The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-08-08
THE CORNERSTONE OF THE COLONEL

Colonel Rooseyelts Confession of Faith" to the Bull
Moose herd he has assembled in Chicago long and
voluminous for the average citizen to be burdened with
especially since there is already outstanding hundred
three other tremendous proclamatons of the
colonel that the said citizen has not yet been
able consume
The Confession takes up a good deal of what the
colonel has said in other utterances modifes much ig
some contradicts others and introduces new dec
larations. 1t is general quarry of political matter in
which almost anybody may find something to his lik-
Ing if he follows particular vein, and in which no
body find much satisfaction he attempts to blend
all the products-as nobody may be expected to do
The colonel doesn't think much Of either of the old
parties. The republican party has gone to the dogs
since it rejected him, the democratic party never
having accepted him, is utterly beneath the confidence
of any decent and shan't have any consideration
or regard from MIN. there is need of a new party
and here it is, made and owned by the colonel That
is the foundation of the whole business and upon it, as
anyone may see, pretty substantial structure might
be erected, of. for and by man. And is all by
the colonels hand And occupied too and held
| against all corners.
The people ought rule, says the colonel and as
they have been ruling this country since they threw
over King George, that is proposition that will hardly
find any serious dissent. Justice should prevail and
when the courts won't mee out the courts ought to
be disciplined. Not long the colonel wanted to
have judicial decisions recalled by popular vote when
they didn't suit the popular fancy but ne only
proposes to make the constitution more easy of amend
ment and he doesn't purpose mpugn the courts not
by any means, only emancpate them He's for the
recall, STILL but mentions it only in connection with ad-
minstrative Offices He is strong for social and indus
trial justice to wsgeworkers and has very long pro-
gram of legislation that should put effect to this
end, much OF which is respectable and desirable and
all of which should have the intelligent thought of the
people. something which the colonel has no time TO
give to these any other matters.
On the tarn Colonel Roosevelt has at last made
definite declaration. Il believe in protective tariff
but believe in principle approached from the
standpoint OF the interests the whole people and not
as bundle Of preferences to be given to favored in
dividuals," He thinks the tariff should be revised
whether downward or the colonel doesn't say II
ought TO be revised scientifically and there ought TO be
Taft has had at work of course but commission with
larger and stronger powers and that would work
out true and unfaing solution OF the whole problem
though 1t mustn't interfere either with the preroga
uves OF congress. And so the tarin should be made
just right and the thing is done
The trusts oughtn't to be harred with prosecutions
They ought to be sorted the bad from the good by
some superior power-the discerning reader will guess
who that should be-and then the whole lot should be
made to behave themselves and stop depressing the
people.