The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-09-15
ANALYz|NC THE
new ROOSEVELT
Governor Haskell at the Lawton
Fair Holds the Colonel in the
Flame Of Historic Criticism.

derness into lana OF hoines' IN
building stable government from
the chaotic wreck of despotic ruin.
Success In these undertakings IS
conceded by the civilized world.
During ali OF this time our country
has Progressed in the wealth that De
gets comfort and the snlightenmen
that strengthens the nation as IL
strengthens the individual.
All these generations have demon. .
Btrated that our form OF governme Mt
inspires q degree Of patriotism In IT'S
people more easily available and more
powerful In defense OF our flag then
The great nayies and powerful stand
ing armies OF the strongest monarchy.
In short time has demonstrated
that where the people may rule, tho
people will defend with their wealth
and their lives. that while humanity
is selfish by nature II may sull be
made patriotic by nature.
This great progress in our country
10 the product OF stability IN our gov
srnment America has always pro-
Kressed under stability and had no
reason TO encourage radicalism with
its uncertainties or inJustices to any
Let us not be misunderstood In what
We term stability Of government
We all recognize that In the natural
seifi.hness Of the human being each
class In the producing. commercial, or
financial elements Of society II un-
restrained 4will naturally CLAIM for
stability that which promotes It's own
welfare but from the broad plain Of
. Just government stability is only that
which regulates tho relations between
man and man, the relations between
conflicting interests. the relations be
tween the almighty dollar and tho
more Indispensable power TO toll ana
genius to Invent; government That
limits Its activities to those necessi-
ties with activity enough to yield jus
tice to all and partiality to none.
and with forbearancs enough TO re-
frzin from invading unnecessary fields
which can be to gratify only those
who direct government grown am
bilious to make great government on
some basis other than the greatness
Of its people.
The simplest form OF government
with a minimum amount OF activity
limited TO the purposes above enumer-
ated Is the best form OF government
and when government becomes so am
bilious as to exceed these necessities
u then becomes unstable in itself ana
q menace to Its people.
As days have come and gone the
student of our country sees more
clearly in our form OF government the
wisdom promulgated by Jefferson
and promoted by Lincoln.
We do not mean TO say mat our
country has not suffered in the past
Rrom Indifferent aJministra We
do not mean to say that IT cannot be
yeioping of new ideas and the mod
Grating OF past policies. To improve
and develop Is always possibility
and a national duty, but having de
fined the true meaning OF stable gov
ernment you depart from 1t at your
The wisdom of our forefathers. hay
ins first declared that this should be
government OF the people, by the
people and for the people. sought 10
localize government as far as possi-
BILE and maintain Its administration
with the greatest possible degree IN
A.. - hA a
and Indispensable to government BY
the people II was deemed essential to
maintain the original colonies as well
as the newly acquired areas a. soNer-
eign states where the people OF vary
ing clmes and conditions ana smaller
areas might administer their own To-
cal affairs and that those states Tor
such purposes only as were not eapa- :
bls OF efficient local administration
might be managed by general gov
,rnment. tho product of union OF
the states for their mutual welfare.
The wisdom of our forefstherS
warned US that centralized govern
ment meant monarchy II it progressed
beyond it's necessary purpose, while To-
cal government meant democracy. the
only class OF government that could
possibly be and remain subject 10 tho
control OF the people.
We do not mean TO say that every
man who advocates centrhllHatloh
would become In supreme power a
tho life OF single individual Is far
TOO short and the time Of its termina- e.
tion far too uncertain 10 tolloW tnc
leadership OF anyone whose Ideas o,
government, no matter how honest and
honorable. would create radical
change In our government and sus-
pend nations welfare by the nn-
certain thread of single human NE.
We do not mean to assert that be-
cause "A citizen of our great country
may deVelop more than hVerest actiN-
ity in promoting theories ~ govern
ment that his purposes are not hon
est and his ambition glorious Indeed.
II is our duty to accord TO every citi-
zen the siucerest honesty OF purpose.
There are many excuses proper TO
make for those with whom we may
not agree and still concsds sincerity.
but IL is our privilege and duty while
We as citizens, should welcome the
patriotic devotion and self-sacritice or
our fellow citizens. yet TO measure
the same for their worth and TO weigh
the words by an analysis Of the deeds
of any who seeks to advise us on those
important questions.
Men OF our country who have views
10 express are entitled TO express them.
and. assuming that privilege. they
must concede the great American peo-
pie the right TO anslyze ana weisn
ihsm in the light OF experience and
official conduct II is to the credit
OF any public man after realizing he
has walked In the paths OF darkness
who 70 candid enough to acknowledge
his error and adopt tho better course.
No human being Is infallible and I
therefore assert that one OF the great
est evidences OF true statesmanship p
is that wrong ideas may be discarded.
errors candialy admitted and better
policies adopted.
These preliminary remarks bring me
70 the discussion OF Colonel Roose-
yelt's Views OF government and Of
ficial policies
Be not beguiled by the glory OF .
promise unless there Is reasonable sI-
pectation OF performance.
Be not blind TO tho fact that there
4. a wide difference between unltm-
tied conversation and genuine con-
servstion.
The chief end 90 be attained in our
country is harmony and good fellow
ship between capital and labor with e
out Injustice TO the consumer and the
patron To accomplish this requires
the encouraging Influence on tho one
hand and the restraining power on
the other hand by a government Ad-
ministered by those who are broad
enough to place the public welfare
above all personal ambition.
Colonel Roosevelts platform OF prin-
oiples must be written from hi. ssv-
eral speeches In the recent tour Of
the west In substance he declares