The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1910-11-01

terviews, which were published in
your columns, that I am not in any
sense a supporter of Mr.. Roosevelt.
81 know him to be astonishingly in
consistent and l cannot reconcile so
great Inconsistency with sincerity or
with high purpose.
81 know him to be ambitious, vain
and selfish, reckless and erratic, and |
do not consider these qualities COM
patible with sound policy or a safe
| conduct of public affairs.
THE air is now full of accommodation
OF Mr.. Roosevelt, some of it wholly
deserved and some of it entirely un-
just and undeserved. l am not Co
operator with Mr.. Roosevelt, yet, j
am not SO prejudiced or SO partisan
that l would not cooperate with Mr.
! Roosevelt or any other man should
he be, or at any time become, sincere
| ly engaged in some worthy and COM
mendable undertaking.
! when, for instance, Mr. Roosevelt
declared that it was his intention to
| drive the corrupt bosses out of the
Republican party in New York, l ex-
pressed a willingness to aid him in
that particular praiseworthy purpose.
But Mr.. Roosevelt's opposition to
bosses is too personal, too limited, toe
restricted. In his own State Mr.. ROOse
welt did no more than to depose Boss
Barnes, who was his personal enemy,
and install as boss of the State Re
publican party Mr.. Root, who is his
personal friend.
81 am and have been heartily in ia,
vor of the Independence League ticket
as constituted in this campaign.
you editorial finally refers to the
amply substantial statements that
have made in regard to Mr.. DiX's boss
ridden record, trust record, high tariff
record and sweat shop labor record
as exploded campaign SANDERS This
editorial reference is not in accord
ance with the facts.
THE charges that Mr.. Dix is Mr.
Murphy's political puppet' that he is
| associated with one trust and sup
ported by all the other trusts upon
the criminal calendar; that he is on
i record as an advocate of high tariff
and high prices, and that he is actu-
ally enga ged at present 'shamefully
and shamelessly in working his en-
ployees 13 hours a day for the pitiful
wage of $1.75 day, are absolutely
established.
President Nicholas Murray Butler
Of Columbia University, during his
address at the formal opening of Kent
Hall, the new law school of the Uni
versity, took occasion this afternoon
to censure Theodore Roosevelt for his
criticism of judges and courts, Presi-
dent Butler referred to Senator Root s
defense of Mr.. Roosevelt's utterance
on this subject last night and said:
!. ''On yesterday the junior Senator
from the State of New York made an
important political speech in which he
4 stated in terms of precision and in a
spirit of wisdom the function and
the integrity. of the courts in our
American system of government. But
fear that in the enthusiasm of the
moment he under-estimated the per
sistency, the greatness of the malice
and the cunning of those ! who wal
Iagainst them. It is one thing. to ana
lyze and to discuss in q scientific and
judicial spirit the opinion OF grea,
court; IL is another thing to pour ridi
cule upon its membership and @brinf
! discredit upon the capacity and intel
ligence of its personnel In the pres
! ence Of the shouting mob
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