The Washington herald., 1910-11-06
HURLS HOT shot
AT ROOSEVELTISM
William Barnes, ST., IleplOreS
New NatiOnaliSm.
SEES THIRD TERM SHADOWS
Oldest Living Member Of Real "OId
Guard" Aroused by DOmineering
al Recent Saratoga Convention,
Depreeagee New Doctrines and De-
sire of some 10 Change Name.

New York. Nov. Am q letter TO the
Evening Post, William Barnes, ST.. writ
Ing from Nantucket Island. Mass, hurls
hot shot at Roosevelt and his New Ma
tionalism doctrine. Mr. Barnes. who is the
oldest living member of the real old
Guard after tellmg OF the Old-time Re
publican conventions and principles, says,
in part;
After ffty-siX years OF glorious exist
enoe-as the preserver of Kansas as free
State. the conquering OF the rebellion of
the slave states. the abolition of Ameri-
can African slavery. the passage of the
homestead bill, the establishment OF the
soil standard. and other great deeds-it is
proposed TO change our sacred name en-
deared by so many holy Associations, The
very thought makes ny Republican blood
boil in my eighty-siX-year-Ol veins in in
disnant protest
1t 5 only dishonest men and crooks
that change their names and pass under
aliases. What has the Republican party
ever done that ii should change its name?
Hits at "PrOgressives."
The 1ribune-Roosevelt policies are not
progressive, .ut are rerogressive and
crab progressive backwards. DO you real
ly want some progressive action2 Then.
instead of less Tip loyalty TO the memory
OF Abraham Lincoln carry out his thir-
teenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amend
ments 10 the C0nstij 1tion, which, to the
reproach and disgrace OF our party. re-
main TO this day a dead letter on the
statute book. Why should two or three
thousand white meE in d slave State elect
a member Of Congress when il requires
from l5,Oo0 20 9010 votes 70 elect MEM
Der in the Northern or Western States?
Why should the slave States have one
third more votes in the electoral college
than they are entitled TO under the
amendments 10 the Constitution? Why
not advocate disarmament and arbitra-
ton and universal peace? This would be
real progress.
Il was an associate worker (as execu-
tive otuCer Of the New York State Kan
sas committee and as organizer of the
two national Kansas conventions al
cleveland and Buffalo, and OF the ap-
ointment OF national Kansas commit
&c. of which Abraham Lincoln was
e. err With John Brown for the free
-aH OF Kansas, and knew him personally
.uo by clrrt spOndence.
exp Csident Roosevelt took advantage
.f Inc -. atomic celebration 10 launch
i-e Eew Nationalism.' I have not seen
at en- the ti2ute of singing John
araa Body as paid to his memory
ISIS soul was evidently Lot marching on,
.1d t.ere should be another one at which
lie r butes should be paid 70 my
Is nsas sociate stranger eading the
,saF tonic address might wonder
rEet-.r -COsele-t or John Brown fought
\ aarte
.It is matter OF astonishment 10 the
ei.-e nc ted lawyer Il any menbe. Of
Ar profession Gould be found a. advise a
ynNse -Ji0n. D., IA her. a persecution. for
orinanal Ltei. under The laws Of the
Cnitea states, which We're plainly never
en- cted for any such purpose.
Holds Colonel for Libel.
The United States Supreme Court will
Unquestionably affirm the decisions Of
Judges Hough and Anderson and vindi-
cate the freedom Of the American press.
II is a strange anomaly that a President
OF ex-President of the United States
should in a nj Of inexcusable passion
commit gross criminal libel on one Of
l the judges who decided against him. He
was called in public place a crook and
"a iackass,' apparently because he decided
Straight and according TO his best judgment
Ind the law Of the land. VIII the same cpl
Nhets be applied to the seven justices OF
the Supreme Court when they announce
their decision affirming the decisions Of
Judges H0Ugh and Anderson?
"Of course, under the New Nationalism
the fossilized Supreme Court must be
all ell
direct primaries, directed. of course (as
et Saratoga. by the new supreme eX-
ecutive Must ali decisions also be sub
mitted in advance for approval 10 the
new executive, or 10 make sure that all
the decisions should be agreeable 10 him?
Samuel GCmpers (my fTiend1 might be
appointed chief justice Qnstead OF Charles
=. Hughes, and for his associates. JUS
tees Mitchell Morrison. and others, from
3 the labor unions
The eX-PTesident shows disposition on
many occasions TO procure the aid of
Abraham LlncOlns memory TO justify his
many hertsies one being that Lincoln
criticised the decision of the Supreme
Court He seems to forget that Lincoln
was an able LAWYER. which he is not.
THE Republican party, having been or
gauized in 1854 four years before ex-
President Roosevelt was born and eight
years before Gov. Hughes was born.
they cannot either Of them be expected
10 have The same devoted reverence and
love for the party as founders and
original members have: so they both find
il easy TO desert the Republican standard
and talk Of new names and new prin-
cples and set their personal ambitions
I'D as superior 10 party fealty
Third Termism Barred.
AS ] said, the American people will
forgive and condone many errors In the
career of Theodore Roosevelt, but there
is one thing they will not condone or
forgive; that is third-termism. The man
has not. and never will be. born who will
hold the Presidency for q third term.
THE merest political tyro could see at
a glance, however il was concealed or
denied, that the real struggle at SaratO-
ga Springs was for the delegates to the
Republican national convention OF 1872 for
a third term for Roosevelt a delegate
who could not plainly see this was SIM
ply fooled.
THE Old Guard, so called. is COM
posed of leaders and privates who are
as clean honest, and decent in their
political and public character as ever
Theodore Roosevelt was. or Boss Grei-
ner. and who are one and all a great
deal more loyal and true Republicans
than the eX-Presdent ard his followers.
1T is perhaps proper Mr.. Editor that
should say that l alone probably the
Oldest living founder OF the Republican
party am responsible for this communi-
cation, and that l am It's sole author.
WILLIAM BARNES. ST.
Nantucket Island Mass. Oct. u.