingen-
ious brain can conceive. are all right In
their way, there cannot be any doubt
about that, but the trouble is, coming
from that source, they don't weigh
much. Did the idol" practise, when he
had the opportunity to. what he now
breaches? Could he be relied upon to
practise what he breaches, if given the
opportunity again? I think not. But
if the good things he says can only
materialize and at the same time he be
eliminated, then, indeed, will the seed
he has sown have fallen on fertile soil
Cannon Not So Bad.
Much has been said about Cannon
ism. and justly said. no doubt, blu.
| there is one grand thing about Joe
Cannon, and that is that he has by hi'
actions, aye, by his whole career a.
speaker of the House, served notice
on the executive branch of the govern
ment to keep off of his preserves; tha
he is running the legislative branch.
And so in this congressional distric
much has beer said about Mr.. Parkei
being tarred with the Cannon stick
Now, I don't believe Mr.. Parker is hal,
so tarred with the Cannon stick al
| Rowland Is with the big Stick In
deed. nobody would ever have hear
of Rowland except that he is employed
by the Outlook, n that would never
have brought him into the limeligh
of a congressional campaign. excep
that the big Stick" is its editor-in'
chief; and I have seen it reported
that, on one occasion at least-and
would not be surprised if 1t were 81
on every ~occasion-the chief setting fol
the stage where he appeared was
very large picture of Theodore Roose'
welt.
So that it seems as if T. r. wal
Howlaud's chief stock in trade. oh
mol! the people of New Jersey have
been nauseated for the past three years
by preachings of civic Righteousness
on the part of a gentleman who may
be called an echo of the Big Stick" So
for heavens sake, If we are to be rep
resented in Congress from this distric'
by a Republican, let us remember thu
services of one who has served us Il
the very best of his ability, and ability
| of a very high order, these many years
and who, because of his own ability
and not because of Cannon, Cannon
ism or any other kind of ISM" hal
reached q commanding position al
chairman of the judiciary committee
and not turn him down for n who IL
a stranger to us, who certainly coult
not serve us, if ever, for many years
as ABLY as Mr.. Parker. l am a Dem
| ocrat, and for that reason would lik'
to see the whole Republican regime
wiped out. But If 1t must be con
tinued. Civ us what Is tried and true
for even through the System" of whtcl
Mr.. Parker is a part is not all that !
should be, nobody can successfully at
tack Mr.. Parker personally.
CLARENCE SACKETT.
1888 Broad street. Newark. N. j.