New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-08
FUTURE OF ROOSEVELT
Watterson on Failure of Repre-
sentative Government.
AND LONE MAN POWER"
Most Startling Figure Since
Napoleon"-He Has Cap
tivated the Universe.


Louisville. April In ar editorial
beaded WHITTIER Henry Watterson VIII
say to-norr0w morning:
The time has come for the people OF
the United states 70 consider Theodore
Roosevelt as they have never considered
him before. 70 take him more seriously
than they have ever taken him. 20 re
.riza that he is altogether the most
startling figure who has appeared in the
world since Napoleon Bonaparte,
circumstance not without significance
and portent.
He must - a poor American whose
heart does not glow with pride al the
r,ruonted honors bestowed upon this
rarresentativs ~ has country. and swell
with exultant admiration a. the splendid
way he is carrying himself. IL is too
late II b were not personally offensive 10
talk about self-expioitation. The incl
6a1t IN Cairo was wholly characteristic
The incident In Rome was thrust upon
him In both he showed the Theodore
Roosevelt whose brilliant many sided
ness has csptivated the universe.
Let mo- one fancy this an unmeaning
or an idle compliment. Taken in con-
nection with what appears TO be the
hopeless breakdown Of the Taft admin
ist-atiou. IL constitutes an event 81 the
first consequence.
II we are 10 return Theodore Roose-
welt 20 power let there be no mistake
about the terms OF the new commission
which is 20 Do issued 10 him.
History has agreed that the best 81
all government Is a wise and benevolent
despotisn. II the government Of the
United states. un6c- our written con-
stitution Of 81 ecks and balances. he a
fauu-e-as many think it-and II there
b. needed f,r its executive head
strong man. having the courage 10 take
al tho bulls Of corruption by the horns
and. regardless % obs ,ete legal re-
sr-aints. 20 shake the nfe out Of them,
then indeed. Theodore Roosevelt would
seem one fitted by temperament. educa-
ripn and training FOR the work. He is
patriotic American with humanitarian
rrocliyities he is an incorrupuble
man he has shown himself fearless Of
tired Of the slow process Of COnstitu-
ti1nal procedure. II they want in the
White House President who. disregard
ine the letter q the Law. win substitute
his own interpretation - its spirit and
intention. Il they think that the reign OF
hypocrisy and cant and graft which
marks our professional politics may be
~
as Roosevelt himself puts s., translates
his words into deeds and who charged
with the cleansing ~ the Augean stables
by an election putting the seal Of the
popular approval upon conceded excuses
IN the use of power and bidding him 10
70 forward and apply the same remedies
70 a disease otherwise incurabie. then
Theodore Roosevelt fills the bill 70 per-
lection. for he comes directly from the
family ~ the kings % men and is
linesI descendant % Cesar and Crom-
well
before We Fet in the scrimouies q
marty conflict The Courier-Journal
asks is contemporary throughout the
country 70 reflect without passion or
le,trv and n answer % themselves. amid
the blaze ~ light which casts an aureole
about our wandering Ulysses. whether
reu-esentative government in America is
= failure and whether the only cure for
Tho evils which are admitted Is the one
man power. because they NAV be sure
that the return ~ Theodore Roosevelt 10
rov-e- viii be 80 construed hy Europe
and that on this account the demonstra-
tf1r af rnorarchisrr has IL chief signif-
canoe.