Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1912-10-11

ntehfiH Nottts At SHOWS lOat lAufA
ham Lincoln nad nothing H. 60 nmnn
with Roosevelt, and that tire iaier,
in attempting TO juggr with the
name Of the martyred president, is
imposing npon the American people
Mr.. Roosevelt has never yet ex-
planned why BE- deliberately altered
the woris II President l. nenln 70
suit his own purposes, nor has he
apologized for his misrep -esenta,ion.
On the contrary he has igno ed the
grave charges contained in Mr.. LIN
cJln's letter, which is a. f.Ilow:
@Manchester, Vermont, April ", II.
My Dear Nj. Hilles: You ask
what | think of the repeated asser-
'irrs hy Mr. Roosevelt, that lis at
titnde on certain radical dnclrises is
supported Wy the recorded views Of
my father. Tue proper answer TO
your inquiry cannot be m. de in a
lew words. Ths government under
which my father lived was, as il j.
now, a republic, or representative
democracy, checked by the Constitu.
ton, which eau be changed by the
people, but only when acting by
methods which compel deliberations
and exclude so far as possible the
effect OF passionate and shortsighted
impulse. A government in which
the checks Of all established Consti
tuition are actually, or practically ON.
mited--one in which the people act
IN mas directly on ali questions
and not throug their chosen repre-
sentqtives-is an unchecked demo-
crazy, form Of government so tuil
OF danger, as shown by history. thai
il has ceased TO exist except il, com.
mauities small and concentrated AZ
to space. A New E-gland town
meeting may be good, but such gov
eminent in a large city, or state,
would be chaos.
AS understand il, the essence OF
Mr.. Rnosevelrs proposals. is that we
shall adopt the latter form of govern
ment IN tie plac. Of the existing
form. TINS, N supple worls, is a
proposes, revolution. In supp 1t OF
these revolutionary 4 crime viii u,
If SUGGEST |, would abolish The form
and the sli it Of our existing govern
ment, and surely think, lead to at
tempted relationships, resort is had
to what is claimed to be the words
aud teach ngs OF President Lincoln.
IL must be assumed that, though he
has been dead nearly fifty years, his
influence is still, felt as being that Of
a wise and patriotic citizen. If that
is true, we are all Interested 10 hav-
inv his opinions and sayings truth
fully stated, and my interest is ma
tuIally peculiar.
"Presitent Lincoln wrote an,
letters, made many public addresses
and was the anthor of many docu-
ments. | do not know of the exis-
tance in any Of them Of word Of
cenSure' OF complaint 81 our govern
meh'' OF 0, the methods by which u
was carried on. He was sincerely
and faithfully obed snt to our Con
slitution. In the single act for which
perhaps he is most iememberei-the
issuance Of the Fman,;nation procIa
mation---he expressly supported il as
an act warranted nv the Consultation
mon military necessity
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