The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-05-02
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Washington, April "a, 1912.-"The
time has come to speak out" says
the Cincinnati Times-Star editorially.
Very true. The time has come to
resent lies and insults; to expose hy-
pocrisy; to denounce corruption. 1t
is task in which every friend CT the
president, every defender Of constitu-
tional government, every lover of his
country and believer in its sacred in
stitutions should now be engaged. Let
US get down to brass tacks." Let US
call a spade a spade and a lie lie;
a liar liar; demagogue a dema-
gogue.
"The wise custom which limits the
president to two terms regards the
substance and not the form, and
under no circumstances will l be a
candidate for or accept another nomi-
nation" said Theodore Roosevelt on
November 8. 1904.
81 have not changed and shall not
change that decision, thus an
nounced," he said three years later.
Can anyone recall those declara-
tions, mindful of what has since oc-
Cured, without some demonstration
of disgust?
And If Theodore Roosevelt were to
say today to the American people:
ELECT me just this once more, and
under no circumstances will l accept
another nomination" would the
American people believe him?
And If they would not, is he fit
man to be again president of the
United States, the kind of a man to
be held up as an exemplar to the
youth Of the country, as one whose
manner and methods should be emu
lated by the young?
HypocriticaI Beyond Imagination.
A more hypocritical course than
the one adopted by the former presi-
dent 1t would be difficult for the nov
elist even to devise Lack of SINGER
ity has characterized 1t from the out
set. There is sufficient circumstan-
tial evidence to warrant the asser-
ton that Theodore Roosevelt's am
bition for a third term was born
before he had concluded his second.
Even while in office he was careful to
cooperate with those whose influence
might avail him in the future. AS he
made clear in his latest speeches in
Nebraska, he worked with men when
It suited his convenience; he
dumped" them when they were no
| longer useful. All in the name of the
highest good of the people, of course
| 1t was to the highest good of the
| people that certain combinations in
| restraint of trade should not be pros.
eeuted or dissolved while he was
| president. The files of the depart.
ments would disclose the real reasons
| for his abstemiousness in that par.
ticular. The contributions to his
campaign fund from George w. Per.
kins and other magnates Of the Steel
and Harvester trusts, the benefi
Charles of his generosity, are the
fruits of that abstemiousnesS.
Publicly, the Roosevelt candidacy
first reared its head at the meeting OF
the Republican national committee in
Washington in December last. II
came from George w. Perkins and
the tools of that gentleman were the
whispering galleries through which
1t was tried out on the public. Lest
/ -. 80 Identification -
Perkins is chairman of the finance
committee of the Harvester trust. He
10 a director of the Steel trust. He ii
director Of the Standard Oil bank
He was formerly partner Of ]. P
Morgan. He helped collect the life
insurance money for the Roosevelt
campaign fund in 1904. He gave SIS,
900 to the Roosevelt fund in New
York and is said to have contributed
$4,000 to the countrywide Roose
velt propaganda. There were no at
tacks on the Steel trust or the Har
vestor trust from the White Hous
while Roosevelt was the incumbent
II access could be lad to the hles, tn
reasons might be exposed.
President Taft's personal and politi
cal friends had no permits of specis
privilege which authorized or eE
ahled them to violate the statues O
the land. Consequently the Standar
OIL and the Steel trust and the Hal
vester trust and other trusts had t
square their operations to the Pre-
visions Of the law. And there wa
great indignation thereat.
Feelings of the Greedy Outraged.
Mr.. Perkins and his friends weT
outraged. Dan R. Hanna of Obi
under indictment, was greatly ou
RACED. Medill Mccormick, his brothe
fn.law, was greatly outraged. w.
Oliver Of Tennessee didn't g
a government contract he was after
he was greatly outraged. So We
Ormsby McHArg, whose contract wit
the Choctaw Indians, from which
vas to derive an easy $4,000 p'
aaAum, President Taft refused to a
rrove. So were q lot of little fr
= IKE Clifford Pinchot, who wasn't pc
unittSd to have his own sweet way
e ne agricultural department; Jam
\. OarAOAd, who wasn't retained
e SAA eahAaat pOsiAAaA toI whteh 0Vt