The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-04-16

II is "A conservative statement 10
make now that never before. IN this
country, has there been so deliberate
and determined an organized effort by
powerful forces TO deceive the Ameri-
can people about the true character OF
public man. Every mention OF The
odore Roosevelt is the signal for dis
tortion. suppression and misrepre-
sentation OF facts.
The list OF lies. added 10 every day.
has become TOO long 10 catalogue IN
completeness in a single Issue OF a
newspaper. Therefore we shall cite
today only a few OF the widespread
ialsehoods that insult every though
Tul mans intelligence.
They are pictnring the man who
brought into being more than score
OF arbitration treaties ended the
Russo.Japanese struggle and won the
Noble prize. with the approval OF the
Whole civilized world, as bloodthiTs
u. NARROWING, penetrating barbarian
the sole justification being that he
could not conscientiously approve OF
certain silly. ill-drawn and dangerous
clauses in the two aDoruVe tart
treaties, which the ablest mlnds IN
the national senate stigmatized as
breeders OF war" and properly ana
practically annulled.
They are picturing him as an An.
archistie advocate or the recal Oh
Judges, when every falsiner OF the lot
knows that Theodore Roosevelt mas
never approved the general adoption
of any such instrumentality or gov
eminent
Two things he has done, AS every
sane. unbiased and welliniormeo
American is bound TO do, he has SAID
that in such case OF. extremity as that
which existed in California. where
the Judges OF the high courts were dls-
honorable puppets OF political and cor
noration scoundrels, and the law III
its sanctuaries was fiouted ana the
SIMPLEST Justice denied, the people Oh
tho commonwealth were Justlneu III
nsing any constitutional device 10 re-
establish law and justice.
The second thing he has done III
this connection is 10 oner neanI
70 obviate the spread OF the y,
,nent for the adoption OF the recall ol
iudges And every misrepreseh'a.i,o'i'
M his proposed plan TO permit
neonle NJ state TO declare tue ihean
mo and intent OF the constitution %
their making is far more appllcaoI.,
m The amendment by avoidance
orr national constitution, whlcn sa
made when the American peop'e
ci,led long ago, 10 the horror Oh ane
Torias of that time. that they "ouia
yota directly for their preslueht any
ica.nresident and no longer 80.
The selecuon OF their CHIEF mas
trats 70 representative part OF .ne
people. the members OF the eie''ei'
college. ,o,,,r,ng OF
There il the constant pictuIl"e ~
theodore Roosevelt as sreeoy
seeker when every fair man Anoms
,bat he could have had the presiuehes
In 1908 BY the lifting OF sora
There is the picturing OF lheou 20
Roosevelt as a denier oil tne squn
deal- 70 The supposed friend VINO uu,
me three wears, has broken not onis
W. own nledees. but Theodore hoose'
vets sincere promise TO the haeton
and 10 the utmost extent OF nle 49, -
itv has undone the seven years 20
srassive work of Roosevelt ana os,I "a
ct1ed The friends and taken 10 .ns
bosom the consistent enemies vi liz
work which Mr.. Tart was
pledged TO further. :, tho lies
Ant meanest and foulest ol VI"
.. the one which Roosevelts "o'S'