The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-06-29

hold in your hands the future of this
nation. 1t rests with you, and you will.
l know. show yourselves equal to the
task. We always have with us our
home problems. and we should aim al
ways to get into public life men of
courage. of common sense and of hon.
esty. No amount of genius or bril-
liancy can atone for a lack of the ele-
ment of fearleSSneSS, of decency and
horse sense. and no one or two of these
viii avail unless the man has all three.
THE ablest man alive, if corrupt is
danger to the country or community
to just the extent of his brilliancy and
ability. and you. gentlemen, are in
honor bound to allow him to feel the
weight of your disapproval. 1 don't
care how brave a man is. if he is a
natural born fool. he is not worth
knocking on the head. If a man is
lacking in common honesty he is not
fit for public life, no matter how bril-
liant he may be.
Important Foreign Problem.
1--WE have certain important foreign
problems which confront us. The Unit
ed States has evidently as great a des-
tiny on the Pacific as on the Atlantic
ocean. and whether we live on the for
mer or the latter, we must be equally
interested in the welfare of the nation
on every foreign question, and We
should all see that the nation rises on
the Pacific as on the Atlantic, and We
have right to demand of all good cit
liens to stand by the president as he
upholds the honor and glory and the
greatness of the flag, no matter what
the individual ideas may be regarding
the Philippine question.
I'VE cannot fool with anyone who
bears arms against our aims and deS-
tiny. The people of the world must be
made to realize that we fear none, and
that we must be obeyed whenever We
are contending for our rights We
must treat those who are against US as
they deserve. and when we have proven
the right and justice of our cause. then
we must treat them with humanity and
liberality. and because of their weak
ness we should be more than ordinarily
generous and Just with them, and We
want to make il understood that while
we fear no nation and shirk no duty.
we desire above all things peace. and
we feel that there are three great ma
tions who have interests together.
These are America, England and Ger
many These should work hand-in
hand for the solution of questions that
now confront us in the Pacific"
Roosevelt For President.
photographers by the score leVeleu
cameras at the governor in the pa
rade. and he shouted to them: The
Spaniards did not do anything as bad
as that" Little girls and young wo-
men ran out to the carriage and threw
in clusters of roses and punches of
sweet peas until it was bower of
flowers.
In the hats of hundreds of men were
little white cards on which were print
ed: Teddy. 1904 Time and time
again the shout went up from the street
and crowded Office windows:
Roosevelt for President"
The governor was on his feet nearly
all the time he was in his carriage.
He was kept constantly bowling. The
cheering at every part of the line was
Old Harvard graduates
seemed to be stationed at every corner,
for the shout was continually going up:
''Rah. rah. rah, Harvard" This es-
pecially delighted the governor.