Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-29
compliment of stating that we do not
think he believes word or etfe mon

compliment of stating that we. do not
think he believes word OF ethe non
sense he uttered in this speech.'
but cannot do SO. would rather
accept the criticism of another great
paper, which observes in It's editorial
columns as follows, in commencing to
the attention of every body this salient
feature of his address:
eve beg leave to remark that it is
the most astonishing and in the view
|of healthy intelligence, the craziest
proposal that ever emanated either
from himself or from any other states
man since the organization of our gov
eminent by law.
II ann inclined to think that the last
criticism goes perhaps little too far
when it says that it is the craziest
proposal that ever enanated from him
self because have from time to time
taken the liberty to submit to the sem
at number of other proposals of the
ex-president which are equal to it i'll
this regard. People regard this, merely
as a flippant and impulsiye utterance
Of a candidate for public office who is
trying to attract public favor, are max.
ing a/great mistake In my Judgment
the ex-president has been rejecting
over this proposition for years and
contrary TO MS usual CUSTOM IL is Tue
result of profound study and investi-
CATION upon his part of the judicial
history Of the country. He has always
been hostile to the decisions of the
courts whenever they conflicted with
his own views and he has over and over
again, in private and, public, given ex-
preston Of this opposition to them.
Rayner Suggests Motive.
'NOW. there Is motive for all this,
%l,arr, I, no ,rue for thic al tack nv
on the institutions Of the land. / think
] can tell you what 1t is. 1t arises from
the fact that when Mr. Roosevelt was
president he was not allowed to in
fIuence and control the decisions Of the
court, and they declfred to pass ln-
der the domination of his arbitrary
and imperious Will OF course judges
takes and their adjudicationY are not
divine but one thing they have done to
their eternal credit and that is that
they have stood as barrier between
him and dictatorial usurpation.
During the whole of his administra-
ftion he had an idea lingering in his
mind that it was the duty Of the courts
to carry out the policy OF the executive
branch of the government and this be-
lief was connected with another idea,
and that was, that so far as executive
functions were concerned he was abso-
I,1tely supreme, unlimited by the
specifications of the instrument that
created them.
"Now, what is the present situation?
Mr., Roosevelt is candidate for presi-
dent of the United States. There was
no need Of any persuasion whatever to
induce him to enter the field. There was
no dragging of Cincinnatus from the
plow and there was no necessity that
any Mark Antony should thrice upon
the lupercM offer him the crown.
"He was willing to come with his
own crown and frame q constitution of
his own in accordance with the charm-
ing and alluring platform that he has
promulgated. / do not know what sort
Of a. new party he will have If he is
nominated and elected. We have quite
a number of parties on hand now.
There are republicans and democrats
and insurgents and pfogressives and
radicals and reactionaries and neurot-
les and paranoiacs and another party
will only add to the gaity and festivi-
ties of the entertainment.
Mould Send Roosevelt to China.
II had hoped that outbreaks like this
were over when Mr.. Roosevelt abdicat-
ed his place few years ago and start
ed on his restful and harmless expedi-
ton to the jungles Of Africa to slaugh-
ter animals that providence had never
created. Here he is, however, and he
has come to stay. / do not know what
we will do with our friend. Would it
be possible, if he consents TO tender
him to the new republic of China, in
the event of his defeat--and am satis-
fed that, even if nominated he would
be easily defeated. would almost be
willing to make a new treaty for
Chinese immigration if they would &C.
cept him in exchange.
In order to do away with a great
deal Of unnecessary intermediary)pro-
cesses," the senator said he had writ
ten a few amendments to the constitu-
ton for the ex-president which he
would like to tender him .'if he is again
called to the throne" These amend