The Climax-Madisonian. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1914-1917, 1915-09-15
THINGS HAVE CHANGED

in this country since Theodore Roose-
velt was President of the United States
When Roosevelt occupied the executive
chair of the nation. we heard great
deal about race suicide" and Mr.
Roosevelt spent great portion of his
time in bemoaning the "fact," or rather
the untruth that the people of this coun-
try were not profile and propogating and
raising as many youngsters as they
should. He even told married couples
how many little waits they should bring
into This cold, cruel world, and gained
considerable notoriety upon the subject
of child production and culture. But
things have changed. No person now
gives the least thought to race suicide. ."
Judging from the present status there
is no valid reason TO maintain any fears
upon the subject. From reports, we
gather that the race suicide" theory of
Roosevelt is only myth, like many OF
his other theories. Since Woodrow Will
son has been President the crop OF
children seems TO be bountiful, and the
attendance at our public schools was
never as great as at the present time
an increase of many thousands over any
previous year.
Since Woodrow Wilson became Presi-
dent, many other changes have taken
place. When Roosevelt was President,
during the year 1907, there was a money
panic in this country, created by the
Wall Street Bankers and financial vam-
pires in New York City. Business de-
preston was great. and men could not
draw their money out of the national
banks in order to transact their legiti-
mate business. Thousands. yea millions
of dollars in script was issued by large
concerns in order that they might keep
their business going. This was the first
and last time since the Civil War that
script was issued in this country. And
all Of this happened while Theodore
Roosevelt was President. Nor was this
all. What else? Mr.. Roosevelt know
ingly permitted and wilfully sanctioned,
as President of the United States, a
fragrant violation of the Sherman Anti
Trust Lava law that he was sworn tc
uphold and enforce-by the United
States Steel Corporation, commonly
known as the Steel Trust. He likewise
rushed 10 the rescue of the Wall Street
bankers and financial vampires who
created the panic. He took from the
Federal Treasury two hundred million
dollars-two hu n d re d million dol
lars of the peoples money-and stalk
ed these financial parasites in theil
swindling scheme. The cotton raiser:
of the South were hard hit and coulC
not market their cotton. Representa-
tive Burleson, of Texas, now Postmaster
General Burleson, seeing the people o
his State, and other sections of the
Southland wrapped in the black habil-
aments of financial woe, called upor
Mr.. Roosevelt and his henchmen fol
financial aid. He asked for loan of {
few millions from the Federal Treasury
in order that the cotton planters coulc
market their cotton-and live. What
was the answer he received? I'VE are
not loaning any more money at present.
The tobacco growers of Kentucky were
in desperate straits. Money matter:
were close, and hunger and want stared
the growers in the face. A loan of five
million dollars was suggested by some
one. A Kentucky Congressman tried Il
negotiate this loan with the Fedora
Government. This money was to bt
used in financing the tobacco crop il
Kentucky. What was the answer
1--WE are not loaning any money at pres
ent." Two hundred million dollars iol
Wall Street bankers and gamblers the
financial robbers and cut-throats o
America, but not one penny for homes
toil-for the cotton producers of th'
South and the tobacco raisers of Ken
lucky. Who was President? Roosevelt
Since Woodrow Wilson became Presi
dent, things have changed. There havu
been no panics, although the plunder
bund OF the nation has vainly tried Il
create one. Since the Democratic part.
came into power, the finances of tn
country have been taken out of tn
hands of the bankers and financia
barnacles-the blood suckers of tn
nation-and placed under the control o
the Federal Government, where tn
founders and builders of our Republi
intended it should be, and where it just
ly and properly belongs. Since the out
break of the European war and the cur
tailment of cotton exports, the cotto
planters of the South again found them
selves in the throes of depression. The
what happened? President Wilson sal
we will give those cotton planters Of tn
Southland Federal aid. We havs none
plenty of it in the Treasury. and W
will place thirty million dollars on de
posit with Southern bankers TO be use,
for the benefit of the cotton raiser:
This money has been dumped into tn
South and will gladden. the hearts an
homes of thousands. The cloud {
gloom has been lifted and sunbeam
play across the pathway, the frown {
depression is transformed into a radiar
smile, and the joyous song-note is Y
brant in hundreds of human hearts.
Yes, things have changed since Roos
vele was President. Woodrow Wilsc
is statesman-Theodore Roosevelt
swashbuckler and four-husher, ma
who carlessly handles the truth an
never corrects a mistake. Mr.. Roos
velt has been failure as a statesma
: but as braying politician he has be-
! eminently successful. The writer d
fies any person to point out single i
stance during Roosevelt's seven yea
incumbency as President. to produce