The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-09-22
Former Kansas Senator
Praises RooSevet's Con-
Centration Doctrines.
LIKENS INSURGENCY
TO EARLY MOVEMENT
Upheaval of Twenty Years Ago
With Demand for Reforms
Repeated.

| To the Editor Of The Washington Times:
MI ROOseveIt's declaration in favor
OF a new natiCnalism' is severely
criticised as being in effect a PROPOSE
ton TO throw the present Constitu-
ton into the wastebasket and adopt an
other on a new and entirely different
plan including within its scope the most
radical and extreme demands OF social
lists.
A careful and unprejudiced reading Of
his OsawatOmie speech and those fol-
lowing 1t on his recent visit to the
Northwest, Will not, in the opinion OF
the writer, Justify such a conclusion
He is aiming at a higher and purer
/ civic righteousness He would raise
the standard Of our political morality.
He would bring into closer relations the
rich and the poOr-employers and en-
ployed- He would provide for national
supervision Of every public service cor
poraton and require an accounting
from every institution exercising public
functions.
Briefly, he would bring under national
surveillance every line Of business or
Z calling which relates In any way or
manner 10 national affairs, so as 70
keep clear the line between State au-
thoTlty and national supervision
Socialism and Anarchy.
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sociaIistic IN Mr.. Roosevelt's speeches,
and their outcry against socialism. it
I Is probably true that they are mistaking
nihilism for socialism. NihiIisn, from
a Democratic or Republican standpoint,
is anarchy, while socialism aims at the
best form Of Eovernment-One under
whose dominion justice. love. aI.I mercy
would reign-a government under whose
administration the Golden Rule would
be the common low.
Socialism Is an Endorsement Of priu-
cipIes laid down in our Declaration OF
independence Socialism, in the alb
stract. is but the perfection or human
government
All forms Of government are neces-
SaTliy-less or mOTe-sOCiaifstic- In our
own history the original thirteen
colonies started as free. sovereign. and
own laws Tor its own government, but
the nrst six years OF their existence
was the most distressing period n
Their necessities drove them 20 G
sOCialistiC remedy in the formation Of
a Constitution for the United States
Of America" which has been our chart
and guide until today, when, with nearly
a hundred million population. We rank
among the great nations; ana: folloElng
the lead Of him who brought peace 10
two warning peoples. We are doing ne
fun measure OF our duty in establishing
permanent peace covering the globe
What Roosevelt wants.
What Mr. Roosevelt proposes, as this
writer understands him, IS 10 utilize the
powers granted IN our Constitution in
enforcement OF order. IN dealing justice
to the people, IN rising TO higher stand
ards in seleCtzc- OF our public officers.
in enactment and administration OF
laws, and securing TO voters the right
personally 10 pass upon the fitness OF
candidates for responsible Offices: 10
propose measures Tor legislation, with
the right 20 vote upon its final passage,
and the privilege OF recalling inCOmpe-
tent OF init persons whom they may
have UT willingly elected TO public office.
C''InitiaJive and Referendum and Re
This is his new nationaIism''-to i'm
prove upon present methods OF choosing
our public officers and Of enaCting and
administering our laws This Il would
seem. ought 10 merit praise. rather. than
censure. That such q change IS needed.
evidence plain and distinct, and MI
Roosevelt is the only American special
" equipped for such an undertaking
Like Former Uphe4vaL
The present political uphe5 val diners
from that begun twenty years ago
among farmers and other working
classes only in numbers and standing OF
participants
Men then proposed remodeling party
conventions so as TO afford voters an
opportunity TO be heard f'efOre election
day They talked about the initiative
and referendum and recall. They went
so far as to insist thai corporations
should be taxed on the value OF their
inveStment-IiLIe farmers and all house
hOiders-and not on their earnings
But they were denounced as crazy
people and enemies OF the land that
fed them
And now what do we seer A quiet
orderly revolution throughout the coun-
try from OREGON to Maine Verify God
moves in a mysterious way HIS wonders
to perform"
So the Ieaven works Little by little
the constant drop viii wear the stone
who viii say this movement IS not na-
tionaI and that Il will not bear good
fTuit7
And this is the rev nationaIisn" that
Mr.. Roosevelt is talking about and
which he espouses with all his wonder
full energy and persistence
W. A PETER,