The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-31

picnic. Many n boat race at New LondOT
has witnessed the Ilsa II a Government
ship by the President for the US. IL his
family and friends At the expense 81 tbs
Treasury - tho United States. One veal
he parad~d. ~ the eNpens. ~ the tax
payers. one u the Government he~ts in
front 10 his summer cot tags IN order that
he and his friends could vary the monot-
ony 81 midsummer by tho imposing spec
tAcle and the welcome sound ~ RI" Presi-
dental salute. lie commandments the
railroads Ia furnish him and his friends
free transportation. not outstanding the
rigid prohibition by the interstate com
merce laws Of any di-criminat ton in favor
~ any citizen. With a truly regal indif
! ference 10 his personal debts he left un-
paid large sums due the Pullman Com
I pany for transportation wines and 81 CARS
/ furnished on his order and promise o pay.
| The unprecedented Use of The American
embassies in Europ" to glorify the Roose-
welt family, while exciting the hilarity Of
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Americans AZ home and abroad who he
held the dignity 81 American character
/ lowered hy the petty snobhery ~ aping
the etiquette ~ royal courts. When Mr.
/ Roosevelt went tn Panama one vessel
was not enough for his gloriHcation. hut
a convoy OF two other warsn ps was neces-
sary TO make his entrance more theatrical
aud regal. II was left to hum to initiate
unprecedented phrase I and My people
l. II surprising that he sought nv exec,I-
tive fat 10 strike from tho coins the motto
In God we trust placed there by act Of
Congress He levied tribute upon great
corporations for political purposes and
under circumstance closely bordering on
executive blackmaiI
Realizing with Napoleon hat a hostile
newspaper Was more to be dreaded than
an army corps. Mr. Roosevelt tried to
seduce the representatives Of the press
by official favors. and later vainly a.
tempted 20 throttle its freedom Mr.
Cleveland could celebrate his marriage
IN the White House with the simplicity
and dignity Of an american gentle.
man, but Mr. Roosevelt tarned "A sim.
liar marriage into royal Wedding in
which the diplomatic representatives Of
the Government we're freely utilized to
procure a small fortune in gifts from for.
elgn rulers. The same Diplomatic axen-
cle- were subsequently, used on more than
ono occasion To secur. for a member Of
MS family the same ceremonial as thai
accorded To a royal princess H. VS. Mr..
Roosevelt. with the sam' imp.i ~ bolief
that h" was IN" State, Who ha- hoIt"d the
courts. rejected their decisions terroriyed
the legislative hranchr- - the Govern.
men'. made clerks Of lie cabinet Ministers
and political slaves Of MANY Of his "a, cial
dependents. II "ither Emr .ror William or
King Edward had trampled upon the Con.
stitutIons Of their country m the open
fragrant and defiant manner IN which Mr..
Roosevelt did there would probably have
been revolution
While affecting the manners md habits
of democrat MIR Roosevelt at heart
believes that he has hc-n prede-tinsd
from all time 10 ride rs fellow men with
the Big StICa In. imperial purple sits
lightly upon him He has never been
content to enter the reception fuuf'' ot the
Nhite House IN the mOieS' simpl. Tut
dlgnlfed manner ~ his predecessors
hu' reminding himself - Napolenn and
remembering that Bonapare learned
to 'iav IN" part ~ Crsar by taking les.
sons ~ T5lms. NJ Rpo-svelt directed
that ms entranc" m tho reception room
81 the White House on public occasions
should be preceded 10y military aides and
announced hy a fanfare az the White
House band ~ accordance ~Ith immemo-
raj regal usage Little was left undone
to asstniIiate the functions Of = republican
court 10 the theatrical dignity of Buck
inEhln, Palace or ihe Quir,nal
This claim n royal station was smpha.
SIZED by fact Mr whrrldSe. which lies
in your ra-sonal knowlctg. Formerly
when II bscame necessary for iai- .spub-
lic 20 he represented on any f"-ial occa-
sion IN a foreign court. such - the mar.
rage OF . king or princess. ~. regular
diplomatic r"preS~ntatIN" ~ ~" republic
appeared 49, rs representative and con.
,"y"d tho good wall which this country
socks 10 have toward every other Ueopl.
such was IN. cas-" when IN" young and
gracious Queen ~ Holland was married
THIS. however. was not sufici.nt for tho
man who IN the diplomatic communica.
tlon- of The United Stites first us.d the
phrase Il and My people for when The
present Ming 81 Spain CELEBRATED his maj
rage IN May. 1919. Mr. Ronsevelt. no, con.
tent with expressing tho good wishes Of
this country through our Minister 10 Spain.
selected you. MIR Whitridgs, 10 20 TO
Spain a. the -Spscial Ambassador and
'hcr"for~ the special representative OF
1heodorus Rex. ~ course the ap-
pointment had no authority ~ Law. and
IN consequence was not a. any other
diplomatic appointment Of like grade.
sent TO IN" S-nat" for it's confirmation.