Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1910-09-22
ANALYzINC THE
new ROOSEVELT
Governor Haskell at the LawtOn
Fair Holds the Colonel in the
Flame Of Historic Criticism.

derurss into a land OF homes. in
building "A stable government from
the chaotic wreck OF despOtic ruin.
Success I'm these undertak Kings -
conceded by the civilized world.
During aI OF this time our country
nar progressed in the wealth that be
gets comfort and the enlightenment
thAt strengthens the nation as II
strengthens the individual.
All these generations have demon
btrated that our form OF government
InspIrpa o. decree of patriotism in It's
people more easily available ana more
powerful in defense Of o. rag than
tue great nayies and powerful alano-
uE armies Of the strongest monarchy
iu short time has demonstrated
that where che people may RUE, the
people viii defend with their WcaitI
and their lives, that while humanity
is selfish by nature IL may stlll D.
made patriotic by nature.
This great progress i'm our country
is tho product of stability I'm our gov
erumcut America has always pro-
crossed under stability and had n0
reason TO encourage radicalism win
it, uncertainties or injusuceS TO any.
Let us not be misunderstood Ia What
we term stability Of government
We all recognize that I'm the natural
seltlshness Of the human being each
class in the producing, commercla'. OF
financial clements or society Hh-
/ restrained 4will naturally claim Tor
/ stability that which promotes us own
| welfare but from the broad plain on
| a lust government stability is only that
! which regulate Inc relations between
man and man. the relations between
| conflicting Interests the relations pc
| tween the almighty dollar ana the
| more Indispensable power TO toi anu
! genius to invent, government mat
| limits its activities to those necessi-
| ties with activity enough TO Nieid JUS
| tice to all and pa. tlality TO none.
and with forbearuuce enough TO re-
| train from invading unnecessary tieIdi
| which can be To- SIa1ty only ihoss
| tirpgf "a EuktIuI.I.. at grown am
! bilious TO make a great government On
some basis other imam the greatness
The simplest form OF government
! with minimum .mOLut OF activity
| limited to the put poses ahoFe enuneI
ated is the best form Of government
and when government becomes 80 am
bitious as TO exceed these necessities
IL then becomes unstable IN Itself ana
a menace to its people.
| A days have come ana gone tho
student Of our country sees more
clearly in our form of government tho
wisdom promulgated by "a JciiersCA
and promoted by a Lincoln.
We DO not mean TO say that our
| country has not suffered IA the past
tom Indifferent iministrationi Ee
40 not mean 10 say mat H. cannot %
veIoping of new ideas and the mod
Grating of past policies. To Improve
and develop Is always posslp ,ty
land a national duty, but having de
| fined the true meaning Of stable gov
ernment you depart from IL at Jour
peril.
! ing first declared that this should DO
a government Of the people. by iha
people and for the people. sought 70
localize government as iar as posi-
bic and maintain rs administration
with the greatest possible degree ia
, the hands Of the people themselves,
and indispensable 10 government ey
= the people it was deemed essential 70
maintain the original colonies as well
I as the newly acquired areas as sover
eigu states where the people OF vary
ing climcs and conditions and sma er
20 areas might administer their own To-
= cal affairs and that those states for
! such purposes only as were not capd-
I BILE OF efficient local administration
might be managed by a general gov
, ernment the product of union OF
2 | the states for their mutual welfare.
I The wisdom OF our forefathers
warned Us that centralized govern
ment meant monarchy If II progressed
Z | beyond its necessary purpose. while 10
I cal government meant democracy, the
y only class OF government that could
POSSIBLY be and remain subject TO the
, control of the people.
d We do not mean TO say that every
J.. man who advocates centralHatiou
+ would become in supreme power q
cruel despOt. but we do assert that
the life of "a single individual IS tai
- too short and the time Of ITS terminh
II ton far too uncertain TO follow th'
70 Ieadership OF anyone whose ideas O
y government. no matter how honest anS
~ honorable would create "A Frad~-'
;, change in our government and sus
T. certain thread OF single human life
y We do not mean to assert that be
u cause a citizen OF our great countr!
- may develop more than average actiV
J. ity in promoting theories of govern
IS ment that his purposes are not hon
y est and his ambition glorious. Indeed
= Il Is our duty to accord to every clti
in | "a qipraFegl honesty OF DurDOSe
e There are many excuses proper 1
n make for those with whom we ma
d not agree and stu! concede sincerity
10 but IL is our privilege and duty Will
IL we as citizens should welcome tn
le patriotic devotion and self-sacrifiee
~ our fellow citizens. yet TO measur
~ the words by an analysis OF the deed
lr Of any who seeks to advise US on thea
~ important questions.
IN Men of our country who have Wow
TX 20 express are entitled to express then
e and. assuming that privilege. the
n: must concede the great American pee
OF Pile the right to analyze and weis
N them in the light OF experienoe an
RI official conduct. II is to the cred
80 OF any public man after realizing
has walked in the paths OF darknei
OF who Is candid enough to acknoWledG
In his error and adopt the better cours
as No human being Is infallible and
D therefore assert that one or the sreA
est evidences OF true statesmansshl
|
NJ errors candidly admitted and bett'
or policies adopted.
n These preliminary remarks bring ~
We TO the discussion OF Colonel hoos.
re- Velt's views of government ana
- fic al policies. ~
nj Be not beguiled by the glory 20
IN promise unless there is reasonabl (o
IN pectation OF performance.
,s Be not blind to the fact that -
is a wide difference between 4
- tied conversation and genuine.
Sc servation.
~ The chief end TO be attained
-S country Is harmony and good fe.
- ship between capital and labor
I" out Injustice to the consumer and
- patron To accomplish this requi-
90 the encouraging influence on the o
~ hand and the restraining power
.,r the other hand by government
IN. ministered by those who are bro
~ enough TO place the public welta
"a above all personal ambition
"a Colonel Roosevelts platform OF pr
,es oiples must be written from his se
'e sral speeches In the recent tour
"a the west In substances he declar