Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1912-03-08
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unless the Democracy this year
outdoes itself in stupidity.
The immediate indictment
against him is that he has been
obliged to break his own pledges.
and pledges made N such form
that his honor as a gentleman is
directly impeaehed. His friends
explain that by saying that his
pledges made four and eight yeas
ago do not relate to this year,
unfortunately for that theory the
pledges are made in such language
that they include all time. More
over. their violation corresponds
with other acts of his from which
no inference can be drawn except
that to get out of u close place he
does not esteem either Ills word or
his honor as sacred enough to he
cherished.
Repeatedly while president he
assailed gentlemen and one woman
who had tried to serve him. as
liars. More, b. the act he con-
victed himself as destitute of
gratitude and gave clear proof he
cared nothing for sincere friend
ship when it was to his immediate
inter est to break that friendship in
a most offensive way.
Moreover his political principles.
would we're he made chief msgi-
strate again be n threat and
menac to our form of govern
mcnt. When presi 'ent before he
repeatedly insulted the supreme
court and demanded that added
powers should be given the execu-
tive.
The supreme courts of our
states and the nation pass upon
the constitutionality ofs laws.
More than once Col. Roosevelt in
effect has said that the people,
when such decisions do not suit
any considerable number of TIE
people they should have the right
to review, and if they thought
best to annul such decisions.
OF course this would not be a
republican form of government,
but a Democracy gone mad.
Again. on the sane theme he
has said: The faul is not with
the constitution; the fault is in the
judges construction Of the consti.
tuition and what is required is the
power for the people to reverse
this false and wrong construction"
Thus he with no grounded
knowledge of law or what a wrong
construction of the Law would mean.
assumes to render his opinion as
to when a Law has been misin-
terpreted, hough he could not
state the reasons for his belief to-
save his life, save thst it conflicts
with his own horseback assump-
ton that it conflicts with his
individual opinion.
Suppose hin again president,
suppose he then should carry
through his pet scheme of apprais-
ing and taking in the railroads,
and then with added millions of
men who would he under his
control. he was to conclude that it
would save the country much
trouble to have the government
changed from a republi C to a
monarchy with him king; how
long would it REQUIRE i'm to explain
that the change was necessary
and that he was accepting the new
title at great personal sacrifice?
Where would mis- great simulated
love for the people be then?
Suppose the bull, before he was
admitted to the chiua shop had
protested that all he wanted was to
bee the beautiful things there,
would that have been reliable
insurance on the croctery?
Caesar "thrico refused a kingly
crown"
Does M. Pinchot even believe
that Roosevelt could pass beyond
the second offer? 1t may be said
this is foolish reasoning but who
knows? 1t would be but one step
beyond what he has already pre-
pared.
Elected once more md his head
would be swelled To the point Of
bursting and here would eight
governors beside Pinchot and Gar
field TO minister to his self love,