The Coconino sun., 1916-10-13

NN~S as to the protests now made by so many people that we must not criti- else the president. The newspapers and individuals making these protests are, for the most part, the very ones who and which when 1 was president spread every species of calumny and islander about me, then, as president, took the view that no one had a right to speak untruthfully of the president or of anyone else, but that even less than anyone else ought the president to escape from truthful criticism. I never complained of any attack on me unless it was false, and the man making it was important enough, I clearly showed it's falsity I apply to others only the standard by which l asked that l myself be treated. It is the standard explicitly set in reference to myself by Mir. Charles Bonaparte on May 2, 1902, in his speech to the Civil Service Reform Association of Maryland Speaking of me, the then president, he said, "Give him Hail Columbia (not to speak of anything less suitable for public mention) when he does aught that savers of that abuse of public trust for personal or party ends which he has himself so often and so strenuously condemned; if he is the man some of us think him, he will think all the better of us. for doing this; but, whatever he or anybody else may think, it is the right thing for us to do, and we have no business here, this association and its fellows have no warrant for furth- CT existence, unless we are ready to do it. Moreover, although we should, so far as may be practicable in req son, learn all material facts bearing on the conduct of a public servant be- fore we blame him, there is no call for encyclopaedia research into min ute details to justify outspoken cen sure, when this appears, on a fair, sober, second thought, we'll deserved. It is the presidents duty, no less than it was Mrs. Caesars to escape reason able suspicion of wrongdoing, should he or any other official tell us: 'If you knew the facts, you wouldn't blame me-" we have a ready answer: Give us the facts, and we'll sec"
 Silent Until the Bad Breaks
 I, at the time emphatically endorsed this position of Mir. Bonaparte's who himself later served in my cabinet. His attitude was the proper one to take toward the then president; and it is the proper one to take toward the present president.
 I never uttered one word of criti- cism of President Wilson until year and half after he was elected presia dent. If he had stood by the honor and the interest of the American peo- pie, would have thrown up my hat for him, and would have supported lllIl nedIJ anu SOui. Hcb HlcItiy kept silent during the first eighteen months or two years. I tried actively to support him. The only errors I have made in connection with MT. Wilson were due to Intentionally ac- cepting his statements and support ing his policies in the effort to "stand by the president" It was with deep reluctance that I was forced to the conclusion that the effort to stand by him was incompatible, with standing by the interests of mankind, and the honor of the nation. But in my view there was no alternative for any hon orable man, when once 1 became con- vinced, as I am convinced, that the conscience of this people has been scared, and its moral sense dulled by the leadership of the administration and of congress during the last three years. These false servants of the people have taught us to enjoy soft ease and swollen wealth in the pre- sent without taking one effective step to ward off runious disaster in the future. These false servants of the people have betrayed the soul of the nation.
 As to Keeping Peace =.
 The supporters of MT. Wilson say that the American people should vote for him because he has kept us out of war It is worth while to remember that this is a claim that cannot be ad- vanced either on behalf of Washing ton or of Lincoln. Neither Washing ton nor Lincoln kept us out of war. Americans, and the people of the world at large, now reverence the memories of these two men, because, and only because, they put righteous ness before peace. They abhorred war. They summed unjust of wanton ar reckless war Rut they nossessed