Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-27

TEDDY RuO ,EvELTs BLUNOERINGs.
The Republicans of Ohio ought to
offer prayers to be delivered from
their fool friends A few more such
breaks ais were made by Governor
Roosevelt, of New York, at Akron, for
example, will wreck the last hope of
Republicanism in the Buckeye State,
and even Mark Hanna's "bar'I' will
be tapped in vain.
The Register of yesterday called
brief attention to one of the remarks
of the New York Governor upon the
subject of the tariff in its relations
to trusts. That observation was an
insult to the intelligence of the people
of Ohio. A worse one is contained IN
the following language:
1T is the sincere belief of all right
minded men who have the welfare of the
nation close at heart that the POSITION
taken by the Ohio Democracy, speaklng, IN
reality for the National Democracy IN tnis
campaign, is one destructive OF natloHdl
prosperity at home and of national nonor
abroad Moreover it Is im Fhpir esde 70
know that this is true, but are wiling 70
plunge the country into any disaster, pro-
vided only they can persuade a suillt len,
number of dupes TO put them where they
can crafty their greed for offlce-tnelr
thirst for power
This is entitled to prize, even IN a
Republican contest for asslnlnity.
efGreed for Office anG thirst fer
power" indeed. Where are these
things better exempli1ied than in the
course of the present Republican adj
ministration in abroga.ing the civil
service law, to which Republican sup
port and aid was solemnly pledged at
the last National Convention, to the
sole purpose and end that competent
and faithful Democrats, projected IN
the discharge of their duties by Con-
thrown out of office to make places
for Republicans of political influence
who would be willing to lend that in
fiuence to the reelection of President
Mckinley? What more striking DELI
milton OF thirst for power" than is
afforded in the imperial policy OF the
administration in waging an unauth-
orlzed and unjustifable war upon
heretofore friendly nation?
/ Discussing this drivil, the indepen-
dent Washington Post says:
But these remarks about greed for of
! fce-thirst Tor power, coming from 1neo-
dore Roosevelt, The professional politician,
the chronic ot1ice-holder, are really stag
| gering in their stupendoUS insolence. When
aid the people oil the United states ever
hear from Roosevelt that ne was not IN
or trying to get into office? without go
ing INTO his earlier performances IN that
| tied. we recall hlm as CIVl. service COM
mossioner under Harrison; as police com
| missioner under Mayor strong; as ASSIST
! ant secretary of the Navy under Mcf>lh-
! ley; as Lieutenant coionel and then colonel
OF a regiment, IN the war of 1898, ana soon
| thereafter as riding into the GoVernorship
| of New York through a fantastic cam
/ pagn. III which he appeared, on qlVerS oC-
casions, with a detachment of his Rougn
Rioers. Even now Governor Roosevelt is
! understood TO be in framing for another
! term as Governor, ana a tilt in the Presl-
Dental tourney OF 1904. ana mat the
man who sneeTs at greed for office.
But worse, perhaps, than either OF
these things is Governor Roosevelt's
Pharisaical assumption that "&ll
right-minded men" are of necessity
Republicans, and that no Democrat or
othed citizen differing in his political
beliefs from Governor Roosevelt and
his political brethren can possibly
have the welfare of the nation at
heart" Verify, new Daniel has
come to Judgment, and his edict is:
Believe with me, or be damned.
| There are no patriots but Republicans.
! To be a Democrat, and particularly
an Ohio Democrat, is to be devoid of
love of country"
! 1t is a good thing Teddy Roosevelt
promptly escaped from Ohio. He will
| not be called upon again in a hurry.
| a few more such addresses such as
! that at Akron, and John R. Mclean
| will sweep Ohio like a whirlwind, and
/ the fond hopes of the administration
for a further lease nj political life will
| be forever blasted.
/