The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-06-21
DEMOCRACY Or AUTOGRAPH

H. vo- eyer compared Colonel
1o.1sars1r-s general declarations II Ia
- ~ democracy and his speclne rec
'..---,..,ss-io-s OF policy as em0odieo
= - ~ SstiouzIism? II not It L
- vcur xhiIe, for you will ano
.hsr ~ i advocating two di2Melrlc3t-
" opposing principles L'eL--1e -. ~
rreans the Efdes- extension OF toe4I
self-goTernmen1- I1e New
ism means the greatest possible c7
traIizzrion OF power II ne nAn@s %
the national executive. " hIen U-,
the colonel really mean? Can 2nyons
v<ho has followed his career anu seIu-
died his proposals fail TO see tn4t
RooseVeltism i fne fsrThest posslol7
removed from democracy
His conservation progre II "llao-t
regard 10 irs merit. Is founded on th-
assrr-otion that more wisdom, hohoE
and ability lies IN 2 nAtonaI our1ssl
und-- h. executive han IN an! OF al
Of the local governments; tna[ onciaIs
appointed by the president VIII more
carefully guard the peoples property
in the far removed localities than
would officers selected directly oy the
pAoole in those localities. IL shows an
absolute distrusr OF democracy.
In his New Narionalism he breaches
the greatest extension OF federal reg
ulsriou and interference in business
and industry. all TO b. carried on D.
administrative boards appointed by the
! president. not elected by the people.
In his Columbus speech. hailed BY
some enthusiasts g. q new charter OF
, democracy. he advocates the recall or
the judicial decisions OF state courts.
I the members OF which are almost uni
gerszlly elected by the people. In Ia
ter explanation and definition OF his
position on the judicial recall. ne spe-
[ eifcally stated that he would conflne
/ the recall TO state courts and would
not have it apply to the federal courts
| That is certainly a charter Of new
kind Of democracy.
His whole program in this campaign
/ has been 70 obscure national issues
/ and lay stress on strictly state and
/ local issues The tendency OF his
{ Dreachmcnts has Oeen 10 increase dis
} trust OF present state governments; 10
I urge measures that will weaken the
/ legislative ana judicial branches OF
state governments and substitute
/ systems so cumbersome that the people
( will be more and more inclined TO de-
! pend on the federal government for
/ aid and administrative efficiency. The
| whole tendency OF the Roosevelt doc
| trines and policy is TO lessen the au-
/ thority and jurisdiction o. state and
/ local governmental units and tC
strengthen and enlarge the scope OF
/ he national government.
/ This is not an intimation that T. r
/ is purposely trying to deceive the peo-
| pie. He may firmly believe that the
! New Na1ionalism and democracy arr
| synonymous terms. He may honestly
think that ne IS working for pure de
! nOcracy. 1t Is impossible to CUES:
! what he really thinks or believes from
what ne says. Words seem 10 convey
IN entirely different meaning TO hin
from what they do to many others
/ When he said that he wouldn't evel
again. he meant that he would, as W.
all know So when he says that HI
! is the one and only true apostle o.
! democracy. he may mean autocracy
instead. and We won't know for sur,
lMtil his real meaing is developed b,
| what he does. jr.