The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-12
OBJECTIONS TO ROOSEVELT.

Now that the Roosevelt propaganda
looms SO large IN the minds Of those
who are shouting for tho Colonel as
Presidential candidate. it is we'll enough
to review the whole matter little and
see what ground .,bere is for those who
are supporting Roosevelt TO press his
claims upon public attention at this
time.
First, then. we come TO the statement
given out by Prcsidcn. Roosevelt bim-
self on November s, 1904. just after his
reelection TO the Presidency. He re-
Interated the same on December u,
1907 as follows
on the ath OF March next l shall have
served three and "A half years. and this
three and half years constitute my
first term. The wise custom which limits
the President to two terms regards the
substance and not the form, and under
no circumstances will ] be a candidate
for or accept another nomination.,
1t is manifest that this is not merely
temporary pledge; it is one without
limit, and uureseryed. Those who
would insist upon making Col Roosc~
welt a candidate for President either
this wear or ut any other time, assume
that he is willing 10 go back upon
his plighted word and make himself
infirm Of purpose and iuslnccrc in his
ut.crauccs to the American public,
That is surely i very poor basis upon
which to propose any man for the
Presidency of the United States,
Then, VIC find in the Philadelphia
Record summary of other objections
TO President Roosevelt, which it states
in excellent form as follows:
| in the Panama affair was wholly imcle-
| fensible-an international outrage, the
| triumph OF might over right. and spe
| cihcally violation Of our treaty suarau-
| tee to sustain the sovereignty Of Colon
| biz
He lacks the courage of his convictions
unless they happen 20 be popular, When
| he became President he was on record
| as free trader, or at least an oppo
ncnt OF the protective system. During
seven and half years in the rrosi-
dency he did not lit his hand TO secure
a reduction of tariff taxation.
| He has denounced railroad Relating,
but when the special attorneys whom he
| batting by the Atcbison railroad recon-
mcndcd the prosecution OF the official Of
that railroad BY whose office The rebat
| datiou because the inculpated official was
his friend. Paul Morton.
He has denounced trusts but when the
| biggest of them wished TO absorb the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company which
WAS likely TO bc merged With the Re-
public Iron and Steel company. which
| would have resulted in Crea'Ing a for
| midablc competition. he sanctioned the
merger. and Is now tho avowed champion
OF the steel corpora tlon
When George H. Earle, .Ir.. laid before
| him the evidence against the Sugar trust.
| on which he subsequently, without The
help OF the government. obtained iuds-
| took no action
Instead OF regulating the trusts by law.
Mr., Roosevelt would have them regulated
| by the discretion OF a commissioner OF
| corporations.
Instead of proceeding by law against
corporations. he preferred TO make
wealth" which Were calculated 10 arouse
aDtmosity 10 wealth such
Mr.. Itoosevelts opposition 10 the pend
! Ing arbirra ton treaties is al Variance
| With the traditional policy Of this country
and adverse TO the progress OF ciyilIza-
His eIcrhcation Of war is wholly su
perfluous for this country Is no, In the
least likely 10 lose the martial spirit
which il has manifested quite promptly
enough on several occasions. and IT is
CALCULATED To foster an Injurious spirit Of
belllgerencc.
|
| diGnifed. and In several instances. nota
! bly, In the cases or the Storers IIarri-
man. and the recent controv ersy over the
| Hartman correspondence the weight of
evidence is that the tamperin2 with the
truth has not been the act OF The other
party.
| Mr.. Eoosevelt's passion for Centralizs-
| ton of government is not ip harmony
with the constitution or the public vel
| fare. which demands the largest possible
measure OF local self government.
The courts are not infalible but the
| Independence of the judiciary is f,Inds
mental To the English and American svs-
! tenn Of government, and Mr. Roosavelt's
attacks upon The judiciary arc -Ameri-
| can and injurious.
Mr., Roosevelt's attempt to force Ari-
Zopa and New Mexico into the Union as
one state in order 10 keep down the
| Democratic vote in Congress and the
| electoral college was not RtatesmaniRe,
hut political cunning OF a very low or
der.
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